Jackson and Ben Barnes Were Almost Edward
The Lex has shared some interesting news with us from the Pheonix TwiTour that is going on right now! Apparently Jackson Rathbone was one of the contenders for the role of Edward, along with Ben Barnes and Shiloh Fernandez!


So TwiTour Day one…wow…just wow. Cool new stuff we learned:
1. Mike Welch can play the drums and do comedy song routines from Dreamgirls to Queen. He’s also an incredible backup dancer.
2. Catherine Hardwicke said that the 4 finalists (who she called bachelor 1, 2, 3, 4) for the part of Edward Cullen were Jackson Rathbone, Ben Barnes, and Shiloh Fernandez. She said to watch for Shiloh because she predicts that he’s going places.
3. Catherine said two Twilight stars (one male and one female) have auditioned for her version of Hamlet.
4. Edi Gathegi was chased around the New Moon set by styrofoam green cows that were then replaced by CGI wolves when doing the wolf attack scene. He said it’s hard to keep a straight face when you’re being chased by green cows.
5. Edi just saw New Moon in a private movie theater with Stephenie Meyer and said he was nervous seeing the movie with Stephenie and he’s always nervous about seeing himself on film. Said the movie is fabulous, and amazing.
6. Gil Birmingham on acoustic guitar at 12:30AM is so worth staying up for. His repertoire runs from blues, to light rock, to a Mexican sound that then blends into folk. And, oh yeah, the man can sing!
Okay I’ve never heard of Shiloh Fernandez but he’s pretty cute xD
Still, I’d pick Rob any day. =]










August 15th, 2009 at 4:14 PM
its so weird to imagine one of those guys being the one that girls are screaming for worldwide, now when i think Edward, Robert Pattinsons image is like permanently stamped in my brain, so its funny imagining how different things would be if one of the guys played the vamp we all know and love
August 15th, 2009 at 4:20 PM
i’m a huge ben barnes fan and when i think about it he would have been pretty good as edward!!! but oh well
August 15th, 2009 at 4:21 PM
Nobody does Edward like Rob and nobody does Jasper like Jackson.
I wonder who were the 2 that audtioned for Hamlet. I’m going to guess…Nikki Reed and hmm…idk i don’t think Kellan,Taylor,Jackson,or Rob would audition for it so i’m just going to say Mike Welch.lmao.Idk.I feel like i’ve guessed wrong about the guy.
August 15th, 2009 at 4:22 PM
The guy on the right is HOT. I would’ve liked him better as Edward. xD
August 15th, 2009 at 4:26 PM
I say Nikki Reed and… Kellan? I don’t know… mmm… Justin Chon possibly? And I think Jackson is better as Jasper! hmm… Alternate reality… Rob is Jasper and Jackson is Edward? No I like reality better!
August 15th, 2009 at 4:27 PM
when i first read twilight before they had cast anybody i actually pictured Edward sort of like Milo Ventimiglia when he was younger, like when he played jess on gilmore girls
August 15th, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Omg Shiloh Fernandez would have made an AWSOME edward!
not that i complain about Rpattz. he’s stilla favorite
August 15th, 2009 at 4:29 PM
I love you Ben!
August 15th, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Omg sodoes that mean that Jackson had to do tha meadow scene with Kristen for auditions?
That would be weird, i dunno why…I see him as the perfect Jasper!
August 15th, 2009 at 4:30 PM
I can’t see anyone besides Rob being Edward! When I first found out he was cast, I was 100% behind him, and I still am!
These other guys just wouldn’t match up
August 15th, 2009 at 4:37 PM
I dont see them playing Edward. Rob is the only one I can think of that does great at playing Edward
August 15th, 2009 at 4:37 PM
actually i sort of pictured him as like a mix of young milo ventimiglia and tom sturridge.
August 15th, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Rlly?
August 15th, 2009 at 4:55 PM
I love the name Shiloh,for a girl though.
August 15th, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Ooh, Ben Barnes.
