Twilight: Why it worked, why it didn't.

I am not posting any pics today. I think I've run out of them and I'm starting to repeat and that's not pretty nor Sexy. In any case, the long and the short of my review of TWILIGHT is this... I loved it, but it has its flaws.

First and foremost, the audience I saw it with sat rapt with attention the second the movie started... Yes there were shrieks of "TWENTY MINUTES... WOOOOO" (Woo girls in training, what up HIMYM) as the countdown progressed... And SAMbler and I (after a lovely dinner where her husband just shook his head at us- mostly me- the whole time), well we didn't want to have to shank any kids, but we were ready to, if need be. No one was interfering with my viewing, no one. And luckily, we didn't need to kill any tweens... luckily.

The movie started and wham it's pulling you through the familiar storyline very quickly. I don't even think we were 10 minutes in and there he was... my bf, Bobby P, Robert Pattinson, Edward Cullen and no one could stop themselves from squealing (including me). And then wham, wham, wham... the pacing was off the whole movie. I felt rushed, I wanted to feel the build up and swoon that you do in the book... but that's a lot of swoon and it's a movie. My problem with the movie lies here, in the choppyness of the story... I know what takes place, I know the background so I loose nothing... but what about those who didn't? Will they even know how much they are supposed to care about any of this? I don't know... or I rather unfortunately say, no they won't.

But was it good? Robert and Kristen and the entire cast made the movie. I loved characters I didn't before... even stupid Jacob! I cared what came out of Eric Yorkie's mouth, really. They did what they could with a strangely abridged script and they really managed to encompass their characters completely, even when they only had two lines. Good Job and especially well played Taylor Lautner... I may like this Jacob guy yet.

Um and what about Bobby P... was he every bit the Edward Cullen in my head and heart. Yes, yes he was. He was insecure and broody and Sexy and handsome and out of his mind in love with Bella and believe me... there are quite a few scenes I will need to watch with my own "edward" and enjoy enjoy enjoy (I mean masturbate, if you don't get it). There is a kiss scene that is so- I mean everyone was like "Woaaaaa... woa..." after. He did it, and I am very proud to be dating someone so Awesome. (ok so we aren't really dating, but a girl can dream). And ok, I loved Kristen Stewart as Bella... there is a scene at the end where the desperation of being in love with EC overwhelms her... like I almost just lost my shit at the end and started crying with her. I don't know what I'm going to do in New Moon... I will be a sobbing mess (PS - if you don't know what I'm talking about, you will)

SO all in all... Loved it. Could it be better, yes... could it be less cheesy... yes... are there moments where I thought, if I didn't love this so much that would have been silly. But all in all, it captured the magic I wanted it to. If you are not a true fan, you might think it's totally lame. To each his own... for me... I fell in love all over again with Edward Cullen and the series.