twilight - movie vs book

kjlrs

did those of you that read the book(s) really enjoy the movie? i watched it this weekend for the first time and i was so disappointed! i mean, i guess if they went through every detail then it would have made for a super long movie but it just seemed like they were breezing through, etc. i wonder if i'm just biased because i read the books first and would have loved the movie if i'd seen it first, or what. curious if i'm alone on this.

zacook

the movies are never as good as the books!!!  I felt the same way as you did about the movie... My mom loved the books and refuses to see the movie.. She doesnt want it to ruin the book for her..

neesernicole

to me, the movie felt like it was a "made for tv movie."  it could have been so much better all the way around.

EliseB0323

I actually liked the movie better than the book. I didn't think the book was very well written, but I liked the story.

jessicaclare

The movie wasn't that great. Their production budget was small and as a result, the effects really failed, IMO. The acting also wasn't all that great, and I don't think the screenplay was very well written.

That said, I fully believe that movies and movies and books are books, meaning that they are two completely different mediums of entertainment. If you expect a movie to be like the book, it will always fall short of expectations. The movie is just one persons interpretation of a story. Books are just a very personal interpretation that is never going to be repeated on screen unless you are the director. I've seen plenty of movies that were adaptations of books that were very, very good. JMO.

stacynikki

I thought the movie sucked all around.  The people they picked to play the characters, the acting, the style of the movie.  They did manage to capture the look as far as the town and whatnot but the acting sucked.  They could have done an awesome job with the movie but I give it a big old FAIL.

millerbabe

The book is so much better. Most people I know who have read the book don't like the movie and if they haven't read the book then they love the movie.

MrsStubbs

I haven't finished the movie but, it feels really low budget and the actors are not that great, imo. It also feels like the movies is just flying by.

Brewster

jessicaclare:

The movie wasn't that great. Their production budget was small and as a result, the effects really failed, IMO. The acting also wasn't all that great, and I don't think the screenplay was very well written.

That said, I fully believe that movies and movies and books are books, meaning that they are two completely different mediums of entertainment. If you expect a movie to be like the book, it will always fall short of expectations. The movie is just one persons interpretation of a story. Books are just a very personal interpretation that is never going to be repeated on screen unless you are the director. I've seen plenty of movies that were adaptations of books that were very, very good. JMO.

Totally agree.  I only loved it b/c I loved the book so much.  There was WAY too much missing, but at least I could fill in the blanks with what I knew from the book.  It was better the 2nd time I watched it b/c my expectations were lower.  I would have probably thought it was pretty dumb had I not read the book.

That said, I was one of those waiting outside of Target at 8 am on release day.  LOL. 

amanda&rob

It was probably the worst movie from a book I have ever seen.  From the story, to the god awful acting, to the wet n wild make up, to the "chillax" comment.

And, it completely ruined the books for me!  I was on the second book when I saw it and now all I can see the Twilight movie characters in all of their crappiness.   Hopefully those horrible images will leave my brain over time and I can finish the series.