Twilight Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES
The Forbidden Fruit Tastes the Sweetest
When you can live forever what do you live for?
And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.
A teenage girl - Bella - moves to Forks Washington to live with her father when her mother gets remarried. Upon arriving in Forks, Bella learns about a mysterious family of very beautiful people. When she meets one of the 5 children - Edward - she finds herself spinning into a mind boggling tale of one of the deepest and scariest loves. even when she finds out what Edward truly is, she still takes risk after risk so that she can stay with her vampire sweetheart.
| Kristen Stewart | Bella Swan |
| Robert Pattinson | Edward Cullen |
| Billy Burke | Charlie Swan |
| Ashley Greene | Alice Cullen |
| Nikki Reed | Rosalie Hale |
| Jackson Rathbone | Jasper Hale |
| Kellan Lutz | Emmett Cullen |
| Peter Facinelli | Dr. Carlisle Cullen |
| Cam Gigandet | James |
| Taylor Lautner | Jacob Black |
| Anna Kendrick | Jessica Stanley |
| Michael Welch | Mike Newton |
| Christian Serratos | Angela Weber |
| Gil Birmingham | Billy Black |
| Elizabeth Reaser | Esme Cullen |
| Catherine Hardwicke |
5.70 out of 10 (107308 votes)
Visitor Reviews
I'm Hooked
posted on 31 Aug 2009I went to see this movie with NO intentions of enjoying it. Up until this point I'd only seen the trailers and hadn't read any of the books...I am an avid fan of True Blood - full of sex and blood...True Blood was for adults, and Twilight is for silly teen girls....I went to see the movie out of boredom. I came out of it hooked and ridiculously obsessed. I came home and read the book, and appreciated the movie even more. I was surprised with how closely it followed the book, almost verbatim, with the exception of some very long conversations that might have been good to include but their omission certainly didn't ruin the movie. The chemistry between Edward and Bella in the movie was electrifying, and the awkward conversations between them develop the intensity of the relationship. Pattinson and Stewart were amazing casting choices, and after reading the book I can't think of any other actors who would have been better in any of the movie's roles. There are so many amazing things I can say about it, too many for now. I am going to see it again in a couple days, watching it twice and reading the book may not even be enough. I can't wait for New Moon to be put into production!!
Screen Adaptation of the Twilight Novel (Novel written by Stephenie Meyer)
posted on 31 Aug 2009For all of those who feel the Twilight movie is not good, you're wrong and I'm not sorry for stating it.The Twilight Saga books are excellent. You ask: "How can that be?" Well, books that are not good do not make the country's best seller list. Also, the authors that write bad books are not nominated for writing awards. It's sort of like 2 + 2 = 4. Stephenie Meyer wrote the Twilight Saga books. These books have been on the best seller list since they came out, the books have sold millions of copies worldwide, and Ms. Meyer has been named and nominated for various awards. Additionally, Stephenie Meyer's first book, Twilight, was made into a movie. Guess you didn't see that one coming, did you? Another question: How can a bad movie be number two (2) in the United States and world? Financially speaking, Twilight has broken a lot of box office records.You have to love books in the first place. You have to know that Stephenie Meyer wrote Twilight because she had a dream about a couple in a beautiful "meadow." The young man in the meadow was a vampire, but, the young woman was an average-ordinary girl.Also, you have to believe in true love. A young couple cross each other's paths. By common standards, their love is doomed, but true love conquers all. This may all sound like sugar-sweet, candy-coated garbage to some, but, what about a man or woman who returns from war and is severely physically damaged. By common standards, love for this person is not conceivable. But, then, his/her path crosses with someone who sees the real person - not the physical limitation. It's the same for Bella and Edward in Twilight. The circumstances may be different - but it's the same story. Love conquers all.For anyone who wishes to "trash" the Twilight Saga - okay. That's your opinion. I choose to thank Stephenie Meyer for sharing her dream with the world. Anything good does not hurt. Good always makes life better.If you haven't read the Twilight Saga, read it. You will be surprised when you can't put these books down. They're wonderfully addictive. And, if you're gonna have an addiction, Twilight should be your "heroin" of choice.
