Don't expect Oscars, Don't listen to critics

Rating: 7/10 (23 November 2008)

I, like so many others, went on IMDb before i was able to see the movie to look at the many reviews of Twilight. They honestly worried me a lot. I've read all the books and have been a fan for a while and was really hoping that this movie would definitely lead to summit making the rest of the series. I just saw it and i can tell you (other than this comment) a lot of what i saw was wrong generalizations of the movie as a whole.
First, Don't go to the movie with any false pretenses. Its a movie adaptation of a book. The movies are never as good as the books. However, with that being said it wasn't nearly as bad overall as all the comments that i have been seeing about it. There are certain things that i need to address that were not so hot about the movie and some things that they did really well.
NOT SO GOOD: *The directing was terrible and i hope for the other movies sake that she will not get her hands on the others. The scenes were choppy and jumped way too fast to promote any real character growth There were too many close ups and then pan outs. If she had taken the time to grow the characters instead of panning out and putting music on while they pretend to talk it would have made a world of difference.
*My boyfriend who i brought with me left the movie asking several questions.. one of which is the most important. Why the hell does Bella like Edward so much? Again character growth would have fixed that.
*The movies superfluous scene was not necessary at all. if they would have had the 2 main characters talking during that time instead it would have also contributed to the question of why does Bella even like Edward..
*Some of the scenes were OVER acted. Especially Bellas hospital scene, and the scene where Edward first sees her. He really didn't need to look like he was going to throw up for the message to get across to Bella that he couldn't stand her.
*Harry potter was over 3 hours long or close to it. this movie was 2 hrs 2 mins long. IT needed to be longer to grow the characters. The scenes moved way to fast to get the full effect of the relationship.
*They didn't explain why the cullens disappear.
Things that were done well: *Although i really didn't like Nikki reed being cast as a blonde..the cullens casting was done very well. Besides the fact that jasper looked a little scary at parts.
*There was a lot of laughs. Bella is awkward, her dad is awkward and they conveyed that very well. The dialogue was very good in a lot of parts.
*The kissing scene was done very well. you could tell she couldn't control herself and he was fighting to do just that.
The movie as a whole was good. Not great but good in spite of the horrible director. I will definitely buy the DVD. Future installments will have issues (Especially new moon) because viewers will have a hard time understanding why Bella is so upset that Edward left because of Hardwicks inability to grow the 2 MAIN characters.