Twilight: Thoughts

Rating: 7/10 (30 November 2008)

Hmm, where to start? Well, first off, I am an avid reader of the "Twilight" book series and think that there are only positive things to say about the books. OK, now second..the movie. The movie I thought was good, but it had a potential to be excellent. I thought that all of the characters were time casted to perfection...However, the movie was too short and it showed scenes that were not even in the book. Why add to a book that has such great detail already and so much going on? If they followed the book as is, the movie would have been a lot better and at least, 3 hrs. In addition, the ending was just not that good. If a watcher has not read any of the other books, then then ending would leave them saying "huh...the book didn't end that way...and why are they showing her at such a random moment and at the end?" Didn't make sense!!
I really hope for the next movie, "NEW MOON," that they follow the book as is and truly hope that an over 500 page book is turned into more then 2 hrs.
Don't get me wrong, though...the parts that did follow the book were wonderful and the actors were great...But, I just didn't like how I was thinking the whole time..."Did this happen in the book?" OR "Did I somehow miss this?"