Ok, I'm sooo behind in movie reviews, so I'm just starting with my most recent and going forward.
I was SO excited to see Twilight this past Friday. I'm a huge fan of the books, and have "infected" a ton of people with the Twilight bug. I've followed the movie progress closely, having feeds to MTV movie blog (they have a "Twilight Tuesday" posting each week) and Stephenie Meyer's blog. When I found out they'd cast RPattz (Robert Pattinson) in the role, I wasn't thrilled, but I was willing to give him a chance. Kristen Stewart was not exactly who I pictured as Bella. I pictured her more girly, and less tomboy, not girly girly tho! LOL! Great casting, imho, Emmet (Kellan Lutz), Carlisle (Peter Facinelli), and Alice (Ashley Greene). Also good, Taylor Lautner as Jacob.
I went into the movie with less than high expectations and came out with less than rave reviews. Now, don't get me wrong, I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it...yet. My friend Stephanie didn't love it her first viewing, but DID the 2nd. Clearly, I need another fix of Twilight. Less the sold out theater full of screaming teens preferably!
Here were my issues.
They stayed pretty close to the book (uh, not the issue), but at times I felt as tho they were making the movie into a caricature of these beloved books. The lines were right, but they came out wrong. Things that were supposed to be totally serious were nearly (or literally) laughable.
Jasper. Oh, Jasper. Jasper freaked me out. I've heard 3 people say "Edward Scissorhands" now. I agree. I didn't see that in the movie, but I do now! He was just WEIRD. I think, had they given the boy lines, it wouldn't have been so bad. Instead he stood in the background with his lips gorilla glued together looking a tad constipated.
Not enough family time. There just wasn't enough Cullen time. It was basically Edward and Bella all the time. Now, I know that the book is about Edward and Bella, but there were some scenes that were painfully long with them, that would have better been filled with a good Emmet quip, Esme hug, or Alice vision.
Sparkling. I'm not sure what I expected Edward to look like when he 'sparkled' in the sun, but that was weird.
S L O W............. The movie moved (ha) slow!!!
Coloring. It reminded me of the Prisoner of Azkaban in color. I know Forks is the rainiest place in the US, but the blue tint of the movie drove me nuts. I wanted someone to fix the color cast on the screen.
Ok, fine that last one was petty.
My fav lines cut, even tho there was the perfect time for it. "Do I dazzle you?" "Frequently". I WAS glad they kept the Port Angeles/Resturant scene however. I'm nit picking now.
While I'm there tho... Summit, you've just made 72.5 million dollars in 3 days. Get a better special effects team. I hear Industrial Light and Magic can do some decent effects. lol.
However...
RPattz surprised me. He needs to work on the American accent, but I was happier with him than I thought. He's still not quite the picture of Edward that lives in my head, but he's alright. Want to see the picture that lives in my head...? Ok, if you insist.
Yes, that is a photo of a very young Brad Pitt The movie, like I said at the beginning, stays pretty true to the books.
Rosalie, tho not as pretty as I thought she should be (not that she isn't pretty, but Rosalie is supposed to be drop dead gorgeo
Ummmmmmmm....... the tone of the movie was right, it was the execution I think.
I WANT to give this movie 5 kernels, but I can't. It gets 3.5. Keyword here, LIKED. Not loved.
For now. I'll let you know if that changes :D
5 comments:
Thank you so much for the review. Still haven't seen it, prolly won't for a bit yet, but thanks for not throwing in too much detail in your review. :)
I agree with several of your comments, I too didn't love it, but liked it a lot. I have seen it twice and did pick up some things the 2nd time around and the crowd reactions were different (no moaning, screams, squeals, gasps, but some applause and a lot more men...weird). I thought for a low budget movie made by an independent studio and independent director, it worked pretty well. Yes, there was cheese. I did enjoy the humor between Bella and Charlie. I, too, would have liked more Cullen time. I do have to say I gasped when I first saw Peter's Carlisle in the Emergency Room. Rawr. Anyhoo, nice job on your review, I always enjoy reading your take on things!
Love your reviews and totally agree with everything. I think Peter F (if younger) would have fit my vision of Edward.
LOL I totally agree about Jasper. Everytime they showed him my friend and I would giggle! It was ridiculous! My friend said he looked like edward scissorhands too!! I was disappointed but want to see it again. I think I was expecting too much. They were missing some key lines I thought and yeah, what was w/ the sparkling???? NOT what I expected. I hope the 2nd movie is better. I absolutely love the books & am going through withdrawl trying to find something else to read! LOL
Oh and off the subject, I really like your blog!!
I couldn't agree with you more on your review. I haven't read the books at all and only went to see the movie after a couple of my fellow co-workers/church friends told me about the books and had my interest peaked. I think if I had closed my eyes during the movie it would have been like listening to a book on tape. The whole movie seemed forced like they were trying to hard. Too bad too because (even though I haven't read the books) I can see how it could have been a really good movie. Even so, I love trilogy type movies and even though I was frustrated with this one, I'll probably still see the sequels and end up reading the books. That's what I did with the Harry Potter series, although I do think the HP movies are much better written and carried out. Just my two cents!
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