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  • Directors: Catherine Hardwicke
  • Writers: Stephenie Meyer, Melissa Rosenberg
  • Producers: Wyck Godfrey, Greg Mooradian, Mark Morgan, Karen Rosenfelt
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Contender Entertainment Group
  • DVD Release Date: 6 April 2009
  • Run Time: 117 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (357 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001O0DM2S
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The big-screen adaptation of Twilight, Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire romance, is aimed squarely at its key demographic: teen girls whose idea of Prince Charming is a brooding, pale, undead teen who could kill you instantly at any moment. Such a prince is more fascinating than frightening to new girl Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who moves to the rainy-gray town of Forks, Wash., to live with her dad (Billy Burke), the local sheriff who's puzzled by a series of "animal attacks." On her first day at school, Bella appears to (visibly) nauseate her lab partner, Edward (Robert Pattinson). Turns out the scent of her blood is this vampire's "brand of heroin," and his struggle not to kill her causes an irresistible pull toward her. Whether he's attracted for the normal reasons or because she smells especially sweet to him is vague in the book and even less clear on-screen; nonetheless, Bella falls hopelessly in love with Edward, which sets her on a dangerous path when a few nomad vampires show up in town, one particularly keen on tracking the human. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen), Twilight is full of funny moments--not all of which are intentional--and the casting, from Stewart to Bella's self-absorbed friend Jessica (Anna Kendrick) is spot-on. The weakest link, unfortunately, is Pattinson. While he certainly looks the part, his Edward could have used an extra injection of testosterone (Pattinson, who is British, used James Dean as a model for his American accent). In scenes where he growls about the temptation to kill those who would harm Bella, or flitting around a forest warning her how dangerous he is, he comes off more like a whimpering puppy than a debonair monster. The good news is, his chemistry with Stewart (particularly in their big kissing scene) is palpable, which, let's face it, is really what matters to Twilight fans most. --Ellen A. Kim


Special Features

EXTRAS – over 2 hours of additional material

Audio commentary
The Adventure Begins – The Journey from page to screen
A conversation with Stephanie Meyer
The Comic-Con phenomenon
Deleted scenes (with director introduction)
Extended scenes (with director introduction)
Video: “Muse” performing “Supermassive Black Hole”
Video: “Decode” by “Paramore”
UK premiere footage (exclusive to UK)
Theatrical trailer
Theatrical TV spots
Becoming Edward
Becoming Bella
Catherine Hardwicke’s Vampire Kiss montage
Edward’s piano concert
Music: The heartbeat of Twilight
Catherine Hardwicke’s “Bella’s Lullaby Remix” music video
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122 of 134 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Twilight the movie, an outsiders perspective, 2 Feb 2009
I had never read the Twilight books when I went to see the movie. I vaguely remember the hype of Breaking Dawn's release, but it didn't mean anything to me. I saw the queues for the opening of the film and it meant nothing to me, apart from about 3000 people in Dublin being stupid enough to queue for hours in the rain to see a film.

I love vampires and werewolves though, so, at a loose end one weekend, I convinced my boyfriend that it wasnt a horror, and there was nothing else to do. we laughed for about the first hour. it was very funny. But by the middle of the tree top scene I was hooked. we both were.

I rushed home and ordered all four books that night. I read the series straight through twice, and dragged my mom to see the film with me. (I'm in my mid 20's, she's considerably older....)I sat, completely unmoving the whole way through the move. it was like I was greeting old friends. once I knew the story, all of the humour went out of the film, and it became totally engrossing. my mom thought so too.

lots of little things were changed, obviously. the book is better. obviously. I didnt like Stewert (?) as Bella. she played her as too self assured, too graceful. it wasnt Bella for me. But Pattinson brought Edward to life in a way that was so different. I actually liked him more after seeing the film that in the books.

Kellan Lutz is missing the dimples and curls but hes still the same adorable, deep as a puddle Emmet we all love.

the film is more of a companion to the book, it makes the scenery solid. I thought that was actually a plus of the movie, I knew what the characters looked like, I was a little fuzzy on what their neighbourhood was like. the film filled that in. when midnight Sun is published the three will stand together to give a 360 view of Bella and the Cullens world.

WIll I buy the DVD? yes. WIll I watch it a million times, of course. but I'll read the books one million and one ;)
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203 of 231 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and disappointing, both at the same time., 7 Jan 2009
Yes, of course if you've read the books you should definitely go see the movie. And yes, you will probably enjoy it. BUT, that said, as a book-to-movie adaptation, of course it could also be better.

Personally, I always wonder where they find the screenwriters who're crazy enough to take on a job like this. No matter what you do, no matter how faithful you are to the book, or conversely how much you change it, very, very rarely is a film version ever better than the novel that stemmed it. Twilight is no exception.

Certainly, it has it's good points. The casting, for one, I think is exceptional: while I had some qualms before I saw it, I loved all the actors, and wouldn't change a single one. They have their moments, of course, but for a young cast they're really rather impressive, particularly Robert Pattinson: I'm disappointed Catherine Hardwicke wouldn't let him play the part as 'dark' as he wanted to.

