Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones

This deserved much more than it was given. With it coming out about the time of Hunger Games unfortunately that left a mark. I have made it a rule not to leave too harsh of reviews on works because in a negative world there will be enough but here I am going to ditch my own rules. This movie follows Clary into a realm she did not know existed where werewolves, demons, fairies, warlocks and more all exist. If you like movies that are mythical, dangerous and courageous this is it. The Mortal Instruments City of Bones follows these amazing books very closely. The actors are young and extremely talented. I was blown away with the young talent in this movie.The screen play is written very well. I was devastated when they did not pursue making the second movie. They sighted a profit loss which they did have for a time but since then, this movie has proven itself to go beyond many movies profits. Now since the series has been released from these books, I challenge anyone to watch the movie and then the series. Here is where I kill my rules. The series may have talent (all except the lead female's crying scenes.) But cheesy lines, timing that is off make it very hard to watch. Not that they don't have talent, Magnus Bane (char) and Alec Lightwood(Char) are two very amazing actors and hold up the rest but yet so far they have taken Alec way out of character (along with others) from the book. It is horrible to think what used to be ABC family, might have used for a reason. Lets look at our leading male. He is in one of Taylor Swift's videos, so you know he is hot but... He is supposed to be cocky and arrogant here is where the screenplay lacks. Being cocky and arrogant is not giving your character nice lines, letting everyone know that he is caring but having a wide stance with his arms slightly out from his body. (Even when his body is that nice, we don't stand like we have football pads on.) This is not the actors fault they do have talent, it is lacking direction. (my opinion.) If we have to endure this series lets get it back to the book. Clary is strong, not an airhead and for Gods sake she can cry without making you cringe. But I will stick to my original statement, watch City of Bones then watch the series. You will agree that this movie was under-rated and deserves next movie up with original screen writers. And then ditch the series until re-writes and maybe someone to help with timing comes along. The movie has a cast that includes: Lilly Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Lena Headey and Jemima West - you are in for a great movie.

I will start of by saying that I never read any of the ‘Mortal’ books nor was aware of the movie production of it, actually of the series entirely. I only saw the Movie teaser /trailer on youtube early this year and thought “I must see this when it comes out in August cause it looks awesome…” Well after about month after the release date I still haven’t found time to go and see it on the big screen, however I was becoming aware of all the ‘negative press talk’ and really negative stuff from fans of the series, which faze me not at all. I will take people’s opinion and views into consideration but I will always make my own judgement, so I had to see this movie that looked awesome but had such a negative tone attached to it. Okay….take ‘Constantine, Interview with the Vampire, & The Craft’ and fused it all together and you have ‘The Mortal Instrument – City of Bones’. I love the 90’s gothic feel it had, it wasn’t gruesomely dark yet dark enough to make it mysterious and seductive. I loved it!!! Loved the cast, loved the directing, love the special effects and loved the chemistry between the leading actors! I must admit I am now a fan, not a fanatic one, which is absolutely fine if you are one, annnnnd…I’m sure I would be too if I was still in my teens, however I’m a fan enough to start reading the books now….and I have just finished reading the ‘City of Bone’. Annnd I have to say I can now see why the fan’s were so disappointed and what they meant by the movie is totally different from the book. Well it’s true it’s different but only different in the sequence of events taking place that didn’t happen in the order of the book, but everything else in the book that they could fit in was there in the Movie. The ‘back and forth’ between Jace and Clary in the books was hilarious to read. The chemistry between the two was strange, unpredictable, at times conflicting, but witty, strong yet underneath all that…sweet and loving. I guess I’m a romantic LOL and it would have been great to see more of Jace and Clary’s dialog seen in the movie because there is no denying the on screen chemistry there. There was also QUAILTY acting in this movie, which is why they all landed the part because although they may not all look like the characters or even resemble them (some), there was a defiant essence of the characters in all the actors that just showed on the screen. So now when I’m reading the books, and am glad I can put a clear face to all the characters, I might add a little height here and there or change the colours of their eyes but everything else is already paved for me (thanks to the movie adaptation). The reason why the Movie wasn’t a box office hit is… 1) the marketing was really wrong, because the movie has a dark undertone that works will with older audience, which they forgot to consider to market because I wouldn’t have known of the movie hadn’t I stumble on by the movie trailer. 2) to keep the fans of the books they should have somehow or at least kept it in sequence to the books, you can still cut things out but keep the sequence because that was what they did with the Potter series, they cut out a lot but kept the sequence. 3) I’m sure there is a third and maybe a fourth but that’s was all I thought that was out of alignment. The movie was great and so was the book and if the supernatural fantasy world is your interest, be your own verdict and check it out! I did and loved the movie. Hey…they movie got me reading the books. Cassandra Claire may have disappointed a lot of fan even lost some, she’s simultaneously gaining a whole lot of new fans --- a little older though hehehehe… look forward to the MOVIE sequeal!!!

