Q: Quick – what do Harry Potter (Deathly Hallows), The Dark Night, Spider-Man 3 and New Moon have in common?
A: They’re the only movies on earth that made more money on their opening weekends than Breaking Dawn did. The fourth movie in the Twilight Saga brought in a blistering $139 million bucks (…that’s just in the USA). Now I don’t like math and I really don’t like (or even understand) statistics but check this out: of the people who saw Breaking Dawn, 80% of them were female (duh), BUT 60% of them were over 21 years old. That’s an awful lot of ladies (legally enjoying a glass of Chablis afterwards to discuss Bella’s vaguely gory birthing process) proving the Twi-Naysayers wrong: it’s not just for tweens.
It’s also not for anyone who cares about the credibility of special effects. I adore this franchise, and completely loved Breaking Dawn – but the werewolves bear all the menace of a dozen rogue California Raisins. The wigs, too, are and always have been a problem. Why, when you are spending $110 million dollars to make a movie, can’t someone convince these actors to dye their hair? We get that the vampire clan needs to be pale, but it seems like a bottle of peroxide might cure all manner of follicular ills. The notion that the actors all have other projects happening is understandable, but the fourteen-year-old girl in me wonders why they can’t just commit to the year’s guiltiest pleasure and worry about other stuff later. Again, that’s just me.
However, the fourteen-year-old girl in me also acknowledges that these are but small complaints, because the film, not wildly lauded by critics, soundly delivers what the fans want. The love story is there and the much-debated sex stuff is handled with unusual grace. So much grace that anyone opting for “lurid” is better off waiting for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Another bonus here? This movie’s genuinely funny – not always (intentionally) the case with vampire stuff, or anything set in the Pacific Northwest.
Kristen Stewart really gets to shine and the producers continue to luck out with her; say what you will about the clunky dialogue and hackneyed plot twists, this young lady is a fearsome actress who will undoubtedly go on to impress audiences long after Twilight is forgotten. Ditto for hunky Rob Pattinson, who doesn’t have to do much except hint at concern for his young bride’s well being to be universally adored. Meanwhile, blessedly all that’s required of Taylor Lautner is emphatic disrobing. Which happens early and often – about 75 seconds after the movie opens. Having ingested way too much of the Kool-Aid too early on, all I can say is that it was immensely satisfying. It’s broody, dreamy, and now (courtesy of a Brazilian honeymoon) downright exotic. Breaking Dawn’s pure escapist fun, as it should be.
Who saw the AMA’s last night? Did you like them? Tell us whether you enjoyed the show and whether you were satisfied with the results. For my money, I think Taylor Swift’s cute as a bug’s ear but I wonder about backlash since she can’t seem to stop winning things. She’s very talented though. I also see JLo’s Fiat commercials all the time and I want to know which Fiat executive with incriminating photos said: You know what? The ads just aren’t enough. We want that vehicle on the stage. It’s not like it’ll distract anyone.
Today’s poll: The AMA’s were last night. Which of these performances was your favorite?
1) Jennifer Lopez
2) LMFAO / Bieber
3) Drake
4) Kelly Clarkson
taylor is so funny hahahahahaha:-):-):-):-):-):-);-);-);-);-);-);-);-);-);-);-);-);-);-):-3:-3:-3:-3:-3:-3:-3
Twilight sucks.
Kristen Stewart is a lousy actress, and Stephenie Meyer is one of the worst author’s that I have ever read, and I read ALOT. It’s all about poor Bella and her boyfriend dumped freaking really????? God, what a thing to teach young girls, that they cannot live with out a man!
Harry Potter on the other hand shows you to choose right between wrong, to stand up for whats right, and for what yo believe in. To never turn your back on your friends.
What did Twilight do again?? Oh and dont forget how to birth a monster at 19. Jesus……………
Taylor Swift is the best no matter what!
J-LO shut it down!!!!!
Well Mirela if you havn’t noticed your wig is PINK..!! We love Breaking Dawn and not the colour of the wigs..!! Get over it or dont watch it..!!
OK i am not a big fan of kristen Stewart and it hurts me to admit She gave the best perfomance in Breaking dawn she carried and owned that movie. For the first time i really liked her acting in a twilight movie . 90% of the emotions i felt was because of Bella , she smiled laughed , her nervousness during the wedding scene was adorable. She cried twice during her pregnancy and you could feel how sad and lost Bella were but she still wanted to keep her baby. Gotta give credits where it’s due. Whoever said she was wooden in Breaking dawn is biased . She had like 433654345 facial expressions in that movies so if this is being wooden then i wish she was wooden like that in the first 3 movies.
Robert pattinson was quite good in the birth scene too.
