A letdown even though some things were done right.

Rating: 5/10 (23 November 2008)

Okay. So first thing's first. Twilight just isn't a good movie. even if you haven't read the books. However there are some things that were done right. Some things that were done horribly wrong.
THE GOOD: -The scenery was perfect. Almost exactly how i imagined it in the book. Very well done.
-Edward and Bella were almost perfectly cast, even though their acting at most parts was sub-par.
-Bella's Lullaby was a great song. I'm surprised at how good the song itself was.
-The baseball scene was exceptionally well filmed. This was by far my favorite part of the movie.
-The casting for the most part was pretty good. My favorite character was definitely Alice Cullen. She was gorgeous and she played her part perfectly.
-I think the music for the most part fit the scenes.
-There is a notable amount of dialogue that is taken directly from the book.
THE BAD: -The acting was just flat out bad. This is especially noted by Bella's constant erratic blinking and Edward's first scene in Biology where he looks like he is having a bowel movement.
-The transitions. The movie had terrible pacing and the transitions were choppy. This is a result of poor directing and editing.
-Visual Effects were extremely low budget and very cheesy.
-The storyline was not just tweaked a bit to adapt the book to film. It was butchered. Things were in the wrong order, characters were added, important details were completely removed, and some details were awkwardly placed or barely mentioned so it would be confusing to someone who hasn't read the book.
-Cinematography. Okay. So the scenery was beautiful. But the angles and camera movements were comparable to a high school film project.
-Many scenes that were meant to be serious were unintentionally funny. And there was some added intentional humor which didn't fit the tone set by the book.
-My BIGGEST gripe with the film is that the book is a love story. And the movie was so incredibly cheesy that it didn't even feel like Bella and Edward were in love. Moreso awkwardly infatuated with each other.
VERDICT: -If you've read the book you will obviously want to see the film. no mater how bad the things you heard about it are. But the bottom line is, even if it wasn't based off a popular novel, it still wouldn't be a good movie. paying 10 dollars to see a film of this quality is ridiculous. I honestly think that if this film were to be redone with a higher budget, better director, and had the cast actually read the book, it would be 10 times better.
Awkwardly enough, even though i KNOW that this movie wasn't good. I want to see it again. So they must have done something right. Maybe its just because i love the book so much. I honestly hope they will remake this movie and capture the real magic of the book properly on film. Because the story is very film worthy. It just wasn't done correctly.
And to anyone who compares this movie to the harry potter films or the lord of the rings films. Please stop being biased because of your love of book. Because the main difference between those films and this one, is that those movies were actually GOOD.
SCORE: 6/10