Twilight
Ok, I know - but I gave in and went and saw Twilight tonight. I wasn't expecting much; I rarely do on books turned into movies, especially on such a low budget (compared to adaptations like Harry Potter.) The whole experience was awful, and not just because of the screaming middle school girls who I wanted to kill in some very violent, painful and gruesome ways. I almost hucked my water bottle at the girls who could not, for the life of them, stop giggling but I was afraid I would miss and hit the poor suffering dad who was trying to spend some quality time with his daughter.
What was most vexing about the film was that there were these 10-20 second clips where it was good - it felt like the story and I don't just mean true to the novel, but it felt like characters even if they weren't delivering the right lines at the right places...and then it would revert back to cover your eyes and squirm in your seat badness.
There were two good things about the movie:
1. Charlie. The guy who played him was great. He had great timing with his lines and he did the character really well and he was funny - I found it ironic that the only depth in the entire movie was the character that had the least amount of lines.
2. The scenery. My heart went "oh look - it's the place I love most! See how beautiful it is?" There were some absolutely great shots of Washington - the color was absolutely vivid. Most people think that Washington is this washed out grey blah state because of the rain and the clouds. It really isn't. The colors pop out more - the green is so many shades of bright green, flowers are richer in color, etc and the film showed that 90% cloud cover doesn't have to mean ugly.
One of the worst thing about the movie was that all the quirky things that went into the book that made it funny, charming and endearing were taken out. All that was left was over acted teenaged angst. The only good comparison I can come up with is to picture Pride and Prejudice with all of Elizabeth's wit and humor removed. Darcy is still gorgeous and brooding, but suddenly Elizabeth isn't worth the heartache from the audience's point of view - there was nothing appealing about this Bella.
In conclusion, it was this badly acted, badly written, badly directed, forced, one sided love story that didn't make any sense.
Now I'm out $10 and have a headache from all the screaming. Blah.
What was most vexing about the film was that there were these 10-20 second clips where it was good - it felt like the story and I don't just mean true to the novel, but it felt like characters even if they weren't delivering the right lines at the right places...and then it would revert back to cover your eyes and squirm in your seat badness.
There were two good things about the movie:
1. Charlie. The guy who played him was great. He had great timing with his lines and he did the character really well and he was funny - I found it ironic that the only depth in the entire movie was the character that had the least amount of lines.
2. The scenery. My heart went "oh look - it's the place I love most! See how beautiful it is?" There were some absolutely great shots of Washington - the color was absolutely vivid. Most people think that Washington is this washed out grey blah state because of the rain and the clouds. It really isn't. The colors pop out more - the green is so many shades of bright green, flowers are richer in color, etc and the film showed that 90% cloud cover doesn't have to mean ugly.
One of the worst thing about the movie was that all the quirky things that went into the book that made it funny, charming and endearing were taken out. All that was left was over acted teenaged angst. The only good comparison I can come up with is to picture Pride and Prejudice with all of Elizabeth's wit and humor removed. Darcy is still gorgeous and brooding, but suddenly Elizabeth isn't worth the heartache from the audience's point of view - there was nothing appealing about this Bella.
In conclusion, it was this badly acted, badly written, badly directed, forced, one sided love story that didn't make any sense.
Now I'm out $10 and have a headache from all the screaming. Blah.
posted by Rebecca at 8:47 AM
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