Twilight
For fans of the book, Twilight will be just what you wanted. For vampire fans, this probably isn’t your film. For the general movie-going public, it’s hard to say, but I’ll do my best. As for me…well…here we go.
Twilight mixes vampires and romance. Pretty good idea. And the story itself is actually pretty good, too. Stephenie Meyer is the author of the novel on which the movie is based, and it is with her writing that many have found fault. The problem is that it’s piss-poor. The writing is like The Da Vinci Code, only worse. She takes what is probably an indestructible idea (just look at how long it’s been around) and delivers a third-grade reading level paperback. Good thing the idea is indestructible, or no one would read it.
The movie suffers the same fate. The story is pretty interesting, especially if you’ve read the book. Mainly, the script isn’t very good; the direction is somewhat simplistic, to be kind; and the CGI looks like it was done by me; thankfully, the acting is at times pretty good, and honestly, that’s because it sticks to its purpose, and I can tell what they’re trying to do: they want to mimic the book’s descriptions. It’s obvious. The only problem with that is that Meyer’s descriptions are quite lofty goals for us mere mortals. They can only work in the printed form or the animated, because Edward Cullen has to be a demi-god, a work of nature the likes of which no girl has ever seen. Robert Pattinson does his best as Edward, but it would take Michael (the angel) to pull this one off. There were times when I kind of enjoyed it, like when it ended. To be fair, though, I did like the elongation of the fight scene. It was enjoyable and added a good bit of catharsis for the audience.
Here’s the deal: if you liked the book, you’ll like the movie. If you loved the book, you’ll probably see the movie multiple times and buy it the first day you can pre-order on Amazon. If you’re like me and liked the story a bit, but recognize “the reality of the kitschy,” as I am going to call it, then you’d probably be best leaving this one alone.
Rating: 1.5/4 Stars
I'm going to have to disagree with you on ONE point. I loved the book, and thought the movie should be set into flames. Okay, that's drastic…but you catch my drift. I saw it once and that was enough for me. Was I one of those rabid pre-teen (acting) girls with the Cullen T-shirt at midnight? Of course. Was I sad 2 hours later that I was one of them? Most definitely. The movie, although I was not anticipating much from the trailer, was a complete letdown on almost every level, aside from some of the acting. The two parts I found enjoyable were the baseball scene (mostly because Muse is my favorite band and they were playing in the background) and the dance room duel. Other than that, most of it made me laugh…and I don't believe that's what it intended.
The thing that makes me sad it, you probably enjoyed this more than Australia. *sigh* I'll never understand.
On the subject of Twilight, you should check this out, it's pretty funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oosQPmSpxU&feature=channel_page
Yeah, I understand. Because I liked the book enough to finish it, and I think the movie’s pretty..um..not good. And yes, I did like this better than Australia.
After the movie was over, I felt like I had just sat through an entire season of Dawson’s Creek. And I wanted to die a little bit. And this is coming from a guy who loves his teen angst (when it’s done right).
I know what you mean, dude. It was pretty bad. About 15 or 20 minutes in, I looked over at Ash and said, verbatim, “I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to sit through this.”