August 15th, 2009 at 5:09 PM
I think Ben Barnes should be in one of the movies! Mann, he is HOTT!
Lol, I just saw Kim of HGE on REELZ channel’s TwiCon show.
August 15th, 2009 at 5:30 PM
all of them: freakin EW. except for that shiloh guyyyy.
heeey, wasnt there supposed to be two new scenes shown today at movie-con..?
August 15th, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Rob was the ONLY choice! the BEST!
August 15th, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Wow, those are cool little facts! I love the green cow bit, it sounds hilarious.
August 15th, 2009 at 7:06 PM
BEN BARNES LOOKS LIKE AN EDWARD =]
August 15th, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Okay, I love cows and that just made me love cows even more! LOL. Great facts. Loved em!
August 15th, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Is there anything we have in American that isn’y in the England? I’m going there and i need to know these things.lol
August 15th, 2009 at 7:18 PM
America**
August 15th, 2009 at 7:36 PM
its hard to imagine all 3 of em with edward hair, the bouffant and everything!! it would honestly look weird. love jackson as jasper!! and rob all the waaaayy!!
August 15th, 2009 at 7:40 PM
I’ve always thought Rob and Jackson looked a lot alike. In Twilight Jasper/Jackson looked like a little Edward. My sister thought so, too. How ironic…
August 15th, 2009 at 7:44 PM
they dont have taco bells in england! well i dont live there..but my friend has tons of england friends and they never had oreo’s i think they just got them nd they dont have peanut butter.
August 15th, 2009 at 7:51 PM
I agree. Jackson IS Jasper. No one could do it like him. And Ben Barnes is the closest, but I love my Robert. He is the perfect Edward(:
August 15th, 2009 at 7:58 PM
I think they are both cute. but come on Rob IS Edwards
August 15th, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Edward*
August 15th, 2009 at 8:13 PM
thanks Sam.=) That sucks that they don’t have peanut butter! I love peanut butter!
August 15th, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Sage: Oh my gosh yes!!! milo is absolutely gorgeous (though i always had a love for dean too)!
Aww having Jackson for Edward would have been awesome too! He’s my favorite cast member
actually…come to think of it, all these guys are so cute! And milo of course…and jim sturgess…but i can’t picture him as edward, he’s just on my list of hot guys
lol i crush on many celebrities
as of now i have an infatuation with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (10 things i hate about you and 500 days of summer)…. lol now i’m babbling even though no one will probably read this….
unless….
TWI-NINJA!!!!
lol…ummm…. okay i’m gonna stop now
August 15th, 2009 at 8:52 PM
rob is the best.. but ben barnes looks pretty good
August 15th, 2009 at 8:53 PM
twilightobsessed- i love milo (jess) and i like dean in the beginning but then he just got annoying
and hmm ive never heard of jim sturgess, i guess ill look him up right now!
oh and have you noticed that Joseph Gordon-Levitt actually looks quite a lot like heath ledger only with darker hair!
August 15th, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Again, I wish. I hate Rob and Jackson.
I think Milo Ventimiglia would’ve been a great Jasper. Not sure how he’d look with blonde hair though….*shrug*
August 15th, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Personally, i think both these guys look the part of edward better than Rob does. but the question is could they act well enough to make you think he’s edward (not really decided whether Rob can). As you can tell, I’m not the biggest fan of Rob, but he’s not horrible. However, I really am glad Jackson isn’t edward. Personally, I liked him in the show Beautiful People, but Twilight is not his thing. I personally don’t like him as either jasper or edward… oh well 2 late now
August 15th, 2009 at 9:17 PM
i agree with Sheila
August 15th, 2009 at 9:18 PM
I agree with you too, Megan. Rob has not done any good acting since Harry Potter…and his most important moment was when he DIED.
August 15th, 2009 at 9:20 PM
lol yea, i liked him in HP… however i like Rob as edward better than jackson as jasper…. in my eyes, i liked the character Jasper better than Edward, but Jackson butchered him n my opinion
August 15th, 2009 at 9:21 PM
DID YOU SEE THE BIOLOGY SCENE?!?!?!?!
