Twilight - Bis(s) zum Morgengrauen

Eine ansteckend verführerische und duftende Kombination aus klassischen Horrorelementen, einer unschuldigen platonischen Liebe, abgedroschenen Handlungsklischees, einer visuellen Seite wie aus Matrix, schönen Orten in der Natur, dem Volvo C30 und Metrosexualität. Ein Werk, das ein todernstes Gesicht macht, obwohl es kindisch einfältig ist. Kann man so einem Film widerstehen? Er hat alles, was die heutigen Teenager "in" finden und was man gut verkaufen kann. Wenn die Annäherung der beiden nicht so langwierig gewesen wäre, hätte ich den Film besser bewertet. Guilty pleasure. (25.11.2008)

The mistake must have been made in the book because I don't believe that any dramaturgist would see such dialogue on paper and not immediately whip the scriptwriter for it. One rhetorical gem after another, let loose from the mouths of perhaps the most awkward lovelorn couple of recent years - Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, along with Catherine Hardwicke's tired, unnecessary, and underdeveloped direction, alternated within me a gloating smile with deep yawns. There’s so much wrong with the film that I wonder if someone wanted to sabotage Hollywood in the most insidious way. It’s quite the guilty pleasure, as well the knowledge that I have never wished to be a 15-year-old girl who paints her nails black, stabs the surroundings with her rough eyes, and the highlight of her pleasure is getting deflowered by a pale dude she meets at a gothic convention. Let’s go, I want the next film! :) (11.06.2009)

Some romantic seductions simply cannot be resisted. Fans of the Whedonverse can be hardly surprised by anything, and as a non-reader of the source material, I slowly started to get lost in the finale. However, the convenient dynamics in building tension, the irresistible Kristen, and the perfect trio of scenes (Listening to Debussy, Jumping onto a tree, Playing the piano) decided that occasional subtle criticisms of logic are easily swallowed. Those who are romantically inclined will be in seventh heaven. After the second screening, a solid four-star rating. (02.12.2008)

This is my new peak viewing experience at the cinema (and I’ve had more than a few of those). I definitely got a diametrically different impression of Twilight when watching it alone at home. The ideal first time to see it was 14 years after its premiere, when a Twilight marathon was held at the Aero cinema in the company of 210 female viewers (and about 20 guys), and it was incredibly amazing. That distance in time was the essential aspect, as the audience comprised people for whom these films were formative for various reasons, so those people still like them, but they now watch them with a sense of amused detachment. Mainly, however, they came to the cinema to enjoy them together, with all the good, the dubious, the bad and the absurd that the whole franchise involves – so, this is not a guilty pleasure, but an ironic cult flick in its most concentrated form. The first fraction of a second, when the Summit Entertainment logo began to appear on the screen, elicited the first explosion of applause and squeals, which was repeated with the entrance of each key character. Contrary to my unknowledgeable assumptions, the biggest ovation was received not by Edward (though it was huge), but for the two fathers, which brought the powerful daddy (or even DILF) storyline of the whole movie into focus. There was also the mass shouted recitation of iconic lines, the choral crooning of songs, the scene in the woods with the echo of recited dialogue throughout the screening room, and the cheering during the vampire baseball game that would make the World Series envious. At the same time, however, every absurd scene, every overwrought expression of the actors and every seemingly peripheral element was accompanied by volleys of laughter and loud reactions and ironic comments. It may sound sacrilegious, but that’s how I somehow imagine the initial spontaneous atmosphere at early screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show before the interactions with that ancestral cult movie were codified. There was nothing organised here. Rather, it was just the pure immediate enthusiasm of a shared experience and the enjoyment of the togetherness of an audience on the same wavelength. Today, Twilight thus transcends the pigeonholes of pop, camp, mainstream and fringe, and despite the dismay of all kinds of purists, elitists and macho fanboys, it remains an essential cinematic phenomenon. PS: #TeamAlice (11.10.2022)

I personally can't understand that it has such a low rating. I would have put money on the movie getting at least 80%. I don't think Twilight is playing at being some gritty vampire movie. The atmosphere alone suggests it's something else entirely. Fortunately, it has its die-hard fans, which is the reason why more episodes are being made. I proudly count myself among them! In my eyes, it's all about a great love story, interesting characters, and an original atmosphere. (13.06.2011)

Those who have read the book will be happy, they will get everything, they will say: "Yay", they'll love the characters right away. But those who haven't? Oh, it will be very hard to digest – I suppose. I was debating whether to give it 3 or 4 stars, but in the end it was 3. Why? It might sound a bit presumptuous, but it could have been made into a better movie, I could have done it... Yikes, a bit pretentious, I get it :-D But seriously, it just didn't leave anything in me, I was even bored in some parts and there was so much that could have been said! I just found it unfinished... At least I started listening to Linkin Park again, that's good :-) (27.11.2008)

