This review contains minimal spoilers.
I am going to be very honest in my review of Twilight. Thus, it should first be known that I went to see the film not expecting to be overly thrilled.
We have been waiting on this movie for months. People have scoured the internet and fansites for every photo, soundtrack clip and interview there is. There are t-shirts and perfumes and merchandise for this movie long before it is even out, or anyone has seen it, or anyone has even had a chance to decide if they like it. The fact is that it has been so hyped, it almost seemed as if there was no possible way it could live up to the expectations that I and thousands of other fans had.
But then, it did.
The moment that the opening titles of the film appeared, I was transported to the world that Stephenie had created. I don’t know exactly how it happened: whether it was hearing Bella’s voice, or the words we all know so well from the prologue. But I suddenly felt this was the film that I, and thousands of others, had been waiting on for months. This was Twilight, and it was finally here.
The details of the movie will speak for themselves when you see it (hopefully, more than once). But I will say that everything from the book is there: from meeting Edward in the school, to Edward saving Bella in the alley, to the trip to La Push, to running from James, to the prom scene. Everything is there — and even more. As I watched the movie, I felt an urge to call my friends still waiting for midnight in a different time zone, and tell them to brace themselves for what they were about to see.
I certainly did not go into the theater expecting to laugh while watching the film. There are a few laughs in the book, but I thought the movie would be a strict romance and leave no room for embellishment. But Charlie, Jasper, Mike Newton, and Eric Yorkie made everyone in the theater laugh endlessly. Michael Welch was a wonderful actor, and made his character leap right out from the books. I can easily see Catherine Hardwicke’s influence in keeping the film from being overly serious business, and yet delicately keeping with the plot of the story.
The sparkling was everything I had expected it to be. The meadow was just as I had pictured it. Vampire baseball was exactly as I had imagined: with the added effect of the perfect music selection in the background (you’ll recognize it when you hear it).
All of the vampire action was amazing. It is impossible to put to words the feeling you get when you see Bella trapped in the alley, and then see Edward suddenly roar in with his shiny silver Volvo. Robert Pattinson was able to portray Edward so well: I could feel how angry he was, and how close he came to killing them.
There was of course some awkwardness along the way. The flying Edward didn’t quite click with me. Bella seemed to fall for Edward very quickly, despite what her outside feelings seemed to portray. But each of these were so minor they were hardly noticeable.
As for any doubts on the soundtrack, they have all been wiped away. I didn’t get a few of the song selections when I first heard the album, but when you actually see the film and where each song is placed, it is far easier to understand. And, for any doubters still out there, Bella’s Lullaby sounds far better when it is seen in the movie.
It would really be impossible to pick a favorite scene without spoiling it for those who haven’t read it. So, I have prepared my three favorite scenes in only 2 words, so people who have seen the movie will know what I’m talking about, and those who haven’t will not:
Three favorite scenes:
1. Edward… alley
2. Cullens… baseball
3. Edward… piano.
And my three favorite funny scenes:
1. Mike… window (ha ha)
2. Jasper… sniff (he he)
3. Charlie… gun (BAHAHA)
Also, there was a whole lot of pointing and whispering when it came to the scene with Stephenie. She was typing at a computer — hopefully, working on another book.
Of course, people have already started to complain that the movie doesn’t follow the books — but they are vastly wrong. This is one of the most loyal films I have seen before. Unlike many book-to-films, you can actually tell that this is based upon the novel — every major event in Twilight is covered, in nearly the same exact order in the books.
The thing to keep in mind is that it is very hard to transpose a novel onto the screen, since they are two entirely different mediums. Tiny details like Bella having an iPod or the exact dialogue are simply details that have to be shifted into film. It is very much like translating from English to Latin, where certain words must be moved and rearranged to make it understandable.
I was particularly surprised that the movie turned out so wonderfully on such a small budget. This definitely attests to Catherine Hardwicke’s directing, as she was able to create a studio-quality film with nearly $100 million less than the first Harry Potter.
Any doubts that I had of this film being a success have vanished. So congratulations to Stephenie, and Catherine, and everyone else who was involved in the making of this movie. Twilight was worth the wait.
For the comments: What did you think of the Twilight movie?! What were your favorite parts? (people who haven’t seen it, be warned: spoilers will be in the comments!)
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I thought it was amazing. The best book to movie I have ever seen 🙂
My favorite parts?
The baseball scene
The kiss
The prom …
I thought Charlie was an amazing choice. That Rpatts leapt off the screen as Edward. Twilight the movie was just so real !
I absolutely LOVE Alice! She is just so cute!
So, I give the movie a 8/10.
I did miss the I love yous between Bella and Edward. And Bella waking up and Edward telling her what he heard while she was asleep. That was one of my favourite chapters of the book and sort of felt a sense of loss.
And, isn’t Bella’s aversion to blood sort of important?
I guess I thought B and E’s relationship went by way to fast, and it didn’t really feel like they loved each other as much as you feel it in the book. =/
I do understand that movies can’t be exactly like books and I think they did extremely well compared to others. 🙂
So more importantly, my FAVOURITE parts were:
-of course, the baseball scene! I had my toe tapping to the music, and smiling all through that scene.
