Collegiate Times

Yes, the “Twilight Saga” is my guilty pleasure. And yes, the films are terrible. I know perfectly well that each film is filled with terrible acting and a plot that continuously falls flat.

As a “Harry Potter” fanatic, I have high standards and held off on reading the “Twilight” series for a while. Eventually I gave in because I had to give it to Stephanie Meyer: Her idea was creative. I enjoyed reading the first book because it was a light, easy read. However, the following books seemed to be even more simplistic. Every three or four pages she would throw in a big word to make her writing more “sophisticated”.

But I read on because I, among many others, wanted to figure out the end result. I can’t back out and neglect the rest of these dry, predictable films. However, watching them is painful. 

Part one begins with the wedding the world has been waiting for. Jacob has his little fit again — Taylor Lautner is probably the worst actor on the planet. I see why people are attracted to him. He’s a good-looking guy, but acting is just not his thing.

And shockingly, audiences are once again supposed to sympathize witah two characters that have sulked over being apart for the past three films. The happiest day of their lives turns into yet another tragedy when the couple finds out babies don’t actually come from a stork.

Kristen Stewart is uncouth. We all know that. But it’s pretty hard to distinguish the quality of her acting when she stands next to Lautner. However, Robert Pattinson remains something nice to look at. I have to say I have been very impressed with the recent films he’s been in, including “Water for Elephants” (2011) and “Remember Me” (2010).

I think my favorite part of the film was the special effects — insert sarcasm.  The scene where all of the computerized wolves have a serious conversation is downright hilarious. I constantly found myself laughing throughout the movie during parts that were not intended to be funny.

While I am someone who can enjoy a good horror film, some of the scenes within this movie were downright disgusting. I was horrified at the fact that there were children sitting in the row behind me. And I haven’t even begun to talk about the uncomfortable sex scenes. I understand it is a movie about vampires, but to those who get queasy, beware.

In case you haven’t realized, there seems to be a constant theme within the movie — awkward: the sex scenes, the acting, the baby and even the plot. Everything.

Toward the end of the movie my mom asked if I had a brown bag to put over her head because she was embarrassed to be seen walking out of the theater.

However, I will sadly pay the $10 to see the final movie. I’ve come this far; I can’t back out now. While it was a terrible movie, I don’t remember the last film I’ve laughed that hard at. Although humor was not the director’s intentions, I was thoroughly entertained nonetheless. My opinion? Wait for Redbox folks.

A version of this article appeared in the Nov 29 issue of the Collegiate Times.