not quite twilight. maybe mid-afternoon.

Okay, am I the only one who was disappointed royally with the Twilight movie?

On a strictly personal OCD note, I picture myself in the leading role of any book like this that has a narrating character that I identify with at all. That said, the girl who played Bella (while I enjoyed her in other things I've seen her in), was much too large of a person. I need the small, strong type!

In the first place, I think the movie making was not nearly as good as it could have been. The development of the story could have been better with not very major changes. One of the most significant things that makes the book so good is its completely accurate portrayal of what it's like to fall in love, particularly as a young person who hasn't been crapped all over and still believes in the "we'll be together forever in bliss" stuff. I think they could have spent a little more time developing that part of the story. Even eliminating the extraneous school friendships and setups would have been a good thing to add more time for their relationship growing.

Secondly, the casting was off (other than the big-boned Bella). I didn't think the dude playing Edward was a very good actor, and frankly, I thought he was supposed to be beautiful. That dude looks like someone bashed him in the face with the flat end of a frying pan. And how dumb was his facial expression as Carlile made him stop sucking Bella's hand? Jacob is fairly unattractive in my opinion as well… his is the nose that ate Manhattan, and his hair looks very unnatural on him. One of the dudes who came with Jacob to the beach at the beginning might have been a better fit. They actually looked Native American. And speaking of Carlile, how horrible did cool guy from Can't Hardly Wait look with blond hair? HORRIBLE. Lastly, while it couldn't be helped and he did a decent job with the small part he had, I couldn't stop picturing Laurent when he was Big Love on "House."

When it comes down to it, I won't be pirating a copy of this movie. Congratulations on deterring crime, moviemakers!