-Cullen kitchen scene, Emmett is hilarious!
-Charlie with his gun, and also him asking Bella before her ‘date’: Do you still have that pepperspray? xP
Also loved seeing the Cullen in the olden days. Edward looks good in old fashioned clothes. Hehe.
And so much more. Love the movie, soo much! Plan to watch it again soon. Very soon. Hopefully I can NOT compare every little detail to the book and enjoy it more. >.>
PS. I found myself cringing at Edward’s skin, and his running.
I was enthralled by the movie! i was so glad there were comedic performances. i especially love the kitchen scene with the Cullens trying to cook for bella!! Emmett is my favorite non-edward character! YEA!! NEW MOON!
I went to the movies right after school all hyped up about finally seeing Twiligt on a big screen. I was a bit dissappointed after I saw it. I felt that they rushed through all the bulid up of Edward and Bella’s relationship and spent most of their (the movie crew) effort into the last few scenes when James finally arrives and the tracking begins. I was really glad that the movie stuck so closely with the book though and they kept the really important lines in it, but the exexution could have been better. I felt that Kristen could have tried a lot more harder because it looked like she wasn’t really putting any emotion in it at all.
When Edward was sparkling in the meadow, that was a big turn-off for me because I expected something a lot better. It looked like they had to quickly rush through all the special effects and it looked really fake to me.
I loved the funny scenes though. They were hilarious, especially Charlie with his gun towards the end.
I loved Alice though. She was amazing and the actress was superb at playing her role. When they at the feild playing baseball, I defineitely got the image as Alice as a little tiny pixie that could pack a punch.
I love the Cullens’ house though. It’s so nice.
Gosh. Harsh comments sometimes! I am surprised that people who know about this site, and you would assume are fans, have such negative thoughts about the movie. Especially after all the opportunities out there to understand the difficulty of translating a first person story of this nature into a visual form on screen.
I loved it.
And I am NOT a 12 yr old with no film viewing experience.
On a happy note.
Hey Kaleb. Congrats on the 2 mil + hits! Way to go! As a fan of yours, I’m so proud for you.
Oh my goodness.
Just drove an hour to see this movie, and I spent the whole drive trying to lower my expectations. Totally didn’t need to. The movie was fabulous. I really loved the baseball scene and the whole meeting the family bit.
I HATED the shining/sparkly part. Seriously, he looked like he ran about 50 miles and desperately needed to take a shower. Also, some bits didn’t feel like they flowed. Maybe it was just my theater, but at scenes like when Edward and Billy were at the table waiting for Bella, they went to stand up and were suddenly at the door? I’m not sure, it was really weird to me.
The one bit about the book/movie difference that really bothered me was the laptop. I didn’t mind the cellphone or the iPod, but when she hauled out the laptop I was a bit .. bummed out? The slow computer was a really cool minor detail in the book IMHO and it really annoyed me when they changed it. But hey, not everyone lives in the stone age anymore I ‘spose.
I wish Alice, Jasper and Emmett got more screen-time. It felt like the whole movie was Edward and Bella, but the book was everyone else too.
But besides all of that minor stuff, I really loved the movie! Kinda wish I got to see it twice.
I loved the whole movie in general. The actors were insanely awesome. The music fit perfectly my favorite scene was the baseball scene no doubt. I loved Michael Welch he is so funny in the movie. I was dissappointed in the sparkle, I pictured it more rainbowy. But yeah I can’t wait for New Moon its my favorite one.
I believe Twilight wasnt the best movie I have seen this year, but I still really liked it. I also really look forward to the sequels. I believe if they get the money they want the sequels will be a lot better than Twilight.
My favorite parts as followed:
* Bella walked into the kitchen and Emmett waved the knife at her saying hello.
* Charlie and the gun part.
* Vampire Baseball
* I loved at the end when Edward comes upon Jacob talking to Bella at the prom. You can really feel the tension between them.
* I love the prom scene period.
* The final scene with Victoria.
I probably had more scenes that I liked I just cant remember them all. I am going again tonight, and then a few times this week with different friends. Even though it was not the best I am really excited that it was made, and that the sequel has been given the ok to be filmed.
Loved it!!
My favorite funny scene was Charlie and the pepper spray.
I just loved Alice and Rosalie… I think they were played to perfection. And Edward. And Esme. And Renee.
I loved the soundtrack.
Bella was just a little too serious, but she was still close to perfection.
I HATED IT!!!!!!!!! I wasn’t expecting much when I went to see it, but IT WAS HIDEOUS!!!!!!!! The acting and make-up was hideous. The actors they picked were horrible, they didn’t even look close to how they should! It was so CHEESY!!!!
OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD!!!!!!! It’s like 2 hours since I saw the movie and I’m still like in shock! That was albsolutley amazing! In the begining of the movie when we heard Kristen start saying the prologue my friend and I were like ‘Oh my God’ and we were gripping each other’s hands and hyperventilating, no joke! It was ridiculous! My favorite part was when Jessica was telling Bella who all the Cullens were and she was like yeah that’s Jasper the one who always looks like he’s in pain. I also loved when Bella walks in to the biology room and the fan blows her hair and Edward is like holding is breath and looking murderous. I thought it was so cool how they had Stephenie in the restaurant, too, that was so cool. Mike outside the window was hilarious and then the part where Bella’s like could you at least act human you know i’ve got neighbors. And the part where he goes into her room and she’s talking to her mom. The KISS… I died and went to heaven there. Charlie and the gun. Oh my God that was too funny! Then I also loved when she was like freaking out in the hospital bed. The ending was so good, too. It broke my heart when Edward was like isn’t it enough to just have a long and happy life with me. I don’t know why but I thought that was just so sad. The set up for New Moon with Victoria at the prom was great, too, but wouldn’t Edward kbow she was there because of her thoughts? The awkwardness between the Bella and Edward, and then Bella and Charlie was really funny and great! Needless too say overall I thought it was great and I loved it! I will die if they don’t make New Moon.
By the way, Kaleb, great review.
Such an awesome movie!!! All the actors played their parts perfectly! My favorite scene was definitely baseball. I wish there was more Alice and Jasper though. =(
KALEB NATION! YOU ARE LIKE THE ONE PERSON WITH WHOM I COULD NOT WAIT TO COMPARE THOUGTS WITH THIS MOVIE!!!!
First off, you have the exact same favorite funny parts. LOVED Mike doing his jig at the window. And I liked when Tyler was trying to apologize to Bella in the hospital and Charlie eventually swung the curtain closed.
Do you think she likes Italian food? Emmett: Her name is Bella.
I love Emmet and I truly believe that Kellan played the part to perfection. They just should have shown more of him, but I’m biased because I love him so much. Haha
I noticed the lap top too. When she pulled it out I gasped, and my friend Caitlynn beside me patted my shoulder and said “It’s okay, Kimmy. It’s okay.”
There were many parts that were different, but I loved how they changed it. If it was point to point the same then I think it wouldn’t have been as grasping as it is now. Like, I could complain forever about what they didn’t keep the same (the cast was to small, she wasn’t hurt as badly. lap-top, no Cullens at prom.. etc..) But I truly did like the movie. I LOVED IT. I have been waiting over four years to see this movie in action, and I really did like it.
Nikki as Rosalie was wonderful. Ashley and Jackson had amazing chemistry, especially when they grapsed hands in the car.
What I didn’t understand was how Bella got to the ballet studio. It was too quick. There was no going to her house first etc. And I doubt she could have gotten past Alice and Jasper that easily. Alice would have “seen” something or they could have just smelt her. And Edward appeared too quickly before James could confess about Alice.
Against most of the others in the comments, I liked the meadow glittery skin. It was a good way to acknowledge that he was beautiful and unhuman. And how she walked past him like that and into the woods, I shook and could just hear Edward saying “Oh no… she knows.”
It would have been hard for a non reader to love it as much as we did. With Robert’s wolf reference at the end and such. But these viewers leave the theatre knowing that it’s not over. Victoria and her teary eyes are coming for you Bella! I’m so glad Rachelle is from Canada like me. And she’s so amazing at her role.
I could talk about sooo much more, but I need to see it a second.. third… fourth time for it to really become instilled in my mind. Haha.I’m going to leave on a funny note.
Edward: I can read every mind in this room. See, [points to individuals] money, sex ….sex… money.. sex… cat. [show image of a biker guy with a dreamy smile on his face].
i felt the same way as comming in
awsome i loved it 2 morrow will be my 4th time watching it
same as urs but adding to that the 1st kiss
it was kinda funny wen the 3rd time watching it a guy fiend said like damn yd it stop (hehe i punched him for that 1)
the movie was great! i loved it. you are right about all the funny parts in the movie. (of course there were plenty more than that) i didn’t expect to laugh as much as i did. and jasper omg he really reminded me of Edward siscor hands. his face was priceless. some things were a little off like they didn’t explain how Alice didn’t know anything about her past and how James had killed her but over all i think the movie was great. i definitely know why it was pg-13 now. i loved it!
I seriously just closed my eyes and scrolled down past all the other comments. I’ll have to come back here after I’ve seen the movie to say my favorite part.
But for the meantime, I shall comment on your review. Thank you! It was mercifully spoiler free. Just about everything you mentioned was from the book and therefore expected. I sighed with relief at the end.
I’m glad you thought the movie was so good. It’s not doing to well with the critics… 🙁
I’m looking forward to the movie more than ever now. 😀
I was unsure going into the moive (im naturally a critic) and then i was blown away!!!!
Im seeing it again asap!
My favorite scenes: Jessica explaining who the cullens are (Jasper=the one in pain)
“it was an adrenaline rush.”-edward
when the first go to school together and everyone is staring…and the muse song in the background….great
charlie+gun 🙂
the cullens cooking Italian food…. “Her name is Bella. Duh.”-emmett
and so on!!!!!!!
Ah, yes. Time to review what I have just seen.
All in all, I liked it. It was cute, funny, charming… Let’s start from the beginning. Oh yeah. There will be spoilers. Many, many, many spoilers.
Jessica’s description was hillarious. Rob’s smirk – so priceless! When he followed her out in the hall, really didn’t make sense, as he’d needed to go away and breathe for a little if I can recall…
Charlie, Charlie, Charlie… what can I say? Everything was funny. The hospital scene made me giggle. A lot. And then with the gun, and before prom, the awkwardness…
Rosalie was Rosalie, a little overpowering, though, if you ask me.
