Twilight Movie Review
I watched Twilight last night with my girlfriend Mich and a couple of her friends from ABS-CBN. Like what I said yesterday, I was really excited for this movie but I was also kinda doubtful that they could make the movie better than the book. To some extent, I was right. Nothing beats reading the novel because there are a lot of parts in the book that is really hard to translate on the big screen. My personal review after the jump.
Expectations: Bella and Edward Come to Life!
My main motivation in watching the movie was to see the characters of the book come to life. I know that a lot of people were actually against Robert Pattinson as Edward but I think he actually did a good job. Though some critics called his acting a bit bland - I think those critics are not readers of the book at all. Edward was always dark, mysterious, calm, and cool in the book and I believe that it was replicated on the big screen.
Kristen Stewart as Bella was also believable if I would base it on the book. She was just your normal girl who happened to fall in love with a vampire. I can’t believe though how aggressive she was when she was kissing Edward (hahaha). Talk about a girl who knows what she wants!
As for the rest of the cast, I think they all did a fine job - especially Carslie Cullen. When he came on screen, I think all the girls in the movie house reacted. The crowd actually responded more to him than to Edward!
My Favorite Parts: Bella Meets Edward, Their First Kiss, & the Last Fight
I have 3 favorite moments in the movie. The first was when Bella meets Edward in the Biology Class. Robert Pattinson really captured the moment well here with his acting. In the scene, an electric fan (lol) blows a gust of wind at Bella letting Edward catch her scent which drives him crazy. The second was their kiss, which I already talked about in the previous paragraph. The best part for me though would be the fight against James in the end. The way he stalked Bella, broke her leg, bit her, and how Bella screamed and reacted to the venom was just surreal.
Why the Book was Better
I really believe that the book was better, and I know a lot of people will agree with me on this. The beauty of the book was the fact that the author wrote it in such a way that the highlights were actually what the characters thought to themselves. This is really hard to put on the big screen. There were several parts in the movie where the characters would be silent and just look at each other. If you’ve read the book, you would understand and appreciate this but if not then I don’t think you would.
Over-all the movie was okay, but it didn’t blow me out of my seat. It had it’s faults but for me, someone who has read the book and is a fan of the novel, I can definitely say that I enjoyed it and it was worth the 150 bucks for the movie ticket.
November 27th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
ive seen the movie too… reading the book was waaaay better…
* Sir Wauks
- please fix nmn po ung sprit bug sa New Chaos… ndi po kita ung sprites ng Doll Hats… TY
November 27th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
i haven’t read the book yet nor seen the movie.. iv seen the trailer at the least.. one thought though.. in their world.. not only do vampire exists.. their daylight-walkers? @_@ i guess the author made herself her own vampire versions.. cause if it was the traditional vampires.. afraid of the sun.. not going to modern schools.. she wouldn’t have come up with these novels..hehe.. just my 2cents..
November 27th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
The books was better I agree, the movie could have been better kaso limited lang ang time, 2hours is just not enough for twilight that maybe the reason we weren’t blown out of our seats. :) Nevertheless, it still good, and I am satisfied. :)
I love the baseball scene so much, just as much as I love it in the book. It’s so cool. The cullens; especially Emmet and Alice fit my exact imagination. =)
I give it a 4/5.
November 27th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
@executor
Yes she explained everything well in the book. She made a new definition for vampire. heh. :) And they can’t just walk out under the sun though. :) It is explained in the movie and in the book.
November 27th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
kelan ba kayu mag rerelease ng RO figures sa pinas obses na tlga ako wala naman akong credit card pang ebay bka mabiktima pa kame ng phishing ahuhuu sir wauks sana dis december na po ahuuhuhuh
November 28th, 2008 at 11:24 am
spoiler warning nmn dyan. aksidente kong nabasa. omg! T______________T
November 28th, 2008 at 11:36 am
HELLOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SIR WAUKSSSSSSSS!!!!!! pa-OT!!
ung new chaos po khapon pa down……. OMG!! tas almost 2 days pa ung maintenance nong pagrelease ng demise of morroc episode then no exp mod?!?!?! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!
November 28th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
i like the movie. but yah the book is way better.
actually sum1 told me dat they cant really copy the book exactly bcoz der’s this thing called copyright. well i dunno
thats y its just based. lol
but. its nice.
i lurve emmett thou =)
November 29th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
the author of that book was an in-law of my sister but she never met her yet… all she know about is that she making alot of money especially when they made a movie about it…. (drooling in envy)
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:48 am
Very sorry to hear that. But hey, to each his own.
I personally believe the movie was better, but then again, I was never a fan of the book. Anyway, I’ll just leave this here:
http://cleoland.pbwiki.com/Twilight
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:17 pm
well for me i still havent read the book and watching it gives me the urge to buy the book and read it everyday and i agree that it was money well spent it really is a cool movie
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:03 pm
LoL at the part where Bella meets Edward at Biology class.. cguro may anghit kaya bigla napatakip ng ilong si Edward hahahahha…
amfufu nga lng na overcharge kami d2 … i paid $18 for a ticket 4 me and my gurl… anyways sulit naman haha
December 4th, 2008 at 9:18 am
I didnt like the movie… where is the climax??? omg
The book is too gay. period
December 11th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Hey Wauks, have you read Midnight Sun? It’s twilight but it’s told in Edward’s perspective. :D
I heard rumors that this last book of Meyer leaked and she’s not planning to finish it anymore :(
About the movie, I didn’t expect anything so I guess it was okay. I do like the soundtrack though, it’s really nice.
December 19th, 2008 at 12:02 am
why is that Edward skin glow in the sunshine?
December 26th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
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January 18th, 2009 at 12:22 am
i wonder what will be more successful/popular in the long run, Twilight or Harry Potter