Monday, November 24, 2008

Twilight: A Movie Review

Last Friday, I headed off to the theater with a bunch of girl friends. Our destination was "Twilight" (and Edward, in all his on-the-screen glory). All but one of us had read the Twilight books and we were very excited.

From the very first scene, I loved Kristen Stewart as Bella. She fit the role perfectly and really embodied how I had pictured Bella in my mind. It took me awhile to warm up to Robert Pattinson as Edward, though. I actually can't really think of a good reason why. By the end of the movie, I thought he was great. Maybe it was because I kept thinking of him as Cedric Diggory. Maybe it was because I didn't expect Edward to be quite so obviously tortured. Anyway, by the end, I was rooting for Edward and wishing that "New Moon" was already being filmed.

I read only one review before going to see the movie. It wasn't a terrible review, but it also wasn't a glowing review. Personally, this is how I prefer my reviews. Too good and I'm always disappointed by the actual movie. Too bad and I don't even want to go see the movie. This reviewer had a big problem with the special effects in "Twilight." And I agree, for the most part. The special effects are slightly cheesy and not that exciting. The part where Edward and Bella are sitting in a tree and talking is cool. The part where Edward runs up the tree with Bella on his back...not so cool. When I heard how much money the movie made during opening weekend, all I could think was, thank goodness, hopefully, they can afford better special effects for the next movie. The reviewer also had problems with the baseball scene. I personally thought it was really cool. Of course, that's probably because I was expecting it to be bad based on what the review said.

Perhaps the most telling thing about the movie, though, is that my friends and I all left the movie theater happy. One girl is a HUGE fan and we were worried that the movie wouldn't live up to her expectations. It did. One girl hadn't read the books and we were worried that she wouldn't get the hoopla. She did. She even gushed as we walked out, "I want to marry Edward!"

However, the best part of the movie for us was when Charlie shows Bella to her room in one of the first few scenes and the camera panned to a "Reading is Sexy" sticker on Bella's corkboard. My friends and I all have that pin and so we sort of squealed when we saw it. It was also pretty cool to see a bunch of people lined up outside our theater an hour before the next showing, sitting there and reading and talking about the book. I'm sure they were all thinking the same thing as me when I left the theater. Oh, I can't wait to see New Moon. (Although, how are they going to make Jacob age so much??!! He's such a baby face in "Twilight.")

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11 comments:

  1. Great blog. even thought i've haven't seen the movie yet i feel like i've already watched it.

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  2. Thanks for the review, Em! I, too, wanted better special effects. And I wanted the camera to step back a bit from Edward and Bella.

    But I loved the casting and the setting. So fun to finally see it on the big screen!

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  3. Thanks for giving me a reason the see the movie. This will be shown here in the Phils starting tomorrow I think.

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  4. Okay, so I have never quite fallen into the Twilight zone. But I loved this post and wonder how in the world you do all these grabs and fancy things. I loved imagining you happy, leaving the theater.

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  5. The baseball scene was my favorite scene! I just wish it was longer, stupid other vampires came in and ruined it! ;P

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  6. I too enjoyed the baseball scene, but wasn't that amazed by the Edward/Bella character choices. I also felt that the close-ups were too close up! Overall a good movie, but I didn't feel it lived up to the book.

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  7. I haven't seen the movie yet. Thanks for your review!

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  8. I so wanted another 30 million dollars thrown at this movie. It needed twice the budget. I liked it but it had so much of a TV feel to it because of the special effects. I don't know if it can stand on it's own apart from the book but overall it was really fun to see the characters on screen.

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  9. I read your review before I went to watch Twilight, so I was keeping my eyes open for the Readin is Sexy sign but I just couldn't spot it. :) I guess, I'll have to buy the cd and try to look for it.

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  10. I also saw the movie on Friday! I actually thought Bella was sort of... I don't exactly know. I thought she should of been a bit warmer and happier. She always seemed so depressed! Edward, I agree, was a knock out! Good review!:] Oh! And I'm pumped for New Moon as well:]

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  11. agree with you in many respects AND i have a t-shirt with that "reading is sexy" logo! how cool!

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