Epically Fails

Rating: 1/10 (12 September 2010)

Let me begin just by saying that I hated this movie. And I do mean I *hated* this movie. Why? Was it really that bad? Cinematically, it was subpar at best. It barely reaches the mediocre level. As a fantasy movie, romance movie, vampire movie, and/or action movie, it's just about as bad as it gets. It tries and epically fails to be all of these at once.
Our main characters cannot properly display emotion. And there is less chemistry and acting ability here between these two "lovers" than between Anakin and Padme from Star Wars. (Also, at least George Lucas attempted meaningful dialogue between them, unlike here.) Where is the romance here? Where's the romantic chase?
The special effects in this movie are among the worst I've ever seen. Many times, it is painfully obvious that they just sped up the film. Just because you *can* use CGI doesn't mean you always should! The dialogue is cheesy and stilted at best. There is absolutely *no* character development. Plus, there are characters in this movie that don't even have a purpose (such as Bella's father and friends).
I'd like to say that they did, at least, try to put some effort into this movie, but I really don't think they did. I think the film makers in this case just thought that they could just throw in a good looking guy in pale make up, give the characters the names from the books, and throw in a couple plot points and they'd be able to sell this miserable excuse of a movie to every Twilight pre-teen girl fanatic in the country. Of course, it worked.
1/10