As far as movie hype is concerned, I was kind of living Ostrich style with my head in a ditch. I was actually more hyped about Australia and I still haven't managed to see that. My first collision with anything Twilight was earlier this year when a dear friend was engrossed in a book. I read a page or two, the blurb and pretty much got the vampire, teen romance thing (wanted to vomit a little, but didn't ) and thought the writing held up okay. Like many many cases of book to film transaltion, the consensus is that films never live up to the mighty page. But Alas! I don't have any authority to defend the author's vision, since I haven't read the book.I was pretty much kept in the dark about the whole thing. No teaser trailers crossed my path, save for a few television spots. The theatrical movie poster however I did see. And the girl in that poster is nothing like the girl in the movie. Movie girl trumps poster girl in this instance. Movie/ poster Vampire/Edward Cullen/Robert Pattinson of Cedric Diggory/Harry Potter fame however... WIN! Everyone will talk about that guy, And half the world loves him, but I hope half the world loves the girl. She was a refreshing actress and character, in a world of predictable cliche movie montages. And there were sadly many.
The one thing that annoyed me throughout the whole film was the one guy who decided to translate "vampires, darkness, mystery" into ( let's whack on a blue filter on the camera for the whole duration of the film! The kids will love it!
To be honest. I hated it, I find filters a lazy way to carry out a look and feel of a picture. It worked well in some scenes, especially the baseball scene, which was the standout. I admire it more when cinematographers work with colour pallets, the precision and control that goes into that often labour intensive process of sticking to a pallete of certain colours is more impressive.
The inner teen in me relished the film for its romantic moments, but everyone in my cinema laughed during the kiss. A friend of mine told me how she endured an audience of gushy, sighing pre-teen girls.
The only way you will grab enjoyment from the film is if you fill one or more of the selection criteria:
a) you liked the books
b) you have a crush on Robert Pattinson
c) you love vampires
d) you really love vampires
e) you really love Robert Pattinson
f) you are 12
g) you enjoy over-dramatic montage and blue filters
h) you really really really love vampires
i) you are 12
anyway, crumpets...let me know what you thought.
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