Yes, I waited in line with my 2 girls and a bunch of giddy teenage girls and moms at 9:30 for the 12:05 showing of Twilight. Samantha talked me into going so early since she got a call from friends that they were letting people sit inside as long as there was room. Since it was a pretty cold night I figured I would rather be sitting inside than out and agreed to go at such an insanely early hour.When we arrived Samantha quickly found her friends
and I also found a couple of my friends there as well
Elise was a real trooper and stayed awake even though we almost lost her to the sandman between 11 and 12.
We counted ourselves so fortunate in Theatre 5 when no one showed up for Madagascar II, so the manager let us in early and we got to sit in the theater seats to wait for the movie to start rather than on the floor in the lobby or outside like everyone else.
Fortunate until.... the movie started and there was no audio... one group of people you NEVER want to get mad are a theatre full of women. The audio continued to cut in and out and we stuck around for 90 minutes like that until finally the personnel came in and told us it was hopeless and to see if we could find a front row seat in another theatre (by that point there were probably only 25 die-hards left in theater 5) It was pretty disappointing after waiting 2.5 hours to see a movie!! and I am not even a fan of the books.
The girls totally LOVED the movie, they have read the book multiple times, but even they had to admit that it fails in places. Of course they don't care though.
Not having read the book, the movie was lost on me. The chemistry between the actors was forced, the makeup was really bad, it tried too hard to be intense and had too many close ups. I have to admit, I really did enjoy the prom scene, and the 2nd half of the movie was better than the first half.
I am more intrigued about the book now, than I was before, and feel it unfortunate that the movie was so low budget, when I think it could have been made into a half decent film with better money and actors.
Those who have read the book will still enjoy the movie, so go see it. If you haven't read the book, not exactly a must see.
By the way, we DID get "re-admit" tickets to compensate for our "pain and suffering" and the girls went back to see the movie the next day.
I DO feel bad for the girls though after having waited months and months for the movie to come out and visiting the set (remember when we did that in March?)etc., only to have the audio cut out was a real disappointment.
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That stinks that the sound was out!! I totally agree with all of your complaints of the movie, I laughed out loud when Carlisle walked into the hospital the first time - blend people, blend. Some of the make up was SO bad, some of the characters were so wrong, especially Jasper, but some were absolutely perfect. I think they did a pretty good job of telling the story, I didn't have high expectations because it was so low budget and I came away liking the movie. It's one of those things you just have to see so you know how they did it and can talk about with everyone else. And it was so fun to go with a huge group of friends. I think New Moon will have a much bigger budget though! ;)
You and I are like minded people. It was actually your post that made me decide to post about it on my own blog. You are a WAY nicer mom than I am! You seriously got shafted with the sound. I am glad your girls got to see it again. (When Titanic first came out, and we watched it in the theaters, the film broke while they were in the water! We had already seen 2 hours of the movie and didn't get to see how it ended. We got three free passes each because of the mental anguish;) I feel your pain. I think it is so funny that you haven't read the book. People have been saying that it wouldn't make much sense if you haven't read the book, and I have been dismissing them sayin, "oh come on. Would you really see the movie if you haven't read the book?" You are living proof that you would! You'll enjoy the movie a little better if you read it. Not fab literature, but fun brain candy. Good luck getting a picture of Edward with his mouth open;) (to get a look at his teeth) All of the pics are too serious for that;)
was that posted by Brad ??
I am shocked that you braved the premiere but it just shows me what an incredible mom you are. Your kids are so lucky to have you!! I wish I could have been there with you guys, wait I take that back, I wish I could have been there with you if you'd been in a theater that wasn't cutting in and out of sound. I am sure I will see this movie at some point when life allows... I'm getting excited to see my friend Tracey again, keep me posted on the details of your trip :)
that still stinks about the sound. Anyway. I loved it!?! They do need to tweak some stuff though. AGREED. Next one will be better.
That was some night, huh. Specially for you Tracy. I would totally had gone with you guys. I liked the movie okay because I read the books. But the make-up, close-ups, acting, a ton of stuff really bothered me. I so wish they would totally re-make the movie so I could enjoy it better.
I'm with you on the make-up, close-ups and forced acting. That seems to be more and more common in today's movies. And I can totally see how if you hadn't read the book some of it would be confusing. They don't share enough information in the movie. Kaitlin and I were at least glad they didn't butcher the story line like they did in Eragon. We both liked it in the end.
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