August 15th, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Besides, Jasper has virtually no lines in Twilight.
August 15th, 2009 at 9:22 PM
yea, jackson’s facial expressions are the main problem. he pulls off the constipated, non-threatening, just kinda stupid look better than Rob lol
August 15th, 2009 at 9:24 PM
bahahahaha rotflllllll
August 15th, 2009 at 9:27 PM
August 15th, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Nooooooo….i’ll be right back….
August 15th, 2009 at 9:30 PM
lol ok tell me wat u think
August 15th, 2009 at 9:31 PM
I can’t find it!!!
August 15th, 2009 at 9:35 PM
wow - hard to imagine jackson as edward
August 15th, 2009 at 9:36 PM
really? go to the official twilight site (the NM section and there should b sumthin that says enter the cullen house then scroll it to the left
August 15th, 2009 at 9:57 PM
well, sheila, i hope you find it. post wat u think if u do. I need 2 do a couple things, but then i’m headin 2 bed 4 the nite. i’ll check wen i can to see wat u thought
August 15th, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Ben Barnes would have been the perfect Edward D:
August 15th, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Ben Barnes is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But Rob is perfect as Edward..and hes gorgeous…
August 15th, 2009 at 10:36 PM
Thank you God for Robert Pattinson!!! He’s the best and the only Edward for sure
I love Rob - he’s awesome!!!
August 15th, 2009 at 10:42 PM
OMG I must admit I LOVE Ben Barnes! I wanted him to be in the Volturi
I had a huge crush on him when Prince Caspian came out, and I still do.
But you gyus have to admit, if Edward had been any one of these guys, we would be drooling over them just as much as Rob. You can’t deny that. But then again, I only see Rob as Edward.
And since Jackson was a finalist, does that mean that he made out with Kristen on Catherine’s bed??? Because the finalist for Edward made out with Kristen, doing the bedroom make-out scene. If that’s true, how weird
August 15th, 2009 at 11:26 PM
Ahhh are you serious? I cant imagine anyone but Rob playing Edward now, haha.
But wow, Ben Barnes is totally gorgeous, I have a massive crush on him! I cant see him playing Edward though, I think he would look a bit weird with the Edward haircut. Plus, he doesnt look 17.
Still love him to death though.
August 16th, 2009 at 1:18 AM
Ben Barnes?! He’d have done a great job as Edward!!!
August 16th, 2009 at 1:22 AM
Ha ha i can’t imagine anyone else playing Edward but if someone else got the part I would probably just see that person as the only one who could play Edward. Ha ha
August 16th, 2009 at 1:28 AM
Hey wasn’t there going he these two scenes from new moon coming out this weekend. I was going to watch it when it got leaked on the Internet.
ha Ha ha!!!!!!
August 16th, 2009 at 2:57 AM
i luv ben barnes a LOT but still rob is the best edward there could ever be
August 16th, 2009 at 4:07 AM
Ben Barnes <33 But I can´t imagine him with bronze hair… Not that Rob had that in the movie (!), but anyway
I just re-read the first book, and I´m sorry, but Robert feels so wrong as Edward
I get a totally different picture in my head, and Ben Barnes is miles closer to that then Rob…
August 16th, 2009 at 4:30 AM
2ND NEW MOON TRAILER
on youtube
August 16th, 2009 at 6:36 AM
I love, love, love Ben Barnes, even more than Rob, but NOT as Edward. I don’t think he has the right look…
I think prince caspian suits him much better <3
August 16th, 2009 at 7:21 AM
Ben Barnes I can sorta imagine, but JACKSON? Now that’s really weird…
Although, I would still be freaking out over them if either of ‘em were Edward. It’s hard to imagine anyone BUT Rob as Edward, though.
Question: If peanuts take over the world, what happens to Lindsay Lohan?