The look Edward gave them in the kitchen was perfect. Just the right thing.
The meadow scene wasn’t really a meadow, though. Not really. And they had a date and stuff, too.
And I wish Alice would have been in more of the movie. It felt sorta… empty.
But that whole thing with the PG-13 rating because of some violence and a ‘scene of sensuality’ was not right! That ‘scene’ lasted – what – 30 seconds?! C’mon! Oh well…
But, yeah. I loved it. Every second. Some things could have been different and changed, but, not bad. I was hoping for the worst so it would be better. My unhappy hopes were unnecassary. I was happy. And am planning more visits to the theater soon.
ps
YAY TWILIGHT!
My favorite funny part was definitely Mike Newton in the window, me and my friends now call that movie “the mike newton” xD lol also when the cullens are cooking italian and rosalie is just like “does she even like italian?” then emmetts like “her names bella” in a duh like matter lmao I thought the movie was wonderful under such a low budget. What really bothers me is how people who have not read the books don’t understand edward and bella’s romance and how they MUST move slow or else he might accidentally kill her. Also they can’t truly appreciate the book to movie transformation and how talented the actors were in representing the characters. My brother does movie reviews as a freelance type thing and I’m making sure that he knows every single possible thing there is to know about twilight before he submits his review. He hasn’t even read it and I probably would not feel very happy with him if he submitted his review full of naive comments about how corny edward’s sparkling skin was or how pointless the relationship was. Me personally? I’m in love with this movie as much as I am in love with the book. I saw it twice on opening day (midnight and evening) and I’m planning on going to see it again with my dad tomorrow. I can’t wait =]
I saw the movie twice, once yesterday and again today- I just got back from watching it again about an hour ago.
Ayy, well I just wrote 3 long different movie reviews for other people, and they were so long, I’m not going to type up all my thoughts again, haha. But I do somewhat disagree with you- I don’t think this movie was completely amazing, though it did mostly exceed my expecations. I’m not going to go into why I didn’t think it was the most perfect movie- mainly, I think that it was all a bit to vague- they didn’t go into the characters or the plot too much overall. Some of my favorite funny scenes were:
-Charlie and the gun. Yes, me and my friends were laughing so hard at that.
-The scene with Stephenie. I don’t know why this made me laugh, I just found it very funny. It was probably that double shot of Starbucks that I had earlier…
-Oh dear God, I was going completely hysterical at the part where Renee was saying “You fell down two flights of stairs… and through a window!!” And then when they showed it… It just was hilarious to me.
-That part where Billy and Edward pass by each other in the cars- the look on their faces was hilarious, especially Billy’s.
Sooo, yeah. Overall, I didn’t hate it, but I think it could have been better.
Ohh, yes, also some funny parts… where Emmett’s like “Her name is Bella.”, so of course she’ll like Italian food. Hahaha. I liked where Rosalie broke the glass.
I liked the Jasper thing- “he’s the one that looks like he’s in pain”. Me and my friends were just saying, “How many lines does he have in this movie, 2? Emo Jasper!”
Also, the forest scene, the part AFTER he shows her his sparkle (heh heh), he was like “You’re exactly my brand of heroin” and I was all “That’s right, I’m not a vampire. I’m a heroin addict.” And as he was yelling at her about his strength, speed, etc, it looked as if he would burst out singing and dancing any moment 😀
I also liked where Emmett waves the knife at her 😉
REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!
(SORT OF)
sorry to be posting again but i just realized they left out a part. sometimes in some of the previews that were on like every two minutes there would be a short scene where Emmet would be getting into a car and say “shes not one of us” (or something along those lines) to Edward and i never saw that in the movie. but maybe i wasn’t paying attention closely enough. after all (I’m going to shamefully admit) that i didnt even notice when Stephenie was in the movie. and now i feel terrible and really want to go right now and see her. ha ha. well again sorry for posting (again)
p.s. i cant wait for the sequel.as soon as i got out of the movie i was like ” i want to see the sequel now” hee hee
I liked the movie over all and the charlie and the gun scence was really funny… my favorite part was the first Biology scence where Bella’s standing in front of the fan and Edward looks like he’s trying not to laugh/puke that was funny and I was laughing so much I inhaled my Juicy Fruit gum (may it rest in piece lol) and so that in my opinion makes it a good movie because it got a funny response from me lol.
I agree with your review. I really liked it a lot. The only things I wish the movie had was the line “Do I Dazzle You?”. And I wish there was more time with the Cullens cause they were awesome.
My Top Three Favorite Scenes
1. When Bella met the Cullens at their house
2.Vampire baseball
3.Prom…Gazebo moment (i’m such a girl)
As a huge Twilight fan, I went to the theatre expecting to be compleatly let down by the movie. I’m glad to say that I wasn’t. I think I agree with Rob Pattinson about the way he played Edward.
I never once saw him as the perfect guy. He is compleatly full of flaws and he sees himself as this unloveable moster who only wants to keep the love of his life safe.
I went into the movie expecting a disaster, and left the theatre AMAZED! It had a moment or two of uncomfyness but all in all I enjoyed it.
