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"Twilight," especially, pushes the vampire myth to its extreme. Edward is more a sensitive teen any father would let escort his daughter to the prom than a Dracula-like predator. Not only does Edward refrain from biting his love interest, Bella; he insists she buckle her seat belt. "There is that sense that because Edward is such a self-restraining vampire, he's not really a vampire," says Gelder. In other words, he is exactly the vampire we want right now: sure, he's strong, he can fly and his skin sparkles in sunlight, but more important, he's not going to go and do anything stupid with his 401(k).

I was also very disappointed the first time I saw the movie. I did, however, go back for a second go around and this time I found myself enjoying the movie. There are, of course, things that they could have done much better, but over all the second time around was a much better experience. I agree - the tension- between Edward and Bella is not at all really depicted in the movie and the viewers are left trying to figure it out. If you had not read the book many of those moments are lost. Case in point- the scene where Edward first encounters Bella's scent in the chemistry lab..... the book goes into great detail of Edwards feelings and his reactions to that single second of time- you get the full impact of what that moment means to him, the many thoughts going thru his mind.....how he moved as far away from her as possible and how he clenched the table-clenched it so hard that he had sawdust in his hand........ Only showing him covering his mouth....and a funny look on his face- the viewer was lost at what that moment actually meant for Edward. There were many such moments in the book that are lost to the viewer who only saw the movie- the humor of the book is also lost to the viewer. I feel that the director missed a great chance to show more depth to the characters and missed it by a long shot. I hope that "New Moon" will be a much better show.

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Posted By: dkiracofe @ 12/15/2008 2:30:35 PM

I was also very disappointed the first time I saw the movie. I did, however, go back for a second go around and this time I found myself enjoying the movie. There are, of course, things that they could have done much better, but over all the second time around was a much better experience. I agree - the tension- between Edward and Bella is not at all really depicted in the movie and the viewers are left trying to figure it out. If you had not read the book many of those moments are lost. Case in point- the scene where Edward first encounters Bella's scent in the chemistry lab..... the book goes into great detail of Edwards feelings and his reactions to that single second of time- you get the full impact of what that moment means to him, the many thoughts going thru his mind.....how he moved as far away from her as possible and how he clenched the table-clenched it so hard that he had sawdust in his hand........ Only showing him covering his mouth....and a funny look on his face- the viewer was lost at what that moment actually meant for Edward. There were many such moments in the book that are lost to the viewer who only saw the movie- the humor of the book is also lost to the viewer. I feel that the director missed a great chance to show more depth to the characters and missed it by a long shot. I hope that "New Moon" will be a much better show.
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Posted By: loulabell26 @ 12/13/2008 9:43:32 AM

Any adults out there who found themselves practically obsessed with the Twilight series are in for a big, old-fashioned let down from the movie I'm afraid. While the books were almost painfully sexual due mostly to the complete lack of sex, the movie gives us none of that tension. I was totally disappointed, and still am a bit because I was so excited to see it all on the big screen.
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Posted By: meda2585 @ 12/12/2008 4:56:24 AM

After reading Twilight, I got addicted to the series and I am now reading the 3rd installment. The books are great, I will have to see how the film franchise fares out in comaprison......