Over-hyped Nonsense (coming from an unbiased point of view)

Rating: 4/10 (23 November 2008)

Don't get me wrong - this movie has its very limited good moments, such as the occasional comedic scenes. It's also not the worst movie I've ever seen, but the good things end there.
This movie had incredible potential. I read the books, was not that impressed, so I thought I would give the movie a chance. Believe me, this is coming from a completely unbiased point of view. In my opinion, you can't just rate a movie based on how "hot" the actor is or how "cute" a relationship is.
Every scene just fell short of what you expect, and left me thinking, "Oh...I wish they would have done this instead of that..." The scenes were choppy, and the camera was often at awkward angles. The music often did not match what was on the screen at all. I understand that romances are hard to make as it is, not even mentioning adding the vampire aspect of it. But this movie evoked no emotion whatsoever. Even as Bella lies on a hospital bed hooked up to an IV, you can't help but scoff at her cheesy, scripted lines. Everything from how the actors dress to how they take themselves so seriously is hilarious in an unintended way. Even how the movie is colored is depressing - its like the gray monotone of a bad horror movie. I hope the director learns her lesson and takes more time to make the next Twilight movie worth watching, not just hoping that fans are so blind that they'll like it no matter what.
Bottom line is, if you haven't read the book and aren't obsessed with the series, my suggestion is to wait to rent it and then laugh at how badly it was made. Or flip through some soap operas and you'll get the same effect. I just feel sorry to the "Twirds" who went at midnight and got this dump of a movie.
I'm just excited because you can tell that they're going to make a huge parody of it. Nudge, nudge to the makers of Epic Movie!