Thursday, March 26, 2009

Twilight-- The Movie

Out of sheer curiosity and my husband's love of bad cinema, I went to see Twilight Thanksgiving weekend in 2008.  Now the DVD has reached store shelves, much to the anticipation of its adoring fans and the chagrin of the rest of us.  However, we bought the DVD.

My husband and I can't help ourselves when teenage romance, star-crossed lovers, and forbidden vampiric desires are all blended into one deliciously bad film... except... on the second viewing, the film isn't that bad.  As long as you aren't expecting an emotionally and intellectually moving cinematic about discrimination and romance, then you will enjoy yourself.

That's all I really have to say about the film, simply because that's all there is TO say-- also the soundtrack is better than both the book and film combined.

For the Twilight series fans who hated the film-- get over it.  Film and literature (if you can call Twilight that) are two separate art forms and should be viewed the same, especially in terms of adaptations.  The film will cut up the book and most likely add elements for suspense-- I am, of course, referring to the made up friend of Charlie's killed by James-- because these films are trying to bring in an audience larger than the poor saps (I include myself in this group) who bought and read the books.  Mass appeal is what film studios are all about and I wish people would accept that fact and move on, rather than waste breath complaining how the film was NOTHING like the book.

Twilight the film was SIMILAR to Twilight the book-- don't be so over dramatic.

As far as the casting goes, if it bothers you so much, move to Hollywood and become a casting agent.  So what if Robert Pattinson isn't who you pictured as Edward?  Chances are you're one of thousands who feel the same way and have their own individual idea of who should play the characters.  And even Anti-Twilight Movie club members must admit Pattinson looks like vampire... a lot.

If you can't tell, I'm still angry at this series... 

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