Sunday, November 23, 2008

Movie Review: Twilight

Ever since I hear the premise of the story I did think it was slightly cheesy. Also I thought that the books were kind of a trendy thing, and yes I did use to make fun of them a lot. So going into this I wasn't too pumped. So here goes:

First off I actually like how they took they age old idea of vampires and changed it. I think it was a bold move on Stephane Meyer's part. I find myself sometimes bored with the concept of vampires because they're all the same. So it was a cool change of pace. Also let me mention that i think Catherine Hardwick is a very talented director. That being said let me dive into what I didn't like.

1-Special FX-I've seen countless vampire movies. This had terribe flying effects, and speed effects. They should have put way more money into the effects. I think even the concept of wires would have been better for the flying.

2-Acting-Rob P. is not the best actor, neither is Kristen Stewart. I did howeverlike it more as it went along. The beginning was just terrible though.

3-Excessive pop culture-Catherine Hardwick can be a little too trendy, the soundtrack was kind of an awkward thing for me. It almost seemed like she wanted it to be more like a music video rather than the movie actually having a score.

Now we move onto the good things.

I did very much like the Cullen Family, I think they were casted very very well. I loved that each one had their own little personality, and I will continue too as long as they keep Nikki Reed's acting to a minimum. Another thing that struck me as cool was the artistic feel for the movie. Watching this I felt that the story was very poetic, and C.H. brought some hardcore visuals to go with it.

Story=B+
Effects=D-
Acting=D
Overall=C-

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