I think the only thing i wish they would have done, was alowed for more time on the callender to have gone by. It all seemed to take place in about 5 or 6 weeks, and the book was over a span of several months.
I hope to see more about the cullens in the upcomming New Moon. I was disapointed that there wasn’t more background on them. I know the cuts they have to make and all things considered they did a fantastic job! I’m going to go see it agin on Monday at lunch time. I hope there will be less laughing and giggling from the audiance 🙂
I thought the movie was great. It was a fun interpretation of a wonderful book. It was funny (which I did not expect) and stayed true to the book, for the most part. I had a great time watching it. One of my favorite parts was when Rosalie broke the glass bowl in the kitchen, I laughed really hard. The only recommendation (because I’m an expert, ya right) is I wish they would have gone more in depth with the characters. I’m a huge fan who has read the books, so I know and love the characters, but in the movie, it feels like they barely scratched the surface. Enough to tell a story, but for people who haven’t read the books, I don’t know if they will walk away “in love” like the rest of us!
I absolutely adored the movie. As a movie interpretation of an obsessively-loved novel, I feel like they did a great job with it.
I think it’s a little ridiculous, everyone saying, “They made the romance seem so rushed!” What movies have y’all been watching?! I mean, seriously, what movie have you seen lately where the male and female lead DON’T fall into bed with each other within the first hour of the movie? I found it refreshing that the Bella/Edward romance didn’t get uncomfortably steamy on-screen.
I adored the movie, will be seeing it again this weekend and at least two more times after the first two. <3 Very, very satisfying. To each their own.
We ordered our tickets a few days in a dvance, and got there an hour early, and we still were about twenty people back in the LINE that extended all the way down the length of the theater, then wrapped around and came all the way back to the beginning!
There were A LOT of laughs in the theater
My favorite parts:
Rosalie-Italian?
Emmett-meat cleaver
Charlie-shotgun
Charlie-pepper spray
ROFL
Well, I…I mean…you see….
Oh, I don’t know. I wanted to love this movie so much. I really did. I tried to lower my expectations to the point where I’d just accept it. And the beginning did not disappoint that notion. It was so bad. I was LAUGHING. It was choppy, rushed, and cheesy. I’d resigned myself to it being a bad movie…and then it got good. Port Angeles hit and suddenly I felt it. I was like, “Twilight! It’s you! You’re finally here!” Basically, once Edward saved Bella in the volvo, I though the movie worked. I, like many, didn’t really feel that Edward and Bella’s relationship was developed enough. The effects were very acceptable for the low budget. I thought they did the best with what they had to work with. The sparkling was good, not too much or too little. However, the TING TING TING TING TING sparkle sound was ridiculous. Why would sparkles make SOUND? Will someone please explain that to me?
My thoughts on actors:
Bella was a little bit lame, honestly. I didn’t feel like the love she felt for Edward was special or that she was as mature as she’s supposed to be.
Edward was okay. Rob played it well (except for the first biology scene. I mean, hand-over-nose? C’mon), but the lines he had to work with did not suit the elegant speech he ought to have. When Kristen said, “sometimes you talk like you’re from another time” I was like, “what?” Also neither of them said I love you! It bugged me.
Carlisle looked a bit off to me, but he played it perfectly. Also did anyone else catch at the ballet studio when he says “Son. Remember who you are.” I had a Lion King moment and began to giggle hysterically.
The humans were perfect. I loved Mike especially; he was adorable.
The Cullens were excellent, except Jasper. He just didn’t do it for me at all.
The nomads did their parts perfectly. I felt like I was truly meeting the characters.
And Charlie. Wow. Billy Burke IS Charlie. I love him.
So overall, I don’t know what to think. It was good; it was bad. I’m confused. I’m going to see it again in a day or two with my mom, and hopefully then I’ll be able to make up my mind.
Saw it at a midnight showing – felt it was good, but a little off. Saw it again Friday night – LOVED IT. It was so much better without all of the squealing fangirls!!
So to sum it up:
Edward – Rob truly gets the angst, desire and desperation that Edward feels. Had to ham it up a bit to get the emotions across to the audience (it’s not a book – you can’t read about it…..) Oh, and it doesn’t hurt at all that he’s just plain HOT! The biology scene bugged me the first time, got it the second time.
Bella – I was totally surprised that I liked Kristen as much as I did. I didn’t have high expectations for her – she proved me wrong. She portrayed a pretty strong Bella.
Chemistry – They definitely had it! The bedroom kissing scene was pretty darn good, and the prom was even better!! And the hospital…..ahhhh.
The Cullens – Emmett was spot-on!! Kellen was the best! I think they cast them all very well – but Jasper kind of freaked me out until the baseball scene.
The Nomads – It’s just too bad that James had to die (I have 2 daughters that are now madly in love with Cam). Victoria could be fabulous in New Moon and Eclipse. Can’t wait to see Edward fight her!!
The Friends – Great! Mike was the perfect annoying, overconfident high school boy (yes, the butt dance at the cafe was hilarious!!!). Jessica was the perfect silly high school girl (points at her boobs – I know, right!). She made me smile. Eric and Angela were great, too.
