Beautiful CreaturesMovie Reviews


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  • So-so
    Written February 14, 2013

    if you read the books, prepare to be disappointed

    by Forsakentears

    they changed some key elements to continue with sequels, which i think they sabotaged themselves for. it was slow-moving, lacked real concrete plot in comparison to the books. even twilight had a better screenplay conversion the first time around, but it may be just me. ive been looking forward to this movie ever since they started filming last year and i was just disappointed by the screenplay as a whole.

    if you didn't read the books, you will probably enjoy it. the plot is JUST okay for the lamen person.

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  • Oh No!
    Written February 18, 2013

    Horrible book adaptation

    by duckslove

    This movie was one of the worst book adaptations I have ever seen. The only thing that remained the same were the names of the characters and the movie title. If you loved these books, avoid this movie. I am angry that I wasted my money and time on it!

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  • Oh No!
    Written February 23, 2013

    VERY DISAPPOINTED

    by crystal.8526

    I am a book nerd so of course I read the books. Went to see the movie earlier and I am utterly disappointed!! Marian is NOT in the movie! WTF? Ethan cooking for himself.....he NEVER did that in the book. I don't want to give away anymore spoilers, but there were LOTS of changes in the movie that did NOT happen in the first book. I wish I could get my money back! Ugh.

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  • Must Go!
    Written February 21, 2013

    Really Touching!!

    by movielover_critics

    Everyone has their own opinions. I think this was an amazing movie. Those who have read the book and saw the movie and say they didn't like it, don't understand that movies have time limits and they can't put in all the details thats in book and the way the adaption was made was very creative and good. That being said this movie is really heart warming the acting was phenomenal and you felt like it was really real. The music was fabulous and just everything was really well done. There are somethings I wished they had done differently, but that doesn't really have over all importance to the way I feel about this movie. I think that everything was amazing and really well done. I really hope they make a second movie. If you read the book and want to go see it or are going to go see it remember to keep an open mind, see the movie as if you never read the book, and people who haven't read the book should still go see the movie its really a great movie. This movie will keep you wanting more

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  • So-so
    Written February 15, 2013

    Just ok

    by LiviaL

    Probably a miss cast of main character. Didn't connect with her at all. It was ok, enjoyed other characters in movie, it got boring but picked up, then kinda fell apart in one scene. Wait for on demand.

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  • So-so
    Written February 15, 2013

    Not true to the book

    by Pekingchuck

    If you've read Beautiful Creatures expect to be disappointed. My granddaughter and I couldn't believe all the changes made to a book that both of us really enjoyed. If you have never read the book, you would probably like this movie. As a stand alone movie its a definite DVD rental. For those of you who've read the book, Lena and Ethan do not communicate with their minds in the movie, there is no Boo-Radley, Amma is also the keeper of the Caster Library, Lincoln is seldom seen and doesn't have his own band, The dance is mentioned but not portrayed, the showdown with the school board and Link's mom takes place in a church and only Uncle Macon shows up to defend Lena and in the movie this is when Sarafine reveals herself to Macon while in the guise of Link's mom, and in the end Ethan doesn't remember Lena and what happened on her 16th birthday. Disappointing.

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  • Oh No!
    Written February 16, 2013

    WHAT THE IS RIGHT....

    by alexses13

    I agree with my BFF phlygyrl. That movie was straight garbage, I could not believe how bad it was. It was a COMPLETE hack job from beginning to the thirtysomething minutes we saw of it before we walked out. That's $11 and X amount of minutes I'll never get back. If you have read the books beware you may not like this movie. We could not sit through one more minute of the crap that we were watching. It's one thing to have a vision of the characters and to not agree with whom they cast but when the dialogue and screenplay do NOT even adapt the book. WTH? I was hoping this was going to be great from the previews but after what I watched, even the Twilight series was better and that's not saying much. In the 30 minutes we saw they had pieces from the middle and end of the book at the beginning in places that they did not belong. And really? How are Ethan and Amma in the study with no dad? He lives in there and nobody's allowed in. Chocolate milk anyone? Yah they forgot that too.

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  • No
    Written February 19, 2013

    In Name only...

    by echo1265

    There was very little resemblance to the book; I suppose, if you hadn't read it you wouldn't be disappointed. The actors did well but, it wasn't what I expected to see. Read the book instead.

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  • So-so
    Written February 20, 2013

    I enjoyed it but I didn't read the book

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    My friend and her daughter have read the book so they were so excited to see this movie. I told them that the reviews said people who read the book would be disappointed. Well they were right! My friends did not care for the way the story was told in film. I thought the movie was okay but I thought the editing could be better. The storyline seemed disjointed. but the plot was good and loved the special effects. My friend and her daughter now question if they will see anymore of these movies. Maybe they(directors) should have done it in 2 parts. That way they could have stayed true to the book. Just a heads up that if you want to read the book wait till after you see this movie! LOL

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  • So-so
    Written February 17, 2013

    It was OK

    by Ammocel

    I went to see this movie cause I thought I would enjoy it... I did enjoy it but not as much as I would have thought i would. At heart I knew it was a love story with some witch action. The love story is correct but don't feel natural kinda feels forced. There were some witch magic but very very rare in this film. They made it sound like the evil witch of the movie powerful but she was pretty pathetic at the end when the confrontation came. Overall this movie is so so. If you got nothing else to see then check it out... but wait till it comes out for rental.

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    Written February 18, 2013

    Horrible!

    by jbeaumont21

    One of the worst movies I have seen in a long while. No real story line and it was amazing they were able to fill so much time with nothing. Don't waste your time.

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  • So-so
    Written February 18, 2013

    Different than the Book

    by Amberella Esquire

    I think if you've read the book then you will be disappointed. I've read the book and one of the people I saw the movie with also read the book and we kept looking at each during the movie wondering why they made certain things different. I understand that some things from the book are just not possible but some things were seemingly changed for no reason at all. On the other hand, another person that was with us (a man) found the movie to be pretty entertaining. One thing we all agreed on was that the very end was pretty moving. While I didn't like the changes in the story they made to get there I still find myself thinking about the ending. Also, the accents are horrible but they grow on you or rather you get used to them. Though Ethan is not what I pictured in my mind when reading the books he is so darned charming that you can't help but fall in love with him just like Lena did. =)

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    Written February 15, 2013

    Movie Sucked!

    by bingybean

    The best part of the movie was displayed in the previews. It was long, dragged out and completly disappointing. It was so exciting that the man behind me snored through the entire movie. I was never so glad to see credits roll, I knew we should have went and seen Bruce Willis....

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  • Must Go!
    Written February 19, 2013

    Didn't Want it to End

    by Karenharwood3

    According to the people who read the book this doesn't follow the book; however, it was a great movie and I was startled when it ended because I wanted to see more of the story. The cinematography was pretty intense in some scenes. All the actors were great characters and brought the story to life - looking forward to the next one!

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    Written March 4, 2013

    Good, but something missing

    by RexDeaver

    I really enjoyed it, but kept feeling like some crucial information was missing. Really light on back story, and that made it hard to understand the motivations of the supporting characters. But excellent performances by the entire cast, and the effects didn't swamp the story.

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