my Twilight movie review
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tiggzso here's the thing. the first time i saw it, i saw it with a group of friends and we went to a restaurant beforehand and i had some drinks. i had a feeling i was going to need to be a little tipsy do deal with the crazy fangirls and the oozing cheese that was sure to come onscreen. turns out the fangirls were really well behaved. they didn't even squeal the first time RPattz came onscreen. i was also sitting next to a girl(a stranger) who was a sarcastic bitch just like me. so we had a good time snarking.
that being said, i hated the movie the first time. there was one point where i was laughing so hard i thought i was going to pee my pants or get kicked out of the theatre. it was a toss up. if i'd had some hard-core fans around me, i probably wouldn't be typing this now. i'm sure i was obnoxious, but i could not help it.
so...okay. sunday, mom wanted to go see it and i told her i'd go with her because i wanted to see if it was as bad as i thought it was when i was completely sober. turns out? it's not awful, but it's still not good.
the good
- vampire baseball. that scene was pretty much the best thing about the movie. period. i could never really picture it in my head when reading the book. so it was nice to see it laid out. Jasper and the bat twirling was kinda hot. Alice with the leg kick was adorable. it was the first scene i semi-believed Nikki Reed as Rosalie too. she gave good bitchface.
- the painfully slow kiss in Bella's bedroom. probably the first time i felt RPattz and KStew had chemistry. also the first time i found RPattz hot. especially when he flung himself against the wall. rawr.
- the prom scene with them in the gazebo. the music was absolutely fabulous and i actually felt like they were Edward and Bella there.
- Alice hugging Bella when Edward takes her to the house to introduce her to the family. Ashley Greene was a great choice for Alice. she nails her.
- Charlie. pretty much any scene with him is right on. wonderful casting for him, as well.
- Billy/Charlie. i like that we're shown what good friends they are. and not to be repetitive, but great casting for Billy too.
- the humans were all pretty great too. i could have done without a lot of the childishness that was portrayed(worm scene, i'm looking at you.), but overall i loved Mike, Jessica, Angela and Eric. (Ben. where are you, Ben?!)
- Victoria! Laurent! James! i effing loved every one of them. Cam Gigandet has decided to make a career out of playing assholes and it totally works for him. i couldn't have cast a better Victoria if i'd tried. Rachelle is absolutely gorgeous and i want her hair. Laurent didn't have a whole lot to do, but we'll see more of him in the next movie, i hope.
the eh
- Taylor Lautner as Jacob. he was okay, i suppose. still not at all what i pictured and i still can't see him as New Moon Jacob at all. they made him a bit more useless in the movie than he even was in the book and that was disappointing as a staunch Team Jacob fan.
- KStew as Bella. i like that i wasn't subjected to Bella's incessant thoughts about how beautiful and god-like Edward is, but i thought she portrayed her a bit too strong. Bella isn't strong. she's a whiny, self-absorbed damsel in distress who really is the anti-feminist in so many ways.
- the Cullens house. i didn't like that it was so modern.
the bad
- RPattz's accent. it was distracting and took me out of the movie quite a bit.
- the make-up!! i mean, seriously. WTF?! i could have done a better job at making them look pale without looking like the make-up was caked on.
- the contacts were lacking, as well. if you're going to do close-ups on the vamp's eyes, at least fix it so we can't tell they're contacts in post.
- the running/jumping/flying. the running especially was truly awful. i would have preferred them to do what they do in Smallville where Clark runs so fast all you see is the zipzip flash of colors.
- KStew's blubbering in the final hospital scene and the part where she thinks James has her mom when she gets the phone call from home. she needs to work on that. a lot!
the downright criminal
- taking out the blood typing scene and replacing it with a totally unneccessary field trip that did nothing to move the plot along. at least with the blood typing we had Bella and Edward bonding and talking and Edward snarking at her. why change that? i just don't get it.
- changing the way Bella finds out about the "cold ones". she flirts(albeit badly) with Jacob and he tells her the whole story. she does go home and google, but it's only to confirm her theory. having her figure it out any other way doesn't make sense. especially in the order they decided to do it. i mean, Edward tells her he can read minds at dinner, but she doesn't think to bring up the things she googled? whatever. stupidstupidstupid.
