I feel like I should start off saying that I’m a huge fan of Twilight. I’ve read the books a million times and I love the characters. So it pains me that I’m about to say this: Twilight the movie was crap. Okay, okay. So maybe it wasn’t all crap but I went in expecting better and I was disappointed with what it turned out to be.
Everyone should know the story by now. If you don’t it’s because you haven’t been around a woman between the ages of eight to 80. I don’t know one woman who hasn’t read the book by now, not to mention a good handful of men.
It all starts out when Bella moves to Forks, a little wet town in the state of Washington. Staying with her single father, already popular at school because she’s the new kid, Bella meets a strange boy. He’s tall, he’s dark, and he’s handsome. And though she doesn’t know it yet his skin glitters like diamonds in the daylight. Edward Cullen. He’s different in every way from all the other students in the school and eventually Bella realizes that Edward isn’t human. He is a vampire. Of course they fall in love. But the course of true love never did run smooth and these two have more to face than the average couple going through a rough patch. Not only do they have to go against their natures to be together they also have to fight off a crazed vampire hell bent on killing Bella.
Bella is played by Kristen Stewart and I thought she was great. Stewart brings the character, a clumsy breakable girl who we identify with in the books, to life. She also gives Bella a bit more backbone, a little more grit than what I remember the character having.
Edward is Robert Pattinson and he earned himself a huge scream from the crowd the first time he appeared on the screen. He doesn’t have a lot to say, he pretty much just has to stand there looking tortured and beautiful. But he does that well enough and he’s handsome enough to be the fairytale Edward from the books. When Edward does finally speak, his words sound a little old world, which fits perfectly, and he’s suitably dangerous and charming at the same time.
The rest of the cast was good. Ashley Greene was a perfect fit for Alice as was Jackson Rathbone for Jasper, who pulled off the whole pained-expression thing without overdoing it. The rest of the Cullen family, Rosalie (Nikki Reed), Emmet (Kellan Lutz), Esme (Elizabeth Reaser) and Carlisle (Peter Facinelli) were good picks as well. They each brought their characters to life, pulling them from the pages of the book. Gil Birmingham is the perfect Billy Black and Taylor Lautner was good as Jacob, the little bit you got to see him, and will be great if he gets a chance to continue with the role. As for Laurent (Edi Gathegi), Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre), and James (Cam Gigndet) they were a little campy, not coming across as anything to be frightened of or really worried about.
Article comments
1 - Emma
WRONGGG this movie was the best movie that I have ever seen. I like it better than the books and people say that robert pattinson is a bad role for edward cullen...WRONGGG all u people hating on him he is hot handsom and well.....SEXY! this movie made me wanna kiss him so bad he was romantic and the movies flow was soft and lovely! AND ROBERT DID A GREAT JOB MAKING IT ROMANTIC!
2 - Amanda
I would have liked to see a lot more of the details from the book put into the movie; the movie was long enough to be much much more detailed!!
3 - Dana
I agree with this review. I am a true hard core Twilight fan, I've read all the books been to some of the release parties even met Stephenie Meyer in Chicago. I was very very very disappointed in the movie. Some of the things movie Edward says are things book Edward would never say like "Spidermonkey" I was like What????? Kristen Stewart looked confused all the time she always had the same look on her face. Physically she fit the part pretty good. She is pale and looks fragile but she is more hard core edgy, the Bella I pictured was softer. Thats the best I can explain it. I didnt like how they added extra stuff that didnt even happen. I was very mad about Bella and Edwards first kiss in the movie it was very quick. In the book Edward was extremely cautious and Bella would never be caught in her UNDERWARE around him just her sweats she has more class than that. She always went to the bathroom to change when Edward was around. And the meadow, they totally messed that all up. And in the book she was going to Seattle not Jacksonville the weekend of the dance. Why would she go all the way across the country for the weekend? If they would of just said Seattle it wouldn't of made that big of a difference it just would of been the correct place and it would of actually made sense. I could go on all day.
4 - anonymous
a completely agree with the review. i was so disappointed with the movie. i am a HUGE fan of twilight and i thought they completely ruined the movie and it was way to cheesy. the actors where ok but the lines were horrible "spider monkey" i mean come on!
5 - Rhona
I thought this movie was another vampire movie but a little more interesting, i had no idea it was a book until just before it came out.. and i thought the movie was great.. the romantic connection between the two main characters made me want more of them.. after the movie i was itching to know what was gonna happen next so i bought the set.. and next ones didnt disappoint me either it made me wish the next movies would just come out already.. so i don't know about you but i really liked the movie.. and cant wait for the next one..
6 - kiwii138
i am a fan of the books and was excited to see the movie i was expecting to be amazed and found myself laughing at the attempts to show the longing and love between edward and bella the only things i liked about this movie were the music, robert pattinson and one or two scenes i was sadly disappointed and hope that the next one improves the way the harry potter films improved
7 - chris
Books are pretty good... but the movie sucks. It just does, can't imagine anyone honestly liking this surely...
8 - anonomyus
i agree this movie was a huge disapoint meant!
i have to disagree on one thing though, i don't think kristen stewart did that good off a job playing bella, i always pictured her more of a fun kind of person, but instead she came across as a serious type in the movie
9 - littleredhulk
I think the movie was ok, apart from the phrase "spider monkey" lol. great music and i think the parts were played well apart from Bella.