Best Shot Monday: My Twilight Date Night
On the Sunday before last, when Michael came home, I told him that I wanted to go catch the late show of Twilight that night. He asked me if I minded waiting so that we could go together. He thought maybe his mom could watch the kids on Thanksgiving night and we could have an actual date.
Now I love Edward, but I love Michael more. So, I waited.
I got the tickets early, just to be safe. And around 9:10pm we left the house. It was strange to us to be walking out door, together, at night, without the kids! A good strange. We got to the theater and sat in the van, talking, for a bit. Then we headed in.
I grabbed his hand, “I’m so glad you wanted to come. Mostly groups of girlfriends have been going to see this,” I stated.
“Oh Shit! This is a chick-flick, isn’t it? It is. Oh man,” he lamented.
“No, baby, it’s not a chick-flick. I promise!” I reassured him.
We got our Candy Combo (popcorn for me, peanut M&M’s for him, drinks for the both of us,) and after forking over three quarters of million dollars, for said combo, we went into the theater. Not a soul was in there. We doubted that it would be empty, after all it was only 9:30 and there was fifteen minutes till the show started.
People started to trickle in and Michael was able to count the number of boys/men that came in. One was kinda questionable, if you ask me, though. There was–at least–five other males in that theater.
“See, I told you it wasn’t a chick-flick!”
“Yeah, we’ll see.”
The lights went down and the noisy teenagers behind us were still trying to get settled.
A boy called down they row, “Hey come sit over here by me?!”
“No, I don’t want to. [He's] going to bite me!” she exclaimed worriedly.
“I’m gonna bite you,” I said to her mischievously.
“Are you Edward?” she asked.
“Maybe I am.” I answered. Laughter ensued.
The movie preview started and I have concluded that most movies suck. They actually showed us one whole movie in it’s entirety. In just two minutes. For real.
Then I heard Bella’s voice start talking about death. And it began. The movie was a little slow, in my opinion, and I couldn’t help but compare it to the literary version. There were things that I “got” that Michael didn’t because I had read Midnight Sun in addition to Twilight.
Here are some things that stood out to me, in no particular order:
- Bella’s truck was just as I imagined. Same with the Cullens’ cars.
- The Cullens were UNNATURALLY white. And their lips were painfully red. People must be really blind and stupid if they can’t tell that something’s up with them. But, Edward was perfect. Swoon.
- Eric being Asian was odd to me. But, that’s because I pictured him in my mind differently.
- The actress who played Jessica sucked. Just my two cents.
- Forks was just awesome. The scenery was spot on.
- Charlie and Billy Black were also spot on.
- Jacob. Meh. Not likey Jakey so muchy.
- The scene in the ballet studio was just as I envisioned except for the actual killing/burning of James.
- Jasper’s expressions made me laugh out loud.
- Rosalie and Emmet were also as I envisioned.
- The scene in Port Angeles when he saved her was great! Very accurate.
- Alice was delicious and I look forward to seeing her more in the coming flicks.
- Charlie’s house was a little “off” from my imagination’s version of Charlie’s house. And so was the beach scene at La Push.
- The Edward-Bella kiss, in her bedroom, in her skivvies, was HOT.
I’ll just stop there. On a scale from 1-10 I give the movie a 7. It was good enough, but I’ll not be in any rush to see the sequels. I can’t wait till they come out, but I won’t be forking over a million dollars to go see them at the theaters. Because really it costs about a million dollars to go to the shows now-a-days, no?
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I am soooooo jealous. I have to wait til the hubby is home (Thursday, after six months) AND we have a baby-sitter (probably not til over New Year’s/early January) to see it. I am dieing here. I am so glad you had positive things to say!
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I am so NOT jealous. I have not read the book – or books. I don’t think I will. I have not nor do I plan to see the movie – or movies. i know these are sacrilegious statements – you’ll have to forgive me. I do not possess the one overriding element that makes these books and movies necessary for survival – I do not have a hoo hoo.
