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Heavenly Creatures (Blu-ray Disc, 2011)

Peter Jackson, Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet | Theatrical release: 1994 | Rating: R (MPAA)
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Movie synopsis
HEAVENLY CREATURES represented a departure of sorts for horror director Peter Jackson and was the first film to earn him widespread critical acclaim. Jackson both co-wrote and co-produced the picture, which is based on an actual 1954 murder case. The two protagonists, New Zealand schoolgirls Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, first meet when Juliet (Kate Winslet in her silver-screen debut) is introduced to Pauline's class as a new student. Pauline (Melanie Lynskey), an introvert who feels misunderstood by her family and peers, is instantly smitten with the sophisticated and self-confident newcomer, and the girls become best friends.Eventually, Pauline and Juliet begin spending more and more time together, withdrawing into a magical land of their own invention--Borovnia, a fairy-tale kingdom populated by lifesize clay figures. The girls' distraught families fear that the friendship is becoming unhealthy, and Juliet's parents decide to end things by sending their daughter away. Faced with their impending separation, the girls decide nothing will tear them apart, leading to an unexpectedly grisly denouement made even more unnerving by the ignorance of their own delusion. A harrowing story of misdirected adolescent creativity, Jackson's HEAVENLY CREATURES is chillingly unforgettable.

Product Details
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Film Country: New Zealand
  • UPC: 031398146872

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Genre:Dramas
Format:Blu-ray Disc

Director:Peter Jackson
Leading Role:Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet
eBay Product ID: EPID110878021
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Editorial reviews

"...A feverish intensity to recommend it....[Lynskey and Winslet are] disturbingly effective..."
New York Times - Janet Maslin (11/16/1994)

"...A startling and haunting film....Blazing performances..."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (11/03/1994)

"...Exhilaratingly weird....Cruel logic and pitch-black humor..." - Recommended
Premiere - Josh Rottenberg (06/01/1995)

"...Unknowns Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet are exceptional finds..."
USA Today - Mike Clark (05/26/1995)

"...Enthralling and frightening..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (11/23/1994)

"...CREATURES has a witty, overwrought visual style that the girls themselves would probably favor, and it makes good dramatic use of state-of-the-art special effects..."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (11/23/1994)

"...Major passion, seamless narrative...and a berserk admonitory vibrancy....The film is inspired..."
Film Comment - Harlan Kennedy (11/01/1995)

"...Intense and disturbing....Breathtakingly vital..." -- Rating: A+
Entertainment Weekly - Meredith Berkman (05/19/1995)

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Created: 09/02/06

It's all frightfully romantic!

Heavenly Creatures directed by Peter Jackson, was one of the most stunning movies I have seen. It was quite a moving story about love, hate, and murder. The notorious Parker and Hulme murder case is the center of the movie Heavenly Creatures.
The movie is really quite graphic. The ending scene is terrible to watch, I had to shield my eyes from the sight.

This is Jackson's best work!
I recommend this movie, completely!

4.7/5

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Created: 06/20/06

Heavenly Creatures - Heavenly Movie

I love this movie...it is in fact a true story. very, very disturbing. These poor girls were so outcast by others that the relationship they formed was one based on fantasy.A great movie to learn about the case.

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Created: 03/15/10

Average

I bought because the actress is Kate Winslet and she's one of my favorites. Also because the movie was based by a true story. Good performance, but the movie in general wasn't good.

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Created: 01/07/08

Review for "Heavenly Creatures"

This was a good movie overall--very interesting. Kate Winslet is a fantastic actress as usual, even at her young age in this film. The plot is somewhat odd, and it was rather eerie to learn that it was based upon a true story. Definitely a memorable movie.

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Created: 07/08/12

An amazing true story

Yes, I would recommend this product to a friend.
Review For: Heavenly Creatures (Blu-ray Disc, 2011)

Note: This review contains a spoiler.

The story inside this movie will seem amazing once you realize that this really happened. Spoiler Alert... This is the story of two teenage girls who conspired together to kill one of their mother's. It contains the trial and aftermath of what really happened in Australia in the 1950's. These two killer's are as atypical as they can be. Very well done story and movie. Shocking. Highly recommended.

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