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'Twilight' movie doesn't meet fan's expectations
Marian Gaviola
Issue date: 11/25/08 Section: Entertainment
Let's just look at Edward. Played by Robert Pattinson, he certainly dresses very well and I'm sure many teenage hearts flutter at the very sight of his picture, but he just didn't do anything for me. The storyline is full of intense scenes with lots of emotions and Pattinson just could not deliver.
The intense stares almost always made him look like he was constipated and watching him try to come up with some sort of energy between Edward and Bella just looked painful.
Alice is cute and she's one of the few members of the cast I enjoyed watching. Esme, the foster mother of the vampires, fit her role perfectly. She wasn't too old, or too young or too perfect. If only she wasn't married to that sleazeball, Carlisle. Don't get me wrong - Carlise in the book and the movie is a wonderful person, but he looked sleazy in the movie with his hair all slicked back and that arrogant smile that I think he means to be welcoming.
Another crazy character in the movie is Emmett, another one of the sons. As a friend of mine described him, he "looks like he's from New Jersey." Emett is supposed to be big but he ended up looking like a dumb jock full of steroids. Good thing he's a vampire, otherwise there'd be no hope for him in the bedroom with Rosalie.
I just don't understand why they made the movie suck so much. I mean, they must have known that they'll make a ton of money out of this. Just look at Harry Potter! But somehow, they got scared, hired sub-par actors, and did very few retakes on scenes they should have. The movie looks rushed and cheap. I know it's fiction, but most movies aren't and they can still somehow share a sense of realism and wonder. "Twilight" has the sensibility of a chick flick gone wrong.
But all was not lost. If anything went right at all in that movie, it'd have to be the cute and funny scenes between Bella and Edward. Once the pressure of doing any serious acting was lifted off of their shoulders, the scenes turned out much better. I even came up with a chuckle or two for a few of them. I even felt like saying "awww" a few times, especially during the scene when Edward and Bella are dancing under the gazebo.
The intense stares almost always made him look like he was constipated and watching him try to come up with some sort of energy between Edward and Bella just looked painful.
Alice is cute and she's one of the few members of the cast I enjoyed watching. Esme, the foster mother of the vampires, fit her role perfectly. She wasn't too old, or too young or too perfect. If only she wasn't married to that sleazeball, Carlisle. Don't get me wrong - Carlise in the book and the movie is a wonderful person, but he looked sleazy in the movie with his hair all slicked back and that arrogant smile that I think he means to be welcoming.
Another crazy character in the movie is Emmett, another one of the sons. As a friend of mine described him, he "looks like he's from New Jersey." Emett is supposed to be big but he ended up looking like a dumb jock full of steroids. Good thing he's a vampire, otherwise there'd be no hope for him in the bedroom with Rosalie.
I just don't understand why they made the movie suck so much. I mean, they must have known that they'll make a ton of money out of this. Just look at Harry Potter! But somehow, they got scared, hired sub-par actors, and did very few retakes on scenes they should have. The movie looks rushed and cheap. I know it's fiction, but most movies aren't and they can still somehow share a sense of realism and wonder. "Twilight" has the sensibility of a chick flick gone wrong.
But all was not lost. If anything went right at all in that movie, it'd have to be the cute and funny scenes between Bella and Edward. Once the pressure of doing any serious acting was lifted off of their shoulders, the scenes turned out much better. I even came up with a chuckle or two for a few of them. I even felt like saying "awww" a few times, especially during the scene when Edward and Bella are dancing under the gazebo.