Wow, I could not agree with you more as far as the Cullen Familys wigs go. Ok, Ashley Greene’s (Alice) wig is perfect in Breaking Dawn Part 1. It is definitely the best one they’ve had her wear so far. In the book, Alice is described as having really short black hair, and they finally got it right with her this time. It’s a shame that it’s terrible in the other films though. Elizabeth Reasers’ (Esme) hair is pretty good in this part and so is Kellan Lutzs’ (Emmet). However, the rest are painfully tragic. Oh Peter Facinelli (Carlisle) what have they done to you? Again!!! This horrible excuse for a hair do and color takes away any integrity and intelligence that Dr. Carlisle is supposed to have. Every shot of his head made me burst out laughing. He looks demented, the poor thing. Oh and then to the usually extremely handsome Jackson Rathbone (Jasper) who looks like he borrowed one of Elton Johns orange wigs from the 80′s. It is glued to his head and it looks like it’s made from a horses maine. I don’t get it! Jasper is supposed to have blonde hair. Is it so hard to dye a mans hair blonde? For gods sake, they spent 140 million dollars on the film and they couldn’t get a proper hairdresser for the cast? Or proper wigs? I don’t know how much you know about the wig industry, but there are wigs out there that look amazing and they get custom fitted to the individuals head so they can whip and shake their head and the wig doesn’t move. Anna Torv wears a long redhead wig in the TV Show Fringe, whose budget is teeny tiny compared to the Twilight franchise, and it looks totally realistic. If you didn’t know that it was a wig you’d never guess. I bring this wig issue up mainly because of what they’ve done to poor Nikki Reed (Rosalie) throughout these movies. First, she had it dyed blonde for Twilight. That didn’t look too bad but it was still very yellow and artificial looking. Then in New Moon a horrible dark strawberry blonde wig came along and it couldn’t have looked more fake. For Eclipse they finally got a wig that was the closest to how Rosalies hair is described in the books. Rosalie (in the books) is described to be “the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.” by Bella. She has gorgeous long naturally light blonde hair. Bella often mentions how Rosalies beauty radiates and you cannot look at her without feeling self conscious and envious. Bella once mentions that her heart aches at times while looking at Rosalie, because she is so beautiful. So knowing that Nikki Reed really had some big soes to fill. Yes Nikki’s a beautiful girl but she doeas not pass for a natural blonde. They struggle with getting her to look pale because Nikki’s got a dark olive complexion. Catherine Hardwick (Twilight director) picked her to play Rosalie because she’s been best friends with her mother since childhood and Im pretty sure she’s Nikki’s godmother. So, ok I’ve forgiven and forgotten that she was not a good choice for Rosalie, mainly because Nikki is actually a pretty good actress. But what the hell were they thinking when chosing her wig for Breaking Dawn? It f’n dark gray!!!! Not even close to blonde hair color. What is wrong with these people???? Why not just use the same one from Eclipse. At least it was the appropriate length and color. I DON”T GET IT! Don’t even get me started on Robert Pattinsons (Edward) hairstyle and color. It was only good in the first film. That’s how Edward is described in the books, Rob in Twilight is Edward. After Twilight he pretty much just looks like any average good looking guy, there’s nothing out of this world beautiful or special about him. I can’t even get into his three inches thick eyebrows!!! Yuck! They were perfectly plucked in Twilight, he looked like a god! Now, in Breaking Dawn he looks way too old for 17, unkempt and overweight. It’s all gone wrong. Yes, there are good moments in the movie. But I have to disagree with you about Kristen Stewarts acting. I have always thought that she’s the most stiff, wooden, emotionless young actress around and she’s is not getting any better. She is the same in every movie. Has no emotional range and takes the magic out of every character she plays by making them impossible to like.
Oh, STFU! Breaking Dawn is the best movie I’ve ever watched. It’ll win many awards like Eclipse did, you’ll see!!
did you forget about the opening weekend of Avatar and Titanic? Twilight movies do not belong in the catagory of harry Potter and Batman and Spiderman.. Avatar and Titanic.. These movies had Superior actors.. Twilight movies did not.
I was dissapointed in Breaking Dawn 1.. I will not waste my money on the second part..
I couldn’t agree more about the Twilight casts’ wigs, makeup, and just their overall unprofessional looks. Bella, Edward, and Jacob are in a different category and fabulous, but the other Cullen family members must be made up by the local cosmetology school freshmen! Before I saw any of the films a friend told me they were like ‘Made for TV’ after school programs. After adoring the books and reading them twice in a few weeks, I was hesitant to spoil my image of everyone by seeing the films. My curiosity won out, but when I saw the Cullen family I was horrified. Their fake looking hair makes the movie look cheap. All I could think was maybe some day someone will remake the series in a way that does justice to the books. Pride and Prejudice has been make several times and there are clearly some excellent versions and some stinkers. But all that being said the three main characters are well worth the price of admission and Alice and the boys have grown on my as well. This book is the best thing I’ve ever read!