Enough with the filler already

Rating: 5/10 (2 July 2010)

To me, this is the worst book in the series and therefore I didn't expect much. Yes, the movie is well-directed and the acting is good if not better but the whole movie feels to me like a filler.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of the franchise, just not of trying to stretch something beyond its reach.
The first movie is all about how they meet and still my favorite ever. The second one is the inevitable tease of what if Bella and Edward did not live happy ever after. The third movie is simple stuffing to stretch out the franchise. Its only when we get to the forth movie that things start happening again.
We get more of that 'perhaps Bella loves Jacob' nonsense and more vampire drama but, in essence, nothing is added and no one would have noticed if this movie was left out and simply went from New Moon to rising dawn.
I think rising dawn will be the best movie ever if they don't split it in two. Finally there is enough material to carry a film and now they want to cut it in half? Please try to stick to quality rather than quantity.
I fell in love with the Twilight series earlier this year when I spent two weeks in bed with a serious bout of flu and nothing to keep me busy except stacks of movies and books.
Favorite parts? Robert Pattinson is yummy as ever with his velvety voice and the soundtrack still rocks. I really look forward to seeing him in future roles once he had time to develop as an actor.
Being a writer, I must admit that I probably wouldn't have liked the books so much if I wasn't running a high fever. You see, the concept is brilliant but the writer is still very green. This is what happens when your first book/series ever turns gold. The dialog is often clumsy and I get the sense that the movies are stretched too much.
Looking forward to the next installment.