More Movie Talk

Yes, this is about the Twilight Movie again. It's finally out now in certain countries and I've just watched it.

It certainly isn't the best movie I've ever seen, and have to say there were certainly things I really didn't like. My friend believes that for a book-to-film adaption, it's pretty good - after all, you just have to look at Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings to see what kind of book-to-film adaptions there have been. My other friend, on the other hand, really didn't like it, although there were sections she liked.

For the book-to-film adaption, I would rate it .. hmm, perhaps 3 stars out of 5. There were quite a few things left out and things swtiched around. I feel that to someone who hasn't read the book, they would not be able to understand much of the story or catch on to many of the references. That's the point with some of these though - and also with books sometimes, without mentioning names (no, not Stephenie Meyer, okay?) - but people think that just because they know all about something, surely everyone else does as well. It's a problem humans seem to have.

The digital effects were quite nice, so I give it at least 4 stars out of 5. The 'Edward sparkling in the sun' part was rather lame in my opinion, but the fangirls cheering (while I rolled my eyes, I must say) seemed to think otherwise. Otherwise, the other effects seemed quite good, though the running at fast speeds seemed a little fake at times - Like when you get the impression the person's just running in mid-air. That. I also done see what's with all the leaping and climbing up trees.

Alright, and now onto acting. Acting is a really bad place to go, I think. Robert Pattinson, stand there, don't glare, don't move, don't act, don't talk. There we go, good Edward. I dont think he's bad as such, but he makes strange faces all the way through whereas he looked perfectly casual in Harry Potter and TGoF. Sure, he maybe restraining himself, but c'mon - to the extent where he seems to be leering occasionally. And his voice seems a little monotonous - the most emotional section was when he shouted out.

Kirsten Stewart is also... well, she makes an alright Bella, but is way too calm - there isnt enough emotion in it. When she returns to the house and 'runs away' from Charlie, she is perfectly calm, slamming some doors, sure, but seems perfectly restrained, whereas the book-Bella is in tears and.. the such.

Jacob ... Sorry, I can't remember his actor's name (Taylor ___?) - Give me scissors, someone, please! I found Charlie to be a breath of fresh air though - Seems rather nice, though definately not who I expected. He's pretty cool.

Alright, all in all, I found the movie to be okay, but certainly dont think it's that great. Fangirls of course disagree with me, not to mention they make me roll my eyes and sigh whenever they cheer when someone comes on the screen. I've never been in a cinema with screaming fangirls - it's a little annoying really.

The added scenes and added laughter are pretty good, still, if you've read the book, I think it really pales in comparison. Give me my mental images anyday.

Twilight the Movie

With the Twilight Movie released in America and in the process of being released in other countries around the world, one has to wonder if it's only because of the book that it gets an audience of that size.

Who am I kidding? Of course it is.

With the Twilight Empire probably growing and all the Twilight Fans (I refuse to call or to be called a Twi-hard. Really, I feel like strangling someone when I hear it) ecstatic over the film, it really isn't a wonder it managed to make so much money on the first day.

But is the movie actually any good? Of course it's a matter of opinion, after all, I might absolutely hate it and you absolutely love it, but as a movie adaption one can hope that it at least follows more of the storyline of the books than what happened with Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings.

I can't personally say what happened with Lord of the Rings, since I only ever read the Hobbit and found the writing in my copies of the books way too small to read, but I can say that Harry Potter certainly was ruined by the book to screen adaptions, I'm shocked I even bothered to watch it with the way the last few have just made me want to fling the DVD case across the room, but what can you say? You want to have a look and how they adapted it, and so it also follows that my curiosity is peaked at what the Twilight Movie will look like.

But taking out the large fanbase covering the book, who would decide to just go and watch the movie? I'm betting people would at least go and buy the book first, actually, but who knows? Without the fanbase, the book wouldnt have been adapted anyway, after all. (Musing now... Really though, it's only fans that go and watch it isnt it, or those pressed by media and peers, given the news that it is good or some such. With Lord of the Rings, I havent read it, but I would watch it. Can I say the same for Twilight the Movie?)

I was in the shopping centre/mall today when me and my father sat down to eat and I noticed the woman sitting not too far from us had just bought Twilight (with the movie cover, I have to add, go the original cover!), and was reading it. She looked about mid 20s maybe so it was interesting to see what kind of people read these kinds of books.

With that I return to a previous entry/post of mine about the reading age. Enter the Rollercoaster Chat section (you may or may not know what I mean, I'm not going to be saying), and go towards the Book Chat or General Chat and you will see numerous topics on Twilight. Having said that, the forum is for children from about 11-14 years old, so you have to wonder about the ages of people reading these books. Is it suitable for a 11 year old kid to be quoting 'Why am I covered in feathers?' 'I bit a pillow or two.'? Sure they're not fragile, maybe they shouldnt be shielded from the realities of life, but still the questions stands on whether this book is realy suitable for that kind of audience.

And so there you go. The Twilight Movie comes out in certain countries on the 11th of December. It's probably better to preorder your tickets now if you want to watch it on the release date or all the seats might be taken.