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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Even in England, death is only the beginning.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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A fantasy based upon a best selling young adult novel written by Sir Terry Pratchett. Johnny is a normal middle schooler in a small, English town except he hears and talks to the dead in one cemetery. These dead are not ghosts. They are the dearly departed as they were in life, including experience, attitudes and dress. The dead are also unhappy about the town’s plan to move them and redevelop the land into offices, etc. Johnny’s job is to derail the redevelopment. As the narrative progresses, the dead venture more and more into the outside world and beyond including participating in a local, radio, call in show. This production’s attention to details is fascinating, especially the myriad of costumes from different eras. The dead’s choreographed production number is a site to behold. (I rewound to watch a second time.). The script follows the narrative in Sir Terry’s novel pretty closely. Actors are the usual Skilled, English ensemble company. (Brian Blessed’s enthusiasm fits into a three piece suit just as well as it does a barbarian chief’s kaftan and a hawkman’s leathers.) Even the 1990’s setting still works for this story. My only complaint is the 1990 recording technology of the original television production. The detail and clarity of images are just not what we expect now. It is a good movie begging to be remastered for high definition televisions.
