Bella's Wedding Dress

Why is it I always find the pictures I wanted AFTER the post goes up? More review coming soon!

Review: Breaking Dawn, Pregnancy

The following post contains spoilers for The Twilight Saga books and movies. Consider yourself warned.

So I went to the midnight premiere of Breaking Dawn and then I went again yesterday with some other people. Now I feel as though I can review it more effectively, because I may have noticed some details the second time I didn't notice the first time. Or maybe I didn't because I was still in awe. We shall see! I was going to do one big post, but alas, my opinion takes up way too much space. So, I'm going to split it up into separate post.

I was curious how they were going to do this part of the movie since it's from Jacob's perspective in the book. In the end, I think it was balanced nicely. I really enjoyed seeing more with the pack, even if they did separate. If was neat to see more with Seth, because he was always my favorite wolf *cough* puppy *cough*. One thing I was disappointed with (dare I say giggled at the lameness of) they way the wolves talked/barked when they were in their wolf forms. I don't know, it was just different than I expected. Sort of electronic maybe?

I was impressed with Taylor Lautner's performance in this movie. I really think he portrayed the Jacob in the book, growing up before our eyes, and having to deal with all sorts of things. Not that he didn't do a great job in Eclipse, I was just really, really happy with what he brought to the screen in Breaking Dawn.

Editors, makeup artist (whoever, I don't know who does this stuff) pretty much nailed it with Bella looking terrible. They honestly made her look weak and frail. I don't know how they make her shoulders protrude or her cheeks sink in the like that, but wow. It looked great! I mean bad. Like, I mean it was a really good bad...ah, I give up, you know what I mean. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any pictures of Bella pregnant. You think they would have released at least one still.

It's interesting how you get to see more about the different characters int he different movies. This one sort of showed more of Rosalie and Carlisle. I wasn't sure if people that hadn't read the book would really understand that she didn't like Bella all of a sudden and she was much more concerned with the health of the baby, something she's always wanted. I did enjoy the little lines stuck in here and there that sort of lightened the mood. I think any movie like that needs moments to sort of give the audience a chance to breathe.

The last post, on the birth and such (about the last half hour of the film), will be coming at you in a day or two. I was really happy when I saw I got some comments on the the first Breaking Dawn post. I really like to see the opinions of you readers, so never hesitate to leave a comment! Tell me what you thought about any of the stuff you read about up there, or something I might have forgotten. Stop back for the last post soon!

Review: Breaking Dawn, The Wedding and Isle Esme

The following post contains spoilers for The Twilight Saga books and movies. Consider yourself warned.

So I went to the midnight premiere of Breaking Dawn and then I went again yesterday with some other people. Now I feel as though I can review it more effectively, because I may have noticed some details the second time I didn't notice the first time. Or maybe I didn't because I was still in awe. We shall see! I was going to do one big post, but alas, my opinion takes up way too much space. So, I'm going to split it up into separate post.

The movie begins with the wedding, or more specifically, the wedding invitations. My friend noted that one of the first things you see is Jacob removing his shirt. Naturally. One thing I was sort of disappointed with was that Edward killing people and Bella's nightmare wedding were two of the first scenes. It was sort of a depressing way to start the movie. But it's the wedding day and everything gets happy again!  I know everyone had mixed opinions about Bella's dress. The long sleeves were too conservative. The sleeves added beauty to the dress. The back plunged too much. It was ugly. It was too old fashioned. It didn't show enough skin. It was classy. THEN they announced you can buy replicas. Why would you want the same thing someone else wore. Weddings are supposed be one of a kind, original. I can't wait to be married in Bella's dress! OHEMGEEEEEEEEEEEE! Enough already! Here's what I thought: I thought it was beautifully classy. I was curious, when it showed the back, how far down the see-through went, though. I thought it was a nice old fashioned dress with a few modern twist. Plus, there were Alice's additions, like the shoes (which I did NOT like at all), or the makeover (I wish I could get my makeup to look like that).

I thought Kristen Stewart did a great job with the wedding scene. The emotion she conveyed and her facial expressions were perfectly fitting. I was really excited when I heard that Stephenie was going to be part of the audience. She even got a close up! I was glad there was a tribute to the person who started this whole phenomenon. It was a beautiful wedding. Between the music and the actual scene, I got a little choked up, and I don't normally do that. So, props to everyone that worked on it, for almost making me cry. Flightless Bird, American Mouth (the song from prom in the very first movie) was the perfect way to end it.

I loved, loved, loved the toasts at the reception. It offered some comedic relief after the wedding. Then Jacob shows up, and whaaaaaa, he has a beard! I noticed Bella was wearing sneakers in that scene. I get the feeling Kristen likes heels about as much as Bella does. It's back to the heavy when Bella says goodbye to Renee and Charlie before leaving for Isle Esme. After a quick stop in Rio (I loved that little bit), they finally reach they're destination. I heard a lady on the radio the other day comment that she was disappointed that this portion of the movie wasn't steamier. I thought it was just steamy enough. I mean, let's keep it PG-13 people. I really liked this part of the movie. It was mostly happy, everything readers of the book could have hoped for, I think.

Phew, well if this is my opinion on the first half hour of the movie, I'm glad I split it up. Make sure to check back for the rest of the review.

1 YEAR!

A year ago today, Oh, That Alice got up and running and I just wanted to say thank you to the readers (hopefully there are some) that have stuck with me and check back for new posts. It's been a great year for me and I hope I continue to have this much fun with Oh, That Alice in the future. If you have any questions, comments, ideas, ANYTHING let me know in the comments!

Breaking Dawn

Just an FYI, I will be doing a Breaking Dawn review but I wanted to wait about a week, and I figured by then alot of the fans will have seen it. I was just so dang excited to go to the midnight release. I'd never been to one, and it was really exciting. So I've got alot to tell you guys. I need to share my thoughts! But alas, I'll wait a few more days. I might do a generic review, and another with spoilers. I'm really not sure yet. I may be going to see it again on Friday, and then it will be fresh in my brain. I just didn't want you guys to think I dropped off the face of the earth, or worse, stopped being a die hard Twihard! I'm also pretty excited about Thursday, and not just because it's Thanksgiving. (Thanksgiving at my Meemaw's is pretty amazing, though.) Can you guys guess why? Leave a comment!

Kristen Stewart Talks Breaking Dawn

Hey guys! I saw this on my homepage and I wanted to share it real quick. I thought it was a really neat article with the video and whatnot. I thought her opinion was really interesting, and I was suspecting some of her responses. I encourage you to check it out. 9 DAYS! SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!