And I think all the criticism it gets on internet forums and the like is rather undeserved. Sure, I won't actually recommend it to anyone looking for a vampire movie, but there are many things it did right: the casting was quite solid (even if the girl playing Bella did botch some important lines, and the character Jessica made me grind my teeth), the filming and directing was quite excellent (the camera angles and use of slow motion during the baseball game was superb), as was the music, and it fixed my main gripe with the book (namely, the pacing problems and the countless paragraphs Edward and Bella spend gazing into each other's eyes).
I still disagree with vampires sparkling in sunlight, but it's not such an important plot point to be annoying.
What were your thoughts? Did you like it or not? Also, did you reak any of the books before or after watching it?
I still disagree with vampires sparkling in sunlight, but it's not such an important plot point to be annoying.
What were your thoughts? Did you like it or not? Also, did you reak any of the books before or after watching it?