ROTTEN TOMATOES: Rachel Weisz to Star in Peter Jackson's "Lovely Bones

Rachel Weisz to Star in Peter Jackson's "Lovely Bones

by Scott Weinberg | June 13, 2007

Summary

Remember when everyone was wondering why Rachel Weisz declined to be in the third "Mummy" movie? Here's why. Back to Article

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AlbertBrodsky writes:
on Jun 14 2007 07:40 AM

[b]I stand by my statement that King Kong sucked.[/b]
That said, I apologize to Rachel Weisz for saying that I am not attracted to her, and that she probably has feet like a hobbit. Sorry, but last time I looked, Hollywood doesn't put pigs in leading roles. If you think actresses are not judged by their looks first, and their acting abilities second, then I think you are all quite naive.

As for King Kong; that scene with the dinosaurs and the filmakers all running together was absurd. The relationship between the boat captain and "Jimmy" was unneccessary. The first 45 minutes was terribly boring, and the island scene was to CGI for my tastes. I didn't mind the ending, even though they still can't explain how you get a giant gorilla to New York.

I recently watched both the original and the late 70's version and probably preferred both over the new one. I am a big fan of Jack Black, but I feel he didn't work for the part.

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nickb1016 writes:
on Jun 14 2007 08:32 AM

i hate how these forums get so off topic. it is now a king kong forum/ the pros and cons of rachel weisz forum

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ck100 writes:
on Jun 14 2007 09:26 AM

Reminds me of how any time there is a thread on pro wrestling people have to talk about how fake/scripted it is. Sheesh.

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bigbrother writes:
on Jun 14 2007 10:35 AM

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So you mean Vince McMahon's NOT dead?

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Ashron writes:
on Jun 14 2007 12:39 PM

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Of course they are judged by looks, along with acting ability, but that doesn't mean we have to fall into that trap. And you didn't like King Kong, that's fine, although I happen to disagree with you. (As for the '76 version, have you actually watched it recently? I caught the last 45 minutes on Showtime last week. The less said about that the better.)

But have you seen any of Jackson's other movies? Heavenly Creatures especially shows that Jackson can handle this kind of story and do a good job of it.

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