Seriously? That's the best you have?

Rating: 5/10 (22 November 2008)

I am a Twi-Hard. Ever since I started reading the Twilight Series, I was hooked. And when I found out there was a movie, I went through the roof. For the past six months, my time has been consumed researching everything Twilight. And the weeks leading up to the movie, I was extremely anxious for the movie to come out. Last night, November 21st, I went to go see it with a friend. I was excited. I was about to explode. I had never been more excited for anything in my life. I could just not believe I was going to see Twilight. But to tell the truth... It wasn't as I expected. It lost the magic. I didn't get excited when they kissed. It was a great film. Amazing, in some ways. I know that movies can never match up to any book, but I walked in with very high expectations. They made too big a deal over the release of this movie. They got Twi-Hards like me pumped up for the 21st. To start, the facial expressions were hilarious. Edward's reaction to Bella in the Chemistry room was funny. Jasper's face was exact... he really looked like he was in pain. Edward was intense. His expressions were laughable. Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, Esme, and Carlisle fit the characters. When Edward revealed his glitter-clad self to Bella in the meadow, I laughed. When James bit Bella, and Edward was sucking out the venom, I was hysterical when he couldn't stop. His face was the most amusing thing I have ever seen. The facial expressions were the funniest part of the movie. I have no complaints about James, Victoria, or Laurent. Jacob, however... Catherine Hardwicke didn't make him the center of how Bella found out Edward was a vampire. I didn't want to look at his face because the hairline of his wig made him look like a moron. I love Jacob. I am Team Jacob. And I can't wait for New Moon when he shaves his head. I think it was great that Stephenie Meyer had a very small role in the movie. If you didn't catch it, watch it again, and look in the diner scenes. The fight scene was the best. Even though I had watched it 20+ times on you-tube, I still cringed when James bit Bella, and sent Edward flying across the room. The teenagers at Forks High School were cast (casted?) well.
I miss all the things they could have put in. They went from "Hi, I'm Bella Swan!" to "I love you, I'd rather die than be without you." in 20 minutes. They cut out the interrogations. The original meadow scene and kiss was missing. I find it ironic that the Cullen's house was the only place they didn't have to hide and could be themselves, yet it was made completely of glass. The scene where they took blood samples was unfortunately gone. The part before prom where Tyler calls from Bella's house was never filmed. A lot of the great parts of the book were replaced.
The ending was my favorite. It made the audience realize that they were making New Moon into a movie.
Don't get me wrong. I loved this movie. I just believe it could have been so much better. I will, no doubt, go again in three weeks. I will buy it on DVD. Because it was a great movie. And partially because it's part of the Twilight Experience.