I am super excited about this movie. I think they picked the perfect actors to play Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart). I know there is no way they can cram everything that is in the book into the 2 hr film but I hope they touch on the best parts. I will be at the theater tomorrow watching it so I will be sure and post an update!
So for those of you who have no idea what the movie/book is about, here’s a great description taken directly from the twilight movie website:
TWILIGHT is an action-packed, modern-day love story between a teenage girl and a vampire. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother re-marries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn’t expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she’s ever met. Edward is a vampire, but he doesn’t have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood. Intelligent and witty, Edward sees straight into Bella’s soul. Soon, they are swept up in a passionate, thrilling and unorthodox romance. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for – a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will Edward & Bella do when a clan of new vampires – James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre) – come to town and threaten to disrupt their way of life?
ABOUT TWILIGHT: Based on the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series with over 17 million books in print by Stephenie Meyer, TWILIGHT is a cultural phenomenon, with a dedicated fan base that eagerly awaits this movie. There are over 350 fan sites devoted to TWILIGHT, and it has been chosen as the New York Times Editor’s Choice, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, Amazon’s “Best Book of the Decade…So Far”, Teen People’s “Hot List” Pick, and The American Library Association’s “Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults” and “Top Ten Books for Reluctant Readers,” among others. Critically acclaimed director Catherine Hardwicke brings to life this modern, visual, and visceral Romeo & Juliet story of the ultimate forbidden love affair – between vampire and mortal.
November 21st, 2008 8:20 am
Okay, you’ll have to let me know how the movie is! I’ve also read the books and loved them. As a matter of fact, I read them first, then got Jeremy into them! I won’t be going to the theater to see it, but I will be waiting anxiously for it to come out on video. (still unemployed ya see)
November 21st, 2008 9:14 am
Ok, I sure will. It was the opposite way with me. Justyn started reading them and would tell me bits and pieces about the characters. He tried to get me to read them months ago but I just wasn’t interested. One day I was cleaning and picked up Twilight, and figured I’d read a couple of pages to see what all the interest was about. Well, I could not put it down. When ever I could take my eyes away from what was going on around me, they were on the words in those books. Sorry to my family for the burnt food -lol. It was the same way with New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. They were all phenomenal! Group me in with crazy teens cause I’m all swept up in the “Twilight” madness too! lol