...the film has been infused with a deliberate pace that proves instrumental in establishing (and perpetuating) the source material's very specific atmosphere.
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Twilight (2008)
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Reviews Counted:196
Fresh:98
Rotten:98
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Having lost much of its bite transitioning to the big screen, Twilight will please its devoted fans, but do little for the uninitiated.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 2 hr.
Genre: Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror
Theatrical Release: Nov 21, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $191.4M
Synopsis: A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire. [More]
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
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REVIEWS FOR TWILIGHT
Romantic, smart, likable and often quite funny, without any tacked-on snarkiness or desperate hipness.
Dec 24, 2009
Twilight is mostly elegantly put together, though anything having to do with the pack of bad vampires is disastrous...
Nov 23, 2009
It's hard not to get sucked in--if one can get past the sometimes hokey, melodramatic teenage dialogue.
Aug 30, 2009
Suggests Anne Rice slumming for a WB special
Aug 26, 2009
For a piece about forbidden lust/love, it's not very tortured.
Aug 22, 2009
So this is what all the fuss is about?
May 15, 2009
The genre has certainly come a long way from I Was a Teenage Werewolf.
Mar 19, 2009
A densely erotic, twisted take on teen screen romance and underage rebel lust. And while not exactly the sexually suggestive The Man Who Came For Dinner, Twilight zones out on a defiant inter-species dating fantasy, Close Encounters Of The Thirst Kind.
Mar 14, 2009
Twilight is pure fantasy, emphasis on the pure... it's a soft-focus reverie for girls who want to be Disney princesses and have their bad boys, too, as long as the bad boys are models of tormented self-restraint.
Mar 1, 2009
As lovers, these two are not convincing. They don't produce enough of a spark to set off gasoline vapor.
Feb 12, 2009
Una película mediocre para una novela mediocre.
Jan 14, 2009
Bella, a fairly unlikable young woman with a glum expression, has "put a smell" on Edward, a ruby red-lipped Nosferatu. It's a tedious stare-down. Bring a thermos of espresso. And an alarm clock.
Jan 10, 2009
I'm glad it wasn't that bad.
Jan 6, 2009
Twilight is a must see and a must for a sequel. Can anyone say New Moon 2010?
Jan 4, 2009
Hardwicke runs into trouble when it comes to actual business of the undead.
Dec 28, 2008
Dumbest vampire movie...ever.
Dec 27, 2008
Vampires and romance are nothing new, but Twilight gives them enough of a twist to make it interesting and the film delivers enough on that twist to make it far better than its outlying plot makes it sound.
Dec 20, 2008
I watched Twilight in a cinema full of young girls who, when they weren't texting friends and guzzling soft drinks, giggled, sighed and exhaled with a passion that was not only endearing, but a measure of its emotional truth.
Dec 19, 2008
A sometimes girlie swirl of obsession that will delight fans, this faithful adaptation is after teenage blood, and will most likely hit a box office artery.
Dec 19, 2008
LATEST NEWS FOR TWILIGHT
May 11, 2010:
Salary Dispute Holding Up Final Twilight Sequels
Summit Entertainment has officially decided to break the final "Twilight" book, "Breaking Dawn," into two movies -- but salary holdouts among the cast could force some difficult decisions.
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May 5, 2010:
Summit Sets Breaking Dawn for 2011
Now that they have director Bill Condon on board, Summit is free to set a date for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" -- November 18, 2011.
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May 4, 2010:
Bill Condon Sends a Love Letter to Twihard Nation
What do you do after you're hired to direct the final installments of a franchise with a notoriously passionate fanbase? If you're Bill Condon, you pen a letter to Twihards all over the world.
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April 28, 2010:
Bill Condon Will Direct Breaking Dawn
It's official: Summit Entertainment has hired Bill Condon to direct the "Twilight Saga" sequel "Breaking Dawn."
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April 8, 2010:
Bill Condon to Direct Breaking Dawn?
You heard Summit Entertainment wanted a big-name director for the "Twilight" finale "Breaking Dawn" -- and now comes word that "Dreamgirls" director Bill Condon is in negotiations to helm what will...
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