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Hey, Danyelle. I started reading your post the ot...

2011-11-20T10:21:20.374-06:00

Hey, Danyelle. I started reading your post the other day and then *stopped*cuz I didn't want any spoilers, so I came back today and finished it. LOL I loved the wedding, the island beauty, Jacob's passion, and the pics of the older Renesme. My girl's night out friends hated the movie, but I didn't. I loved Bella's vampire beauty at the end-especially her last moment red eyes-but hated that it ended because I was ready to see more!
Negatives? All this love for the movie when I hated the last book!! Go figure!
Glad you had fun at the advance screening!!!!

I am so jealous - haven't seen it yet but can&...

2011-11-19T04:50:49.739-06:00

I am so jealous - haven't seen it yet but can't wait to see it this weekend

I enjoyed the movie - and enjoyed poking fun at it...

2011-11-18T23:30:11.925-06:00

I enjoyed the movie - and enjoyed poking fun at it. I always have to go see the Twilight movies twice. The first time I'm too busy reconciling the book/my version to what they have done on screen and all the discrepancies. Also, Kirsten Stewart's version of Bella is so far off from my mental version, it's almost painful to watch her in the previous movies. I also tend to criticize the make up. In this one Emmett's head and neck are clearly two different colors and it bugs. I go a second time to watch the movie and appreciate it for what it is.

That being said, I liked the movie. People were making a big deal about the love scenes and all but I was honestly surprised more at all the gore. I don't think that it was appropriate for younger teens due to the honeymoon/newlywed scenes but I don't think it deserved a R rating either. Each of the movies has gotten better, but at times it's still a bit campy. One part in particular had my friends and I thinking, "Are we watching He-man Master of the Universe or Thundercats?" Anyway, saw it last night on girl's night out and am going again tonight with hubby since he can't wait to see it! We'll see what I think tomorrow!

I must be weird, but book four was my favorite! I ...

2011-11-18T10:01:27.334-06:00

I must be weird, but book four was my favorite! I guess there's a need in me somewhere to be a gorgeous, injury-immune vampire. Have to confess, here, that I've only seen the first two movies. As my daughter's behest. I enjoyed them, but, as per usual, enjoyed the books more. I was solidly Team Edward throughout the books (I have great difficulty with men who deliberately try to snitch other men's women . . . Jacob!), but found my loyalties tested in the movies. I will see the fourth, but probably on DVD, with the fifth ready to go into the player directly afterwards . . . I hate being kept waiting!

Haven't seen it yet, but my daughters and I we...

2011-11-18T09:13:51.079-06:00

Haven't seen it yet, but my daughters and I were going to go. Now I a little leary of the scenes you and Donna described. Mmmmm?

I also got to watch it early. Actually, I loved it...

2011-11-17T23:30:57.882-06:00

I also got to watch it early. Actually, I loved it. I loathed that first movie. This is the best by far, and the first one I want to watch again in the theater.

Can I say I <3 Charlie? I like him in the movie better than the book Charlie.

The film was slow in parts because they needed to fill in the time since they made two films. I did wonder if there was enough material for two. I guess this answers the question. Might I have preferred a truncated but longer single film? I guess I'll have to see how well they do Part 2.

I could have done with a little less wedding night stuff. Seeing the feathers and broken bed the next morning worked fine for me in the book. I really wasn't interested in watching him do that. But I did laugh over the feathers.

I totally agree with how awful they made preggers Bella look. She really did look dreadful. My hubby commented that this film was much bloodier. Well, so was the book. I thought as gross as Edward biting open the womb they handled it pretty discretely. I'm not sure if someone who hadn't read the book might know for sure what he did.

Pattinson really bugs me as Edward. In the books, I was totally Team Edward. With the films, I've been Team Jacob. Pattinson didn't ruin the film. Sad endorsement, but I was okay with him. As always, I love Alice, and we got to see plenty of the other Cullens. Jasper kept from being cringe worthy. That's progress.

I loved the final scene. That was the perfect place to split the story.