Discussion: Twilight, The Movie: Likes, Loves, Hates, & Ehs

"Well, like I've said previously, I love TB, but I love Twilight even more. It's a sweet love story, albeit with less violence, blood, fangs and sex. Something about the innocent, unconditional love that gets to me. Along with Rob Pattinson, of course!"

"The new trailer featuring Jacob is awesome. I didn't think he'd be able to pull it off because of the werewolf transformation, but I think it is going to be OK!"

"Yay! More TwiFans! Hi all! I'm hooked on the fandom, read all the books at least three times :D I don't like it as much as SVM, but it's still a wonderful escape! Jacob looked phenomenal in the trailer, that kids has worked so hard, put on 30 pounds of muscle for New Moon. Loved the way his clothes ripped apart when he transformed, was a much better effect than I anticipated. Every woman in my office is addicted, we all went to the midnight premiere of the movie (a bunch of mid-age gals in Twilight shirts, surrounded by teens, it was too much fun!) I spend time lurking over at Twilightmoms, nice to know there is another place to swoon :)"

"I am so hoping you're right! The movie did not do the book justice. What was with Jasper looking constipated all the time? They took an interesting character and made him look silly.

Love RPatts in the role of Edward... hate Kristen Stewart as Bella -- she lends NO warmth or depth to an otherwise caring, sweet, and lovable character.

That's just my 2 cents... otherwise, very much looking forward to the start of season 2 of TB."

"My favorite scene in the movie was definitely the baseball scene- that was awesome!!! Can't wait for New Moon to release- it's going to be good!"

"The books are definitely worth reading. I encourage you to read all 4 before New Moon comes out so you can appreciate the direction the story is headed. They are a fast, easy read -- it took me 2 weeks to read them all and, according to some die-hard Twilighters, I took too long.

As another poster pointed out earlier, there is always something lost when a book is made into a movie. I would agree though -- this particular movie did not do the book justice. Hopefully, New Moon will be a few steps up."

"At the MTV awards, Twilight won 5 out of the 6 awards they were up for. They won best movie. Listen, the movie was really good, just can't be compared to the books. From what I've read, New Moon looks like it's going to be great, but it is going to be a little different than the books. For one thing, the fact that Edward is missing through 1/2 the book is not going to happen. They can't afford to leave Rob out of 1/2 the movie. So he'll be seen rather than just heard.
As far as Kristin's performance, it's possible it was more the director's fault rather than the actor's but since the next two movies each have different directors, I guess that remains to be seen. Glad to see this forum hopping!!!"