Return of the Big Hitters

The trailers are up for the new films by the two most important kiwi filmmakers of all time - Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones and Jane Campion's Bright Star. It will be interesting to see how many LOTR/KONG fans make the journey to the multiplex for this one. Unless the reviews are horrible it's likely to do very well. Bright Star relies on good word of mouth and good reviews but seems set to be Campion's biggest film since The Portrait of a Lady. Both trailers are o.k. but the voiceover for Bright Star grates "He was a dreamer...". The Lovely Bones goes for the more modern tell a story no voiceover style. The end of the voiceover? A sad day indeed.