Real True Love
posted on 31 Aug 2009When going to see this movie I was not excited because I felt as though they picked the wrong thespians for the roles, but I only came to find out that I was wrong. The remarkable Robert Pattinson played an incredible Edward and was rather good looking. As well as Kristen Stewart who played the perfect Bella, she made me understand the heat between their love. This movie really proves that true love can overcome anything. It is great for anyone who is interested in viewing the great love story written by Stephenie Meyer, or even the cute boys in the movie such as Robert Pattinson, Cam Gigandet, and Taylor Lauther.One of the greatest, must-watch movies of 2008!
Missed the mark
posted on 31 Aug 2009I went into this movie expecting very little and I was still disappointed. I quite understand, as an avid reader, that the movie will always be very different from the book. Most often, the movie still portrays the important information, and manages to be entertaining for the vast majority of viewers.This just wasn't the case. The story was excellent, and not drastically changed, but nothing flowed. My major problem seemed to lie within the acting of the lead characters. Edward was actually quite good, less the fact that he came across as very arrogant, and seemed to be laughing at half of his lines. Bella, on the other hand, lacked any emotion whatsoever. At no point do they seem like they are in love. Bella just looks angry all the time. I think that this ruins the focus of the movie.I am hoping that the director learns a few things about putting together a quality movie, and our leads learn to portray their roles a bit better as the plot progresses and things get more serious. I would hate to see a disconnected Bella in future movies.
Not quite what I'd hoped for
posted on 29 Aug 2009I went into this movie knowing it wasn't going to be as good as the book, but I'm sad to say that it was one of my least favourite book-to-movies I've seen. The Twilight series, while not necessarily the most extraordinarily written books, are captivating because of the true humanness and relatability of the characters (even those that aren't human), and the tension and emotion that you feel throughout all of the books. For me, this is the element that the movie truly lacked.Firstly, the script was awful at times. The actors seemed awkward, and a lot of their lines seemed very forced. The dialogue was not natural, and seemed to be trying to make small-town kids sound like they came from a major city, perhaps to make them more relatable. The effect was just awkward conversations that had me laughing in embarrassment.The interactions between the characters were awkward as well. I don't know if that was because the actors didn't know each other well and didn't have any connections or just bad casting, but I hardly felt any chemistry between most of the characters, and you hardly get a sense for who any of the human characters really are. There was something off between Bella and Edward, a weird tension that's quite different from the romantic tension felt in the book after Edward's secret is out in the open. The only interactions I really believed were between the Cullens. You both get a sense of family dynamic and the separate relationships in the family, not just between the couples, but the hatred between Rosalie and Edward and Jasper not quite fitting in with the family just yet. The baseball scene, with only the vampires and Bella seemed to me the most natural, and was certainly my favourite.I found myself laughing at the movie in the most awkward of places, such as the action or romance scenes. I feel like the movie took itself too seriously; the actions scenes were unbelievably tense, even in a movie about deadly vampires, and the romance scenes were so cheesy and cliché at times that I just couldn't help but laugh. If you're going to have that much drama in a movie, you have to tone it down or else it gets overwhelming and makes it seem like the people behind the movie are just trying too hard. The books were much more subtle, though I understand with a limited amount of time it is harder to get some things across.Something seemed incredibly off about Bella. In the books, Bella is a bit sarcastic with a very stubborn edge, who can't see her own weaknesses or even the true danger that she is in. The Bella in the movie was fully aware of Edward's deadly potential, but didn't seem to care. The scene when Edward is trying to prove to her that he is dangerous while Bella simply stands there, looking and sounding like she's about to scream and run away but saying that she doesn't care makes her look less like she's desperately in love with Edward and more like she's just stupid. A few of the other characters, such as Angela and Edward, seemed off too, something that became rather distracting after a while. Only the Cullens seemed to me to be as close to their characters in the books as they could be.I can only hope that New Moon will have both a different director and writer. Perhaps the actors will feel more comfortable with each other the second time around, and hopefully the dialogue will be more natural. The movie wasn't terrible, but it didn't live up to the book at all, even with the limitations of time. I believe that for those who have read the book, the movie will be so-so, with some parts that you are able to appreciate, and others that you feel embarrassed about, but for those who haven't read the book, I think this movie will be a bit confusing and have you wondering why so many people are into Twilight.
