RosalieBustingMyBowls

I never expected to get caught up in the whole Twilight phenomena. I was that person who would scoff at the Hot Topic merchandise and feel so superior and above all that "teenybopper stuff." Well, after getting the books as a gift, I was hooked. And as nervous as I was about this movie, I got the same butterflies in my stomach, and light-headed passion of new love that I did when I was reading Twilight.

As far as adaptations go, Twilight is pretty darn faithful. It is impossible to please all fans, but to condense 400 pages of text into a watchable movie, I understood some things would need to change. My only complaint is, I personally could have watched this film for another two hours! I was completely riveted with the chemistry between Kristin and Rob. This is THE epic love story of our generation, and I cannot wait to see the rest of the saga committed to film!

I'm flabbergasted by some of these reviews. I was absolutely enthralled by this film, and can't imagine anyone NOT falling in love with this amazing movie. I am in college, but I am a tried and true fan of all 11 amazing Lemony Snicket books. They are smart, witty, and dark. I've been looking forward to this film for a while, and had VERY VERY high expectations, and wasn't disappointed at all!!! Who cares if things from the books were changed around or things were added in? People expect exact replicas when books are made into movies, but that is not logical. The movie captured the spirit of the books perfectly, with AMAZING sets and visuals, and amazing performances all around. Anyone who gives this movie a negative review is just nit-picking. I cannot wait to see this movie again!! DO NOT listen to bogus negative reviews! Fans of the books WILL NOT be disappointed in the least!!!

Well, from everyones reaction, I expected to HATE this movie, but I was pleasantly surprised! I really think people expected too much. This is a TV movie, not a Broadway musical! For a TV movie, it does it's job VERY well. As a Theatre lover, I really enjoyed everyone in the cast. Jesse L. Martin was wonderful, as was Kelsey Grammar. It was Jennifer Love Hewitt who REALLY surprised me though. What a lovely voice!! She really is a terrific actress. She's only in two scenes, and she steals both of them. Her song "A Place Called Home" with the Young Ebeneezer is a genuinely touching moment. Most of the score is VERY hummable, and i've always enjoyed Meknens music. I really don't get all the hatred this movie has gotten. Sure it has it's problems, but we can't always expect perfection, especially from a made-for-TV movie. I will Definitely buy the DVD when it comes out!!