Let me just say that I feel like I’m 12…
Hilarie and I went to see the Twilight movie last night. We were surrounded by a bunch of swooning and giggling tweens. It was pretty amusing.
As for my thoughts on the movie… though I liked it, I can’t say that I loved it. I think that the movie was hyped up so much that I didn’t appreciate it as much as maybe I should have. The film was low budget but more or less stuck to the story line of the book (save a few extra cheesy lines). I wasn’t so sure at the beginning of the movie, but about half way through I really started to like it.
A couple of observations:
- Carlisle seemed way younger than I thought he would be.
- Eric looked nothing like I’d envisioned him.
- Bella never smiled, not really.
- And Jasper was just… odd. I think I would have liked to see a little more character development there.
- I really liked Alice and Renee seemed right on character too.
- The relationship between Edward and Bella was a bit slow at first but well developed overall, I think.
- I also really liked James. I think he played his character well. I particularly liked the scene with him and Bella at the dance studio.
Overall, I liked it and I’m glad I went. It was fun to see these characters that I’d only pictured in my mind portrayed on the screen. And I am excited that they have decided to go ahead and produce the other movies as well. And I do think I’d watch this one again, but I’ll probably wait until it gets to redbox.
Oh… And Hilarie said she thought she saw Stephanie Meyer in the cafe in one of the scenes. I wasn’t paying attention. Does anyone know if she had a cameo in this film??
I had fun at the movie, not the best movie I’ve ever seen but still good. By the way I looked this up…
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/04/04/exclusive-twilight-author-stephenie-meyer-shoots-movie-cameo/
I was starting to think I had imagined seeing Stephenie Meyer in the film but she really was there.
Nice. Thanks for sharing that link… now I wish I was paying better attention. Alas! I had fun too. Thanks for coming with me. 🙂
Wow, I wish I would have paid better attention too thats interesting. I really liked the movie and would love to watch it again. I agree about Jasper and Dr Cullen. I also think there were some things that you wouldn’t get if you hadn’t read the books.
I agree with most of your observations… I also didn’t like the casting of Charlie at first…but he grew on me. 🙂
I’ve never seen a movie that lived up to the book itself. So, knowing that I’ve just decided not to compare it too much. I’m glad it’s been a little while since I read the books – I’m sure I’ve forgotten a lot of the details that would drive me crazy. By the way, another one of my friends said she didn’t like Jasper either – he didn’t seem to fit his character from the book. Guess I’ll find out for myself! I’m hoping that if I wait long enough then I can avoid all the teenage girls!
I haven’t gotten on my computer for a while so Happy Birthday Bridget!
I haven’t read the book or seen the movie but I want to try and read it in the next little while so then I can see the movie and also know what everyone is talking about it seems like everyone loves this series. Sounds like you guys had fun though its always nice to have a girls night.
I don’t like hearing all the hype about any movie!! So i avoid it all as much as possible!! But i have to say i loved the movie!! and i haven’t read the books and i only seen the pre-view once on tv.. So i had no idea about the movie.. I think that’s how it should be towards every movie.. BUT it’s NOT!!! And we had tonz of girls and women in the theater going crazy over all the people in the movie.. What’s a tween??
A “tween” is someone between kid and teenager.
Here is a definition (and random fact) from wikipedia:
“Tween is an American neologism and marketing term[6] that means roughly the same thing as preteen. It is a portmanteau word of between and teen.[4][5] The age range of tweens is generally considered to be eight to twelve years of age.[5] Marketers describe the driving psychographic motivation of this group as desperately wanting to be a teen, but not about to stop being a kid.[citation needed] The term was first used in J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1954 novel “The Lord of the Rings” to refer to Hobbits in their twenties; “…tweens as Hobbits called the irresponsible twenties between childhood and the coming of age at thirty-three.” -Tolkien, J.R.R; The Lord of the Rings; The Fellowship of the Ring.[7]”
Yes, that was Stephanie Meyer in the cafe. Love the movie, because I went expecting to hate it.