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Twilight Review
Alright everyone I just got back from a preview of the new movie “Twilight” of course this is the movie adaptation of the bestselling novel that has taken many women and some guys (but mostly women) by storm.
Now keep in mind that this review is coming from somebody that has not read the book so go easy because I am looking at this movie from a film prospective.
In the beginning of this movie I could have sworn I walked into a Tim Burton film because everybody was so pale in this film it felt like “Sweeney Todd part 2”. Now this movie tells the story of a girl named Bella and it begins with her moving in with her dad in Washington. Things seem to be going normal until she finds the pale skinned Edward Cullen played by Robert Pattinson (as seen in other films such as the Harry Potter franchise as Cedric Diggory). From then on out the movie progresses on at snails pace and we get to see a bunch of awkward scenes between the two that fans of the novel will love.
Now they find out he is a vampire and the story goes on from there. That is a somewhat snippet of the premise For my review the movie was ok but nothing special unlike the girls in this screening at which whenever Edward did anything on screen and I mean ANYTHING, they would squeal at such a high pitch that dogs four city blocks away began to howl.
I didn’t even read the book and I can tell right off the bat that there was a lot left out of this movie but that’s what happens when you try to cram 512 pages into a two hour movie.
One thing that I had a problem with in this film was whenever the vampires went “Vampire” mode it would be that they looked like the Flash because there would be that clear silhouette of them while they ran and it looked god awful. For the guys out there thinking that when their girlfriends drag them to this film they will be seeing some cool action and special effects you are very wrong. Sorry guys but the most we get here is a snapped neck everything else is off screen, but then again this is not an action movie this is a love story that happens to involve vampires so no “30 Days of Night” here.
My overall rating of this film would be for the fans of the story this is without a doubt a: Full Price
For me this would only come out to be a : Rental
My closing statement for this film is that the movie is not bad it’s just not my cup of tea I like my vampires killing and covered in blood, not falling in love and concerned with the life of human girls, but love makes you do crazy things.
All in all this movie is “The Dark Knight” for chicks so guys you might want to bail out on this one. Maybe sneak your way into Quantum of Solace again.
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Comment by FabFilmFan on November 20, 2008 at 8:08am -
I wish they had more than the ridiculous $35 mil Summit gave them to make this. Great FX would've really helped it out a lot. Of course, at the time they made this, there was no where near the hype there is now. Not that may people knew about the books at the time and since April, the whole things has just exploded.
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Comment by CHEEZYSPAM on November 20, 2008 at 7:21am -
I've been listening to the auido book at work... (I get bored) and IF you can get over the whole Teen drama for Vampires it's not that bad... there are a couple cringe worthy bits about how they describe the vampires. ha, "vampires" I don't see how they have anything in common with the folklore. They drink blood, but mostly surpress human blood and drink animal's. Crosses are harmless, no garlic references. That's all good because I like Anne Rice's versions who got rid of all that as some "myth" within the myth... but sunlight!? that's where Twilight goes completely off the rails.
*SPOILERS*
Sun light doesn't kill them or burn them or hurt in the slightest... it makes them "sparkle" like tiny diamonds on their skin.... does the author, stephanie meyer, even know anything about vampires!?
*END SPOILERS*
So meh... it's for tween girls. I can't expect much.
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Comment by Martin F. on November 20, 2008 at 1:02am -
There's a heavy set emo/goth woman where I work. She already has two figurines a countdown calender at her desk, and various other pictures of pale vampires who I can only assume is also in this movie. Your review embodies just that. Great review!
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Comment by FeartheMango on November 19, 2008 at 5:32pm -
Uhhg I have to see this to review it for my school paper. But seeing as I have read the book I might be able to squeeze a bit more out of the movie than you. Great review anyways.
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Comment by Dr. Detfink on November 19, 2008 at 2:15pm -
This is what I like to call Interview with a Vampire meets the Hills. Romance killed vampires. They used to be scary meets sexy. Now, it's just one agonizing soap opera that lasts en eternity, "blah! Blah!"
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Comment by Russ on November 19, 2008 at 12:27pm -
yea won't be wasting my money on this POS
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Comment by Nightwish on November 19, 2008 at 8:47am -
I'm really not planning on seeing this. I don't mind vampires falling in love or look "nice," but when it's time to do some fighting, they need to be animals. Straight vicious. Bloody, brutal, bloodscucking mess. No more of this teenage clean cut bull.
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