Dianna's copy of Twilight on dvd arrived Tuesday, so being the good husband that I am I watched it again with her Tuesday night. I still agree with my original review but as I watched it this time I saw some potential for a decent vampire movie with just a few minor changes. I would take everything after Bella confronts Edward in the woods and tells him that she knows he's a vampire and throw it away. Then I would take the script that's left, box it up and send it to my friend Sam asking him to finish the screenplay based upon the following guidelines and short synopsis.
Keep all the main characters and their personalities based on the book, I also like the Quileute indian mythology, other than that you can ignore the source material especially the sparkling vampire part and the goofy baseball game.
Instead of Edward taking Bella up into the sunlight to show her that vampires sparkle, he realizes how lonely he is without a mate, gives in to that desire and turns Bella into a vampire.
Bella now has to hide what she has become from her Dad and her friends, she also has to fight the urge to give in to her true nature and feed on humans instead of being a "vegetarian vampire" like Edward and the rest of the Cullens family. Complicating matters are the vampire clan of Laurent, James and Victoria. One night Bella observes them as they hunt, she's thrilled by the chase, intoxicated by the smell of fear and need to feed. This becomes a nightly ritual that draws her closer and closer to join in the hunt.
As Bella's dad (Charlie) continues to investigate the growing number of grisly murders (including one of Bella's friends, a murder that oddly doesn't seem to bother Bella) he slowly comes to the realization that the killer or killers are not human, the legends told by his Quileute friends about the "cold ones" are true. He also has to deal with growing distance between himself and Bella, and the nagging fear that she's involved in the murders.
Charlie has received a tip and is tracking Laurent's group as they hunt only to realize to late that it's himself that is actually being hunted by the group (including Bella). Edward and the family have also realized what is going on and are tracking both groups hoping to save Charlie and to pull Bella back into the family.
This leads to the climatic fight scene where Bella must choose between her love of Edward and the self imposed restrictions that that love brings or the freedom, power and tasty human food that accepting her true nature as a vampire brings.
I don't really care which way she decides, either way can be a satisfactory ending to a movie that I would enjoy.
I've also already have an idea for the sequel and it will fit whatever the outcome of this first movie unless everyone dies. I'll post it next week, maybe.
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