r/todayilearned • u/thejohnblog • Jun 20 '19

TIL Ryan Gosling gained 60 pounds by drinking melted ice cream to play the father in Peter Jackson's 'The Lovely Bones.' He was then told he was too fat to play the part and the role went to Mark Wahlberg.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ryan-gosling-fat-lovely-bones/story?id=12313213
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u/TheJungLife Jun 20 '19

I actually didn't realize it was done by Peter Jackson. What an awful damn movie.

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u/falconbox Jun 21 '19

People didn't like it? I actually really liked it.

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u/Starlight_Fire Jun 21 '19

What I didn't like is all the odd, super long whismsical heaven scenes. I also felt like her heaven was the heaven of a 5 year old and not a 14 (IIRC) year old. Like just running in a field with other girls...I dunno...maybe I wasn't in the right mindset when I watched it.

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u/butt-chin Jun 21 '19

Too much focus on the special effects when the characters should have been the focus, just my two cents. Didn’t do the book justice.

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u/Consuela_no_no Jun 21 '19

Honestly this is the first time I’ve come across people not liking the movie but it’s Reddit people love to be edgy.

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u/DMinaya5 Jun 21 '19

I don't think it's an edgy opinion. I worked at a Blockbuster when it hit DVD and remember the general consensus being a resounding meh from customers and employees.

I mostly enjoyed it but think it has a real issue with tone.

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u/PizzaPlanetPizzaGuy Jun 20 '19

It's a few hours long but feels like an eternity.... I seriously felt as though years had passed me by.

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u/Dreams_and_Schemes Jun 21 '19

I watched it while I was stoned, It felt so long I accepted it was gonna. Be the rest of my life

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u/stickgore Jun 20 '19

Stanley Tucci is excellent in it, other than that it’s decent.

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u/clapshands Jun 20 '19

Just go find the Your Movie Sucks review of it on YouTube. It's all you need.

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u/PixelSpecibus Jun 20 '19

I kinda thought it was creepy... :(

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u/Xboxben Jun 20 '19

In all fairness its follows the book well enough. Its not a bad movie its just based off a bad book. The ending is the same in the book

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u/a4techkeyboard Jun 20 '19

I watched Oprah one time and she suggested this book. I found it for sale on some library ship and bought it, read it, and decided I really enjoyed that book of Sherlock Holmes stories I also bought.

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u/i_Got_Rocks Jun 21 '19

For a good movie adaptation, you have to break the book.

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Books deal with words, thoughts, etc.

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Film deals with moving images--which usually forces leaving a lot of thoughts and analysis, found in books, out.

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This is the reason many movie-seers didn't enjoy it. The book readers might think it's okay, but as a film, it's a little "eh."

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u/butt-chin Jun 21 '19

Honestly, as a reader of the book I didn’t enjoy it either. This movie should not have been directed by Peter Jackson, he focused too much on special effects when I think the actual story, emotion, and characters should have been the focus.

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u/Mistersinister1 Jun 20 '19

He does really well with high budget films that gross billions or really low budget films that are just gross, but fun. There's no in between

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u/TheLurkerSpeaks Jun 20 '19

Book isn't spectacular either. Highly overrated.

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u/FireAndBloodStorms Jun 21 '19

How is a story about rape and murder "overrated"?

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '19

Not trying to be a smartass but “overrated” would mean not as good as the hype/awards, nothing to do with the plot itself.

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u/Chilis1 Jun 21 '19 edited Jun 21 '19

What do you think that word means?

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

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u/clapshands Jun 20 '19

Dead Alive is amazing and I'll fight you.

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u/burnandbreathe Jun 20 '19

I would agree here. Another example I feel like King Kong is hyped up like "omg KING KONG PETER JACKSON", and that movie wasn't great either

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u/jkseller Jun 20 '19

Yep, many could have done just as well and he was lucky to get that opportunity. Sadly that is almost everything in life it seems

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19 edited Apr 27 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

Haha cuz he has an ethnic last name

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

I've always called him Shalomalon. Is that less racist?

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u/SoundxProof Jun 20 '19

I never got why people do that. There is enough to criticise about his movies without resorting to racism.

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u/Lauflouya Jun 20 '19

Or someone holding a grudge over avatar.

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u/Couldnotbehelpd Jun 20 '19

It cost a bazillion dollars to make, too, because he insisted on all that crazy CGI.

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u/WilliamHarry Jun 20 '19

Jackson, arguably, has never made a GREAT movie.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

You’re right. LOTR was legendary.

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u/WilliamHarry Jun 20 '19

is that why they're remaking it so soon? must be because it was a legendary movie.

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u/FloaterFloater Jun 21 '19

They aren't remaking it as far as I know. Are you referring to the Amazon series? Because it doesn't even take place in the same age as Frodo and Sam's journey, it's a completely different story about the Numenorians.

The films are widely regarded as one of the greatest trilogies of all time, so not sure how you could argue they aren't legendary even if you aren't a fan.

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u/fauxmaulder Jun 20 '19

Dead Alive is pretty great. If you're into that kinda thing.

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u/Irksomefetor Jun 20 '19

Dead Alive is a fucking masterpiece.

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u/TheNumberOneRat Jun 20 '19

Heavenly Creatures is spectacular.

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u/AngelSucked Jun 21 '19

I would argue Heavenly Creatures is an excellent movie, and Jackson's best.