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Twilight (2008) Certificate 12

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Rated 3.5 stars
Average rating
(74%)
 
Starring: Kristen Stewart | Robert Pattinson | Taylor Lautner | Billy Burke | Peter Facinelli | Elizabeth Reaser | Kellan Lutz | Ashley Greene | Anna Kendrick
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Studio: E1 ENTERTAINMENT
Run time: 120 mins
Collections: 100 Hot Hits | 100 Most Wanted
Genres: Drama | Horror | Romance | Teen
Languages: English
Released: April 06, 2009
Also available on: Also Available on: blu_ray

Bella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Bella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Bella, the person Edward holds most dear.

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188 out of 202 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5 stars
bloody brill...

A Customer from Feltham, 23rd November, 2008

i really like the Twilight saga, (Breaking Dawn was a bit of a let-down) and i love all the clips on youtube, can't wait to see the film.

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73 out of 89 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2 stars
FANG-LESS VAMPIRES ???!!!!!!!

A Customer from London, 27th December, 2008

My mind is still not made up about his one. It does not completely disappoint the book as it is often the case with books’ adaptations. Some scenes that were changed from the book I even thought it looked better (such as when and where Bella reveals to Edward that she knows the truth about him). However if you go to watch a film about vampires, the last thing you expect to see are vampires WITH NO FANGS!!! Honestly… We all know how much film makers try desperately to make ‘another original’ vampire story – every new vampire film changes the vampires a little, making them resilient to sun light, crosses, etc., making up other ways to kill vampires (even making fire arms vital to them). However none of them, even the dumbest one, tried to portray a vampire fang-less!! This is most idiotic idea I’d ever seen! You can forget or change all the other ‘vampire characteristics’ but fangs are what define a vampire! Come on......!!!

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61 out of 61 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5 stars
in response to BRAINDEAD FROM DONCASTER

A Customer from Dronfield, 31st December, 2008

I went to see this film the weekend it opened and I was really impressed,( you need to actually go and see a film before writing a review!) I am a fan of the books even though I only discovered them in November and i have to say that the film stays true to the book. Yes this film could of looked better in places if they had more money for graphics and effects but it only had a small budget, I think the film was cast really well and Rob and Kirsten have great chemistry. Im sure you will all be pleased to read that Summit Entertainment have already started production on the second movie in the series New Moon as Twilight hit box office records in America with the largest ever opening weekend for a female director (the last time was 1997's Deep Impact) So they must be doing something right!!!! Go see it decide for yourself I loved it and actually went back to see it again!! Please dont listen to peoples reviews when they haven't taken the time to bother watching the film!!

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40 out of 42 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 4 stars
twilight

A Customer from Hove, 26th November, 2008

Twilight the film might not convert anyone not already bitten by the popularity of the books, but for us fans there's plenty to both enjoy and discuss. Seeing it in a scereen filled of fans made for a great experience (cheers for Bella being clumsy, whistles for Edwards,and laughs at poor Jasper who really does just look like he is in pain) but I am sure that this will be just as enjoyable on DVD. some of the effects are a bit naff, granted, and I think both Jasper and Alice were poorly casted, but some scenes are actuallt just as magic as they were in the books, and capturing just some of that makes the film worth seeing!

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Most recent reviews

Rated 4 stars
In keeping with the book

A Customer from Manchester, 14th March, 2010

Looking forward to next film.

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Rated 5 stars
TWI LIGHT

A Customer from cambridgeshire, 14th March, 2010

Absolutly brill. Cant wait for next installment. The best film I have watched in a long time and acting and special effetcs were brill.

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Rated 1 stars
Dull as ditchwater!

A Customer from Wales, 14th March, 2010

Ok, I've never read the books, and this film is unlikly to change this fact. I spent most of the movie waiting for something to happen. As for the love story, I found it hard to believe they were actually in love, as they spent the whole movie glaring at everything and everyone! Aren't you supposed to be happy when you're in love? Surely even the undead can crack a smile now and again! I didn't really like any of the characters, and Stewart as Bella was simply annoying. Don't watse your time.

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Rated 2 stars
Not bad

A Customer from uk, 13th March, 2010

Very much a teen film, maybe I'm a bit too old! The special Fx didn't really work, Edwards acting left a little bit to be desired, maybe he should have kept his British accent, Bella however was excellent, very believable and not as sickly sweet as she comes across in the book It felt that how their relationship truly started to grow ended up on the cutting room floor. I did however enjoy it and it made me read the book to find out what the missing bits were like.

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