August 16th, 2009 at 7:22 AM
Ida: you’re right about Rob not really fitting some of the scenarios is the Twilight Saga, but you have to admit: Rob has to perfect Edward Cullen smile.
August 16th, 2009 at 8:07 AM
Ben could play Eleazar..i think..if he’s interested..that would be interesting..he could pass as spanish dont you think?
August 16th, 2009 at 8:40 AM
i actually see Edward better and more perfect than all these guys…even better than Rob but Rob is as close..Ben Barnes is acutally ugly to me..and the other one looks like rob a little…and Jackson as Edward? no no way
August 16th, 2009 at 9:10 AM
yeh your right hope. and no one does do edward better than rob like you sed sage it’s so wierd to imagine anyone else. xxx
August 16th, 2009 at 9:38 AM
GASPARD ULLIEL ALWAYS SHOULD OF BEN EDWARD. period.
August 16th, 2009 at 9:39 AM
been* sorry.
August 16th, 2009 at 9:53 AM
Ew, no. Gaspard’s freaky looking.
Go Ben Batnes. =D
August 16th, 2009 at 9:54 AM
*Barnes
August 16th, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Ahh, Ben Barnes… yummy
I think he could of pulled it off.
Jackson? Maybe, just maybe.
And Shiloh? Dude! He could totaly be Edward!
he’s got the classic Edward brooding stare goin on in that picture.
August 16th, 2009 at 10:23 AM
BEN!!!!
haha, that’s hilarious….green cows…
August 16th, 2009 at 10:32 AM
OKAY!! I FINALLY FOUND IT!! And you’re totally right. He looks like he needs to be locked in a mental institution. Jeez.
And constipated is right; he’s like “I GOTTA GO TO THE BATHROOM!!! LET ME GO!!!”
August 16th, 2009 at 11:08 AM
[...] Fonte: His Golden Eyes [...]
August 16th, 2009 at 11:32 AM
I love Ben Barnes XD
Totally gorgeous….and talll….I like tall men
August 16th, 2009 at 11:36 AM
Wait a minute, I thought the guy from 7th heaven was among the final contenders for edward..They said he even get to do the kissing scene with kristen.
August 16th, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Rob,Rob,Rob no one else could possibly be Edward, anyone else would just look silly !
August 16th, 2009 at 12:13 PM
ROB DOES LOOK SILLY YOU MORON.
August 16th, 2009 at 12:24 PM
i dont thinlk either wou;d make a good edward. ROB 4EVAR!
August 16th, 2009 at 1:06 PM
ummm… hate to say this, bu my imagination edward is cuter than ANY of these guys… even rob… i mean, god, people, they’re all HUMAN. No one could ever really be as perfect as the edward we love ( sigh ).
August 16th, 2009 at 2:35 PM
Totally. (also sigh)
August 16th, 2009 at 2:43 PM
I think all these other guys would have been better as edward… i mean come on Ben Barnes was in narnia… lemme tell you that guy is on fire… Rob needs to learn how to act romantic
August 16th, 2009 at 3:04 PM
Uh these guys? No. Just.. no.
Hey, are these the guys that Kristen sad were at the audtn but seemed really too concerned wth just ther looks so she chose Rob? i vaguely recall her sayng that somewhere
August 16th, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Viv:
Stfu, no one cares about your opinion
lol wow that sounded harsher than i wanted it to be sorry
August 16th, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Sheila, i’m glad you found it. you r totally right as well. I also agree that no one in the world would ever be perfect enough to embody the edward I picture.
August 16th, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Viv:
Stfu, no one cares about your opinion
~~~
/cough
I think you mean:
“Viv: Stfu, I don’t like your opinion so just don’t say it at all”
Wow, I always seem to reply to you.
August 16th, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Dawn:
We must disagree a lot.
I really hate your title…haha that explains a lot.
And, she has her opinion, and I have mine. We’re both allowed to express it, I think?
August 16th, 2009 at 4:37 PM
Thanx for saying I have my opinion but honestly speaking most fans are super young and don’t have a good idea of what real romance is like… If u compare rob to any other actor in a romance flick you’ll notice that he’s very bland in his acting.
