Product Description: An average teen girl moves to a small town and falls in love with an extraordinary boy. Putting her life in danger by igniting a forbidden love affair between a vampire and a mortal. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (summit) Release Date: 03/20/2009 Starring: Robert Pattinson Rating: Pg13 Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Amazon.com: The big-screen adaptation of Twilight, Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire romance, is aimed squarely at its key demographic: teen girls whose idea of Prince Charming is a brooding, pale, undead teen who could kill you instantly at any moment. Such a prince is more fascinating than frightening to new girl Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who moves to the rainy-gray town of Forks, Wash., to live with her dad (Billy Burke), the local sheriff who's puzzled by a series of "animal attacks." On her first day at school, Bella appears to (visibly) nauseate her lab partner, Edward (Robert Pattinson). Turns out the scent of her blood is this vampire's "brand of heroin," and his struggle not to kill her causes an irresistible pull toward her. Whether he's attracted for the normal reasons or because she smells especially sweet to him is vague in the book and even less clear on-screen; nonetheless, Bella falls hopelessly in love with Edward, which sets her on a dangerous path when a few nomad vampires show up in town, one particularly keen on tracking the human. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen), Twilight is full of funny moments--not all of which are intentional--and the casting, from Stewart to Bella's self-absorbed friend Jessica (Anna Kendrick) is spot-on. The weakest link, unfortunately, is Pattinson. While he certainly looks the part, his Edward could have used an extra injection of testosterone (Pattinson, who is British, used James Dean as a model for his American accent). In scenes where he growls about the temptation to kill those who would harm Bella, or flitting around a forest warning her how dangerous he is, he comes off more like a whimpering puppy than a debonair monster. The good news is, his chemistry with Stewart (particularly in their big kissing scene) is palpable, which, let's face it, is really what matters to Twilight fans most. --Ellen A. Kim
On the DVD The special features for Twilight kick off with an audio commentary with director Catherine Hardwicke and stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. There's some mumbling and groaning from Stewart (one gets the impression that Stewart is quite similar to her reserved character in the film), some standard behind-the-scenes observations from Hardwicke, and a lot of awkward self-deprecating remarks from Pattinson (of their big kiss, he opines: "This is quite difficult 'cause I have a really flat head, and so it's quite difficult to get a correct angle."). What's funny is Pattinson stumping Hardwicke with some basic plot questions, like "Why doesn't James just kill [Bella when she's packing at her house]?" While Hardwicke and Stewart attempt to answer, Pattinson doesn't appear satisfied. The deleted and extended scenes include an additional dream-sequence kiss (rightly cut because it took away from the buildup to their first kiss) and more footage of Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre). The seven-part documentary is a pretty thorough look at the development of the film, including stunts, special effects, and the involvement of author Stephenie Meyer. Another featurette looks at the Comic-Con frenzy; however, it spends no time on how the actors were cast, which would have been fun for fans who did all their own mental casting while reading the books. Also included: three music videos and trailers. --Ellen A. Kim
Wow ^ Wow, i didn't think that i would like this movie, i didn't read the books till after i got the movie but it was good. i can't wait till New moon is out. Team Jacob, all the way.
Zits and fangs. ^ Being a person that actually does read literature, I immediately saw the dollar signs flashing in front of the author and the movie company that wrote and released this drivel. What better way to cash in on the recent Vampire craze due to first the Anne Rice novels and then the HBO series "True Blood." The next logical step was to create a series for teenage girls (and a few effeminate teenage guys) who consider this to be great literature and who probably also enjoy American Idol and other such mind-numbing foolishness. I finally put myself through the hour and 45 minutes during a bed-laden Saturday. I laughed all the way through it. The script could easily have been written by 4th graders. There isn't much point in my complaining further because if the script sucks, the movie can't be saved. Hats off though... I wish I'd thought of turning folklore into puberty stricken angst.
Save yourselves teenies. Grab Lestat from the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. You want blood and sex written on an adult level, there is your source. Stop reading and watching this crap unless you want to be dribbling spit and muttering nonsense to yourself by the time you are 30.
Twilight fever ^ I absolutely loved this movie and can't wait for the rest of the series to be brought out on DVD.
awesome ^ loved this movie and the price. it got here so much faster then i thought, and in excellent condition
Awesome ^ This movie is completely awesome! The extra scenes are my favorite, and the director's commentary is so funny!
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