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Interesting that we felt similarly. I hated Jasper & Jessica – loved Edward & Mike. I agree – never saw Eric as Asian. Cinematography was amazing, dialogue and sticking to the book? Meh. I liked it much better the 2nd time I saw it. And, I think, although New Moon was my least favorite book, it will be amazing to film – esp. the Italy scenes. And, having read Midnight Sun was imperative, I think.
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I am looking forward to see this movie again.. just so I can stare at Edward a little longer.. lol… Great review Mish.. you hit is spot on!!!
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I saw it on the day it came out. I’d never really heard about it before but I wanted to be one of the cool kids. I didn’t like it … not my kind of movie.
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Only $9.00!!! Up here the cost is $14.00, added to the million dollar popcorn and the trillion dollar drink, I’m with you on the grand expense it costs to go out to a movie, lol.
I’m glad you had a great time! I love movie dates :)
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roo and i saw the movie over the weekend (doncha like who MY date was ? heh), and i agree about the scenery, but kristen stewart? ugh. what was UP with her opening and closing her mouth like a baby bird all the time? that’s what seemed to pass for “emoting.” bleh.
i also didn’t like the cullens’ house. too much glass. that didn’t match my imagined version either. (roo agrees!)
haven’t read midnight sun yet, but that’s next on my agenda.
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I guess Im going to have to go see it for myself to see what all the fuss is about. People like it. People hate it. I should have an opinion, no?
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Lamenting the fact that the only movies we go to see are children’s movies. Bleh!
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I saw it opening night. I actually thought of you while I was sitting there, waiting for it to start! “I wonder if Mishi is doing the same thing right now.” I thought I would love it, but I didn’t. It was alright I guess. Nothing is as ever as good as the books. I thought that, without the character development you get in the books, it would be nearly impossible to accept their “love” just based off of the movie. Everything happened so quickly in the movie!
It’s funny how people interpret things differently…so here are my responses to your comments…
-I was so worried, at the start of the movie, when they introduced the Cullens and their makeup was HORRIFIC! I seriously think it looked like a five year old did their makeup, especially Carlisle’s. It looked so fake and I was immediately upset by that….the cheesiness of it. But, I think they did that at the beginning to “send the message” and their makeup got better as the movie went on…much less fake looking.
-Charlie didn’t look at all like I pictured him. I guess I pictured him a little older than what the actor playing his was. When we are first introduced to Billy…Billy and Charlie kind of mock fight in the background while Jacob and Bella are talking, pretending to throw punches at each other and such….I thought that was way off too. I thought: “Charlie and Billy would SO not do that!”
-The actor that played Jacob is going to have to beef up A LOT for the next movie. (I’m assuming there is going to be a next one). I’m sure it’s difficult to find Native American actors though.
-Robert Pattinson is HOT!! He’s so much younger than me, but I would love to show him a good time! Maybe I could teach him a thing or two. ;o)
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Uhmmmm… I’ll take sloppy seconds even! LOL
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Thanks for the review, Mishi! I am so jealous you got a date night. I want to see Twilight BADLY, but will have to wait till it’s out on DVD, methinks.
BTW, I bought all the books in a box set after your book post – I cruised through them and just finished Breaking Dawn yesterday. Thanks for turning me on to Stephenie Meyer! I probably never would have read the series without your recommendation.
Ok dude….somehow your feed changed and I missed the memo. I have been wondering where you have been, but you have been here all along!
I am such a Twilight fan and I have seen the movie um twice now. I read all 4 books in like 10 days and I miss every bit of them.
Ok back to the movie…I am with you on everything you said. Jasper looked kind of Edward Scissorhands-ish and I laughed out loud at him too :)
Jacob was too pretty and a little feminine, but Edward and Bella were perfect so it made up for it. Eric being Asian threw me off too, because he looked totally different in my head, and Mike wasn’t right either.
One thing you didn’t mention was the Cullen’s house. What was up with that I say?
And yes the kiss….still gives me a tingly feeling
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