It’s not long now until the Twilight movie hits cinemas all around the world. December 19th is the date set for the film to hit the UK, just 6 days before Christmas and at a time when all will be off school. Despite engaging fans of all ages, Stephenie Meyer’s romantic vampire novels are aimed mainly at a young teenage audience, the UK release date is well timed and well planned, and whilst there’ll be a lot of sad fans, glum that the film is out on November 21st in the USA and not until late December here in the UK; few will be complaining when the film hits, ripe at a time when all are enjoying themselves and getting into the festive spirit.
Will the film actually be any good though, will it pale in comparison to the novel of the same name? You can be the judge of that when you watch the trailer, personally though I find from this trailer that the performances look very wooden and that this Catherine Hardwicke directed movie adaptation will probably therefore disappoint. I enjoyed the Twilight novel, I’ve read better and don’t feel that the books are so special as many make out; they’re still quite good though, and I just don’t believe that this film will capture the magic of Stephenie Meyer’s written words. I really hope that I’m wrong, and when I watch the film I’ll be viewing it with an open mind; hoping that the Twilight movie is not such a disappointment as I’m really expecting it to be.
Here is the Official Twilight Trailer, see what you make of it, and take a look at how Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson play their parts in what little we see of them here. Will it be a huge box office success? Yes, undoubtedly. Will it be as excellent as the novel though? Only time shall tell.
UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.