Charlie – Probably my favorite part of the movie!!! Billy Burke was awesome!! He’s got the dad part down. The gun scene made me laugh so hard (in a good way). And the hospital scene was great – poor Tyler…. And when Bella left, I felt like crying – his face left me broken hearted.
Jacob – Pleasantly surprised. I didn’t have a great opinion of Taylor, but he blew me away. His brilliant smile is perfect for New Moon – he is, after all, her sun.
The Meadow – not like the book, but that’s ok – let’s leave that in Stephenie’s book, where it belongs!! It is hers!!
Vampire Baseball – ROCKS!! ‘Nuff said.
The Scenery – Just WOW.
Did anyone else notice that Bella seems to be a vegetarian, too?? She orders a garden burger on the first trip to the cafe, has a spinach salad the second time, and is building ‘edible art’ in the lunchroom.
The downside – close ups of jumping from one tree to the other and while running were not great – looked a little fake. His sparkly skin wasn’t great, but I don’t know if they could do it any better – it’s a tall order.
My girls wish we could go see it every day in the theater….
This movie is entertaining – I walked away happy. But, I wasn’t expecting it to be the book all over again, maybe that helped!
I wasn’t going to post again….but I wanted to respond to this.
MrsCullen (#161)
“November 22nd, 2008 at 10:49 pm
I HATED IT!!!!!!!!! I wasn’t expecting much when I went to see it, but IT WAS HIDEOUS!!!!!!!! The acting and make-up was hideous. The actors they picked were horrible, they didn’t even look close to how they should! It was so CHEESY!!!!”
No offense, but this response is really uninformed and immature. People who make responses like this to movies have no idea what their talking about.
“The acting and make-up was hideous” – Are you an actor? are you a make-up artist? I’m a Theatre/Film major at my University. You obviously don’t know anything about acting. No, their performances weren’t Oscar worthy, but they weren’t horrible either.
” The actors they picked were horrible, they didn’t even look close to how they should!”- Haha, and how exactly are they supposed to look, are you really so delusional as to think they were going to match up exactly with what was in you head?
People really need to step back and realize that the movie will NOT be the same as the book. its impossible. They are two completely different avenues of media, and transferring one to the other is very difficult. If you look at the movie objectively, you can see the rationale for everything they did, whether you like it or not. For example, as a fan of the books, I would have loved it if the movie had been longer, but for a non-book reader, any longer than the movie was would have dragged.
Take a step back and think about what you are saying before you make immature responses like this. You are talking about peoples careers. They have worked very hard to get to where they are now. Bashing them about what they do is very degrading, especially if there is no reason for it.
Sorry if I offended anyone. But I felt that needed to be said. I do appreciate some of the negative responses on here. Some of the are respectfully critical.
Charlee
P.S. If they had made the sparkles any more pronounced, it would have looked very corny and over done. Nobody sparkles in real life, of course its not going to look real. Just be glad they actually kept the sparkling and didn’t cut it for difficulties sake.
Charlee – I agree with your p.s. completely. The sparkles weren’t fantastic but you can tell that a lot of effort was used. If you look closely at the first few moments that Edward sparkles, you can see that the effect try to make it look similar to the way that a piece of granite (or other semi-sparkly rock) would look in the sun.
SarahE – I saw the movie twice, with a different friend each showing, and both times, when the ballet scene came up I whispered the Lion King quote right after Carlisle said his ‘remember’ line. I thought that was hilarious.
Everyone seems to have the discussion about the actors and how true to the book it was under control so I’m just going to comment on my absolute favorite part of the movie and that is all the little details that made the characters come to life.
~ The high schoolers all goofing around, especially the scene where Mike’s chair gets pulled out from under him (and at the end where Bella drives passed the group as they leave the diner).
~ Edward’s embarrassment and frustration when he brings Bella home to meet the family.
~ How hot Jasper was during the baseball scene …wait…that doesn’t belong in this list…but it was still awesome.
~ Billy and Charlie playing as the two kids talk shop (aka Jacob showing Bella the truck.
~ The Golden Onion (cause everyone’s had at least one teacher who did really silly things like that).
I also adored Edward’s positioning with the taxidermy owl in the classroom (Angel!Edward anyone?).
I read the books and I have seen this movie four times in two days and I am definitely seeing it again and again.I absolutely loved the movie. Everyone did a great job! The two actors they picked for Edward and Bella were perfect for the parts. Their facial expressions spoke volumes. I am very happy about this movie and will see it many more times. I loved Edward Cullen in the book and Robert Pattinson portrayed his torment and love so realistically. The love scene was breath taking.
I loved Edward in the book, but I am so much more in love with Edward now. Thank you, Robert.
My thanks to Stephenie Meyers and all the actors and people involved who worked so hard and brought this story to vision. Thank you, thank you.
I got to see the movie twice and I really think that made a huge difference. The first time there was too much checking off the mental checklist of what they used and what they didn’t. I really got to relax the second time and just enjoy it. I agree that as movie adaptations go, its pretty faithful.
I loved vampire baseball. Muse made the perfect background music to it. I really liked the sparkle affect. We have some of that sparkle cement at one of our malls and I always think of that when I read the books. They got pretty close. Charlie absolutely stole every scene he was in. His calmer portrayal did accent the “nervous-new love-energy” that Bella and Edward were giving off and that could make them look clunky if you didn’t know what they were doing.
