Movies

Twilight

Garrett

Apr 2, 2025 — 3 min read

Synopsis

Bella Swan moves back to Forks, Washington during the middle of the school year when she falls in love with a 100+ year old vampire classmate.

Review

I know this movie is bad. With a 5.3 from IMDB and a 48% from Rotten Tomatoes, the audience disagrees. As do I.

Granted, my enjoyment from this really stems from a place of nostalgia. When you are stuck in foreign country with no way to leave a small outpost, what do you do at night? Watch crappy movies that don't mimic real life. So this movie, plus the next two are just a reminder of a bunch of dudes covered in dirt and sweat yelling at a tent wall.

Ok, to the movie review itself. The story isn't terrible. Vampires stay the same age when they are turned and so if you look like a teenager, you might always be in high school. Also when the vampire family is not killing humans, when running across other vampires, the non-humans could be targets. Even if they are your friends.

The acting/dialogue is either decent for a teen movie or awful. I mean, the original source was also terrible, so maybe that is what we get mad at. I mean it is just very heavy-handed throughout most of the movie to the point that it just feels like the cast is frustrated with it. They do a great job with what they are given I think which I appreciate.

My Rating

So this movie is a weird guilty pleasure for me. I know it is terrible, but it entertains me. It reminds me of simpler time so it is hard for me to not rate this high. My rule is that a movie should entertain, and I think this movie achieves that. I still love the meme below, but it is a 7 for me.

Parental Rating

No language, a man trying to be good and resist his urges, and limited blood. Based on the rules, they would watch it. However, they won't. This isn't their cup of tea and unless a granddaughter asks them to watch it, I think they would change the channel. Approved by both, purely based on rules.