2008 Woodie Awards
"Twilight" opens this weekend
Emo chick-flick stays true to the book
Ellie Bean
Issue date: 11/23/08 Section: Entertainment
"Twilight" started off as an extremely popular book saga and this weekend it took to the big screen for the first time.
The movie produced sold-out show times and long lines of pre-pubescent-through-college-age girls who were all ready to see a gorgeous male vampire woo his leading lady.
Many book-to-movie adaptations fail to stay true to their beginnings, so the question is, does "Twilight" manage to bring a "Lord of the Rings" style adaptation or is it another "Ella Enchanted?"
The answer is that "Twilight" does deliver. The book-lover is likely to be converted into a movie-lover.
It follows the romance story between Edward Cullen, a mysterious and gorgeous boy, and Bella Swan, the new girl from Arizona who has moved to the tiny little town of Forks, Wash.
The casting is excellent and brings a generous selection of gorgeous teen boys and girls who have generous doses of sultry looks. The music choices and the scenery are excellent and provide an excellent background.
The movie does cut things out from what the book offers, but it does a respectable job of keeping the important pieces in. It even includes some of the book's less endearing facts, such as the often poetic-way Bella speaks. "Ice cold and pale white," isn't normally a description that one hears in conversation.
The movie also suffers from a bit of pretentiousness and taking itself too seriously, much like the book does. Thankfully it is lightened a bit by humor placed throughout the movie. One amusing scene involves the Cullen family playing baseball, which is also one of the few points in the movie during the special effects cheesiness seemed fitting. The scene when Bella is first introduced to the Cullen family is also funny.
Another way in which the movie falters is through its special effects. The vampires are strong and fast, but instead of looking hardcore, with the exception of the fight scene that is done well, it generally looks a bit like a cheesy martial arts flick - vampire style.
Instead of making the vampires seem cooler and more exciting it comes off a little cheesy.
If you enjoyed the book "Twilight" you'll probably enjoy the movie, and if you haven't read the book it's still a reasonable movie, but probably not worth seeing more than once.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Ellie Bean at eleanore.bean@colorado.edu.
The movie produced sold-out show times and long lines of pre-pubescent-through-college-age girls who were all ready to see a gorgeous male vampire woo his leading lady.
Many book-to-movie adaptations fail to stay true to their beginnings, so the question is, does "Twilight" manage to bring a "Lord of the Rings" style adaptation or is it another "Ella Enchanted?"
The answer is that "Twilight" does deliver. The book-lover is likely to be converted into a movie-lover.
It follows the romance story between Edward Cullen, a mysterious and gorgeous boy, and Bella Swan, the new girl from Arizona who has moved to the tiny little town of Forks, Wash.
The casting is excellent and brings a generous selection of gorgeous teen boys and girls who have generous doses of sultry looks. The music choices and the scenery are excellent and provide an excellent background.
The movie does cut things out from what the book offers, but it does a respectable job of keeping the important pieces in. It even includes some of the book's less endearing facts, such as the often poetic-way Bella speaks. "Ice cold and pale white," isn't normally a description that one hears in conversation.
The movie also suffers from a bit of pretentiousness and taking itself too seriously, much like the book does. Thankfully it is lightened a bit by humor placed throughout the movie. One amusing scene involves the Cullen family playing baseball, which is also one of the few points in the movie during the special effects cheesiness seemed fitting. The scene when Bella is first introduced to the Cullen family is also funny.
Another way in which the movie falters is through its special effects. The vampires are strong and fast, but instead of looking hardcore, with the exception of the fight scene that is done well, it generally looks a bit like a cheesy martial arts flick - vampire style.
Instead of making the vampires seem cooler and more exciting it comes off a little cheesy.
If you enjoyed the book "Twilight" you'll probably enjoy the movie, and if you haven't read the book it's still a reasonable movie, but probably not worth seeing more than once.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Ellie Bean at eleanore.bean@colorado.edu.
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Ethan Meadow
posted 11/23/08 @ 8:53 PM MST
Emo? Are you kidding? More like Goth! As an Emo I don't find your Heading very nice.
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