I’ve read several reviews where the critic thought the audience was laughing at unintentional funny parts because the movie was so badly done. Having scene it twice, I realized they missed out on the fact that we were laughing at parts where we know exactly whats going on and we liked it. Like when Edward smells Bella the first time, or when he laughs when Bella says she doesn’t like cold things.
Ultimately though, I really have to thank Rob and Kristen for bring these two characters to life. Poor Rob thinks he’s being mobbed now, its going to get a lot worse. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who fell in love with Edward all over again.
btw, Kaleb, check your facebook email. I dj’d a couple of Twilight Proms at the View Point Inn where they filmed the prom scene. I’ve got a shirt for you if you want it.
Ok, that movie was worth the $10 admission for the pretty alone. As a 30+ year old woman, my ONLY complaint was that SM asked them to turn the “romance” down 🙁
It was a fun,exciting, playful. The actors were insanely hot (I literally gasped out loud at least twice – 1. The bed kiss 2. the bad vampires walked out through the mist..DEAR GOD!)
My expectations were vastly exceeded – I left wanting at least another hour of the movie as I would have loved to have more Cullen.
Excellent job by all
I’m taking my sister today – I want to watch it with another grownup so I don’t feel QUITE as dirty
The movie wasn’t that bad and I’m sure if I go to see it again I’ll like it better. I was just majorly disapointed. They screwed up the one scene I was most looking forward to. My absolute favorite part of the book is the restaurant scene in Port Angeles and it was so short and wrong that it ruined the rest of the movie for me at the time. Looking back though I’m sure I’d like it better a second time.
o god i was stunned by the movie
i went in there with like not high expectations because all of the books-made-movies always are horrible…..but i loved this one!
lol…..the window…..
and the gun….
i was so not expecting the funny stuff!!
but yea i loved Charlie! is that weird?
I love the baseball.
OK, I have seen it twice and I am going again today. The first time I saw it was Friday night and I was just so caught up in the “OME, I am watching the story I love SO much come to life!!” I was just so wrapped up in what they left in and was not in, and how they made it all flow. I left loving it, I really thought they did an excellent job in the translation from book to big screen. I didn’t think I could love it more.
Then I went again Saturday, and I did walk out loving more! This time I was able to just sit back and enjoy. I caught so much more! So I am really looking forward to going to see it again today. I have read some things on here that people noticed that I still didn’t even notice after two shows.
I just loved how they really did keep the heart and the soul of the book so true to itself. (All my favorite things have been mentioned in previous post.) For me, it was just the little details that really fleshed out the story on the screen.
I went in giving myself the pep talk of “It’s the movie, not the book…keep an open mind…it can’t be perfect…”etc ect. I am really surprised at how good it is. Nothing can replace the book for me…but now I have two Twilights I love, the book and movie.
P.S.
Wendilynn I completely agree with what you have to say about the laughing at scenes that weren’t meant to be funny. What you said is so true, it is because we understand what is “behind” those moments. Like Jasper. The first time he was seen in the cafeteria I chuckled, and then every time after that I gave a little smirk…not because his facial expressions were horrible or funny…but because they were so incredibly spot on!!! It made the pages just jump out! It was like that for me in a lot of moments.
I saw the movie on Friday with literally 20 people. We took up an entire row! There was much screaming involved, and the whole audience gasped when Carlisle walked in! I loved all the funny scence that everyone else mentioned, but did anyone catch that the chicken was still uncooked when they put it in the bowl!? Oh, and that Edward’s sparkles had a noise really bothered me.
I’m glad you liked the movie, Kaleb, I loved it also! =D But when I went with my friends, one person didn’t like it all, so I guess you have to be really open to the changes of the movie. That’s what I’ve been kinda preaching for the past three days. XD
Anyways, Newton at the window was hillarious and Charlie with the gun was like “ZOMG DONT SHOOT EDWARD!!”. Did you see the part with Edward and Bella at Port Angeles in the restuarant when he was reading the people’s mind? LOL that was really funny. “Sex…Money…Sex…Cat.” I laughed my pants off at the Cat part!!!
Well, I hope everyone loved the movie. And by the way–Edward sparkling…SHINEEEYYYY 0_0
My favorite part of the movie was money sex money money sex cat!
Everyone posting a comment has touched on ALL my feelings about this movie, so I dont feel the need to say it myself. =P So, instead… my favorite parts.
1) Emmett waving at Bella with a knife
2) Charlie with the gun (lmao)
3) Prom
4) Edward’s American accent (me and my friend forgot he was British for a while)
I’m DYING to watch it again. I might be going later today. YAY!
IT WAS AMAZING!
My favorite character was Alice and Ashley did an awesome job :]:]:]
Favorite scene: Baseball.
Can’t wait for New Moon :]
Nicole,
its that “ah ha, I know what your doing!” moments that made us all laugh. Completely agree.
You know, I was worried that they were going to make Edward too serious. I Loved that his sense of humor showed up.