Needs more work.
posted on 29 Aug 2009Frist, before the movie even came out I never heard of the books. Then I saw the trailer. I was like hey isn't that Cedric Diggpry. Now I've heard Harry Potter.After the trailer I went out to get these books and read them. Found that it was well written and I enjoyed it a lot. The Twilight book series was better,and the acting was well, I how can I say? Well they should spent more time casting and they should have spent more time on the screenplay. It was some what entertaining for what it was. So if you will, go see it.Weather it Team Edward or Team Jacob I can't say anything bad about these two boy. They are every girl dream. And rest of the Cullen men too.
The Best Movie Ever
posted on 29 Aug 2009First of all, let's begin with saying, bravo. Bravo to Stephenie Meyer for coming up with such a wonderful book. The movie was wonderful as well. They are both similar, but different in minimal ways. If you put into a movie, everything you read in the book, there is no way you can make a movie that you can watch. The movie would be days long. Second of all, this movie was romantic and wonderful. If you don't like it you shouldn't come on here to talk bad about it. I've seen it a bunch of times and I love it more each time. Robert Pattinson is a talented actor and made the character of Edward come to life in a way no one could imagine. If you say this movie is just a love story, you're highly wrong. This movie has a lot of action too and I'm sure all the Twilight fans are looking forward to seeing Twilight 2 which comes out in November. The first Twilight movie includes a lot of action, from the scene where Edward saves her life from the van, to the scene where he saves her life from the weirdos on the street, to where he risks his life to save her from James. That is the kind of love everyone wishes to find and that you have to look hard enough to locate. A dire need to find someone like that and if you lose them.. You can't live. Bella's love for Edward is something that no one understands, or most people don't. Bella would love Edward if he didn't even look fine. She's obsessed with him, but it's a good kind of obsession. One that makes you wonder how you were living before without that person in your life. Edward tries to stay away from Bella to protect her, but yet, he couldn't. He fell in love with her too.. She wants him to turn him into one of them (vampires), but he doesn't want to because he wants her to live a full life and experience everything she could. I've read all the books and I can say I can't wait for the second movie to come out. I'm sure everyone will enjoy it. ~Anais, Twilight Fan #1~
Went in With Low Expectations, Came Out Extremely Happy
posted on 27 Aug 2009The reason I loved the Twilight movie was because I didn't expect it to be amazing, or just like the book. I quote the screenwriter of the movie, Melissa Rosenberg, "We're not making Twilight: the book, we're making Twilight: The Movie". Overall, I thought Robert Pattinson did an extremely awesome job at capturing such a complex character, Kristen Stewart was slightly weak in her performance (but sufficient), and the Cullens were near perfection on the screen. Catherine Hardwicke did the best she could with a smaller budget than most, and the writers managed to fit all of the right lines into the movie, even though they added some pretty cheesy ones as well. Favorite part: the Baseball scene. It was shot, played, and edited beautifully.So, go see Twilight. Because they've already announced the production of New Moon, and it's pretty much guaranteed to be breath taking.
not impressed
posted on 27 Aug 2009Let me preface this by saying that I went to see the movie as a 'parental guider' because I didn't want to send my salivating 14yr old alone into the other 'masses' of salivating 14yr olds who had been waiting what seemed like an ETERNITY (only to them) to see EDWARD CULLEN! & co., no telling what could come of all that! I attended with ZERO expectation of any depth of character, storyline, dialogue, substance, etc. and it did not disappoint. In my opinion it was exactly all of that: shallow characters, so-so storyline, and dialogue that seemed unnaturally forced and to have amounted to about 5 typed, double-spaced pages for a screenplay. I left the movie with something I wanted to stress to my daughters more than anything else that Hollywood has, yet again, painted a false picture of love and how it looks in real life. This movie (and so many others), paints the hero character, Edward, as uber interested, involved, preoccuppied and concerned for the heroine, Bella, which doesn't even come close to real life is! Boys don't think like that. They don't care like that, that don't agonize over teen girls like that. Of course, I understand that he is a vampire has other fictional reasons to be drawn to Bella, but I think it still imparts a false image of what teenage boys are capable of into the minds' of the movie's target audience (young,impressionable, teenage girls). In actuality, it's really quite the opposite, girls can and some do pine and agonize and involve themselves in the lives of their boyfriends, but boys don't. Not that it could never happen, but the chances of it happening in high school are not likely and not desirable…at least not to this mother of three girls. What a rude awakening Hollywood has set up for our girls...if we as parents are not pro-actively dialoguing with our daughters about the realities of love.
