Right before Thanksgiving, Twilight was released in the theaters! WOW! We are talking HUGE here in Dallas. I've never seen anything like it, ever! My daughter and one of her best friends convince her mom and I to take them to a midnight Premiere. Ok... I admit, this was one of my favorite series, so we make sure all homework is done, ate dinner, took naps, got everything in order, and off we go to see the Premiere! We leave at 10:30 and the theater is 7 minutes away. There are "Disney" lines wrapped everywhere and loads of people standing in them. Oh my... are we going to get good seats (I'm a stickler about that), it's so late... I'm a mom... and these are just a few of my concerns while also trying not to embarrass my teenage daughter. It's nice to know we are surrounded by hundreds of other people just as anxious and eager to see this movie!
I have to say, the movie was pretty good! Of course all books are better than a movie, but they did a pretty good job at keeping to the story line! On a side note... some of the characters and their hair just weren't what I thought they'd be from the books!) I tried to overcome that! There were also several quirky things I didn't care for, but I enjoyed the movie overall! I enjoyed the 'apple in the cafeteria scene', enjoyed the remark about "I can't leave you alone for a minute, before the wolves start to descend" and my all time favorite thing included in the movie, that wasn't in the book.... the wall of graduation caps! That truly made me smile! LOVED IT! It's those tiny things they ADD that set the movie from the book! (I actually want to re-read and see the movie again!) Great movie and can't wait for New Moon!
Kudos to Stephenie Meyer! I am impressed that she just wrote these books from a dream she had. She's a mom with 3 young children and has released 5 books in 5 years! She also plans to make another from Edwards point of view! I cannot wait!!! On a sad note, this new book, Midnight Sun (Edward's View) should be a great hit, and from what I've read, I hope she continues and finishes it, but it might not happen. A partial draft was illegally obtained and distributed on the Internet without her permission! This is a huge violation to her as an individual and author (the same for filmmakers and musicians alike). Thankfully, you can view this link above, click Midnight Sun and read her personal thoughts and also share the beginnings of a wonderful book, I hope she will complete! I personally am sorry this happened to her and hope she doesn't give up! She's an excellent author and has a phenomenal way of captivating you! Go Stephenie!!! :)
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