They had a chance to shine, but...

Rating: 3/10 (29 November 2012)

unfortunately, Breaking Dawn II popped my balloon of hope. I am a fan of the books, and I faithfully saw all of the movies, hoping that the characters would be fleshed out on the big screen. For the record, Alice Cullen creeps me out, and Bella would be better off dumping Edward, moving back in with her mother, going to college, and getting a life.
As for the films: Twilight--well it was the first, so one has to allow for growing pains and a script full of teenage angst. New Moon--I was glad to see Taylor Lautner given more screen time, he actually may grow into a decent supporting actor. Eclipse--best part of this movie was Riley, Victoria, and the Wolves. Breaking Dawn part I--I was so hoping that KS and RP would have matured into their roles. I thought the post-coital makeup on KS was beautiful, but the birth scenes were downright gross. Some things need to be left to the imagination, I guess. Breaking Dawn part II--some funny bits in there, particularly when Carlisle explains about the Immortal Children and how beautiful they were, then a shot of Renesmee shows how utterly CGI weird-looking she is, but I don't think that was supposed to be funny. A much needed transfusion (pun intended) was added by the new vampires, but sadly, there is only so much one can do with this script. I feel guilty about dragging my husband to this movie, but he did say it was better than "Marie Antoinette". Go see the movie, get it out of your system, and forget about the Twilight Series. I already have.