This was a major disappointment. (might contain spoilers
posted on 27 Aug 2009Yesterday I finally got to see the Twilight film, and came out of the theater wishing I never did.I tried to look at it as if I never heard of Twilight at all. Sadfully, from the get go my mind immediately started reminding me of all the things that are just plain wrong in this film. Little and not so little details that could have made things so much better.The romantic story was rushed. Twilight is all about the romance between Edward and Bella, and the trouble that romance brings. Yet I feel that their blooming love was rushed in order to have enough time left in the film for the threat that is James, the vampire bad guy and hunter extraordinaire.The editing in this film is easily some of the worst I've seen in a good long time. many scenes are just cut off, to be replaced by the next and take away the flow of the film.I know it's an adaptation of a book. And that's always a hard thing to do. Some things need to be left out or changed in order for a film to work. But there are some scenes I feel, they shouldn't have done the way they have. I.E. The meadow scene. Twilighters will know which one I mean.Knowing this was a fairly low-budget production, I can forgive some of the visual effects, But don't expect to be seeing any high end stuff here. To the production team: Normal movement, or even slow-mo, combined with a blurry effect looking like it was created in photoshop does not make something look like it's going fast, it just makes it look cheap.There are some good things about this movie. The chemistry between the two leads is great and had me captivated each time. Most of the support characters are decent as well. Some of my favorites being Michael Welch's part as typical teen Mike Newton and Nikki Reed's depiction of Rosalie hale, Edward's "sister" in the little vampire family.The scenes between the lead characters are highly entertaining. But the film fails to deliver the same amount of tension and suspense that the books do. There are too many sudden stops to the scenes for that.Lastly, the writing could and should have been much better. I cringed at quite a few lines, which tried to be adaptations of the lines in the book. If they're planning a sequel I can say only one thing about this: Some lines are memorable, and great. Changing them and sometimes the context in which they are said is bad, okay? Overall, twilight was an okay film, with bad writing, poor editing and at times it was poorly directed. Fans should see it, and they will but I wouldn't recommend this one.
If you're cynical, your expectations with be spot on
posted on 27 Aug 2009My girlfriend desperately wanted to see this, and although both the book and the film aren't really my taste I went in with an open mind.I like most kinds of vampire movies (I enjoy Fright Night as much as Shadow of the Vampire). This was barely one. Meyer could have called the Cullens anything she wanted, really, and it wouldn't have mattered.The smaller, more intimate scenes (with the exception of the "Let's stay up and talk all night!" scene) were what kept me interested. The bits with Bella's goofy friends, her father, the paraplegic werewolf were all well acted and well written. The characters themselves were adorable. The problem with the film (and I wouldn't know if it's the case with the book) is that the stripped down vampire thing is too damn dry.It's always nice to take an old concept and turn it on its head...as long as it's interesting. The Cullens's immediate acceptance of Bella was harder to get over than Edward's reluctant courtship. The blood thirst fades that easily? After years of abstinence? Pretty easy to deflect considering it's their "own brand of heroin". The action scenes were horrible with bad choreography and silly special effects but the plot wasn't resting on a climactic battle, so they get a pass. The villains were lame as well, with their bare chests and low-rise jeans. Still, save for the very forced "final showdown," the plot did not hinge on their involvement--it's negligible.Again, I can't speak for the book. But in trying to rise against vampire clichés, if the film is any indication, Stephanie Meyer drove the story into a terrible realm of even worse clichés. Clichés of monsters in designer clothing and the romantic dreams of every teenage girl. Perhaps it was Catherine Hardwicke's doing in translating the words to screen. The characters (even the peripheral ones) are all very likable, but the story feels lacking. It's not enough to carry the film but the romance works, and I quite enjoyed the chemistry between Edward and Bella.If you're not a fan of the book (tween, middle-aged, pre-pubescent, it doesn't matter if you're a fan) don't expect this film to break new ground. If you've liked the Underworld series or any of the recent sexified horror films you might enjoy this.
