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Post by scarlet on Dec 2, 2008 12:51:57 GMT -4
Would it have been that big of a deal if Rosalie, Carlisle, and Jasper were not blond in the film? There's nothing to suggest all vampires are blond in Meyer's universe and it doesn't appear their hair color is major plot point. If Catherine Hardwicke thought Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, and Jackson Rathbone are the best ones for the their parts then fine hire them. But where is it written that just because in the book the characters have blond hair then so do they? Would have the Twilight fans really been that pissed off if Nikki Reed kept her natural hair color? Don't ask me. Technically, wasn't Edward's hair supposed to be "bronze colored?" Because, and this could just be from the odd sepia-toned colors they filmed it in, RP's hair just looked mostly brown to me. Maybe Mad Meyer insisted they be blonde or something stupid like that. God, she really needs to be banned from the "New Moon" set.
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Post by augurey on Dec 2, 2008 12:59:47 GMT -4
SMeyer obviously has a vendetta against blonds. There's practically a whole chapter in Breaking Dawn where Jacob tells lame dumb blond jokes in an attempt to piss of Rosalie.
But yeah, I agree, the dye jobs were hideous in this movie. I feel kind of bad for Reed, who says she had to bleach her skin, but she really shouldn't have been cast.
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Post by incognito on Dec 2, 2008 13:17:03 GMT -4
Well, my problem with Nikki Reed wasn't really the fact that she wasn't a natural blonde, but that 1) she made for an awful fake blonde and 2) Rosalie's supposed to be gorgeous and "breathtaking" and Nikki...isn't. Of course beauty is subjective -- but am I supposed to believe that out of all the girls, blond or not, who auditioned for Rosalie, that Nikki Reed was the best choice?
Nikki denied her pseudo-family connection to Catherine Hardwicke, but I'm calling bull on that.
I'm pretty sure that's a big yes right there. Maybe not seppuku-inducing rage or anything, but there'd be a lot of bitching and moaning. I went to see the movie with a Twilighter, and she admitted afterwards that she was thinking, "Where's Edward's black couch? There's no black couch!" during the scene in his room. I can only imagine how displeased she would have been if Nikki kept her brown hair. And she's not even what I would consider a truly obsessive Twilighter.
If people were complaining that Rachelle Lefevre didn't have the "right" color of red hair for Victoria, I can bet that they'd be that much more pissed off if Rosalie were a brunette.
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Post by bitca on Dec 2, 2008 14:46:54 GMT -4
Would it have been that big of a deal if Rosalie, Carlisle, and Jasper were not blond in the film? There's nothing to suggest all vampires are blond in Meyer's universe and it doesn't appear their hair color is major plot point. If Catherine Hardwicke thought Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, and Jackson Rathbone are the best ones for the their parts then fine hire them. But where is it written that just because in the book the characters have blond hair then so do they? Would have the Twilight fans really been that pissed off if Nikki Reed kept her natural hair color? Now that I think about it, if the film makers were hellbent on having the characters blond, why not make it more of a dirty blond? I think the actors would have looked a lot better with a darker shade of blond. Right. I wonder if it was just to break up the "Ooh, all vampires are dark and mysterious" mythology. Or something. Annoying, though. Still, Peter's was the worst. WITH THE BLOND EYEBROWS! My eyes are still trying to recover from the visual assault.
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Post by kali on Dec 2, 2008 18:41:18 GMT -4
I think the blonde actually is important for Carlisle and Rosalie. Rosalie is supposed to be supermodel level of intimidating to Bella, so I think the contrast in hair color is important. And Carlisle is supposed to be angelic and sensitive looking, which kind of fits with the blonde.
Nikki Reed being cast just bugged me because not only is she not one of the most beautiful girls in the world, she's not even the most beautiful girl in the cast. I think Alice, Victoria, Esme, and Bella are all better looking. It's HORRID casting. And when you actually BLEACH an actress' skin for a role in which she has maybe 15 minutes of screentime then I think that's a pretty big hint that you've miscast a role. The only miscasting that could top it will be if Taylor Lautner keeps the role of Jacob for the sequels. He was fine as Twilight Jacob, but so very, very wrong for New Moon Jacob.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2008 19:19:35 GMT -4
I've seen it twice (went by myself opening night and then saw it Sunday with my cousin-let [cousin's daughter]) - it was actually more fun the second time, mostly because I had someone to talk smack with during the movie. I think they would have been better off switching Nikki Reed and Rachelle Lefevre (Victoria) - yeah, still hair color issues , but much more as I visualized them. And whoever did the bleach jobs on Peter Facinelli and Jackson Rathbone (Jasper) should be shot, because they were putrid.
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Post by Eeyore on Dec 2, 2008 19:25:47 GMT -4
I hadn't read the books, but knew enough about Twilight from keeping up with pop culture. My daughter hated the first book when she tried to read it but absolutely LOVED Cedric in the movie, so she started devouring the whole series, and talked me into both the book and film.
I snickered (and got slightly enraged at points) during the book, and snickered even more during the movie. (I wasn't alone!) That being said, thank god I've never tried crack cocaine, because I apparently become addicted easily. Such cheesy good snarktastic fun! I'm halfway through the third book and am actively looking forward to the movie sequels.
I wasn't bothered by any of the casting because Cedward is the only one I even recognized. I thought Peter Facinelli was an awesome Carlisle, even though I could tell he wasn't a natural blonde. Very other-worldly and angelic. Rosalie looked more "bitch" than "bad blond" which was appropriate. I just wanted to give Jasper a hug, bedhead be damned.
Charlie was just awesome in the movie. I loved the scene with him and Tyler in the hospital, and especially the first scene with him and Billy Black where they're smack-talking and play-fighting in the street.
The film was such a step-up from the books, Rob Pattinson is totally hot as Edward Sparklechest, and Kristen Stewart, though mildly annoying, wasn't nearly as annoying as bookBella could have been.
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Post by MrsCatHead on Dec 2, 2008 19:50:12 GMT -4
did anyone else notice what a horrible makeup job everyone had in the film? Carlisle looked like he had pancake batter smeared over his face.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2008 0:13:02 GMT -4
did anyone else notice what a horrible makeup job everyone had in the film? Carlisle looked like he had pancake batter smeared over his face. And not his hands. Oops.
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Post by angelaudie on Dec 3, 2008 0:31:04 GMT -4
Catherine Hardwicke is supposedly trying to make one of the conditions of signing on to the next movie be the studio pony up more money. That is probably a good idea. The special effects and the make up would definitely improve. Plus, I hope Hardwicke does sign up for the second film since it sounds like she has some good ideas to handle the lack of Edward in the next book/film. Basically, tell the story from different points of view and show what Edward is up to instead of him telling Bella at the end.
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