Vampires, Emotionless People, and...A Great Love Story? Oh My!

Rating: 5/10 (10 April 2009)

So I recently rented this movie called "Twilight". Of course I knew what it was, I have a teen sister, and I knew that it was based off of a best selling book. I went into Twilight with very little expectations. When the flick first comes on we hear a depressed sounding girl, Bella, saying that she has never thought about dying. I actually liked this line, but what was with the running deer? That was strange.
The movie takes a turn and Bella Swan, the lead character, has to move to Forks, Washington with her father. Bella soon falls in love with this mystical guy named Edward Cullen. She soon finds out after he stops a car from hitting her, with his hand, that he is a...VAMPIRE! But The Cullen are vegetarians, which means they only live off of animals blood. They were a couple of awkward moments in the movie which played out well. Like when he said something like he has never wanted blood so much in his life, meaning her's.
After they fall for each other, then the movie actually picks up! Three blood sucking vampires, non vegan, James, Victoria, and I don't know the other guy's name but... whatever. These three want Bella's blood. A big chase happens, but James finally traps her in her old ballet studio. This where the big fight happens. James dies, but not before he can bite Bella. Edward has to suck the venom out! Edward said earlier to Bella that it is almost impossible for vampires to stop drinking once they have the taste of blood. So this scene was very suspenseful as both of the leads were very likable. Edward stops though out of pure love.
Overall, I would watch this movie again. It had a very unique, and captivating love story. This movie is perhaps this decades Titanic.
But, like every movie, there are some bad things.
The stinkers go to: James. He was a very weak main villain.
Jacob Blacks wig. It looked very fake.
Some stiff acting in some scenes. Which is to be expected with young talent.
Rating: **.5 out of ****