Oh, what lost potential...
posted on 27 Aug 2009I should start my review by giving a little information about me. I'm a 20 year old girl, and I had read Twilight before seeing the film. I thought the story was interesting, but that the writing was so depressingly amateurish that it kind of ruined the experience. And I don't back down from that...I firmly believe that Stephanie Meyer should have used a ghost writer, because the story had so much potential, but was hampered by a lack of writing ability. So I thought that maybe on film, it would work better, without Bella's inane and repetitive thoughts being presented constantly.It turns out that I was wrong. There are parts of this movie that are entertaining and go smoothly, but there are others that are just kind of embarrassing. The direction is flawed, and the film begins to take on the feel of a really bad music video for some depressing emo song about vampires. Too much rapid fire editing coupled with out of place sweeping shots, which shows the director's relative unease about how to put the film together visually.The acting. Oh the acting. Well, I'm a fervent believer that there are certain films that kill acting ability with their unbelievably terrible writing. They take actors down a peg. Great actors become merely good, good actors become mediocre, and mediocre actors become downright bad. Having said that, I don't think that anyone in the film was really EMBARRASSINGLY bad. I don't think that this film is going to kill anyone's career. I enjoyed Robert Pattinson's portrayal of Edward (despite the cheesiness and the fact that he's a complete Boy Scout). He seems to have a certain magnetism that fit the role. Kristen Stewart fit the part of Bella physically, but I have to say that I dislike her line delivery intensely. Is she dead inside? There was the weirdest disconnect between what she was saying and how she was saying it. She would proclaim her undying love for Edward, but her acting style made it completely non convincing. The two of them together? I don't know if it was because they rushed the romance along to make room for the action scenes, or if there wasn't much chemistry between the two actors, but there was something definitely lacking. Ironic in a story that is supposed to center around this couple that is so madly in love that they deal with the fact that he's kind of creepy in a stalkerish way and is borderline abusive and she's needy and clingy and obsessive.I enjoyed several of the minor characters, particularly the Cullens, and I was sad that they didn't get more screen time. Emmett's a total bro, and he fit the part well. Jackson Rathbone (Jasper) played his role well, but you would probably only notice it if you had read the books. I found Rosalie's hostility for Bella a little over the top, but I suppose that's not the fault of the actor, since the character really is presented that way in the novel. I was not a huge fan of James. I didn't think his characterization was well done, and I found him kind of cartoonish. Easily the best of the minor characters was Charlie, who added humor to the film and was perfect as any overprotective dad.I guess my biggest problem is that it's such wasted potential. The books could have been so much better than they were, and the movie could have been so much better than it was. It's such a good basic plot, that with a better writer and director it could have been something noteworthy.So, in summation: The Good: Eye candy. Oh my goodness, eye candy. It's everywhere you look in this film. The baseball game was very interesting and entertaining to watch. After Bella and Edward begin to date, when they're a bit more comfortable with one another and are just doing normal couple-y things (he helps her fix her car, he takes her to meet his family), the relationship seems at it's most true. What Meyer (and most teenage girls, for that matter) fails to realize is that a relationship can be interesting and loving and entirely watchable from a cinematic perspective without turning into this giant, melodramatic "I can't live with you" mess. I kind of wished that there could have been more of them just being normal, rather than professing their undying love for each other. Oh yeah, and before I can forget, Edward walking into school with Bella in those Ray Bans. I'm only human.The Bad: Special effects. Normally I wouldn't mention it, since it was so low budget that it's really not fair to criticize it, but it was pretty bad. Edward calling Bella his little spider monkey. Cringe. The direction. The writing. Ouch, I should stop before this review gets too negative.
Could have been better
posted on 27 Aug 2009After reading the book and watching the movie, I was extremely disappointed. There was a connection between Bella and Edward in the book that I did not see on screen. The relationship between Bella and Edward was rushed, one minute they are introducing themselves to each other and the next they cannot live without each other. You did not see the relationship between them develop at all.I imagined a very different version of Bella then what was portrayed in the movie. I am sure Kristen Stewart is a wonderful actress (I personally have not seen many of her films if any), but I don't think she was the right choice for Bella.Stephanie Meyer described the vampires as being impossibly fast and strong, but I didn't really see that in the film. Everything felt extremely rushed, and scenes from the book were not included that should have been included.And I have to say what is with the hospital scene I still have to laugh every time I watch it. Kristen Stewart is forcing it way too much. Isn't she supposed to be stopping the one she cannot live without from leaving her? We certainly don't see that, it looks more like struggling to remember her lines.The cast they choose for the Cullen Family is great, and they couldn't have done better. Some of the other characters however, they could have searched a little longer for.
