surprisingly worth it

Rating: 9/10 (23 November 2008)

ALRIGHT here goes! i've never read any of the twilight series, nor do i know a ton about them. however, my best friend has them all and is reasonably obsessed.. so for her birthday we went and saw it. i have to admit, it was pretty decent actually. after she explained the basics of the story i was kinda hesitant, thinking it was gonna be a really lame love story. but it wasn't at all. it wasn't really cheesy, or cliché (although a few cheese moments exist, i'll give it that).. it was actually a nice story. Edward was a little over the top a couple times but i thought Bella was awesome, much like the rest of the cast. however, it's apparently "not as good as the book". truthfully i think that's a matter of opinion. everyone who has read it, or even knows anything about it outside of the movie, obviously imagined the characters, the scenery, the interactions, all in their own way. to say that the movie "wasn't even close" i think is a bit of a low blow. most of the people that i know that have read the books and have seen the movie, say that although it was DIFFERENT than the book, the story line was pretty true to form and that most things still fell in the right places. people, don't go in there expecting word for word book to movie lines. keep in mind, they had to condense a 550 page long book into a 2 hour movie -- and i think they did a hell of a job. i walked away from the movie knowing the history of the characters, the storyline, the possible things to come... and in all fairness, i'm a little excited for the next one. whether you've read the books or don't have a clue, it's definitely worth seeing. and for those "twilighters" who are planning on finding out if their favourite line is in the movie, maybe you should change your expectations. try appreciate it for what it is -- just a really cool story.