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A 2008 film based on the Stephenie Meyer book of the same name, directed by Catherine Hardwicke
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I know this is uber popular but if you go beyond the mush, you get to the utter stupidity.
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Seriously, a vampire who's been a dr for many many many more years than most of us have lived and he doesn't think to check the blood level- umm yeah, I buy that. But a werewolf with no experience of pregnancy figures that one out.
She has to drink the blood- sure, because there is no such thing as an iv I guess.
Someone she was uber involved with imprints on her child- yeah.
Just- unbelievable.
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Scotman
June 07, 2010
It's hard to follow this review without more detail. I agree that Twilight is not a well done production, but you're not specific enough and tend to leave lots of spoilers. Can you fix?
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Quick Tip by SheilaDeeth.
October 01, 2010
It was okay. I think I liked the book better though I'm not really sure why.
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this movie almost killed the saga (movie version) for me! It is loosly based on the written version, the acting is bad, the make-up effects were worse. i had free tickets to this and still wanted a refund!
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About this movie
Twilight is a 2008 American romantic vampire film based on Stephenie Meyer's popular novel of the same name. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, the film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. It is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series. This film focuses on the development of the relationship between Bella Swan (a teenage girl) and Edward Cullen (a vampire), and the subsequent efforts of Cullen and his family to keep Swan safe from a coven of evil vampires.
The project was in development for approximately three years at Paramount Pictures, during which time a screen adaptation that differed significantly from the novel was written. Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the novel after three years of the project's stagnant development. Melissa Rosenberg wrote a new adaptation of the novel shortly before the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike and sought to be faithful to the novel's storyline. Principal photography took 44 days, and completed on May 2, 2008; the film was primarily shot in Oregon.
Twilight was theatrically released on November 21, 2008, grossing over US$392 million worldwide. It was released on DVD March 21, 2009, and became the most purchased DVD of the year. The soundtrack was released on November 4, 2008. Following the film's success, New Moon and Eclipse, the next two novels in the series, were produced as films the following year.
Director:
Catherine Hardwicke
Genre:
Drama,
Fantasy,
Romance
Release Date:
November 2008
MPAA Rating:
PG-13
DVD Release Date:
Summit Entertainment (October 27, 2009)
Runtime:
122 minutes
Studio:
Summit Entertainment
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