Poorly written, but the acting was... well, bad
posted on 27 Aug 2009The book I understand was pretty good. This screenplay was obviously aimed at girls aged 23 and under and is crap. Skip it. Maybe someone will do a remake in 20 years that's worthwhile. I will say the director did a fair job with the actors she was given. The male lead has that sullen "I'm actually a sensitive but complicated guy underneath all this unavailability" quality that I, and a lot of other boys, had when I was 15. But it's hard to buy from a "life form" that's supposed to be a hundred years old. I realize that it's a vampire movie and isn't supposed to be reality. That said the characters, with the exception of the female lead, aren't very well developed and leave a lot to be desired before they become capable of inspiring anything in an audience.
Was OK (not good or great)
posted on 27 Aug 2009I thought the movie was okay, provided that the book is too long (they can't just fit all the scenes in 2 hours). Still, the director could've done better, like which are the best scenes that should be included in the movie, and role-picking. Kristen Stewart is not that bad. She's just not the Bella I had in my mind. And I've heard and read a lot of comments that said that same thing. In My Opinion, I think Alexis Bledel of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants fit Bella's character better :) Somehow I can imagine her as Bella. Robert Pattinson is good enough, 'cause he has that vampire-look and acted the role quite well, and he is apparently very appealing to girls. Overall, the movie was Okay but not that good or great either. I'm kinda hoping for a remake- a Great one please! ;)
Twilight: A Review
posted on 27 Aug 2009A major surprise from me: I review a movie based off a book I refuse to read. Perhaps that isn't quite the right thing to say before a review, but you know what? It was going to come out anyway, might as well be now. My sister asked me to watch it, and being the nice older brother I am, I decided to watch it.Stephanie Meyer's book "Twilight", based off the popular book series for young adults follows Bella, a young girl who moves from Arizona to Washington to live with her birth father after her mother and her boyfriend try to find a new house to live in. Bella is enrolled in School "During the middle of March" (I'm sure the distributing company thought carefully about releasing the movie on DVD on a Saturday, during the middle of March) Where she is oddly enough, gaining friends fast. The one group of kids she notices are the Cullens, a group of pale foster kids who all share a secret, and major plot point: they are vampires. The, uh, Good looking one of them all is Edward. At first, the two show very little feelings for each other, but that is not until they fall deeply and madly in love with each other. However, the two come from different worlds, so how can they make it work? Now, like I mentioned earlier, I have NOT read the book series (and I will live just fine without reading it, thank you very much). The movie, however, is something else.There is a lot a person who doesn't like the book series (Like Myself, based on ignorance of actually trying to read it) could say about this movie, but oddly enough, the movie is for the most part, quite solid. The Teens (according to my sister, who has read the books) look a lot like their counterparts from the books, although for me, I was a little annoyed with the gray white faces, since almost everyone in the movie (Save for The Cullen family and Bella) has some melanin and even vitamin D, which, at one point, a kid addresses she did live in Arizona, so why does she look the way she does, but for crying out loud, must she look like the vampires she so desperately has the hots for? My major problem with the movie is Bella and Edward's acting abilities. Bella and Edward are on camera for most of the movie, so I suppose asking for a little variety in inflection would be kind of nice, but the two talk in an almost uninterested, continuous monotone that only adjusts in about the last hour of the movie. I would understand if Bella maybe sounded interested in discovering Edward was a Vampire, but she sounds as interested as learning that dogs have tails and the sun goes down everyday; It's annoying.Edward too is a character who is at fault because of this monotone acting ability. I understand he's a vampire and all, but come on, can't you seem a little like you are in love with this girl? Another thing that frustrated me of this movie, again, bringing up acting is the annoying narration. I feel like at some point, the director felt we needed her to narrate what was going on on camera in order to understand Edward didn't show up in a parking lot, or what we were confirming about Bella's feelings toward Edward were true, when it's on camera, or having been shown just one scene earlier, when in reality, you could have filled those moments with the movie score or something.The character's acting does get better, again, in the last hour, so for one hour, you have no real connection between this vampire and this mortal girl, then it actually gets a little better, introducing this whole idea of abstinence and a villain we really don't care about, even after the villain shows up in the last 45 minutes, I really didn't care about this guy, not even enough to care for why he was a villain to begin with.The movie, even with all those negatives listed above, is still okay, I guess. The special effects on the Vampires (If you've read the book, you'll know) are interesting, and some of the set designs are exceptionally gorgeous, I'm referring to the forests and shots of the mountains, with the amazing clouds swirling around in the sky. Excluding Edward and Bella, the acting is okay, and the characters don't come off cheesy, which in comparison to the vampires in other movies of recent years, have become very much so.Overall, fans of the book will be pleased (My sister was) and will be awaiting the sequel (My sister is) to see how can the whole story continue. As for me, judging the movie, the acting is only okay, the romance story annoys the hell out of me (but I'm a different kind of romantic) and if I plan to watch a sequel with my sister, I truly hope the two kids on screen can take some acting lessons, Please.
