Andy and I went and saw Twilight on Saturday, over all we liked it. (we both read all the books)
It was good and well done considering they only had a couple hours to tell what the book did so well.
There were a few things that bothered me and couple scenes that I thought were important that they just glossed over, or left out completely.
I wish they'd done the meadow scene like in the book, they didn't include the blood typing scene which I thought would have been a good one to include and it seemed a little rushed through the whole developing relationship between Edward and Bella. I know they can't fit it all in, but everything just happened so fast, if I hadn't read the book I think it would have been confusing.
I may be the only person to think this, but....I didn't like the actor who played Edward, I thought he'd grow on me. He didn't.
*I thought Jasper looked weird the whole time and his hair was out of control,
*I thought the high school friends were extra ditsy and weird, and the character of Angela was completely opposite of the book, I thought. And it'll be interesting to see how they make the kid who played Jacob seem taller in the following movies, or if they'll get someone else.
*Charlies house was almost exactly as I'd imagined it, for some reason I liked that.
*I actually thought that the guy who played Emmet did really well, and he looked like how I imagined him. He's one of my favorite characters in the book, so I was pleased to have him turn out right
*And I thought the cameo by Stephanie Myer was just awkward, and although it was probably fun for her, it could have been left out.
*One thing that kind of bothered me, which is silly, is the first time Edward takes Bella with him when he runs. In the book it makes her sick sort of and winded. In the movie it doesn't even phase her. That just bugged me a little.
*These are pretty random, sorry!
I'd kind of like to see it again, when we went it was so packed we had to sit on the second row, so it was hard to take it all in, I was moving my head from side to side the entire time in order to try and see everything. But we'll probably just wait til it comes to the dollar theater, or DVD.
Anyway...I really did like it. It's just hard for any movie to be as good as the book. But I'll watch it again.
Something I thought was funny, there were several people that were reading the book during the previews. I just thought it was funny.
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I just know this is going to be one of those movies people watch in film class and talk about it's adaptation.
Andy read Twilight too??? I can't get Michael to even consider reading it... that's impressive!
I've heard a lot of good and bad things so far about the movie... I'll just have to wait and see until I see it, I guess... you aren't the only one to think it was rushed though. They can only do so much for a movie...
I am excited to go see it... movies NEVER turn out as good as the books.
I haven't even read them. It's hard for me to sit down and read now. I used to read while nursing Scarlett, but I can't do anything now because she wants or wants to see what I have. However, I would have used those free tickets for the movie if I could have! I think Scott mentioned reading the books, but then I told him that I thought it was a girly book because I only know girls that read it. It "might" help that Andy has read them!!
So, your review is pretty much exactly what I thought. I even was sitting so close that I had to keep moving my head back and forth. I wish they would have added the blood typing scene and I didn't like the meadow scene. Edward did grow on me though. I liked him. I loved Emmett and Carlisle. And Charlie! Jasper was weird, but I loved the baseball scene and the fight scene. Overall, I thought it was an ok movie, but I wonder what someone would think about Bella and Edward's relationship if they hadn't read the books.
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