Twilight (2008/I)

Director:

Catherine Hardwicke

Writers (WGA):

Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay)
Stephenie Meyer (novel)

Release Date:

21 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

When you can live forever what do you live for?

Plot:

A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Love | High School | Blood | School

Awards:

19 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Kristen Stewart	...	Bella Swan
Sarah Clarke	...	Renée
Robert Pattinson	...	Edward Cullen
Matt Bushell	...	Phil
Billy Burke	...	Charlie Swan
Gil Birmingham	...	Billy Black
Taylor Lautner	...	Jacob Black
Gregory Tyree Boyce	...	Tyler
Justin Chon	...	Eric Yorkie
Michael Welch	...	Mike Newton
Anna Kendrick	...	Jessica
Christian Serratos	...	Angela
Nikki Reed	...	Rosalie
Kellan Lutz	...	Emmet Cullen
Ashley Greene	...	Alice Cullen

Also Known As:

Crepúsculo (Argentina) (Mexico) (Spain) [es]
Crepúsculo (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Здрач (Bulgaria: Bulgarian title) [bg]
Сумерки (Russia) [ru]
Alacakaranlik (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Alkonyat (Hungary) [hu]
Crepusculo (Venezuela) [es]
Lykofos (Greece) [el]
Súmrak (Slovakia) [sk]
Stmívání (Czech Republic) [cs]
Sumrak (Croatia) [hr]
Tusmørke (Denmark) [da]
Twilight - Biss zum Morgengrauen (Germany) [de]
Twilight - Houkutus (Finland) [fi]
Twilight - La fascination (Canada: French title) (dubbed version) [fr]
Twilight: Chapitre 1 - Fascination (France) [fr]
Videvik (Estonia) [et]
Zmierzch (Poland) [pl]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality.

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44786) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Finland:K-13 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Czech Republic:12 | Brazil:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Denmark:11 | Netherlands:12 | South Africa:13V | Taiwan:PG-12 | Spain:13 | Iceland:12 | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

218 Rim Drive, Washougal, Columbia River Gorge, Washington, USA

Company:

Summit Entertainment

Trivia:

Peter Facinelli was the second choice to play Carlisle Cullen. When he found out that he lost out on the final round of auditions, he wrote a note to Catherine Hardwicke, saying, "I hope to work with you sometime." At the last minute before shooting, the original actor withdrew due to shooting conflicts. Hardwicke then offered the role to Facinelli, who immediately took up. He had to dye his hair blond before starting work.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Bella and Jacob are in the old truck for the first time. You can see through the passenger window in the background, crew people working with a large white screen and other equipment.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Isabella Swan: [voiceover] I'd never given much thought to how I would die... But dying in the place of someone I love seems like a good way to go.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.47)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Go All the Way

the book was better and thats not saying much

Now do not be offended by any of this, this is just my opinion.

No I am not a rabid Twilight hater. I read the books, yes all of them. I thought they were interesting. Not very original, well thought out, or well written, but decent enough to read. I had several problems with this movie. It's not just the cast. Though I think Cam Gigandet did an excellent job as James. Okay my main problem with the cast was not really who they picked. I guess it boils down to the fact that Bella and Edward really are not that interesting. Is it so much to ask for a heroine who isn't so whiney and can take care of herself. Or maybe a vampire who isn't broody and boring and doesn't SPRAKLE! ((sorry that just bugs the **** out of me)) I think if they had stuck more to the actually book it would have been better. Granted, not by much, but it would have at least gotten 5 stars from me.

I do like the cinematography. The movie is gorgeous visually, and as i stated before the acting was not terrible. I would have picked different people for most of the cast, but thats me. I do have one more thing to say before i end this.

RABID TWIlIGHT FANS NEED TO CALM DOWN!!! ITS JUST A BOOK AND MOVIE SERIES!! don't take the fact that people don't like it to heart. if you like it, thats great.