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Summary: True Dark "Coming of Age" Film
Review: Pauline (Melanie Lynskey), a loner, is befriended by Juliet (Kate Winslet) at school. Juliet who is in need of friendship and belongingness finds Pauline to be the perfect friend. The two of them create a new fantasy world of which the often write and talk about. They spend every possible moment together, and they acknowledge that they are need each others company. Their parents become growingly concerned about their friendship when it stretched the moral borders. Heavenly Creatures is a dark film based on a true story that depicts the troubles of coming to age when the notion does not conform to popular beliefs.
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Summary: The Extra Stuff
Review: As we all know, "Heavenly Creatures" is a brilliant and chilling film. Having said that, I am here to describe the extra ten minutes in this 'uncut' version of the film. Let me first say this: this is not uncut in a ratings-board-controversy sense of the word. This cut of the film is not any more sexually or violently graphic than the original cut. What, then, makes up the new 10 minutes? Not very much. A little more dialogue here, a newly restored subplot there...it's essentially "Heavenly Creatures" as you already know it, except for with a few trite deleted scenes thrown in. This is still the preferable DVD of this film to own, as it is in widescreen, but the changes to the film will be mildly unnerving to the long-time fan.
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Summary: It's all so frightfully romantic!
Review: HEAVENLY CREATURES is the best film I have ever seen in my life! I first saw it on TV in July this year, and have since been hypnotized by it. I rented the VHS (and subsequently the DVD) the day after I saw it on TV. I have seen it for six times now. I have ordered the DVD of the uncut version on amazon.com. It's intensely mesmerizing, and I was utterly absorbed and consumed by every bit of the emotions the girls portrayed in the film. It's haunting, beautiful, sad, frustrating, innocent. I did research into the murder case online and actually delved into the details of every main character shown in the film. Driven by desperation, I got to the extent of having dreams about the additional 8 minutes of the original film that's not released in the earlier North American version. I deem Peter Jackson the most ingenius and creative film-maker in the modern times. "It's all so frightfully romantic"!
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Summary: No extras, but what a film!
Review: _Heavenly Creatures_ may well be Peter Jackson's finest film, including _Lord of the Rings_. This "director's cut" DVD (which I gather was the European theatrical cut) runs about ten minutes longer than the version previously available to Americans. Film and audio transfers are very good, but not outstanding; extras are practically nonexistent (theatrical trailer only, folks!).At the low price, _Heavenly Creatures_ is definitely worth purchasing if you're a Jackson fan. Otherwise, just rent it.
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Summary: A film of startling beauty and power
Review: I'm really at a loss for words as to how to start this review. I saw it for the first time a few months and it has come up in my thoughts probably once a day. I can say that Peter Jackson's direction was plainly brilliant, surreal and poetic in a way that Lord of the Rings was not. I can say that Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet turn in remarkable performances, generating more screen charisma than maybe any other duo in recent film, rivaled only by The Silence of the Lambs and Titanic. It is funny because it is true, odd because it is real, and tragic because we know it didn't have to happen.
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Summary: Good movie, edgy and visual
Review: I really enjoyed this movie and I plan to get the DVD when it releases. It's been a while since I've seen it, but I do remember hallucinogenic dreamlike sequences that meshed well with the overall plot, which involves two girls from Australia. I don't want to give anything away, suffice it to say that this one's worth at least renting (and owning IMHO).
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Summary: STELLAR PERFORMANCES FROM TWO LEADING LADIES
Review: HEAVENLY CREATURES POPPED INTO MY MIND MORE THAN A FEW TIMES TODAY. I WATCHED THE MOVIE THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THOUGHT IT WAS AMAZING. PETER JACKSON'S DIRECTION IS SOMETHING TO PRAISE. I CAN'T IMAGINE ANOTHER FILMMAKER BRINGING THIS STORY TO LIFE THE WAY HE DID. TWO TEEN GIRLS BECOME VERY CLOSE, THEIR FAMILIES BELIEVE THEY ARE TO CLOSE. WHEN THE RELATIONSHIP IS THREATENED BY ONE OF THEIR MOTHERS, THEY PLOT TOGETHER A PLAN TO KILL HER. THESE YOUNG GIRLS LIVE TOGETHER IN A WORLD THAT IS THEIR OWN. WHERE GIANT BUTTERFLIES, UNICORNS AND CLAY SOLDIERS EXIST. THEIR IMAGINATIONS OVER POWER REALITY, AND THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS. YOU'VE GOTTA SEE THIS MOVIE, IT DEFINES WHAT A MASTERPIECE IS. PETER JACKSON IS AN INVENTIVE FILMMAKER. ALSO CHECK OUT THESE OTHER FILMS DIRECTED BY PETER JACKSON. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS, BAD TASTE, MEET THE FEEBLES, DEAD ALIVE, & FORGOTTEN SILVER. YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND'EM.
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Summary: Unbelievable film!
Review: This movie speaks so well of teenage angst- but at an angle sorely neglected in Hollywood. Two teenage girls who form an emotional, physical and what is for them- a very spiritual bond. They are (as often happened in those days especially) deemed to be "diseased" because they were homosexual. Parents scramble to seperate the girls, which causes deep resentment and frustration. Adding further to the problem, are the odd habits and ways of one girl's family. Shocks there alone, enough to send the young girl off balance. It is horrible that these events culminated in such a tragedy.. but the director here allows the story to encompass us entirely. He does not "interfere" if you will, and allows the girls story to play out quite well.
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Summary: Entrancing...
Review: I consider this one of the best films ever made and unarguably one of the most unforgettable; the opening scene is proof of that. This is based on the true life story of a New Zealand murder/matricide that shocked the world and it is directed by the genius Peter Jackson, who obviously insists on leaving a haunting impact on the viewer. The story follows two highly imaginative girls who're outcasts but when they meet they form an obsessive--though beautiful-- bond, creating an imaginary world only they can share, completely shutting out everyone and everything else around them. When their parents discover the intensity of their relationship, they threaten to tear them apart, causing the girls to plot the unthinkable. Both Winslet and Lynskey are mesmerizing as the beyond creative and imaginative duo who simultaneously manage to delight and frighten us with utmost perfection. They are able to move us with their dedicated affection for one another while also provoking a bit of uneasiness in us, afraid of what they're going to do next. The story is beautiful, haunting, suspenseful, thrilling, and nothing short of awe-inspiring and I highly reccommend it to anyone with a touch of creativity in them!!
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Summary: Intense & Beautiful!
Review: Heavenly Creatures is my favorite movie of all time. It's about two highly intense girls who become best friends in the deepest sense of the word. They don't really seem to have anyone but each other. To help deal with this, they create a fantasy world, first in words and books, then with clay. And all the while it's active in their mind. They escape into this world called Borovnia and into each other. When Juliet (played by the incredible Kate Winslet) comes down with another bout of tuberculosis, she's quarentined in a hospital and the separation proves to be extremely difficult for Juliet and Pauline. But the real test comes when Juliet is to be shipped out of the country. That bit of separation is too much for the girls to handle and they go to desperate lengths to prevent it. Whether or not they succeed, I won't say. This movie is based in truth. Much research can be done online as to the factual content of the movie. Many people question if their friendship turned into any sort of lesbian relationship. Other questions have been raised as well. However, fact or fiction, this is one of the most incredible movies out there for viewing. It's beautiful and breathtaking and something everyone should see. I can't recommend it enough.
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