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Post by scarlet on Dec 3, 2008 0:37:29 GMT -4
She did sign on already--though I don't know about that idea of hers. I think a better way would just be to shorten the second act, thus making that one character's lack of screentime truncated.
Either way though, let's face it: Summit is not going to want Rob Pattinson off the screen for more time than he's on it.
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kayti2212
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Post by kayti2212 on Dec 3, 2008 7:13:00 GMT -4
I saw it at a preview screening here in Melbourne tonight (it's not released in Australia until December 11th) and I wanted to bash every single screaming fangirl that was there. They literally screamed at EVERYTHING. Right from the opening credits to every single thing Robert Pattinson did to the closing credits. I wanted to throttle each and every one of them.
The movie itself was OK. Decent pace. Acting was obviously nothing to write home about, but fine for this kind of movie.
I like Rob Pattinson and find him ridiculously charismatic in interviews, but he provided most of the unintentional laughs for me. Those were some ridiculously cheesy lines he was expected to pull off and he didn't always manage to, IMO. And he overacted in some scenes, particularly the earlier ones. On the plus side, he is certainly very attractive.
On the other hand, Kristen Stewart did much better than I expected her to. But she and Robert were kind of mismatched as a couple - I didn't feel much romantic or sexual chemistry between them (other than that one kissing scene in the bedroom, which was hot).
They cut out a lot of the controlling (although you could argue that he's just 'protective') aspects of Edward's personality that were present in the book, which worked for me as I was iffy about his relationship with Bella when reading it (I thought it bordered on being emotionally abusive at times).
Overall, I think I liked the movie better than the book - it was much less cheesy and I wasn't subjected to Stephenie Meyer's horribly amateurish writing (and they played Radiohead's '15 Step' over the closing credits!). I would've enjoyed it a lot more without the 8542 fangirls though.
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birdface
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Post by birdface on Dec 3, 2008 9:41:36 GMT -4
What is Edward's style (hair, clothes) in the book compared to the movie? I'm wondering why Edward looks like an 80's throwback with the high, ultra-styled hair. Is this is a character point from the books or just because of Rob Pattinson's hair?
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Post by carrier76 on Dec 3, 2008 11:27:25 GMT -4
I actually thought that Bella came off as very lesbionic. I don't know.
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Post by scarlet on Dec 3, 2008 12:30:33 GMT -4
What is Edward's style (hair, clothes) in the book compared to the movie? I'm wondering why Edward looks like an 80's throwback with the high, ultra-styled hair. Is this is a character point from the books or just because of Rob Pattinson's hair? There aren't many pages in the book that don't, on some level, talk about Edward's beauty on the whole. The hair mentions I specifically remember were Meyer describing it as tassled and wild and bronze-colored. Oh, and impossibly beautiful. And magnificent. And incredible. And that he looked like he just stepped out of a hair gel commercial. Did I mention beautiful? Seriously, thank god the movie didn't have Bella fainting and being constantly "dazzled" just looking into Edward's eyes.
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Post by BoroKat on Dec 3, 2008 15:15:50 GMT -4
I really like Bella's Lullabye. I just added it to my Facebook Playlist.
I think they went too extreme with the dye jobs. They could have achieved the effect they were going for with just some blonde hilights or just lightening their hair a shade.
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Post by angelaudie on Dec 3, 2008 23:44:02 GMT -4
Ok, I liked Twilight but this review gave me a good laugh. A poster from ONTD scanned it.
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Post by bitca on Dec 3, 2008 23:56:45 GMT -4
That's quite possibly the best movie review I've ever had the pleasure of reading.
Did they say what paper-type thing it was from?
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Post by angelaudie on Dec 4, 2008 0:20:11 GMT -4
Unfortunately, no. The poster just said it was from their local paper. Though I did find the review at this site as well.
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shopgirl6
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Post by shopgirl6 on Dec 4, 2008 16:07:06 GMT -4
OK, so I saw this over the weekend in Prague. I loved it! I liked the movie so much more than the book!
Full disclosure, I love almost anything vampire, but have come to loathe S Meyer over the past few months with her annoying antics and awful writing, and although I read the first three books in the series, have decided not to read Breaking Dawn b/c I don't think I can stomach her fantastic! life! for! Bella! as described.
Anyways, I think the movie was fun, quick-paced, and RP and KS make Edward and Bella come across much more likable than in the books. I also loved her father, Charlie, as portrayed in the movie**.
ETA: movie, not book
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