Twilight represents a special phenomenon when the number of ratings on FilmBooster is approaching 32 thousand users. The film is obviously amongst the most overhyped symbols of contemporary film pop culture. It is a film that polarizes and evokes passions, from absolute identification among pubescent girls to ruthlessly rejective reactions from the opposite sex, possibly even from intellectual and aesthetic positions. It is true that with Twilight, you can easily find material for cutting criticism. The argument that I am not the target audience is true but irrelevant. Misfits was primarily intended for teenagers, and yet I enjoy that show greatly. In this case, however, I shrug my shoulders and say that Twilight has absolutely nothing to offer me. The future parts of the romantic vampire saga will have to do without my viewership. Overall impression: 25%. (30.12.2012)

3 stars and I’m being kind. And that’s after some pressuring from my sister. Music video atmosphere, shining vampires playing basketball and driving a Volvo. Vampires on a diet. For God’s sake. The naive story that combines all kinds of clichés was actually the best thing about the whole of Twilight. Well, Kristen Stewart included. Goofy Patinsson (formerly aka Cedrick Diggory) managed to spoil every scene he appeared in. That guy simply can’t act. I am a bit surprised that I didn’t notice that back then in Harry Potter. Too bad. It’s survivable and I was bored only occasionally. Is it just me or are you also really looking forward to part two? (20.03.2009)

Ich bin zu alt für so etwas. Aber ich reagiere langsam nicht mehr allergisch darauf, denn ich habe den Buchführer gelesen und gesehen, dass Pattinson in verschiedenen period dramas sehr gut funktioniert, Cam Gigandet hat in Burlesque beeindruckt, und insgesamt habe ich nicht mehr das Gefühl, dass es eine Filmreihe voller Desperados ist - kurz gesagt, es ist nur eine Filmreihe für kleine Mädchen ;) (12.08.2009)

The reflection of today's scented times. In 1999, we received the action-packed The Matrix, which set the course for the next few years, and now we have Twilight as part of a modern romantic experience. It's not sophisticated or epic, it just cleverly maneuvers in the field of what young audiences want: attractive visuals, music, the looks of the protagonists, a simple plot without unnecessary fuss, sincerity, and the relative awareness of the main characters, all set in an alluring and still not completely exhausted vampire mythology. A phenomenon that may lose its shine in a few years, but today it sets the direction in many aspects. We can only blame ourselves for it. (11.08.2012)

I went to see Twilight  for one simple reason: I wanted to see what was so breathtaking and captivating about it. Twilight is neither of those things, of course, however, it is an interesting movie either way, and everyone should go see it to make up their mind about whether it is just a load of kitschy teenage crap or a romantic adult movie. Now for the review: as far as the actors go – the movie has a mostly average cast. Even if there are some excellent actors, they are accompanied by clumsy and wooden actors. An example of this would be Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, the co-stars in the lead roles. Kristen is relaxed throughout the movie, playing Bella as if she is just being herself in certain situations, while until halfway through the movie Pattinson is just smirking at Kristen, scowling, frowning, and comes off rather constrained. Of the better ones, we should also mention Rachelle Lefevre and Cam Gigandet, who as the villains of the movie, manage to create the right atmosphere. The bedraggled Gigandet thus gives the repulsive impression he is obviously supposed to give, and Lefevre, on the other hand, looks like a temptress, and an unbearable bitch who is constantly secretly plotting evil things. That would be the actors, and now onto the screenplay: to sum up, this is a slightly above average movie. In the end, Hardwicke relies heavily on some poignant scenes, and also fast-paced action scenes, however, the transitioning between these two things is almost tedious in places. The coquettish, flirtatious interactions and other stuff that goes on at school will fill your nostrils like a stench that no amount of air freshener can eliminate. The soundtrack is also above average – admittedly, Danny Elfman and Harry Gregson-Williams might have very well laughed their heads off at this gig and turned it down, however, it is pleasing that the OST does not feel monotonous and covers a variety of genres. (07.12.2008)

CONTAINS SPOILERS. So this was a really really sweet and sticky soft drink, and I choked (laughing) a few times while sucking on it. But the whole thing is so beautifully naive, intoxicating, calculated, and even watchable in places (besides, the baseball was pretty good) that not giving it the 3 stars would be a sin comparable to Edward drinking human blood:))) But as a perfectly managed business product it obviously works perfectly, which is not surprising. What more do girls between the ages of 14 and 16 need than a homo... sorry, metrosexual idol (and a vampire one at that), a "little" naivety and, above all, the great fatal love between vampire and human familiar from Buffy or True Blood:))) I resisted for a long time (over 2 years), but finally I "succumbed" and invested 15 minutes of time in Twilight to download and 2 hours to watch.)) I have to say that The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (where I am curious about David Slade's work, despite the criticism) will follow, so the vampire phenomenon of the new millennium has already consumed me.) (04.08.2010)