hi, im just new here and im glad i heard about twilight just recently- why? because by then all the 4 books were out so i didnt have to wait for each one of them to come out- urgh! the agony! I remebered getting hooked on Harry Potter and it was only the 3rd bok out. And there were 7 booksin all- imagine the anxiety and endless speculation!
ok, the movie- well, it of course does not live up to the book exactly but the sincerity of it to stay true to the written word cannot be denied. Before I watched it, I have read all the books- in exactly 5 days- and i watched the movie on the opening day. Since it was released earlier in the US-here in Asia it was the 26th- I was able to read thru some very nasty reviews so I came to the movie not really expecting so much from it. So, I liked it! I came in with 0 expectation and I came away liking it- not bad huh?anyway, it's not like it was Lord of the Rings or something- but it was ok> Oh man, the reaction from the largely female audience was overwhelming, they screamed at every romantic scene and the 1st appearance of the cullens. I have to say that the 1st appearance of Edward is a draw with Carlisle- with the screaming I mean.
Id have to agree that the Edward character is so perfect in the book, anybody would have fallen short of it. I have a few ideas though of who could play it better- on looks alone, but what the hey, i think rob pattinson did a decent job of it.
I am excited about New Moon but I was just wondering- as do other fans- how can they make the Jacob Black actor sprout additional height- 6'7" already on New Moon- and pack the abs of steel and muscles described. I have an actor in mind but if they get him, he will be more good looking than Edward- hahaha. Anybody seen The Covenant? The guy who played the lead there? I think he will be great!
Anyway I am blabbing- for a 1st time poster that is. Ok, Ive about watched it 5x already so yes, I am pathetic, hhaha. Although i do really have a lot of issues on the dialogues taken from the book- i think some of those dont fit really into the scenes- example- when Bella said to edward that he should have let the van squished her so he wont have regrets. In the book,She only said that because he was avoiding her- to the point of rudeness after the accident. It wasnt established in the movie- in fact we can see that he was going out of his way talking to her all the time so that dialogue was a little off for me.
Ok im sorry i said i will stop sorry! Im sounding like an obssessive compulsive stalker and rabid salivating creep so thats my ...hmm. ..take on the whole of it. I hope they work out more edward in New Moon without totally rewriting the original plot -since in the book he was only on it on the 1st and latter parts. Its more Jacob there, hence my concern on the actor who gets to play it.