And that, I think, is where most of the problems with this film lie: with Hardwicke, its director, and Melisssa Rosenberg, it's screenwriter. For starters, I can't help but question Rosenberg's credentials. She's written a lot for TV, but only one other screenplay to date (that being 'Step Up', of all things) and sure, everyone's got to start somewhere... but with one of the biggest films of the year? Maybe not.

I can't fathom many of the changes Rosenberg made. Adding in scenes like the extra scenes with the 'bad' vampires, thus shifting the films emphasis from the 'love story' to the 'action' or 'horror' factor, or like the entirely pointless Biology trip (the conversation that took place there could easily have happened in its original setting), and shifting the order of scenes... the entire Port Angeles scene was thrown out of sync by the fact that Bella did not find out Edward was a vampire until after. And then when she planned to confront him, she went off into the forest with him, not knowing he was 'vegetarian'! In the book, I never thought of Bella as crazy... in the film, I can't help but question it. I simply do not understand the need to change things like that, which would have been so much better if left as they originally were.

Then there's the fact that both Rosenberg and Hardwicke seem greatly preoccupied with showing of the 'scenery' of the the American Northwest. Great, so there are lots of trees. We don't need to see Bella and Edward running off into the woods and climbing trees (besides the point that Edward would never let Bella do that anyway because he'd be too scared of Bella falling out of one), because its supposed to be from Bella's perspective... and Bella doesn't like the great out doors and Forks, in her opinion is far too 'green'. So, skip the theatrics, and give us the love story.

But, err... what love story? If you have not read the books, you could call Bella and Edward's romance entire non-sensical. They've barely talked to each other, and suddenly they're saying 'I'm only afraid of losing you' or 'you're my life now'. Although, never once do they say 'I love you'. And isn't that what it's really supposed to be about? The ultimate love story. Sadly, it's not.

But,all that said, i will see the film again, and I will be buying it on DVD because the essence of Stephenie Meyers work is still there. The plot is still good, the characters still similiar (though Bella is more annoying), and Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson do have good chemistry, they're just not given enough chance to prove it.

I really hope they do better with examining the love story in 'New Moon'... but seeing as there's less of it, I really doubt it.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Perversion, abomination, insulting..., 29 Sep 2009
By Mr. T. E. Rousham "mitmusic" (Suffolk, UK) - See all my reviews
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...Perhaps "crucified" would be a good term considering the subject matter.

When I was exposed to Twilight, it was even worse than I expected.
By the "shiny chest" and sped-up running sequences I was dead inside.

Most of the 1 and 2 star reviews here say almost everything that I want to say -
Absurd take on "vampires" and "werewolves", laughable "super-powers", bad acting, ridiculous makeup, paper-thin plot and characters, schizophrenic directing style... etc.

Yes I am a fan of Bram Stoker's book "Dracula" and many more classic traditional takes on the Vampire myth.
Having said that, I am also a fan of many modern, more stylised ones such as Blade and Buffy.
Speaking of the latter...

Girl meets attractive young male who turns out to be a "good" Vampire, they fall into a relationship despite their better judgement (particularly the Vampire's) and spend much of it worrying that one may kill the other if the Vampire cannot control his bloodlust.

SOUND FAMILIAR?!?

This admittedly is quite a broad and universal theme/metaphor and it's unlikely that it was first used by Joss Whedon. Although he did it a damn sight better than Twilight managed to! ONE episode ("Angel") in the first season of Buffy managed to encapsuate and explore this concept more entertainingly and in more detail than Twilight does in it's entire running time!!!

Buffy may have broken a few rules and been infused with pop-culture teen-friendliness. But it remained true to the SPIRIT of the Vampire myth and did not stray too far from those roots, simply moving it into the present day alongside whiny sarcastic teenagers. As such it still retained a believability, a sense of real darkness and danger and thus CREDIBILITY (at least compared to this film and Buffy takes itself about 1/10th as seriously!).

Twilight could not be more different. The sense of darkness and danger is so watered down that it's rating should be reversed to not suitable for OVER 15s. It's belivebility is obliterated by the general presentation of the film as well as the absurd "superpowers" and overall concept of Edward & co that also helps to stick two fingers up at the Vampire legend whilst simultaneously cashing in on its name.

Essentially, this is what "Busted" are to punk music. Twilight is a film for very young children or people who would like to believe that they like Vampire books and films but if they actually saw/read a real one wouldn't finish it because it was too scary, too complicated or required too much effort. I mean, why bother? Not when you could just go and buy a "Team Edward" t-shirt, some black nail varnish and tell everyone that you're a Vampire-loving hardcore Goth.

Kevin Smith pointed out that at least these fifteen year old girls who like Vampires will soon be EIGHTEEN year old girls who like Vampires. I just hope that they actually learn what a Vampire is one day.
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