Cast: Kristen Stewart (Bella Swan), Robert Pattinson (Edward Cullen), Taylor Lautner (Jacob Black), Billy Burke (Charlie Swan), Ashley Greene (Alice Cullen)
For complete info, see IMDb's Twilight page.
I had heard of the books by Stephenie Meyer, but hadn't read them until the hype for the movie got pretty strong and a friend of mine told me she loved all four of the books. So, I read the entire Twilight series before seeing the movie Twilight. In spite of that, I still enjoyed the movie.
Robert Pattinson does not look like the Edward Cullen I pictured, but everyone has their ideal type, so it's not beyond the realm of possibility that someone would think he's the most attractive guy she's ever seen. He's very attractive, just not what I pictured. I think Kristen Stewart is the perfect Bella. She's beautiful, but is believable as someone who doesn't realize she's incredibly attractive.
The story changes that were made weren't too major. Clearly, a lot of the book had to be cut and some of the things they cut were parts I might have kept in, but they did a good job with the story. The disappointing thing about Twilight is that they didn't seem to spend enough money on the special effects. They knew from the sales of the books that the movie would do well initially in the theatre. I think if they'd spent a lot of money on the special effects and made it look more realistic that the movie would have done better in theatres long term and they would have made that money back. Hopefully, when they make the next movies they'll spend more and make everything look more realistic.
I enjoyed the movie and if you love the Twilight books I'm sure you've seen it the movie already, but it's definitely worth renting if you can't see it in a theatre.
Grade: B+
Labels: 2008, Anna Kendrick, Ashley Greene, drama, fantasy, Kristen Stewart, movie, Robert Pattinson, romance, sci-fi, Stephenie Meyer, Taylor Lautner
Reviewed by Kat at the 1:25 PM show | 0 screams