And just to add to this there is always more then one point of view and if u don’t like what’s said then keep to ur self no point to be causing drama!!! Life always better with out it.
August 16th, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Viv:
I’m just SO sick of people not appreciating what is given to us WHATSOEVER. Just be happy Twilight was even made into a movie at all! Personally, I think Rob did phenomenally well. But that’s just my opinion.
And I’m also sick of people who say twilight is full of “super young” fans.
Most of the people I know that love the series are between the ages of 18-45. It has such a broad range, you can’t just say its all young fans, because its NOT.
And, I’ll say what I want, because I have every right to. Just like you have every right to.
August 16th, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Wow if the guy on the right can act he would have been an amazing Edward… I don’t think Rob is a very good actor, he’s not as smooth as Edward would/should be
August 16th, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Thank you Leslie!!!!
Twlightaholic… Those of us that say things like what I say are looking at it realistically. I never said there wasn’t an older audience, but since this movie came out the majority of the fan base is middle and high school kids. I’m not saying you shouldn’t respond to what ever I say but do you really want to be going back and forth with this is? It will be the never ending argument between fans of the series and fans of the movies.
August 16th, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Viv:
Realistically? Saying you don’t like something isn’t being realistic, its just an opinion.
And, how could you POSSIBLY know that the “majority” is middle/high school kids? Do you have statistics, proven?
I’d much rather not go back and forth — fighting gets old. But I’m not going to stand down when someone says something I don’t agree with.
August 16th, 2009 at 5:04 PM
NO, I REFUSE TO BE HAPPY ABOUT TWILIGHT BEING MADE INTO A MOVIE, ‘CAUSE THE MOVIE SUCKED.
Oh, and thanks Megan.
August 16th, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Sheila:
Dude, have some respect. Lord. The prom scene was GENIUS…the only scene I didn’t like was the meadow, and the prom SOO made up for it.
How can you call yourself a twilight fan, but say that the movie sucked? I mean, I understand having a few scenes you don’t like, but just saying TWILIGHT SUCKED is really rude.
August 16th, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Ben Barnes as Edward? umm No, not in my opinion anyways, I think they got the look right with Rob Pattinson, I loved him and to me he pulled of Edward perfectly. Ben Barnes looks like he belongs with the True Blood vamps, not the Twilight vamps.
August 16th, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Shay:
Woot
TOTALLY agree.
August 16th, 2009 at 5:09 PM
W.e sweets…. I’ll keep enjoying myself reading the books my imagination is a million times better then the movie. You can continue thinking he can act… In a few years you’ll understand what I’m saying have a nice life
August 16th, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Viv:
Um, okay haha. How immature.
August 16th, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Actually the majority of Twifans is not just teens, that is what they targeted the books for and I read the biggest Twilight fansite is actually Twilightmoms.com. None of my teen friends,like Twilight, they don’t hate it, but they are not huge fans like I am, their older siblings/parents are ironically.
August 16th, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Katia:
Yeah, I know! I don’t get why everyone thinks its just pre-teens..
August 16th, 2009 at 5:14 PM
ok sorry back to post I just was reading comments that is where my first comment came from…Rob is my Edward
August 16th, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Katia:
Ditto
August 16th, 2009 at 5:20 PM
Last thing I’m saying… The fact you are so hung up on the age thing is because you fall into that category. And immaturity would show if I was trying to constantly insult you I’m merely stating what I have observed. Good day
August 16th, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Viv:
Ha, back for more?
Actually, I’m a lot older than you probably think I am. I’m not a preteen, I’ll tell you that much. Believe it or not.
August 16th, 2009 at 5:27 PM
How is that RUDE? The entire movie was a complete bomb. For crying out loud, the entire movie was BLUE. WHAT THE H!@# was that about??! And being a fan of the BOOKS does not automatically make me a fan of the MOVIE. Which sucked.
August 16th, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Hehe TA thanks for the compliment.
