Great Movie for Twilight Fans

Rating: 9/10 (19 November 2011)

I went to see Breaking Dawn Part 1 today, and I was not disappointed. I'm a Twihard, and I'm the kind of person who will grab one of the books in the Twilight Saga, open to a random page, and start reading. Breaking Dawn was the first movie in the series that seemed like a "real" movie- not just an illustration of the books (although I really liked Eclipse). I think all the actors gradually improved through out the movies, and they all had their best performances in Breaking Dawn (major improvement in Kristen Stewart's acting, Rob Pattinson and Taylor Lautner showed more emotion in this film ).I even found the CGI wolves to look very real.
Breaking Dawn the movie followed the story line of the book fairly well, some details from the books were included and some quotes were taken directly from the book. However, a few fight scenes between werewolves and vampires that were not in the book were added, most likely to make the movie appeal to a larger audience. Members of the Cullen family, like Esme and Alice, are given more parts in this movie. The beginning of the movie is very happy , but the movie drastically changes to a drama/part horror towards the middle and end. The last half hour/45 minutes is very intense. I had to turn away from the screen a couple of times.
I wouldn't recommend that anyone under the age of 15/16 see this movie. Also, don't leave at the credits. I found out after I left the theater that there is a scene that helps lead up to Breaking Dawn Part 2 shown following the credits.
If you like the Twilight Saga, you will like this movie. If you haven't read the books, you will most likely be confused with what is happening.