I agree with sonia, I went to see the movie with the expectation that it wasn’t going to be like the book. I laughed more than I thought I would-and should-,the scenes seemed to skip way too fast, and I was really excited for the meadow scene but, it just randomly skipped to them lying in the grass with nothing said about it being Edward’s meadow. Robert’s accent didn’t sound natural enough you could tell that it wasn’t his language. All in all I was disappointed. I came into the theater hoping that it would be an amazing movie that I could watch over and over.. but it wasn’t. I hope that New Moon will be better with their bigger budget. I’m not going to tell anyone that they should or shouldn’t go, because I want them to have their own opinon. Some people like certain things that I don’t and that’s fine with me. Sorry if I offended anyone but that’s my opinion.
Thanks.
Hi, a fellow Twilight guy here. I went to a Midnight showing with some coworkers and I was vastly outnumbered by the ladies, that was no problem at all 😉 Now with the movie, I didn’t love it, but I still think it was pretty good ( gave it a 7/10 on imdb) and it followed the book from start to end. There were things, some I think were pretty important, left out and I was disappointed there wasn’t more screen time with the rest of the cullan family but that’s ok there should be in the future movies. The weird thing for me was it felt a little rushed even though it was like an hour and a half. It really wasn’t there fault, Meyer writes a lot and 40 million isn’t that much for a big movie, so I think they did the best they could with what they had and that was a pretty good taste of Twilight. I’m looking forward to seeing New Moon. Oh and P.S anyone else think that Mike and Eric sounded a little weird, just off a little bit at times when they were talking to Bella. They seemed a little more strightforward with her and more daring. Oh well, Again, I gave it a 7, with the thought I’ll like New Moon better, just like I did with the books. Wish there was MORE ALICE.
I absolutely loved the movie. I went in there with pretty high expectations for it and I knew I shouldn’t have. But in the end, I realized that those expectations weren’t needed because the film went above them! Above and beyond.
I was worried about a few of the actors; mainly Jackson Rathbone who plays Jasper and Kristen Stewart who played Bella. But in all honesty, I loved them both. Kristen was great. In the trailers, it seemed like she was really just not into it or something, but in the actual movie, she was active and emotional and…perfect. Jackson, well, he played Jasper a little different than I see him in the book but when I thought of his backstory and all that he’s been through, I realized how great his acting was. He showed that he can’t always live up to the Cullens’ way of life but that he tries really, really hard to fit in. I loved how Alice was continually by his side, telling him that he really wouldn’t do anything and that everything would be fine. That made me smile.
Robert surprised me most of all. I mean, I trusted Stephenie’s opinion of him as soon as I heard her thoughts after she visited the set. I remember her saying something like “As soon as the scene began, he was the Edward I saw in my head and it took the breath out of me.” When she said this, I was worried. You never know if that will be the same thing you will see or not…But as I watched the film, I realized he was perfect. I read a comment far above me about how it was the Edward in Midnight Sun and not Twilight, but whoever wrote this forgot one important thing: they wanted it to be that way on screen. They wanted to see Edward’s inner turmoil, or else you would just see a handsome, considerate guy and not what he really is: a guy that is trying to be considerate but quite often strays from that because he can’t handle the temptation all that well yet. Without that emotion that Rob showed, we wouldn’t see the real Edward. Just think back to the Edward in Twilight and you will see glimpses of that tortured man that is seen in Midnight Sun…it may not be as prominent as the gentleman we see in Twilight, but its there, and its important to show that more than the gentleman.
I can say that I have quite a few favorite scenes…
1. The first Biology class! I swear, its exactly the way I thought it would be.
2. The scene in La Push…I like the way it looked..and you have to give them credit because it was the coldest day of filming.
3. The first kiss! Holy Crow! I will not say more than that…HOLY CROW!
4. The scene where Bella meets the Cullens in their house! WOW! Alice is amazing.
5. The baseball scene obviously!
6. The ballet scene! I loved it! Alice is freaking brutal in it! WOW!
And last but not least, 7. The prom scene. The end actually gives hint to a sequel which is awesome! I nearly screamed!
I can say there were some scenes that seriosuly got to me… Like when Bella tells Charlie that she’s leaving and she doesn’t wanna feel stuck like her mom did. I’ve seen the film twice and each time I watch that and see Charlie’s face, I get tears in my eyes!
There are some hilarious scenes that I honestly couldn’t help laughing at! Like Mike by the diner window…what the heck is he doing and why the heck is he doing it???? lol Also, when Jessica is talking about Edward and it cuts to a shot of him grinning as she says no one is good enough for him….CLASSIC!
Another good one is Jasper when he meets Bella. His face is so strained…I agree with Jessica, it looks like he’s in pain all the time…lol
Another great funny scene is the prom when Bella says she’s ready to become a vampire now and Edward says “Are you ready now?” and very shakily she replies, “yes…” and exposes her neck and closes her eyes. I chuckle at that every time!
I was in awe at the piano scene. It was shot so beautifully…the lighting was perfect and …*sigh* it was just perfect!
I was in awe also of the sparkle effect! It was so beautiful…it was better than I imagined!!!!
All in all, I absolutely loved it and I plan on seeing it a few more times! I give it an A (there are a few things that cause me to rate it lower.)
Thanks for your review of the film, Kaleb! It was great!