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I haven't done this in FOREVER. But I'm bored, I'm home for the summer so I might pick it back up again. Will also be trying to do more in-depth reviews because I went back and studied my other FOTWs and it was just me waffling for like 100 words. Girl no one give a fuhh

Okay so Beautiful Creatures has a really bad rep, and I do hold strong bias towards this film because me and my mum watched it together all the time when I was a wee child and I genuinely thought it was a cinematic masterpiece. And it is.

The acting is so bad in parts and although I love Jeremy Irons to death, oh my god he was STRUGGLINGGG with that accent. I love the characters though no matter how cringey, this was my twilight before I watched twilight and I genuinely think if they had come out with some sequels it could've had a lot more attention than it does now. And it's weird that not a lot of people have watched it considering it has a near all-star cast? Viola Davis, Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum, Zoey Deutch, Kyle Gallner and esteemed character actress Margo Martindale, like...

Anyways, what I enjoyed about the film was the cinematography. As you can see in the photos above, it's shot so beautifully. I did have specific selection because not every shot is as beautiful but the ones above are some of my favourites. They really immerse you in that small-town Southern Gothic aesthetic that many ethel cain fans would probably love to no end.

The soundtrack made by thenewno2 is amazing, the music is so carefully crafted and the little guitar glissandos get me every single time especially when they're paired with the breathy vocals. If you couldn't tell, I do parttake in listening to it without shame sometimes because it is just that good. Especially Searching For The Curse and The Burning Sign they are beautiful 100/10 no notes, no complaints, I sit there experiencing a pure frisson of awe (oop #cringe (but it's true)).

What it didn't do so well: okay so, like i had previously said, the acting was a bit naff. To be honest. There are parts where the dialogue is so cringey or something just doesn't feel right, which isn't to say the actors didn't do a good job, but I do feel like there could've been some better delivery of certain lines or maybe if the script had been tweaked it could've saved me hiding my eyes behind my hands and peeking at the screen. Again, not terrible, but it takes you out of the charm of the film for a good second.

I'm not going to lie, I haven't read the books but I will purchase when I'm able to because I do genuinely love this film and I would really love to understand why it's such a bad adaptation, I've heard that two characters within the Novel were merged into one character (Amma and Marian) which ended up being Viola Davis' character, Amma. I don't know why they did this, it could be because they blew all their budget on an all star cast, vocal coaches who did not help that much or because they were feeling a bit lazy. There's apparently a lot that happens within the book that just gets forgotten about within the screen adaptation, such as certain powers not being acknowledged or characters having been misrepresented such as Rossum's character Ridley.

Now, is it perfect? NO !!! it's far from it. If i made it big one day as a director my first plan would be to turn the books into a tv show adaptation because I just feel that would be better suited. However, the overall look and feel of the film is really magnetic, with beautiful aesthetics and set design. And if there is a twilight fan reading this then I would actively encourage you to seek this film out and try it out. If you can deal with Twilight cringe you can definitely power through this.

It's definitely one of my most favourite films, it's really comforting and something you can watch over and over without getting bored so realistically I would give it ★★★☆☆

However, due to the fact that I grew up on it, I'm giving it ★★★★★

Not gonna lie. Steve buscemi in this.. like what a little cutie. Enid I understand u but also not really. Also scarlett Johanssons character 😭😭

Girl had such a way with words. I can't remember what Enid said but Rebecca responded and was like "oh my god i know they should totally just kill themselves" WHAT 😭

She's a diva but i was so suprised because she was rocking up in these cute little blouses and colour matching headbands but was actually a little evil. Iconic as hell but a little evil. But they both were.

I gave it a 3 stars because i thought it was an interesting movie but it's called ghost world and had nothing to do with ghosts, and also scarlett johansson was robbed of screen time so there's that.

Can I get a falafel with a side order of baba ganoush, a seltzer and some hot sauce

Fuck YOOu

She's just bad honey She's just- BAD. that's all there is about it.

I feel like not a lot happened in this film but it still deeply affected me and my brain chemistry is forever changed.

I've recently been trying to watch pretty in pink but the website i use keeps crashing so like, i haven't been able to. And then i was like "let me watch something else" and i chose this. Do u know how weird it is to just so randomly pick a harry dean stanton film twice?? Like in a row? Like "oh i can't watch this harry dean stanton movie, let me watch this one". As soon as i put paris, texas on i was like "isn't that molly ringwalds dad in pretty in pink?" And im a chronic googler so i search everything up. Family lineage included. Anyways it was him. BUT I NEVER SAW HIM OR HEARD OF HIM UNTIL PRETTY IN PINK. That's so freaking crazy to me.

Anyways belter, new fave, 100/10

This was so so so good. I wouldn't choose to sit down and watch this type of film but it was showing at the pictures and my friend gets free tickets (it's one of her faves), and i LOVED IT

SO FREAKING GOOD.

I literally couldn't stop thinking about it for hours after.

Im SO FREAKING BEHIND ON THIS ewwpsees

Anyways, palo alto. WOW. belter. If i was 14 in 2013 and lived in palo alto and watched this film i would've been so pissed if my life wasn't like this. Gia Coppola is so good but she needs to get cracking on more scripts istg 😞

AND THE SCORE AND SOUNDTRACK IS DOMINATED BY BLOOD ORANGE ARE U KIDDINH ME 😭

Perfect perfect movie. Also ashamed to say that James Franco is unfortunately really really hot but i HATE HIS CHARACTER AND HIM. He's just hot. Unfortunately.