The waiting was finally over and last night, me and six others, got to see the movie Twilight. Due to the huge take over the weekend, we wanted to get to the theater by 6PM for our 7PM show, to make sure we got seats.
We arrived and you could hear crickets in the lobby. Not. One. Person. Was. There. But that's okay for me, because I don't like crowds. So we got our seats, the lights went dark and the movie started...
The movie instantly feels like an independent film, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I, for one, enjoy independent movies. But you can definitely tell the difference between and independently made movie and a "blockbuster" made movie.
As with most movies adapted from books, some things need to be left out. The beginning of the book, until she discovers Edward is a vampire, doesn't take too long, maybe 45 minutes, so they aren't able to explore the characters as they did in the books. For one, they don't ever show Edward listening to the thoughts of all the other kids in school, which I was a bit disappointed with. So much of Jessica's bitchiness is learned through Edward listening to her thoughts and how Jessica never thinks that Bella is good enough for Edward. You also learn, basically, how everyone perceives the Cullen Family, through their thoughts. I think at one point Edward says that he can read thoughts, except for Bella's, but it's said in passing.
As for the Cullen Family, when I looked at the promotional pictures I didn't really like what I saw, but once I saw them on screen, I loved them. Dr. Cullen is exactly how I imagined, Rosalie is a much bigger bitch and Alice is someone I would totally be friends with.
Until Bella discovers Edward is a vampire, it moves slow and I had a hard time liking the movie. I think part of that was because in a theater with teenagers, they are loud and obnoxious so they laughed at the weirdest spots. However, once she discovered he was a vampire and even the scene in the forest where he demands she say it outloud, it gets good.
The best part was the baseball and the action and James - hubba, hubba! I will definitely buy it on DVD so I can watch it without a peanut gallery.
I think if you've read the book you'd enjoy the movie.
