Movie Night: Twilight.

Review #344: Twilight.

Cast
Kristen Stewart (Bella Swan), Robert Pattinson (Edward Cullen), Peter Facinelli (Carlisle Cullen), Elizabeth Reaser (Esme Cullen), Ashley Greene (Alice Cullen), Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen), Nikki Reed (Rosalie Hale), Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Hale), Billy Burke (Charlie Swan), and Cam Gigandet (James Witherdale) Directed by Catherine Hardwicke.

Review
Ah, yes, Twilight. It has been nearly five years since this film had been inflicted on the sorry masses of people and nearly eight years since the novel by Stephanie Meyer was released. When I first heard of the film nearly two years ago, I had no idea of what it was...and I had the (now unfortunate) chance to watch it back then. It didn't leave much of an impression, but over time, I started to groan at the strange following for this film, so I decided to give this film a watch. And how is it? It is undoubtedly the most mind numbing film ever made. But not for its visuals, but for how the story manages to be so...stupid. How it manages to ignore logic and manages to annoy and depress you at the same time. Trying to compare the acting can be very easy simplified like this: Stale, weird, meh, forgettable, silly, ?, etc, etc. I also wonder why no one questions why when Bella is saved, no one other than the two notices a car door got crumpled and she hadn't had a scratch. But what bugs me the most is how anyone can be invested in the main character or the *spoiler?* vampire. She loves a being who 100 years old in a 17 year old body that creeps at her and "can't read her mind". She may monologue, but I don't think there's one moment where there's any interest for or by the character. Its not much of a love story, more a weird tale to...Trust a guy who follows you and is older than you? Pattinson does his weirdest, but sometimes it gets too laughable. Sometimes it gets to the point where the person who watches it has to chide it for being almost as silly as Batman & Robin, and when you do that, your film is doomed. But of course, not all films suffer for silliness and some get sequels. It's a sad film when you realize that no matter what, this "monster" of a film got sequels. Notice how I didn't mention the vampires, and that's only because if I did, this review would last nearly an hour. But oh- Never mind. Countdown to 350 Reviews: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6...

Overall, I give it 3 out of 10 stars.

Movie Night: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).

Review #048: A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Cast
Jackie Earle Haley (Freddy Krueger), Kyle Gallner (Quentin Smith), Rooney Mara (Nancy Holbrook), Katie Cassidy (Kris Fowles), Thomas Dekker (Jesse Braun), Kellan Lutz (Dean Russell), Clancy Brown (Alan Smith), Connie Britton (Dr. Gwen Holbrook), and Lia D. Mortensen (Nora Fowles) Directed by Samuel Bayer.

Review
This film is...I don't know, what's the word for bad? This film tries to be scary, but it actually makes you bored. The acting is predictably standard (Except for Haley, who does try to act his best), as this film doesnot much scare factor. The makeup looks awkward on Freddy, making him look like melted cheese. With the original Freddy (From what I've seen), he actually looks like a burn victim. Here, he looks like he got into a cheese fight. It's predictable with it's attempts at scares, it has a predictable end scene, and it just bores you. It's not fun to watch, even though Haley tries his best, but in the end, it's a predictable stale horror film that makes you want to watch the original.

Overall, I give it 4 out of 10 stars.