Truly a let-down

Rating: 4/10 (23 June 2010)

I read the book series and fell in love, as most do who are not frightened by the possibility of over 300-400 pages of voluntary reading. The author of them was fantastic in a way you wouldn't really think could have been fantastic, and I was so looking forward to a continuation of any kind after I finished reading all four books in less than a week. When I found out there was a film that would be out in theaters within days, I was so supremely excited there were no words. I'd completely forgotten the fact that I'd actually seen the preview for the movie before I read the books, dismissing it as, 'Oh Author, not another trashy vampire movie' and moving on through the TV channels.
I didn't remember again until halfway through the movie, and I made sure to interrupt my chanting of 'The horror, the horror' over and over again in my brain to slam my head into the seat in front of me. Elements of the story I'd thought of as cute and creative before were transformed into ridiculous fancies by the overpowering low-budget feel to the whole thing. I have no idea how it could have been made better, but it would have been hard to make it worse.