122 mins wasted?

Rating: 2/10 (24 April 2012)

I've got to admit, I have not read the books but know a lot of people who loved the books but as well as me, hated the film series. Sadly though I have saw the film, personally the film basically put me in excruciating pain. The cinematography was poor and some of the shots could have been done by a 5 year old. The make up was shocking enough that the make up artists should never work on a film again. Even the excitement factor of the plot was weak, with a vampire that is technically not a vampire, not having any conventions of a typical vampire, so for me NOT a vampire. Then you've got Mr Six Pack with his lack of intensity and his effect of creating an on screen boredom. But the main man himself couldn't put together a different emotion he just uses that one look through basically the entire film. Yes, i understand that these sort of films make money and that the pre teen generation love this and idolise the stars. Sadly. Considering this is my generation, i am sad to say we don't have many good stars in the movie industry to look up to. In some of the previous generations, they have had Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis and Katherine Hepburn. I am not saying there none but there aren't many. To be honest I believe that if Bram Stoker knew what vampires were being portrayed as in today's world, he would probably end up going insane and wish he was still dead.