Laughed my ass off! What a money sucking crap.
posted on 27 Aug 2009I couldn't freaking believe it. What an incredible piece of ****. I had the awful experience to read the book, i had the double awful experience of hearing some friends blabber about what wonderful story it is, and last but not least, i had one of the worst cinematic experiences in my life watching this movie! All of you die-hard fans better shut up and stick with your beloved Twilight novels. As i've noticed, any normal person above the age of 15, with some decent values of good acting and satisfying plot agrees with me about this movie. Actually, what the hell am i saying, the fans of Twilight are already teens full of the secret desperate wish of being noticed by a hot vampire. One of my greatest interests is literature and especially Gothic arts, besides i'm a writer myself, and i still can't stop wondering why the heck people say that Twilight is a good serial. OK, you may like it, it's your right, you're amazed by the story because it matches to your own shallow dark fantasies, but you can't say it's GOOD, because it simply ISN'T.Alright, about the movie. I watched it yesterday with my brother and his girlfriend, and all i can say is that we didn't know how to react on most of the scenes. I laughed at most of them, because i didn't know what else to do, apart from covering my eyes. I mean, what in the world was happening to Bella? What personality did she show in this movie? "Hi, i'm Bella and i'm very misanthropic. I love Edward, i'm not sure why, i guess because he's hot and he can always save my ass when i get in trouble, because, ya know, he has these superpowers. Other than that, i'm lame, unfriendly, don't have any facial expressions and can't feel any other emotions, and i like to stare at people with the most painful look i can pull of, and make them think i am about to puke." Geez. There are TOO many awkward scenes, it's just unbearable to watch it. They stare at each other, they stare at other people, they stutter and engage in meaningless, boring and extremely irritant chats...i'm simply speechless. Actually, i'm only left to wonder was that horrible acting part of Catherine's wonderful plan, or they are naturally so untalented? Indeed, all of the Cullen vampires acted very strangely, they all looked like they're about to puke!One of the weirdest things (but also one of the things anyone hardly notices) is the amount of friends Bella made in her new school. I mean, being so indifferent, boring, confused and cold blooded all the time, and avoiding contact with humans at almost any cost, and all of those people simply felt a unexplainable urge to have her as a friend? That's definitely not the way things are in the real world.The romance between Bella and Edward also was a pure pain in the ass. It almost made me suicidal. Yuck! When did that love-for-eternity happen? At one point the viewer is very confused, torn between Edwards stupid facial expression and Bella's boring character, and right in the other minute she confesses that she wants to have him for eternity. What the heck? It simply looks like her character is invented only for the purpose of adoring Edward, even though "he could hurt her".Pathetic from every angle. I'm so sick and tired of these glittery Hollywood twists of beautiful legends and stories. They have a way of ripping the soul out of every one of them. I hope that the cast, director and of course that Meyer woman made a lot of money out of this hilarious tragedy, because that was their only goal with this crappy serial and this even crappier movie (yes, that is possible) anyway. Most of the fans of the books don't even bother to be honest to themselves and admit that this is a bad movie. But nevermind, they're fans already and they'll swallow up anything related to the *brand* Twilight, a situation very similar to a mass brainwash, hm? But i STRONGLY recommend the non-Twilighters to stay away from this...thing. Your eyeballs shall never forgive you.
