Lovely bones

I remember reading The Lovely Bones on holiday when I was around 14, and I was petrified. I loved it, but I thought it was very powerful and upsetting, especially because I was around the same age as Susie when she was murdered. However, I do think some stories are just made for books, and books only. What made The Lovely Bones so powerful for me, was the way in which you had the freedom to imagine your own heaven and circumstances, and not be forced to look at someone else's take on what they think.
The Lovely Bones film, for me, was a let down. Well I was not so much let down, I just wish it was never made in to a film. I think anyone's attempt would have taken away from the power the book has. I thought they missed out a few crucial parts that for me, made the story make sense. For instance in the book, they find her elbow. Although its disgusting, it makes the name of the book actually make sense, no? I think they should have included that, however I get the feeling that perhaps they were trying their absolute hardest to get the lowest rating possible, because I imagine any 12 year old would find that scary, its slightly misleading. It should have been a 15, and perhaps if so, they could have included the elbow part.
Peter Jackson's take on what 'heaven' looked like was so corny and cheesy, I wanted to be sick. In the book, her heaven is in the form of her High School, not some cheesy corn fields and 70s get up. Of course its all a matter of opinion, but I think for me, when it comes to 'heaven' then it should be left to peoples imagination.
Overall, the movie was pleasant, they really managed to capture the creepyness of the murderer through the casting choice, he was so scary! But in my opinion, I think some things are best kept the way they are and not changed to fit the big screen and whole Hollywood scene, and The Lovely Bones is definitely a prime example of this.