Trailer Watch: Twilight Gets Sexier, More Action-Packed

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on October 10, 2008

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in Twilight

As promised, last night saw the release of the second full-length trailer for the upcoming teen vampire drama Twilight. But as was not expected, the trailer was actually very good. I will admit that despite the fact that thousands of teen girls and TwiMoms flock to the pages of this site every time we type the word Twilight, I have not, at any point, been impressed with the film. Everything from the first teaser trailer to the footage shown to the screaming masses at Comic-Con indicated that this would be something more akin to shows we see on The CW than an intriguing piece of cinema. However, I am not afraid to admit that I am impressed with this final trailer — it sets up the relationship between Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart) pretty well, and also delivers a more polished look at some of the film’s action.

Have a look for yourself below.

One of the things that really sticks out to me here is the significantly less ‘Disney Channel-esque’ feel during some of the action toward the end of the clip. In a sense, Twilight is starting to look like a real movie. As well, this trailer finally gives us less of the brooding and longing looks and sets up the story a bit. Perhaps now it might catch the eye of folks who haven’t read the books — and yes, there are plenty of people who haven’t read the books. And to be honest, if this film has any chance of succeeding at the box office, it is going to have to reel in some of those people.

For those of you ready to pounce on my in the comment section, ponder this first: if Twilight didn’t have the crazy cult-ish following that it does now, and you were to see this trailer, wouldn’t it pique your interest just a little bit?

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Rob Hunter

No.

Sage

If i never read/heard of the books this would more than likely catch my eye... i probably wouldnt make it a point to see it in the theater unless someone else made me.
Fortunately Im a fan of atleast the first book... and think it will actually work very well as a movie.

Elizabeth

It isn't the type of story that would interest me in the first place, and the trailer reminds me far too much of that cheesy movie that came out years ago...The Covenant? It seems very much along the same lines and that movie was pretty bad.

Reg

Maybe, it has a bit of a tone to X-men movies. I'll still watch it.

Rob

I was impressed with the trailer. I think it pulled together enough variety to draw in a wider
audience than anticipated. I liked the feel of it and the darker washed out photography. The
leads have a lot of chemistry together so I think it will do reasonably well. Th tree climbing
was unusual but worked.

Don

the male model vampire with a heart of gold! the only thing that piqued my interest was when I found out the leading chick was in panic room. she doesn't look interesting anymore, now she looks like she was in high school musical.

Brinkley

YES, it actually would spark my interest. I am only a 16-year-old girl, and this is exactly the
kind of movies movies my age group likes. Call me young, or stupid, or whatever, but it is
obvious that this movie is geared toward teen audiences. I am a HUGE fan of the series, but
I would definitely go see Twilight even if I had never heard of the book. Its romance, action,
and hello? Vampires!!!! Thats really awesome.

Meepo

This trailer sucked. Does no one else see it? The lead actors Kirsten and Robert have no chemistry together, they just...look bad together. Plus Kirsten sounds more manlier than Robert does.

The trailer looks fake and bad.

David G

True, the trailer does'nt give a full sense of all the book had to offer. It only shows the scifi and romantic side of it. Making it darker and a bit more humorous could def boost a follwing for the film.(If I hadnt read the books, which I actually wouldnt have if a friend hadnt told me about them in the first place. She absolutely adores the series, of course.)

Julia

The trailer is embarrassing. Just check out the awkwardly stilted line delivery from the lead female character.

"Your impossibly fast and strong.........your skin is pale white and ice cold..... blah blah.... vampire."

This stuff is the definition of CRINGE-worthy.

As a reader of these books, I can also tell you what little plot there actually was felt very tacked on. I can't imagine the movie will be an improvement in that regard. You'll probably get an hour of the two leads staring awkwardly at each other and reciting vomit-inducing dialogue.

This is a movie to avoid at all costs, if you're interested in keeping your brain cells intact.

Trailer Watch: Twilight Gets Sexier, More Action-Packed

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