acting-good, directing...... wow

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2008)

okay first off, like one week before i saw this movie i had read the book, and i was HOOKED! on you tube i saw some behind the scenes stuff, and originally thought the director was a little strange. but now I'm quite angry, because she just screwed up what could've been one of the best movies ever! true, she had an understanding of teens and a natural edginess to the movie, which i liked, but COME ON! look at that makeup! Edward's character still looked gorgeous but wasn't he supposed to look PALER THAN KRISTEN? i understand that it being a teen movie and all, a little cheesiness is okay, but I'm a teen and some of it was just not necessary. okay the glittering scene was so amateur. it even had sound effects which really made it weird. some of the things Edward said was funny and i loved that about him but some of the lines were just downright stupid! "better hold on tight spider monkey!" god... no Catherine... no.
despite the director, the acting was very good. Pattinson made the stupid lines he had, believable and understandable. In my opinion, he was the perfect Edward. But the scene where he covers his mouth when Kristen walked in was a little funny to me. He looked like he was about to puke. Overall, I thought he was a really good actor and helped make this movie so much better. Stewart lacked complete emotion, but for some reason, i like her as Bella. i think she is the perfect person to play her. but the stuttering, was unbearable, like in the hospital. "w-what w-what are you saying. i-i-i-i-i don't understand......" for a second i thought Edward was going to laugh. Robert and Kristen had very strong chemistry though but i felt like i couldn't feel the passion between them as strongly as i did in the book. it sped right through and got straight to the action which wasn't so great. the special affects were embarrassingly bad. god. and then when Edward is sucking the blood out of Kristen (which is supposed to be a serious moment) she's cross-eyed!! i couldn't stop laughing. the book was serious and this movie was funny! i'm so glad that that other guy is directing the next one. it was so weird how Victoria was watching them dance. i know it was supposed to show a cliff hanger, but come on! what is she doing at prom?? my verdict, the acting was what MADE the movie, but Catherine really needs to put the camera down and let someone more worthy of making this series take over.