Disappointing but still worth watching

Rating: 5/10 (28 June 2009)

I read the Twilight books because my 13 year old wanted to. I enjoyed them. Yet I found I was disappointed with the Twilight movie. I cannot reconcile the descriptions in the book with the images provided in the movie.
The Cullen's house looks nothing like the description in the book. The characters of Charlie Swan, Mike Newton, Alice (bone structure people!), Rose, Edward and numerous others don't fit the descriptions in the books. Close as human kind might get perhaps but still disappointing.
Why all the dark clothes? The Cullen's were known for light clothes in a dark environment. Didn't the production team read the book?
Most importantly - Where is the meadow scene? Where is that beautiful, sensual scene sitting in the meadow full of flowers in the sunshine? For a pivotal scene, the replacement sequence is a huge disappointment.
The book absolutely sizzled with a G rating yet unfortunately the movie doesn't.
Well worth watching as a movie, but as an adaptation of the book - disappointing.