OldBoy

that trailer...wow! breath-taking.

NitroJMS

Is it just me or are the "heaven" effects not nearly as unique or cool as the ones from What Dreams May Come? They look almost too crisp and polished.

superdeluxe

Looks like it, District 9, lovely bones, hobbit, tintin.

Blu Man

He's only directing two of those, and TinTin and the Hobbit arn't coming out this decade. So really, this is it from him for this decade. The first TinTin isn't coming out this decade and Jackson's only directing the second one....

Lord of the Rings: The fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Ring: Return of the King
King Kong
The Lovely Bones

Not bad.

Tarantino

It actually looks pretty good.

AnonomusBob15

this is going to be good. love the visuals, blows away What Dreams May Come.

Glad Michael Imperiolli is getting some good roles. He fucking rocks. I also love Mark Wahlberg, but not so much in dramatic roles, hope this will change.

My mother will love this movie.

superdeluxe

I didn't think we were just talking about directing. I would think if those other movies do well, he would share in the accolades.

JumpCutz

Good luck with that. Dude is an awful actor..and yeah I've seen 'The Departed'.
Blind squirrel meet nut.

Solid Snake

I was talking mostly about his directing but his producing as well ie District 9! It's good to be PJ for sure....

Seantn

Movie was just pushed back to January 15, 2010. What the hell is taking this movie so damn long?

islandclaws

Jan? Isn't that past awards season, typically? Odd move.

CharlieK

That 1/15/10 date may be the wide release date. I think its going to open in limited release in December to qualify for the Oscars.

kstublen

Can't wait. That trailer is amazing.

Bluelitespecial

That sucks, after watching the trailer, i was hoping to see it around christmas time.

Seantn

Well like a previous poster said, it's possible that 1/15/10 is for the full release, but your city might possibly get it during its limited release before Christmas. I guess we'll have to wait and see. The delay info was on Box Office Mojo, which is generally very accurate about this stuff, but I haven't seen the delay mentioned elsewhere.

Drexl

That has to be what it is. If they really needed to delay it past awards eligibility, they'd move it to February or March (like Shutter Island). Hardly anything good gets released in January.

Bluelitespecial

I just checked the IMDB page and its says limited release will be on December 11, then everywhere else January 15.

Dr. DVD

Translation: if you live in New York, Los Angeles, or possibly Chicago, you get to see it in December. If not, you have to wait.

I have to say that while I think it sucks as I don't live in a major area, I totally understand what they are doing and think it is best for a movie of this nature. This is the kind of movie that needs to get award nominations and critical praise first before it can be released in a major sense. I have a feeling if this were to hit nationwide on the 11th it would fade pretty fast as people flock to family films and because it fizzled at the B.O., it wouldn't get much consideration.

asianxcore

Saw the trailer today. Thought it looked fantastic.

Definitely makes me want to read the book ASAP

kstublen

DVD Talk Review up - http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/41123/lovely-bones-the/

Disappointing. I had high hopes for this one.

CharlieK

This review is unlike any of read for the film so far or heard from people who saw it. I'm hoping its more a reflection of what I bolded, than the movie itself. While I haven't read the book, either, I always look forward to what Jackson does.

And to the reviewers last point, despite the cheap shot tone of it, 'Heavenly Creatures' dealt wonderfully with real people and real emotions, I thought.

Supermallet

That last paragraph tells me all I need to know. I'm glad the reviewer is honest about his bias.

kstublen

I'm still going to check it out if it shows in a theater near me. I didn't like any of the LOTR movies. King Kong was alright...but it was just...there. This looks really though.

Osiris3657

I'll still see it as well despite the majority of reviews begin negative. I'd like to compare it to the novel myself.

Solid Snake

really what?