good but with a mistake
posted on 27 Aug 2009I thought it was awesome but the book version was a lot better. Anyway well I was watching it I found a mistake. Since the Cullens only drink animal blood, then why were they eating in the cafeteria? Jasper was holding an opened milk carton, Alice was holding a bottle of juice,Emmett was eating something( I know it was something because he was chewing something) and Edward was either eating a chicken wing or a turkey Leg. I hope that in the sequel "new moon" it will be just as told in the book.A lot of people say this movie is bad because it wasn't like it in the book. I'm extremely mad about that! Hopefully the new director will make it just like it in the book. you should read some of the comments.
Very Much Worth It, But Don't Compare it.
posted on 25 Aug 2009I LOVE Twilight very much and i will admit i had high expectations going into the movie and i don't think it disappointed. I got to see it twice tonight and during the first time i will admit i was searching for what was and wasn't in the book but the second time around i just sat back and watched and it was REALLY good. Compareing it to the book is unfair and to go in thinking you are going to see word for word scene for scene of the book exactly how you imagined it in your mind is really stupid in my opinion. Just go in with the mind set that you are just going to see a movie that looked good in the trailers and you should be good. don't compare. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have extremely intense chemistry together and even if you are not Team Edward you can't help but root for them.Each other character although they had small parts were all very good as well and the movie has a sense of humor about it that i really enjoyed. All in all i give it a 9 out of 10.
Not the worst movie in the world, but not that great.
posted on 31 Aug 2009I have read the books before entering the movie theater to see this production with not much hope of it being great. But, in the end, I did end up enjoying certain parts and aspects of the movie.And I should definitely note before I go further...if you are one of those teenage girls who thoroughly enjoyed the book, you will enjoy this movie. Not necessarily because of the acting, but because the movie seemed to try to stay as close to the book (both in terms of the plot, and how it was presented). And of course, there are many gorgeous actors in the movie.For myself, I honestly was not a huge fan of the books, or the movie. Edward acted a lot differently than I thought he would and his acting was a little deadpan at times, but I do believe he did a better job in showing more emotion than his co-star, Bella. She was very pretty, and certainly looks how I imagined Bella to look, but her acting wasn't nearly dynamic enough to pull of Bella's character. She seemed to deliver most of her lines the same way...no matter what the occasion--and she always had the same look on her face.I do give props to a few of the supporting actors who I thought did a great job--such as Bella's father, Carlisle, and Alice. I thought the cinematography was stunning. I would've liked to see more effects, but the film was shot very, very beautifully, especially the scenes out in the forest. Another huge strong point of the movie was the humor. There are a few cute wisecracks that made it a little more enjoyable for me as well.However, the stoic dialogue and the weak acting of the two main characters really offset the strong points of the movie for me. The movie also felt as if it had no real climax--it didn't come remotely close to having as colorful a plot as the series. They also glanced over a lot of the relationship developments in the movie. I won't spoil what happens, but some of the relationships went from hostile to friendly, or uncertain to best friends in a snap with no real depiction of how the relationship came to develop that way.I believe the fact that the movie tried to stay as close to the book may have lead to the blandness of the plot. Most of the book occurred within the minds of the characters, and it's really difficult to show that on screen without voice overs. I think they should have had more dialogue (or at least richer dialogue) between the characters to make up for this. Also, I think they should have depicted the relationship between other characters in the movie besides Bella and Edward. I know the whole tale is about them, but it would've really helped the tension to see where the other people stand with the two main characters and amongst themselves.And again, a huge thing that would've helped the movie is more dynamic acting on the part of Edward and Bella, and showing more of the development of their relationship.So, for me anyway, the movie wasn't painful to sit through, but I would not consider it a good movie. If you've read the books, I think it's worth seeing in theaters, if you haven't...eh, wait 'til it comes out on video. In general, the people who I've talked to who hadn't read the book and saw the movie said it was "extremely cheesy" and it "dragged and felt as if nothing really happened." But they did enjoy the little bits of humor and the cinematography.