it's all in the chemistry

Rating: 10/10 (21 February 2009)

despite the awfulness of the books, twilight as a film was good. i fell in love with Robert Pattinson, like the other billion teenage girls out there. and i love Kristen Stewart too. i hadn't heard of her before. anyway, what made the film was their chemistry. serioussssssly. in the kiss scene, in Bella's room, you really see it. and you don't want him to stop her ! mad. also what made it was how completely amazing Rob looks. i mean, the whole pale thing he had going on as Edward, OHHH my godd. have you noticed i've started adding extra letters like a teenage fan girl? it's because i am one. i swore, before i saw the film, that this wouldn't happen, but it did. i need to stop being like this.
anyway so the film was good. i don't like teen films on the whole. i like Wes Anderson stuff etc, so not much like twilight. but really, it was OK. it's not the kind of film which deserves some sort of award, mainly because it's a bit ridiculous, but then again, look at the dark knight? i loved that film, but that's ridiculous too ! why do people never see this? but so.
i saw it twice actually. because of Rob. sorry. anyway so on the second time we laughed a lot through it. it is quite cheesy. like when you first see the Cullens and it's all slow-mo. and it was so hilarious when Edward and Bella are in the classroom and he sees her, and like, reels away, because of his thirst and whatnot. but it looks like she just stinks. and you see her smelling her hair. god that was actually really funny. the jokes in it are OK i guess. also they toned down the creepy-stalker-super-controlling thing Edward has going on in the books, which makes him a lot more appealing. AND i really warmed to Jacob, unlike in the books, where he comes off as an immature loser. actually to be honest i warmed to all the characters because the films makes them all more realistic and developed. can you tell i think the books are terrible? so i thought the film was good, yes. not good-good, but i mean, it was OK good. it was watchable. i didn't get bored once, UNLIKE Benjamin button.
there's been comments about special effects being bad, but i didn't notice anything. i thought the walking fast and everything was pretty good. but i'm not much of an action fan so i don't know so much about it. on the whole, the actors really really made the film, i would say. if it hadn't been Rob with Kristen, or whatever, i can't see it working. they were electric. i can really see why there's been comments about them dating in real life (i know they aren't), because really, it was mad.
oh and Rosalie was really good. i can't believe it's Nikki reed ! from thirteen ! crazy. anyway i thought she was funny, and also one funny scene was where the Cullens were making a meal for Bella. and Rosalie goes "is she even Italian?" (because it's pasta). and Emmett goes, like, "uh, her name is Bella". gold.
OH also the soundtrack is cool. except the excess of Paramore. i liked the black ghosts before but it really got me into them for real. i liked that there was only one muse song on it. i can't believe Stephanie Meyer has playlists for her books. i actually can't believe how she is a Mormon oldish person who likes teen emo music to be honest.