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Isabella Swan moves to gloomy Forks, Washington to live with her father. She begins her junior year in high school and becomes fascinated by Edward Cullen. He holds a dark secret which is only known by his family. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for, a true soul mate. But he knows the further they progress in their relationship the more he is putting Bella and those close to her at risk. Edward tries to warn Bella that she should leave him, but she refuses. A new vampire finds it a challenge to hunt Bella down for her irresistible blood. Now, the game is on and James will not stop until she is killed.
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LibraryThing member katekf
This movie based on the popular novel by Stephanie Meyer can't seem to decide what it is. The grey lighting and the setting of the Pacific Northwest has the feel of a made for tv horror movie while the main character Bella's voice over adds the feeling of a melodrama. Bella is the new girl in
In the end this movie will be popular with the middle school and high school students who enjoyed the book and it does a decent job of showing the confusion in a teenage girls head. Where it fails is in terms of the vampire horror element, because the plot feels added on and most of the vampire effects simply serve to make the vampires seem odd rather than scary.
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Forks, Washington and the first part of the movie follows her moving in with her father and slowly making friends as she's fascinated by the mysterious Cullens and especially Edward. Everything changes when Edward confesses to her that not only is he drawn to her but he's also a vampire along with the rest of his family. After this point, the movie loses its way as there's a semblance of some bad vampires who are causing trouble in town and Edward and Bella face some danger. In the end this movie will be popular with the middle school and high school students who enjoyed the book and it does a decent job of showing the confusion in a teenage girls head. Where it fails is in terms of the vampire horror element, because the plot feels added on and most of the vampire effects simply serve to make the vampires seem odd rather than scary.
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LibraryThing member jjohlend
Teen Bella starts at a new school and is entranced by fellow student Edward, who turns out to be a vampire. This movie is incredibly popular with teen girls, perhaps because they can easily implant themselves on the personality-less Ella and imagine having a hunky guy who is super powerful and rich
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be in love with them. There are a few action scenes, but most of the movie consists of Ella biting her lip while people stare at each other. Edward also does some things that seem stalkerish rather than romantic. On the plus side, the soundtrack is pretty awesome. If you aren't sure if you will like Twilight, you probably won't, but there are millions who already do. Show Less