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High school romance is difficult enough to navigate when both people are human. But for 17-year-old Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart, INTO THE WILD) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE), Edward's life as a vampire complicates things even more. At first, when Bella moves from sunny Phoenix to the rainiest corner of Washington State, she isn't sure where she fits in at her new high school. Then she meets Edward, an ethereal beauty of a boy whose unnatural speed and strength lead Bella to the conclusion that her new crush is one of the undead. Suddenly, Bella's boring life is transformed; she's surrounded by love and danger in equal parts, thanks to the hunger of Edward and others of his kind. TWILIGHT is based on the first book in the addictive series by author Stephenie Meyer. Director Catherine Hardwicke (THIRTEEN) certainly knows her audience, which is primarily the teenage girls who worship the book and its characters. There are plenty of swoonworthy shots of Pattinson's perfectly pale Edward, and his romance with Stewart's nicely acted Bella will cause many a sigh among the devoted fans. While TWILIGHT is primarily a love story in the ROMEO AND JULIET mold, there's also plenty of action and horror to be found. Blood flows (this is a vampire movie, after all), but the small amount of gore shouldn't be too much for the squeamish viewers--and it might even draw a boy or two to the screen. The film's record-breaking box office take alone is proof that the film's appeal isn't limited to screaming teen girls.

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Great Movie August 24, 2010
Blackmaster0711
The first movie isn't the same quality as the second two. However, that is because there was not as big of a budget. But it is a pretty good view of the book. If you love the twilight series you will love this movie.

3 out of 5 stars

The book was far better than the film August 13, 2010
Shamontiel L. Vaughn (Chicago)
Commentary: I watched it for a half n' hour and once Catherine Hardwicke started talking about how she loved how Rob said "hi" and how much she loves greenhouses, I turned it off. Everything was "funny," according to this lady. Was Taylor Lautner not available? Please don't put somebody this dreadfully boring on another feature. When Kristin wasn't complaining about every single frame and sounding insecure, Hardwicke was getting excited about signs. I'm listening to Kristen talk about how she was mad that there wasn't a scene of her gulping down water. WHO CARES?! I wish they'd have just let Robert do all the commentary and called it a day because he's genuinely funny in interviews.

Now on to the film: The problem with watching a movie after you've read the book is you already know what should happen so when things go a different way, it may not sit right with you. That's what happened several times while watching this movie. I'd never heard of this film up until "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" came out. I saw that movie after reading a Twitter debate about Team Jacob and Team Edward and wondered who in the world these guys were. After loving "Eclipse," I decided to read the first book and then watch the film. Now here's the problem with doing this out of order.

Edward's Lack of Swagger: In "Eclipse," Edward has so much swagger. He's smoother, more romantic, still vulnerable. In "Twilight," he looked like he was starving, nervous and awkward through the entire movie. In the book "Twilight," he was also cool (no pun intended) as a breeze. He was so matter of fact and made a lot of slick jokes in his dialogue, and he laughed a lot. He was charming and was intriguing. In "Eclipse," he was strong in a quiet way. But in the movie "Twilight," he seemed like a freak of nature. I kept waiting for him to jump out of his own skin because he seemed so insecure with himself. Now had I watched this film first before I saw "Eclipse" and read "Twilight" the book, I might've not had such high expectations. The book made him seem like a pale, white version of Terrence Howard or Denzel Washington. The movie made him seem like Edward Scissorhands.

The escape: In the book, there were several things done differently during the escape, mainly Rosalie's role in the situation. In the movie, certain characters were missing from the escape or came in way later. Personally I liked Emmett's amusement at Rosalie and the arguing in the car (in the book). In the movie, Edward was yet again more awkward than he was domineering.

The other vampires: I liked Alice more in the movie than I did in the book. It was easy to visualize that dancing, graceful thing she does. Jasper was equal to a stress reliever ball in the book, but he was weird as hell in the movie. I was more creeped out by him than I was with James. But James in the movie played his role to a tea. I was thoroughly impressed by James as a vampire. I think that actor did the best out of the entire cast at playing the vampire role, although Victoria was a close second.

The other kids: I can't recall what role the cute, black guy played (the one who kissed Bella on the cheek at the beginning and was being completely immature). He was nice eye candy so thumbs up to the casting directors. The rest of the teenagers at high school played their parts well. Bella especially was a standout character, and I liked the actress that they chose to play her. She fit. She was less clumsy than in the book, but she still fit and her hair fit the description in the book.

Jacob: It was plenty weird to see him be such a goofball in the "Twilight" book and movie since I saw "Eclipse," and he was a more suave guy. But the actor played Jacob's role as well as the book described him at that particular time when Bella first met him. I'm assuming he gets cooler as time passes (in the second book and movie).

Special effects: I wasn't into them. Everything in the "Twilight" movie looked incredibly fake, but "Eclipse" had phenomenal special effects. I don't know what happened between then and now, but I'm glad they improved because I rolled my eyes at Edward running and jumping. He might as well have been on puppet strings in this film.

So did I like the movie? It was okay. It left much to be desired outside of the actor who played James. Now THAT guy held my interest. The love between Bella and Edward was more believable in the book than onscreen. In the film, it just looked corny. In the book, I was squealing all over the place. I'm going to continue to catch up on this saga and will read the two or three books I missed and watch "New Moon" the movie. I'm DEFINITELY enjoying watching this story unfold though. The author deserves every bit of credit for a masterpiece idea.

5 out of 5 stars

Ed looks even better in Blu-Ray!!!! August 2, 2010
pluckiducki (Georgia, USA)
Ok. So I must admit. I am a Twihard. So if that means you don't want to read my review, stop now. Recently received a copy of this movie on Blu-Ray for my birthday. Already had the deluxe edition on regular dvd from tar-get. There was nothing really new on the bonus features from the regular DVD. This is just a must have for fans.

5 out of 5 stars

used Movie July 23, 2010
Lu Jones
Product as advertised. Very happy with purchase. Great way to save on movies, by purchasing used from Amazon.

4 out of 5 stars

Good movie July 4, 2010
Diana
I love the Twilight series books, so if I want a quick Twilight fix, I'll watch the movie instead of rereading the book.

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