IT 2010 class/Breaking Dawn review!

First off, I know I have been MIA for A LONG TIME and for that I am sorry! I have been trying my best to keep up with everyone on Twitter but my blogging has suffered! Real life has a way of getting in the way sometimes! But I am back (for now anyways!)

As some of you may already know, I am a student at Georgia State. This semester, I am taking an online class called IT 2010. It is basically to help me better understand technology and Web 2.0. One of my assignments was to create a blog. And seeing as how I already have a blog, I thought it would be fun to add to my own while still being able to demonstrate that I know how to use blogger effectively!

This week was actually a PERFECT week for this assignment and to update the blog! Why you ask? Because Breaking Dawn Part 1 came out this week!!!!! So this just gives me an excuse to talk about my FAVORITE movie franchise while at the same time doing my homework! I just hope my instructor is a Twilight fan!

So here goes nothing!

How many of you have seen Breaking Dawn Part 1 already? For those of you who haven't, SPOILER ALERT. You might want to stop reading NOW!!!

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Let me first say that I LOVED Breaking Dawn the book version. I know it got tons of bad reviews from fans and what not but I personally loved it. It was by far my favorite of the four books. Any one elses?

Well, I went Thursday night (techincally this morning) for the midnight release with my bestie, Nichole, who I have mentioned a few times on the blog! I was actually very surprised to see that the theater was not all that crowded compared to the New Moon and Eclipse midnight release. Anywhoo, I had my Twilight Tee on and was ready to go! I even watched the other 3 movies and played the board games the night before(I know, I know!!) I was very excited! And lets keep in mind that its been a whole year and a half since Eclipse was released, so of course they have been hyping up Breaking Dawn until this point.

Now for the bad part!!

I was actually dissapointed with the film :( I hate even saying that, but its true! I dont know if it was because of all of the hype and excitedment building up or what but I left the theater dissapointed.  But I wasnt the only one, my bestie was equally dissapointed. But dont fear, A LOT of people are saying its the best yet. So you be the judge!

The movie itself was not bad. I thought it was good. It just felt so RUSHED! Everything happened so fast! I know its a movie and they obviously cant drag everything out like they do in the books but I felt like the first three movies did an amazing job of doing so compared to this one. I felt like the other three all lived up to the books, but for this one I actually enjoyed the books so much better.

They made some changes to the order of events in the book, which I can live with. But I wish they had added some key scenes from the book! For instance, Bellas dream about the baby before and during the honeymoon. I thought that was a pretty key scene. And also, I liked the interaction between both Jacob and Alice (when they bond) and the interaction between him and Rosalie as well (the dog bowl scene!) Unfortunatley, none of those were in the movie. Thats only a few of the scenes that were not added. Again, I know they can only do so much with a book turned movie.

One other thing that I couldnt stand was the fact that they died Roberts hair dark brown/black. Why? I didnt realize vampires died their hair! I thought they were frozen in time! He looks ridiculous! Maybe thats just me though! And dont even get me started on the talking werewolves scene! I only have one word for it; Corny!

One more thing that got to me was towards the end when Edward bites out the baby. He knows that Bella cant survive this and still when he gets the baby out he is busy showing her off and cuddling with her. Um hello? The reason for your exsistence is dying on the table. Pass the baby off and ooh and ahh over her after you save Bellas life!

I did like the ending. Even thought it was a little misleading. It left off right where I thought it would. Plus we actually got to see some stuff that I didnt think we would be able to until the 2nd part!

Okay, enought with the ranting! Now for the good!

I loved that this one paid tribute to the other three films. I loved how they added music from the first movie into very key moments. I also loved the flashbacks to the other 3 movies! OH and we get to see an Edward flashback when he was a bad boy! Win!

Also, the honeymoon scene was very gritty!! I was a little schocked with how graphic it was! So double win for that! The acting was really great! Kristen Stewart did an amazing job I thought. As did everyone else, but Kristin was by far the best in my opinion.

Another thing I loved about this one was the humor! It had some really funny moments! Mainly including Charlie (I just love him) He was great! Plus we get to see some pretty sick dance moves from the cast!

Overall, I thought it was a good movie. BUT it is definitley not my favorite of the four so far! However, it is worth seeing and I will be buying it to add to my collection (of course!)

**Oh and here is an extra tip for everyone whether you have seen it or not! Stick around until the end of the credits. There is an extra scene at the end. Unfortunatley I didnt get this memo until we had already left and were in the bathroom so I couldnt possibly tell you what it was!**

It did leave me wanting more though! We only have to wait another year for that to happen!!

 

Let me know in the comments section below your thoughts on the movie. Was I the only one who was let down??