“And, I’ll say what I want, because I have every right to. Just like you have every right to.”
Heh, if /I/ was trying to get that statement through people, I wouldn’t tell them to stfu and that no one cared about what they said. xD
August 16th, 2009 at 5:39 PM
PS
I’m agreeing with Sheila.
The Twilight movie was a big FAIL.
I love the books, so I consider myself a TWILIGHT fan. There’s no need for me to love the movie, because it sucked monkey butt.
Rofl it was /very/ blue. xD And it looks like the next one is going to be orange. Maybe Eclipse will have a “red” sort of theme?
August 16th, 2009 at 5:48 PM
totally. And i will totally walk into the theater(s) and scream during a New Moon/Eclipse showing if that happens.
And it’s like Harry Potter. I have read almost all of the books at least 20x each. I thought the fourth movie was not very good. Not a FAIL like Twilight, but not good. I am still a HP fan, am i not?
August 16th, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Ok, Sheila has an opinion: she doesn’t like the Twilight movie. you guys r all crazy about having ur opinion respectd…. MAYB U SHUD RESPECT HERS! IT’S STILL A PERSON’S OPINION! dont bash her cuz she hates it. b a big person & say, “I understand u don’t like it adn I respect that. however, I really liked the movie” not every person has to love both the movie and the books.
also, who cares about the ages? everyone knows theres a vast category of ppl that love the books. who cares where the majority lies? they’re all ppl and they’re all fans, thats all! there’s no need to argue!
August 16th, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Thanks Megan. I really appreciate that. Truly. *cyber-hugs*
:D
August 16th, 2009 at 6:23 PM
No problem. i’ve been keeping up-to-date with the comments adn i’m really getting irritated with all this craziness. we’re all fans of the books, let’s not argue amongst ourselves.
*cyber-hugs*
August 16th, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Tell me about it. The only comment pages that haven’t had excessive arguing has been the article on Mike Welch.
August 16th, 2009 at 6:40 PM
lol ik! that must b cuz we all luv mike (or at least like him… ik i do!:))
August 16th, 2009 at 7:33 PM
I love Mike Welch….just not Mike Newton. Or Rob. Or Jackson. But it’s all good.
August 16th, 2009 at 7:54 PM
You know what, I’m not even going to reply to you all.
Go ahead and have high expectations, and pick at every little thing. Go ahead and don’t be appreciative.
Not my problem.
August 16th, 2009 at 8:02 PM
Oh, TA, stop being all high and mighty. My god. Saying we don’t like a movie because of it’s major elements is not being nitpicky. It’s like saying you don’t like Transformers because you’re not into robots. Transformers ARE robots.
Can you say “Stupidity?” Good. I knew you could.
August 16th, 2009 at 8:54 PM
TA, i really am not looking 2 pick a fight w/ u, but i would like to say something… no one has to like every movie you like. everyone has their own idea of a good movie and a bad movie. u may not agree with them but that doesn’t mean they are any more wrong than u disliking any movie u happen to dislike. everyone just needs to respect each others thoughts and say “u kno, i think the exact opposite of you, but thats ok cuz we’re all individuals and have the right to think watever we want.”
August 17th, 2009 at 4:34 AM
Sorry, but I’d choose Ben Barnes ANY day over Robert Pattinson as Edward. But in my mind, Edward will forever be Oliver Goodwill.
Then again, I still love Jasper 100x more than Edward.
August 17th, 2009 at 7:15 AM
Kristen did say the other guys who auditioned as Edward Cullen only cared about their looks..she might or might not be referring to these guys.. but who cares about Kristen anyway? she’s just another unnappreciative primadonna anyway.. nothing impresses her..except rob..
August 17th, 2009 at 7:27 AM
Ben is my Edward Cullen.. but i’m glad he didn’t do Twilight..i wouldn’t want seeing him being stalked, abused, grabbed, and all the crazy things done to Rob right now…
August 17th, 2009 at 9:47 AM
I love Rob but I think other guys could of done a better job with Edward and PROBABLY MORE OUT GOING AND MORE TALKATIVE TOWARDS the fans instead of being so emo about everything !
