Heavenly Creatures details

Heavenly Creatures
Formats: 18 DVD, Blu-ray
Starring: Diana Kent, Kate Winslet, Kate Winslet, Simon O'Connor, Sarah Peirse, Clive Merrison, Melanie Lynskey
Director: Peter Jackson
Genre: Drama - General
Studio: PECCADILLO PICTURES
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Heavenly Creatures
18 Feature

DVD Information

Run time: 1 hour 38 minutes
Rental release: 12 Sep 2011
Main languages: English
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  • Peter Jackson's heavenly masterpiece

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By Daniel Pollard from Manchester, England , 03 Mar 2009

    [Highly rated reviewer]

    Before Lord of the Rings and King Kong, Peter Jackson, New Zealand’s most well known film director made his greatest film, Heavenly Creatures. This masterpiece is about two young school friends with a close, almost too close, a relationship who vow to do anything to stay together. Their relationship becomes so intense they resort to murder and their case becomes notorious throughout New Zealand.

    This sounds like a dark portrait of two young killers with homicidal tendencies but it’s a beautifully told tale of friendship and the love between two marginalised girls. Jackson doesn’t concentrate on the criminal trial of the girls or their subsequent parting, but focuses on the imaginary world and characters the girls create, the love and affection they show each other, the emotional hysteria they work themselves into and in their eyes, the valid reasons for their final murder.

    Drawing parallels with his later films, Jackson is adept at bringing to life the girls fantasy world, which when mixed with the real world, creates a dangerous mix. He creates an unbearable sense of foreboding and hopelessness, which can also be seen in his later big budget Hollywood faire.

    This film should not be under-estimated, it launched Kate Winslet’s career as an Oscar winning actress and Jackson as a formidable screenwriter. Unfortunately, it’s not available in the UK on DVD, so even though I recommend it thoroughly, there is not much chance of watching this masterpiece apart from the odd television broadcast.
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  • Crock of....... 'you know the rest'

    Rated - 1.0 star  
    By a customer , 13 Jun 2012
    I found this film boring. Only rented it because i'm a big fan of Kate Winslet and the reviews for this film were good. But very disappointed, it was very dull and just plain stupid! Don't waste your time on this one.
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  • After the gore of his last efforts...

    Rated - 4.0 stars  
    By gingerspike (410 reviews) from Grimsby , 07 Jun 2012
    Peter Jackson made this great film after his dark, gory (and silly) masterpieces Bad Taste, Braindead & Meet The Feebles. It was a change of direction for jackson, and his first foray into 'big movie-making'. The film is based on a true story and contains some excellent (and highly original) special effects and flashes of Jackson's innovative methods of movie making. The film is very stylish and contains some great acting. The film, although a great change from what the director previously made, could be seen as the link between those crazy, low-budget films and the epics that Jackson went on to make.
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  • Boring! (Sorry Kate!)

    Rated - 0.5 stars  
    By HeverG (66 reviews) from Surrey, England , 20 May 2012
    I REALLY love Kate Winslet, shes a fabulous actress - so I rented this film. But it was so boring that I couldn't finish it! Its the first film in an extreamly long time that I've just switched off! But, you may feel differently...
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  • Creepy! Two childhoods gone wrong

    Rated - 4.0 stars  
    By cjbviolin (12 reviews) from Royston , 08 Apr 2012
    I was on the edge of my seat all the way through. Kate Winslet is totally believable in her role as an upper class English girl
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  • Brilliant acting

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By Nat3 (7 reviews) , 28 Jan 2012
    An emotional and touching interpretation of a true story. The two main actresses play their roles brilliantly. A very good watch.
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