Christmas Do

Twilight

Now before I begin this i'm going to say that i've never actually seen one of the Twilight movies and nor have I wanted to, but that is just through personal taste and if that makes me small minded or stubborn then don't bully me for my flaws.

When 'Twlight' was released in November 2008 it attracted possibly the largest fanbase for a movie I'd ever seen since the first Harry Potter was released. A sparkling cast of flourishing young actors and a fresh story about vampires and young love was released to the public and they lapped it up. The film reaped in a huge $35.7 million in the US on it's opening day and was just as successful on this side of the water. So what do you do to all hugely successful movies that have a giant fanbase? Franchise it.

Then came 2009...

2009

As the success of 'Twilight' grew so did that of its stars, most notably its leading man, Robert Pattinson. Once the film hit the cinemas Robert became a sex icon among women and was voted the sexiest man alive by People Magazine. Not bad for a guy who's just gone from relatively un-known.

Elsewhere pre-production already began on the second installment of the franchise, 'The Twilight Sage: New Moon' which was set to top the benchmark set by the first movie. This ofcourse meaning the director and production team were funded with more money for special effects and a better chance to produce a big-bidget movie.

Unfortunately the fans had to wait a year to get their treat as the finishing touches were applied and post-production was carried out. Luckily enough the producers didn't rush the film for the fans sake and actually did what THEY want. You gotta realise guys, it was only a year and a month ago the last one was released, give them time!

So just like last year 2009 has been a good year for the Twilight saga. I wonder how next year will pan out with the release of 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'. Most likely, just the same way this one has, a profound success.

Cheers,

Turner