I went and saw Twilight again with a group of friends. Despite my previous experience, I really was looking forward to seeing it again. To just enjoy it without any expectations at all.
Can I just say that I REALLY LIKED it????????? My experience was TOTALLY different from the first one. The movie was the same. But my reations were totally different. I didn't find Edward as stiff. I didn't find the storyline as choppy. I didn't find the special effects as cheesy. Weird. I have a few theories.
One -- the audience. This audience was full of young girls and people who were obviously really excited to see the movie. The vibe was electric. There was very little inappropriate laughing, unlike the first night where people were laughing all over the place at times when it wasn't supposed to be funny. I think that really makes you sensitive to how the scene COULD be perceived and doesn't let you just take it for what it is.
Two -- I knew what was coming. Period.
So... if you felt let down the first time, go see it again. I am SO glad I did. And I need to get the soundtrack, too. Shannon brought hers so we could listen to it in the car. Very cool. :)
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Ok. I think I'll go see it again!!
Now I feel really bad for laughing when I wasn't supposed to...
I agree. I'm all about going in with a "meh" attitude and usually when I come out I feel pleasantly surprised and overall happy with the outcome. I just saw it and am looking forward to seeing it again, most especially cause I dragged my husband with me to see it and he poked fun at it quite a bit. He's seriously too witty for his own good. I'll have to go with someone who's just as excited about it as I am.
This is so True! I was so excited and much more emotionally involved this time!!
I completely feel the same way. I thought overall it was great but a few things were a bit cheesy. I guess I need to go see it again.
I promised I would come back when the movie came out, and here I am! :)
Only this time, I think we are opposite where we were on Breaking Dawn. LOL. You liked it, me, not so much. And like last time, I think this was all about expectations. I think I was (stupidly, perhaps) expecting better, or at least different. I was the one doing the inappropriate laughing...like the first Biology scene. Wrong, wrong, wrong to me.
I didn't hate it; there were some good parts, but others I just can't see myself looking past (like Carlisle's over-obvious stage make-up in the first hospital scene).
Oh well. I'm not sure I'll be taking your advice and seeing it again. I think I've decided that anytime I want to re-live Twilight, I'll just go back to the book. Who knows, though...I'll let you know if I see it again and feel differently. I'm a sucker for peer pressure and all. :)
(Though, I have to say, I was/am also hoping for a huge opening weekend to ensure possibly better sequels...kind of like what happened with the Harry Potter movies.)
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