August 17th, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Hahaha, so true Sia….so true.
August 17th, 2009 at 11:04 AM
i also agree w/ u Sia. & 2 add 2 that, they prolly wouldn’t look either drunk, high, or like a hobo (which Rob does EVERY SINGLE TIME he’s not done up for shooting the movie)
August 17th, 2009 at 3:08 PM
I agree with Sheila…..Twilight was FAILURE. and yet I have seen the movie over 10 times. But everytime I go backa and watch it, the movie gets worse and worse.
This is why I think Twilight sucked:
1. Blue tint. UGH! I hated that blue tint! Got on my freakin nerves.
2. Length. The movie should’ve been longer cuz it seemed very rushed and choppy. The move didn’t flow. It was like Bella and Edward fell in love too quick in the movie. One day they barely know each other, then the next they’re goo goo about one another. The movie didn’t have the little things that makes you wanna squeel! Like when Edward asked Bella if he could drive her Seattle. how hard is it to put that into the dang movie??
3. The makeup. The vampires looked like clowns. In one scene Edward looks plae, and then in the other h doesn’t even look like he’s wearing makeup! You could see the contacts in their eyes, and their ears, hands, and neck would look red, while only their faces were pale. And do not get me started on the red lipstick…
That’s not even a start how frustrated I was with Twilight. It was really messy. And the thing is, my heart was aching for a really good movie. Twilight has a lot of great potential to be a wonderful movie. The things that make Twilight so special were left behind. Like the funny lines or things that happen in the book. One thing that I loved was the characters. They were portrayed really well. Other than that it sucked. but for some reason I don’t regret that it was made into a movie.
I know my comment seems kinda random on this post but I had to get it out and back up Sheila
August 17th, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Oh TA, just shut up. People are going to have different opinions than you. I REFUSE to appreciate a movie that sucked ass.
If you like it so much, watch the damn thing over again.
August 18th, 2009 at 8:28 AM
lol! well put
August 18th, 2009 at 4:11 PM
i feel like it should get remade in the future hopefully whoever gets the script next time will make it into the movie it should’ve been.
and you know what your right Sia.. its a shame though rob would look better if he took care of himself and didnt look like he woke up drunk every morning lol
August 18th, 2009 at 6:24 PM
i think ben barnes is sexy and jackson too but rob is the man for the role of edward:)
August 18th, 2009 at 6:26 PM
they should make a remake of twilight onday and maybe use one of those guys i think ben or jackson
August 19th, 2009 at 1:51 PM
But by the time they make a remake, Jackson & Ben will be way too old for Edward, especially Ben who is already too old for Edward. I do agree that the Twilight movie could have been alot better than what it was. It should have been longer to really capture the romance between Edward & Bella. It did feel choppy and rushed. I really think Twilight could make a really excellent film if made by the right people. Hopefully New Moon will be better. But anyways if they do make a Twilight remake, I hope it’s like 20 years from now and not like 10 years from now. That would be pretty dumb remaking a film that’s not that old. No I don’t think Twilight was a bad movie. I have a love and hate relationship with it. It was between bad and good so I’m gonna say it was ok, but then at the same time I have moments when I’m like OMG I love it. But I just feel Twilight wasn’t brought to the level it should have been.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:53 AM
I’m so glad Ben Barnes wasn’t picked for the part. He still has to do a narnian movie and he was committed to that first. I agree with alot of people, Ben would have been too old to be in Twilight, seeing as hes in his 20s.
August 20th, 2009 at 3:44 PM
ha thats funny cuz jackson is totally my edward!! sigh* sorry peeps but i just have an uber crush on jackson so yeah…ben barnes is one sexy mofo too but i’ll take jackson anyday…haha…no but jackson is a very good jasper so i cant complain
August 21st, 2009 at 11:14 AM
LovelyLucyLadey Rob is in his twenties. it would have made no difference on that standard