Ok. So.
I went and saw Twilight last night with John's family.
I went and saw Twilight last night with John's family.
I'm actually a little embarrassed by this little tidbit. Those who saw me in action at the Book Club Twilight party were convinced that I'm a Twilight fanatic. I'm not. I just re-read my books because I'm bored. Yes, I got most of the quotes right, but it's not because I'm obsessed. I promise! In fact, the more I read the books, the more irritated I became with them. But John's mom really wanted us to go with her to see this movie, so I did. Reluctantly.
I was NOT excited to see this movie mainly because of what I had seen of the cast. HELLO... These people were not beautiful and other-worldly...! And before you ask, no, I don't know who I would have cast instead - but in certain cases, they REALLY missed the mark.
To be fair, the majority of the movie was okay. It really didn't bug me or even seriously disappoint. BUT - here are my main gripes:
1- JASPER. What was with that guy??? He can only show discomfort about being around humans by having obnoxiously wide eyes? Not only was he NOT hot in any sense of the word, but ugh... the hair, the eyes, the pancake makeup!!! come on!
2- the special effects. Certain effects left a LOT to be desired. Really. If it doesn't look good, why not leave it out? There's got to be other ways to demonstrate how fast he can run! (& climb trees, but whatever.)
Ok. I think that I'm losing steam on my little post. Honestly I sound like some disgruntled Uber-fan/twilight mom and I'm not. Oh well. So, thus ends my stint as a self-proclaimed movie critic. Overall, I give this movie 2 1/2 out of 5 stars. It's fine, and fairly true to the book, but the acting and casting left a little to be desired for me.
If you disagree, that's great! I'm glad you enjoyed it. If you haven't seen the movie yet, go. Enjoy!
I was NOT excited to see this movie mainly because of what I had seen of the cast. HELLO... These people were not beautiful and other-worldly...! And before you ask, no, I don't know who I would have cast instead - but in certain cases, they REALLY missed the mark.
To be fair, the majority of the movie was okay. It really didn't bug me or even seriously disappoint. BUT - here are my main gripes:
1- JASPER. What was with that guy??? He can only show discomfort about being around humans by having obnoxiously wide eyes? Not only was he NOT hot in any sense of the word, but ugh... the hair, the eyes, the pancake makeup!!! come on!
2- the special effects. Certain effects left a LOT to be desired. Really. If it doesn't look good, why not leave it out? There's got to be other ways to demonstrate how fast he can run! (& climb trees, but whatever.)
Ok. I think that I'm losing steam on my little post. Honestly I sound like some disgruntled Uber-fan/twilight mom and I'm not. Oh well. So, thus ends my stint as a self-proclaimed movie critic. Overall, I give this movie 2 1/2 out of 5 stars. It's fine, and fairly true to the book, but the acting and casting left a little to be desired for me.
If you disagree, that's great! I'm glad you enjoyed it. If you haven't seen the movie yet, go. Enjoy!
1) It's a holiday week!
2) great in-laws
3) tolerant friends who will forgive this lame post
2) great in-laws
3) tolerant friends who will forgive this lame post
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