- taking out awesome lines. "did you stab Edward Cullen with a pencil", "Edward Cullen is staring at you", "stupid, shiny volvo owner". these are awesome lines and should have been in the movie. no argument about it. if they can keep the completely cheesy "and so the lion fell in love with the lamb. stupid lamb. what a sick, masochistic lion." crap, they could've kept this stuff in. you know what i'm saying?
there's probably more that i'm forgetting, but yeah. this is the jist of it. didn't love it. didn't hate it. won't own it unless i end up loving the rest of movies and want a complete collection.
that being said, i hated the movie the first time. there was one point where i was laughing so hard i thought i was going to pee my pants or get kicked out of the theatre. it was a toss up. if i'd had some hard-core fans around me, i probably wouldn't be typing this now. i'm sure i was obnoxious, but i could not help it.
so...okay. sunday, mom wanted to go see it and i told her i'd go with her because i wanted to see if it was as bad as i thought it was when i was completely sober. turns out? it's not awful, but it's still not good.
the good
- vampire baseball. that scene was pretty much the best thing about the movie. period. i could never really picture it in my head when reading the book. so it was nice to see it laid out. Jasper and the bat twirling was kinda hot. Alice with the leg kick was adorable. it was the first scene i semi-believed Nikki Reed as Rosalie too. she gave good bitchface.
- the painfully slow kiss in Bella's bedroom. probably the first time i felt RPattz and KStew had chemistry. also the first time i found RPattz hot. especially when he flung himself against the wall. rawr.
- the prom scene with them in the gazebo. the music was absolutely fabulous and i actually felt like they were Edward and Bella there.
- Alice hugging Bella when Edward takes her to the house to introduce her to the family. Ashley Greene was a great choice for Alice. she nails her.
- Charlie. pretty much any scene with him is right on. wonderful casting for him, as well.
- Billy/Charlie. i like that we're shown what good friends they are. and not to be repetitive, but great casting for Billy too.
- the humans were all pretty great too. i could have done without a lot of the childishness that was portrayed(worm scene, i'm looking at you.), but overall i loved Mike, Jessica, Angela and Eric. (Ben. where are you, Ben?!)
- Victoria! Laurent! James! i effing loved every one of them. Cam Gigandet has decided to make a career out of playing assholes and it totally works for him. i couldn't have cast a better Victoria if i'd tried. Rachelle is absolutely gorgeous and i want her hair. Laurent didn't have a whole lot to do, but we'll see more of him in the next movie, i hope.
the eh
- Taylor Lautner as Jacob. he was okay, i suppose. still not at all what i pictured and i still can't see him as New Moon Jacob at all. they made him a bit more useless in the movie than he even was in the book and that was disappointing as a staunch Team Jacob fan.
- KStew as Bella. i like that i wasn't subjected to Bella's incessant thoughts about how beautiful and god-like Edward is, but i thought she portrayed her a bit too strong. Bella isn't strong. she's a whiny, self-absorbed damsel in distress who really is the anti-feminist in so many ways.
- the Cullens house. i didn't like that it was so modern.
the bad
- RPattz's accent. it was distracting and took me out of the movie quite a bit.
- the make-up!! i mean, seriously. WTF?! i could have done a better job at making them look pale without looking like the make-up was caked on.
- the contacts were lacking, as well. if you're going to do close-ups on the vamp's eyes, at least fix it so we can't tell they're contacts in post.
- the running/jumping/flying. the running especially was truly awful. i would have preferred them to do what they do in Smallville where Clark runs so fast all you see is the zipzip flash of colors.
- KStew's blubbering in the final hospital scene and the part where she thinks James has her mom when she gets the phone call from home. she needs to work on that. a lot!
the downright criminal
- taking out the blood typing scene and replacing it with a totally unneccessary field trip that did nothing to move the plot along. at least with the blood typing we had Bella and Edward bonding and talking and Edward snarking at her. why change that? i just don't get it.
- changing the way Bella finds out about the "cold ones". she flirts(albeit badly) with Jacob and he tells her the whole story. she does go home and google, but it's only to confirm her theory. having her figure it out any other way doesn't make sense. especially in the order they decided to do it. i mean, Edward tells her he can read minds at dinner, but she doesn't think to bring up the things she googled? whatever. stupidstupidstupid.
- taking out awesome lines. "did you stab Edward Cullen with a pencil", "Edward Cullen is staring at you", "stupid, shiny volvo owner". these are awesome lines and should have been in the movie. no argument about it. if they can keep the completely cheesy "and so the lion fell in love with the lamb. stupid lamb. what a sick, masochistic lion." crap, they could've kept this stuff in. you know what i'm saying?
there's probably more that i'm forgetting, but yeah. this is the jist of it. didn't love it. didn't hate it. won't own it unless i end up loving the rest of movies and want a complete collection.
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Date: 2008-11-26 07:59 pm (UTC)