Twilight Of Destiny - China Blue

Advantages: A great way to fall into a story that you will keep on loving, after the credits..
Disadvantages: The sequel can't come fast enough!

...Hands up who here has never heard of Twilight? I would be surprised if anyone hadn?t heard of the film, some perhaps haven?t heard that it came from a novel, but still if you haven?t heard of it I would be incredibly shocked! It isn?t something that is in obscurity anymore, however when I originally read the books they were not perhaps the best known novels out there.. So when, as a Twilight fan I heard that Catherine Hardwicke wanted to get her hands on the book and turn it into a film, I was slightly sceptical about the outcome. Like most I was dubious because books turned into films sometimes, actually more often than not fall incredibly short of the mark in quality - especially if the actors for the characters are cast wrong.. So when this film came out last Christmas I had no intention of watching it in the cinema, I didn?t want... Read review

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Advantages: The most gripping books I have read in a long time
Disadvantages: N/A

...films, from going to the cinema, bargain DVD buys etc, I have probably watched and read more this year, than in the past 10. Film-wise, you?d be hard-pressed to find a recent release that I haven?t watched. And it was in keeping with this, that the film ?Twilight? caught my attention. Curious, from trailers I?d seen, adverts for the DVD and to see how Rob Pattison was as a leading actor, I decided to watch it. I wasn?t disappointed, in fact, I was rather taken with the film, finding the story line rather great, and from that, am eager to watch the sequel released in November this year. I was so taken in fact, that I decided that I wanted to read the original books, and branched out with a quick visit to Amazon and ordered the first 3 in the series for a total of about £11. This review isn?t just based upon the book ?Twilight?, since I... Read review

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Advantages: Mostly all of it
Disadvantages: Character playing Bella is a little dry

...Before I begin my review, I would like to pre warn everyone that this may be a little lengthy, I adore the twilight series and all things twilight related, read on at your own risk... Background ---------------- Twilight the movie is an adaptation of the number one bestselling book "twilight", written by Stephanie Meyer. It was released in England to cinemas on December 19th and is directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Certificate 12a. Story ------- 17 year old Isabella Swan, who prefers being called Bella, moves to the rainy town of Forks in Washington to live with her dad, after her Mum re-marries and wants to travel with her minor league baseball playing husband. Bella likes living in Arizona and enjoys the sun and heat; however, she wants her mum to be happy so in self sacrifice moves to Forks. Once started at her new... Read review

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