Yes, I was at the midnight showing with my angel of a husband. (He let me read all four books to him too, so he already knew the story.)
So here's my opinion:
- my initial review seemed a bit harsher than I intended, so I've tried to do better in this expanded version
- I'd give it 3 out of 5 stars - the book was 6 stars
- don't take anyone who hasn't read the book - it would just be too weird and corny
- Edward seriously overacted - sometimes it felt like watching a high school play with really good cinematography
- Edward is way too miserable, he's, like, frozen in a permanent grimace - he's cool when he lightens up, but that's not nearly often enough - the lighter moments let you see that this actor, who doesn't fit my image of the book's Edward at all, actually could have pulled it off quite well if he would have relaxed a little and understood his character better
- awesome baseball scene - with my favorite song, no less
- the rescue scene in Port Angeles was also amazing
- Jasper is like a freaky mannequin, and I really liked Jasper
- Alice, Rosalie, Charlie, Emmett, Carlisle, Bella, and Esme are wonderful, so are Billy Black and Jacob
- in fact, it makes you want to root for Jacob - and I've always pulled for Edward
- the meadow scene is pathetic, they chopped it all up - and the sparkle effect is seriously lame
- otherwise, the script adaptation of the book was pretty good, not much to complain about
- the first biology class is so overacted it makes you laugh
- it is, unfortunately, not very romantic - I think because the tension of the Meadow scene wasn't resolved as quickly as it was strung out
- it was fun to see - I'm certainly not sorry that I went
- truth be told, I'd really like to see it again. I couldn't help being analytical and comparing everything to the book, but I think I would enjoy it more the second time around
- Brian says Blade was better - haha
3 comments:
Well, at least you had a nice evening alone with your man.
Hmmm....now I am officially jealous! How did you get Brian to take you to a movie, let alone a midnight showing??
So would you recommend reading the books before seeing the movie?
I'm the tightwad in our family, so when I decide to spend money, it's more than okay with him. Plus, I love action movies, so I go to plenty of "guy" flicks. I think our last movie was the new Batman movie. Besides, I read him all of the books, so he was at least mildly curious. I would definitely read the books first. While they might make you more critical of the movie, they also fill in a lot of blanks and make some scenes make more sense or have more meaning than if you were clueless.
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