This DVD came very quickly and was in excellent condition. It was exactly as described and I enjoyed this very much!

'City of Bones' is the 2013 movie adaptation of a 2007 Cassandra Clare novel, which has the very same title. The 130-minute film is a chopped, diluted, simplified & modified adaptation of the 500-page book. The 'Mortal Instruments' part of the full title refers to the fact that the CoB novel is the first of a series : its 6th book will be published at the end of May 2014. The movie -- which aimed at creating a new "young adult fantasy" series of blockbusters (in the "Twilight Saga" genre) -- was a commercial disaster : it cost about $120 million to produce + advertise, but it only brought in $76 million at the worldwide box-office gross. That signified a lot less in net profits for the movie's producers, after the theaters & distributors had taken their cuts, meaning that the movie's producers have lost a lot of money on what was supposed to be the vanguard of a very lucrative franchise. Consequently, the projected sequel ('City of Ashes') was put on hold. I did not go to the cinema to see the movie when it was released in August 2013. I then had no knowledge whatsoever concerning the Cassandra Clare novels. I saw the movie's promo clips on TV, but laziness was stronger than curiosity. A few weeks later, my curiosity counter-attacked, and I read the CoB novel. What a blast : I ordered & devoured all the other relevant Cassandra Clare novels. A few months later, I received the Amazon.ca-ordered DVD version. I admit that it is a chopped, diluted, simplified & modified adaptation of the 500-page book ... but anyway, I discovered that it was a very enjoyable movie -- as long as you did not apply a fan-atical critical comparison to the novel. The movie has a few top-notch actors, and it is visually fascinating -- with gorgeous special-effects. Just for those reasons, it is worthwhile to buy the DVD. I am very surprised that the movie was a box-office flop : it has excellent actors, excellent special-effects, and a crisp, fast pace. But ... it remains a chopped, diluted, simplified & modified adaptation of the 500-page book. Consequently, people who have never read the novel will be mystified by the bizarre events & creatures which pop-up on the screen, and people who have read the novel might be angry that many aspects of the novel have been chopped off -- for example, the fascinating faerie "downworld", which is reduced to an ephemeral two-second appearance (in the warlock's party). Personally, I enjoyed the novel and the movie very much : they are somewhat different, but both stand by themselves. I recommend this DVD ... unless you dislike movies where the Supernatural (demons, vampires, werewolves, warlocks) appear. I wish that they release an extended version of the movie, and especially, a sequel.

Hace mucho que buscaba este película en bluray, me gustó la portada la edición de dos discos, todo magnífico gracias

Bellissimo film. Da quando l’ho scoperto ne ho letto alcuni libri e la serie è bellissima.

Un très bon moment passé devant ma TV avec ce film très prenant et divertissant. Pour ceux qui pensent qu'il n'est destiné qu'aux ados, c'est faux. Il est aussi très bien pour les adultes. J'ai même trouvé supérieur et de loin, au premier Twilight, jugé le meilleur de la saga... c'est pour vous dire à quel point je me réjouis de voir la suite qui a été confirmée. Les personnages sont attachants tous autant qu'ils sont et Lily Collins (fille du grand Phil) est très jolie et joue très bien. Elle est bien entourée par un casting à la hauteur et l'effet n'en est que meilleur (notamment Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys-Meyer etc..). Des effets spéciaux à couper le souffle et pas de temps mort ou de mièvrerie inutile. Des touches d'humour rafraîchissantes. Que vous soyez un adepte des films d'action, de romance ou d'effets spéciaux, vous serez servis et tout le monde y trouvera son compte. 2h de film oui, mais alors du bon ciné ! On ne perd pas son temps une seule seconde.