Twilight (Theaters)
Movies, Two Stars — By NDO on December 1, 2008 at 2:11 am | 10 VisitorsWhen I first saw the previews for Twilight, there was a part of me that really wanted to watch it. I’m a huge fan of vampire and zombie movies, especially when they are done right. I had no idea that it was based on a very popular series of books that mainly catered to the teeny bopper and tween set. When I was told of this, I decided to wait for the DVD release. I asked many of my friends who have seen the film to give me their review and they were split into two extremes. They either loved it or they hated it. I thought it was funny that there were no gray areas with how they felt about the movie. So, I decided to see it for myself.
At it’s most basic point, Twilight is a teen love story with vampires sprinkled in for good measure. That’s it.
Right away, it was painfully obvious that this was a teeny bopper movie. The dialogue not only required you to leave your brain at home, but it was cheesy and filled with cliches. The performances by the actors were decent…as long as they did not have to talk! The acting was so bad that there were unintentional laughs created because of the way the actors delivered their lines. At least they look good.
It’s quite easy to see why the tween and teen set would enjoy this movie. It was built specifically for their age group the same way “She’s All That” catered to mine when I was in high school. You can probably view Twilight as this generation’s Romeo & Juliet. And oh yes, Robert Pattinson [one of the main characters], will have young girls claiming he is the greatest actor ever. He reminds me of the female version of Jessica Alba. Good looks. No talent.
Since this is based on a book series, and the movie has already made a bucket load of money, we can expect more sequels. Hopefully the story matures. Even though the movie was pretty bad, it was easy to see that the series does have potential to be good. There is a bit of a charm to be found. There were times where Twilight entertained me, too bad those moments were unintentional.
Tags: Ashley Greene, Billy Burke, Kristen Stewart, Nikki Reed, Robert Pattinson, Two Stars
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I knew it! Hun hun and I decided not to watch this after my sister said, it’s like a tv series. lol.
Thanks for this review. :)
I can’t believe you went to go see that.
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@Film – Actually this review was done by a friend of mine (guest movie reviewer on occasion). His name is listed on the post itself. He went and sat through the agony. I was about to see this since it was a vampire flick and I love them, but I was told by both my wife and some friends it was a teeny movie. Glad I missed this!! haha
Scary part is they’ve already announce the sequel will be starting preproduction soon. Ugh. Buffy was better than that. ;)
@Brian Fitzpatrick – That what I was told. It was very popular here on Guam so Im assuming it has a good following from the ladies and teens alike.
I never realized how huge the book series was until I decided to ask my friend who works at the local bookstore. Turns out they’re always sold out!
@ndo – looks like its a huge series and many fans were very disappointed with the turnout on film.
I decided to read the book before I watch the movie and now I’m glad. I can easily wait for this to come out on DVD. The book is a bit boring at the beginning – haven’t gotten anywhere good yet.
@fragileheart – Good Call Reg.
I will say this. The music in the movie is pretty cool. Good mix of mainstream rock, indie pop, and Radiohead’s 15 Step at the end credits.
wow this is quite different but i love twilight the movie was good but they left out some things but im gonna go see it for the second time so im pretty exited!!=]]
I haven’t seen the movie yet. I probably won’t end up seeing it either. Something told me it was cheesy. You confirmed it.
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wow how could u not liek tht movie?! lol i bet u would hav liked it a lot better if u had read the books. and u didnt hav to b so critical of it. and robert pattinson and all the other actors and actresses have AMAZING talent u obviously dnt kno how to rate a movie.
@ Allie – your obviously a teeny bopper fan and thats by choice. I thought this was a free country and we could rate movies as we see fit. Didn’t know you were a talent scout…. haha
If I felt that the movie lacked overall direction, was poorly paced, and the acting was second rate…then yes, I’ll be very critical of the movie. I won’t apologize for that. I watched the movie with an open mind without any preconceived feelings about the movie or its content. It is what it is. A poorly made movie with a huge fan base to support and defend it. I won’t say that the actors are talentless. Who knows? Maybe they’ll be Oscar worthy one day. Too bad they didn’t show it in this movie. I didn’t read the books, but I didn’t have to read the books to rate a movie that I watched.
P.S. My girlfriend has read all the books and is a big fan. I’ve also heard from friends that the books are quite good, but even they agree that the movie was awful.