This review contains spoilers from DVD commentary, don't read if you are waiting until the DVD comes out :))
From
The Kansas City Star (I know you've all been waiting for their review :))
'Twilight' DVD review | Get your fill of interviews, new scenes and — best of all — Robert Pattinson making fun of himself
By SHARON HOFFMANN
The Kansas City Star
After months of hype and screaming fangirls and barrels of newspaper ink dumped on Robert Pattinson and “Twilight,” there was bound to be some backlash.
But who’d have thought that the funniest voice in that critical chorus would be … RobPat himself.
There he is with director Catherine Hardwicke and co-star Kristen Stewart in the audio commentary on the new “Twilight” DVD, dissing himself and tossing in silly bits of new dialogue for his vampire hottie character, Edward Cullen.
•During the school cafeteria scene where an iconic apple bounces off Edward’s feet and into his hands: “Wow, he’s a superhuman moron. … He wears lipstick, has a little bouffant and does little circus acts.”
•A make-out scene with his human girlfriend, Bella (Stewart): “I’ve got one of those butt chins” — explaining his usual stubble and beards off camera. During other pivotal scenes Pattinson pipes in to point out his “scraggly sideburns,” “effeminate hands,” “sculpted eyebrows” and a clueless “where am I?” gaze.
•In the forest, when Edward is warning Bella to stay away:
Edward: “Do you know what vampires eat?”
Pattinson (in a high, nasal voice): “Cheeseburgers!”
•During the romantic prom dance in the gazebo, when Edward leans in toward Bella’s outstretched neck:
Hardwicke: “Oh … that’s hot.”
Stewart: “That was really difficult on my neck.”
Pattinson: “I look like an anime character.”
Now there’s an idea.
Aside from the movie itself and the commentary, this two-disc set is loaded with extended and deleted scenes (some cut for good reason, others — the meadow! — making you want more), music videos from the likes of Paramore and Muse and a seven-part making-of documentary with a full coven of cast and crew interviewed before, during and after filming.
The documentary doesn’t offer much new info for hard-core fans (nor for those who already slavishly researched “Twilight” for purely journalistic reasons and not out of some odd obsession, I swear).
Author Stephenie Meyer kicks it off relating her startling dream that led to the novel. Hardwicke & Co. talk about the challenges of filming outdoors in the Pacific Northwest: the bitter cold, the rain, the unwanted sunshine (bad for a vampire movie).
We see how the vampire cast can’t really jump 50 feet high, how they’re all hooked to wires. The effects crew shows how the sparkle was added to Edward’s skin (sorry, it still doesn’t work for me).
But it is entertaining to meet the mannequin with detachable head and arms that stands in for an evil vampire (you know who). And it took 13 takes to get that apple to bounce just right in the cafeteria (it’s attached to a fishing line). Not to mention the take after take after take of an errant volleyball bouncing off the head of Bella’s annoying suitor Mike (Michael Welch). (We also learn that Kristen Stewart can play ball well, unlike klutzy Bella.)
Hardwicke notes her subtle touches. A stuffed owl that happened to perch behind Edward in science class makes it seem he has sprouted angel wings. A painting of a wolf in Bella’s house foreshadows the next movie, “New Moon.”
Stick with the documentary all the way to the end to find this little message: “If you actually watched all the credits you should be treated for OCD … Obsessive Cullen Disorder.” (Hey, just doing my job.)
It’s ironic that Hardwicke mentions “New Moon” to an audience that now knows she won’t be directing the sequel. A disagreement with the studio forced her to walk away from the franchise that so far has grossed $191 million in the U.S. and $350 million worldwide — not counting the DVD sales.
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