Weekend Movie Review

So, I have to admit that I used to be a closet Twilight lover - until I confessed it to my friend Jen, who was also a closet Twilight lover and we decided to come out of the closet together...(but not in that sense. We're both totally straight). So, I was a lover of all things Twilight...until about half way through the first chapter of the second book. That's when it all started going downhill for me. First of all, I don't think that Stephenie Meyer is that great of an author. I think she had a fantastic story idea but had crashed and burned well before the fourth book (which, to be honest, was just ridiculous). I also believe that Mrs. Meyer is a good salesman (woman) and pushed her story on to the masses. But, since I live in Utah and since it is expected of every Utah woman to be somewhat involved in the Twilight hysteria, I have participated in book releases and movie premieres - mostly hoping that the love story of Edward and Bella would reach the potential I saw in the first book. I have yet to have that hope fulfilled. It was definitely not fulfilled by the Twilight movie. I think that first went wrong when they cast Robert Pattinson as Edward.

Really? Was no one else available? The character of Edward should be played by someone who is dang near perfection. That's how he is in the book...that's how he should be on screen. Robert Pattinson is not good-looking, has horrible hair, stutters, is not confident and basically has no acting ability. So, obviously, I have an opinion about all this because I'm still rambling. I'm just saying that they could have put a little more effort in finding a more suitable Edward.

So, last night, I saw New Moon with some friends and I'm still a little on the fence about it. I was entertained and don't feel like I wasted time or money but the whole Edward thing still chaps my hide.However, the one redeeming quality in the movie was Jacob. He's so adorable - especially when they got rid of that awful wig. Jay Leno said that this is projected to be the largest grossing movie of all time. Again...really? My least favorite part of the movie experience (aside from ugly Edward) was the reaction of some of the women in the audience. They would gasp in horror/shock when things went wrong. Seriously? Pretty sure you've all read the book at least once. So, to re-cap. This was my favorite part of New Moon. If I were Taylor Swift, I would never let him wear a shirt.

So, needing to cleanse my movie palate, I went and saw The Blind Side tonight. I've been looking forward to seeing this movie for awhile and I was definitely not disappointed. I loved it!

I seriously want to give Sandra Bullock's character a hug (and Sandra too for playing her so well). I laughed and cried for two hours straight. It was awesome. My friend Anna summed it up well when she said, "It makes me want to go out and do good things." I highly recommend it. It was cast well (with actual actors) and it is a fantastically motivating story. Brianne - you'll love it because Tim McGraw is absolutely adorable. Enjoy!