Twilight

Rating: 8/10 (26 March 2009)

I actually saw the Twilight movie before I read any of the books. When I saw it, I was totally addicted, so I read the books. I wish I had read the books first, because it would have made it easier to judge the movie. As I have re-read the books and watched the movie again, i have realized a few things. First... Edward is not that good-looking. Actually he was almost a let down. Of course, it is probably impossible to play Edward, as perfect as he is, but still I think they could have done better. Bella as a matter of fact, I did not like very much either. My mother, who watched this movie an mocked every bit of it, thought she was spastic and quirky. She was, but that was what I liked about her. I was disappointed at how little they showed the clumsiness. It was like 1 part, and then they didn't mention it again. That was my favorite part about Bella, so that was disappointing. As to the other characters, for the most part, they were very good. Alice was very good, but not perfect, but of course its Alice, so who can compare? Jasper was great, but I wish he was in the movie more. Emmett was amazing, and so was Rosalie. Carlisle was great, just how I picture him, and Esme's personality was perfect. I have always pictured her with blonde hair, not red, but thats OK. The kissing scene: I thought this was kind of long and awkward, and I was also surprised to see a family with three children under the age of 9 years old in the the theater, and apparently that was acceptable to their parents. I know that some parts of the books are a little sketchy, especially the fourth one, but I hope there's nothing too visual. Edwards accent I think was awful. He probably could have done better, and I was disappointed that he didn't. The baseball scene was definitely my favorite, and I think the special effects were very good. Another good scene was the final fight scene. I thought that was great, and all though people think that the effects were awful, I actually thought they were very good. Stephenie Meyer is an amazing author, so it is almost impossible to compare the movie to the books. There was obviously a lot of hard work put into this movie, although some things could have been done better.
Things I loved: ALICE!! Just how I imagine her. Pepper spray/Charlie- He was hilarious, and was perfect for the part. I especially loved the pepper spray scenes. Scene where Edward comes out wearing sunglasses- AMAZING! Part where Bella tells Edward that, "It's over!" and then he is in her room.I thought this was great. Baseball scene- Jasper is amazing in this scene. Bella's acting when she's in pain. She is very good, and the venom is supposed to hurt very badly, and she did a very good job of portraying it. Angela- She was so sweet!! Just how I picture her! Such a great actress!
Things I hated:THE MEADOW SCENE! I seriously did not even know it was the meadow scene until about two days ago. It was awful! This was one of my favorite scenes in the book, and it didn't even look right! This was a total disappointment. The La Push scene- The boy who says, "The Cullens don't come here..." Yea, he's SAM ULEY!!! WHAT IS UP WITH THAT??? AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO THE HECK THAT OTHER KID IS!! But i have to say, Sam is pretty good-looking in my opinion... And finally... EDWARD! Robert was really a very bad person for the part, especially since I am a Harry Potter fan. Other than that, this movie is GREAT! I love watching it, and I can't wait until NEW MOON, even though I hate Jacob. SORRY TAYLOR!!! :)