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Post by scarlet on Dec 12, 2008 12:31:28 GMT -4
I just want them to take a red pen to most of the Bella/Jacob relationship, so I have no problem with Lautner continuing in the role.
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Post by augurey on Dec 12, 2008 12:36:25 GMT -4
Didn't Summit leak a lot of information in the early days or was that just the Twimoms displaying their stalking skills? I doubt an actual Native American actor will be cast, so Copon is an improvement, if these rumors have any validity.
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Post by beatrixn on Dec 12, 2008 14:35:56 GMT -4
So I managed to drag my sister and some friends to see this last night with the promise that if they'd just see it with me, I'll finally stop ranting about the books. It was a pretty good guilty pleasure movie, I thought, especially considering the source material. The sparkling was whimpy - I was hopping to be *~dazzled~*, but no luck. However, the emo freak outs were pretty fabulous ("I'm a MOOOOOOOONNNNNSSSTEEEERRRR!!!").
I couldn't stand Jacob, though. I mean, the wig was just criminal, first off. I kept waiting for it to fall off his head. But, worse, the actor really isn't that good. I mean, he's not terrible, but at best he's serviceable. Which, whatever, no one in this cast is getting an Oscar, but to me at least, it begs the question as to why they couldn't find an actual Native actor? In the first books, at least, Jacob's pretty normal looking, so finding a cute Native boy with middling-to-decent acting capability (which seems to be Lautner's range) could not have been that tough. I don't know, I'm probably being too sensitive, I just thought it kind of sucked that one of the few roles for a Native person set outside the 1800's Old West went to a non-Native who isn't even a very good actor.
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Post by bitca on Dec 12, 2008 14:38:46 GMT -4
I just want them to take a red pen to most of the Bella/Jacob relationship, so I have no problem with Lautner continuing in the role. Well, if they follow the book at all, I don't see how there could be much of Edward in it. I'm sure they'll find a way, but still. It's kind of sad that Jacob actually made Bella HAPPY and then Edward comes back and she's SO. DAMNED. WHINY. Boo.
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Post by Shanmac on Dec 12, 2008 14:58:43 GMT -4
I liked that Jacob made Bella happy too, and I was totally rooting for them to get together, but Jacob (or S. Meyer, I should say) ruined that for me by being such a manipulative douche in the third book and emotionally blackmailing Bella. Not to mention forcing her to kiss him, which was just creepy. But yeah, in book 2, I was like, "Edward who? He's a controlling jackass, Bella; you're better off with Jacob." But he gets no love from me after Eclipse. And I'm ashamed I know so much about this. D'oh![/url] Yeah, the emo "THIS IS THE SKIN OF A KILLER" stuff was pretty hilarious. The sparkling wasn't impressive, though; I expected more razzle-dazzle.
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Post by incognito on Dec 12, 2008 15:13:51 GMT -4
Shanmac, same here. A lot of people say that New Moon is boring, but I actually liked it better than Twilight and Eclipse (and a LOT more than Breaking Dawn). I think a lot of it had to do with how refreshing Jacob seemed compared to Edward and his bronzed sparkly douchiness. Of course, all that went to hell in Eclipse...
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Post by scarlet on Dec 12, 2008 15:32:43 GMT -4
See, I didn't see Bella as really all that happy with Jacob in "New Moon." It was more like he was a placeholder for Edward. Which is why I have no problem as it being more clearly written that way for the movie. Because, honestly, that whole middle section of that book is a whole lotta misery and how much of that can you put in one movie? It's not a lot of plot, just meandering misery.
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Post by Shanmac on Dec 12, 2008 18:21:30 GMT -4
I don't think Bella ever reciprocated Jacob's feelings, but what I liked was that their relationship was much more lighthearted than Edward/Bella, and he treated her like an equal. It seemed to be a healthier friendship, so I was half-hoping Bella would start to have feelings for him, but I think it's clear that yeah, Jacob was there to cheer her up and get her mind off Edward's absence.
I don't mind them showing more of what Edward is doing in New Moon. I actually wish we'd gotten that in the book. We got a "recap" when he got back, that's about it.
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Post by angelaudie on Dec 12, 2008 18:57:49 GMT -4
I have a feeling this is the device that was come up with. Personally, I think it's a good idea. I rather see what Edward is up to than have him tells us at the end of the book. Stephanie Meyer is really guilty of telling instead of showing if that makes any sense (or at least based on what I have read so far).
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Post by bitca on Dec 12, 2008 19:47:25 GMT -4
Instead of firing Hardwicke they should have fired the casting people. Gawd.
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