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Description and Opinions
Amazon.co.uk Review:
The big-screen adaptation of Twilight, Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire romance, is aimed squarely at its key demographic: teen girls whose idea of Prince Charming is a brooding, pale, undead teen who could kill you instantly at any moment. Such a prince is more fascinating than frightening to new girl Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who moves to the rainy-gray town of Forks, Wash., to live with her dad (Billy Burke), the local sheriff who's puzzled by a series of "animal attacks." On her first day at school, Bella appears to (visibly) nauseate her lab partner, Edward (Robert Pattinson). Turns out the scent of her blood is this vampire's "brand of heroin," and his struggle not to kill her causes an irresistible pull toward her. Whether he's attracted for the normal reasons or because she smells especially sweet to him is vague in the book and even less clear on-screen; nonetheless, Bella falls hopelessly in love with Edward, which sets her on a dangerous path when a few nomad vampires show up in town, one particularly keen on tracking the human. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen), Twilight is full of funny moments--not all of which are intentional--and the casting, from Stewart to Bella's self-absorbed friend Jessica (Anna Kendrick) is spot-on. The weakest link, unfortunately, is Pattinson. While he certainly looks the part, his Edward could have used an extra injection of testosterone (Pattinson, who is British, used James Dean as a model for his American accent). In scenes where he growls about the temptation to kill those who would harm Bella, or flitting around a forest warning her how dangerous he is, he comes off more like a whimpering puppy than a debonair monster. The good news is, his chemistry with Stewart (particularly in their big kissing scene) is palpable, which, let's face it, is really what matters to Twilight fans most. --Ellen A. Kim
AMAZING 
I was totally new to Twilight untill two weeks ago. All i can think is why didnt i get into this sooner. Would reccomend to anyone. An amazing film and at a great price.
AMAZING!!!!!!
When i first saw this film advertised i didnt think too much of it so didnt bother watching it, when New Moon had been released everyone kept going on and on and on about it! so i decided to watch the first on 'twilight' and it is great! Absolutely loved it, one of my best movies of all time now. I am considering watching it again today even though i only watched it 2 days ago!
I recommend this film for everyone, im not the kind of person who like vampire/monster/super powers kind of films but it has changed my mind about them lots! And Edward is HOT! Very good, I give this 5 stars, more if i could!
Twilight 
This was requested by my niece as a present - never heard of it myself, but my order arrived safely, securely and promptly, and my niece was delighted with it.
Finally the film 
I went to see Twilight on the cinema initially because I loved the books so much. I was excited to go and see it, but also reserved as there are so many book adaptations out there that are a big disappointment. However, I really enjoyed the film. Suffice to say, it's not as good as the book and the characters aren't as fleshed out etc, but you can only expect so much from a book adaptation, it's not possible to put everything onto the screen. I think the writers/directors/actors and actresses did a really good job of bringing Twilight to life and I'm really looking forward to New Moon.
As expected, only a few of the characters looked as I imagined, but they are Stephenie Meyer's creations and the film gives us the chance to see what she sees in her head when she creates these characters.
My two disappointments were that it was never mentioned that Jasper had an "ability" and also the scene where Bella gets away from ALice and Jasper near the end, is one of my favourites in the book, but it wasn't very wel envisioned on the screen unfortunately
Great product with a little snag in it
The movie disc is great. But there is a snag with the scene where Edward comes to pick Bella up for the baseball match. Not a very big deal, but it disturbs. Additionally there's no subtitle for the extra disc. For me as a non-native speaker it is difficult to catch the right words and make sense of it. Despite, this special edition is worth every cent I pay for it.
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