Movie Night with (his)Bella

Hey chickadees! So I finally saw WFE. I hacked through it and my ears were really congested so I might have missed some of the dialogue, but I'll tell you what, there was nothing wrong with my eyes (once I dabbed them dry after seeing Hal cry in the beginning) and seeing Rob in that safari khaki shirt with the belted pants WHEW BABY *dabs cool cloth to head that hubby thinks is for a fever* Don't ask me why that did it for me but boy did he look HAWT in that getup.

We have another guest blogger, which makes my life so much easier! Back when we ran the Cover Your Ward contest to choose a future TwiPeople cover a few lurkers came out of the woodwork, much to my surprise--I mean who knew I had lurkers?, and it was 'hisbella' that won. You can see her TwiPeople Cover choice of RyeWard here. So I get to chatting with her and she's this Twilight/fanfiction/Rob MEGAfan who is so much fun that's just been hiding herself away, but I think we coaxed her out to play in the fandom sandbox and here's her tale of her WFE fandom date!

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The lovely kiTT has been gently prodding me to write a guest post here for months. (Wow I can't even read 'prodding' now without cringing over the thought of a bullhook!)

I finally got up the courage and decided I’d do it! I'm choosing to write about finally meeting UtterlyAbsurdBella, TheOnlyMrsCullen and RobzSinger on opening day of Water for Elephants and give my thoughts on the movie.

I’m a Blog Virgin. Please be gentle…(you are so worried for nothing here! I've never had one mean comment here, i.e., the bestest group of Robfans stop by here!)

Before I get to my ‘review’ of the film that stole a lot of us from our significant others, I wanted to tell you how my day started. I’ve been discussing meeting the ladies mentioned above with one of my best friends. We’re supportive of each other and practically live in each others homes.

“Susie” (name changed in case she ever decides to actually use the internet for things other than shopping!) called me and put me through 20 questions.

“What time are you meeting them?”

“Where are you going?”

“What time do you think you’ll be back?”

What if she sees this movie and decides to run away with the circus?

Let me just say…MY OWN HUSBAND didn’t ask this many questions!  The man pushed me out the door and said “Have Fun!”   At first I thought: “She’s just wondering what I’m up to.”  But, then she launched into the whole internet safety thing…"You know, you never know who you’re talking to on these blog thingies.  It could be some psycho who decides to kidnap you.”  I chuckled a little at this.  Then, it was; “I was talking to so and so and she said that people can tap into your iphone and when you take a picture, they figure out where you are and then they come and get you.  It happened, one woman was kidnapped and they did unspeakable things to her.”  This from the woman who didn’t know what a ‘blog,' Facebook or tumblr was until I told her. I’m not even that savvy to these things.  She literally uses the World Wide Web just for shopping.  (Cafepress? HotTopic? Nordstroms?) I began to laugh harder and told her, “I highly doubt some psycho would pose a as a woman of a certain age who is just as obsessed with Twilight/Rob Pattinson as I am.” (he he yeah maybe Harry Potter but no way Twilight!)

UAB, is that you?

I know she was just worried about me.  I get that.  She just doesn’t understand the whole fandom.  (Why don't you have her drop in and meet everyone?) I promptly hung up with her and texted UAB to tell her my funny for the morning.  UAB and Kassie thought it was hilarious!   

I was nervous about meeting these ladies. (I would be too! Scared shitless!)  I am shy naturally, but once I feel comfortable, usually open up. I wasn’t sure if they’d like me or not. We’ve emailed back and forth, but meeting face to face is a whole different ball game. I have a very odd sense of humor, which gets lost on some people. I was greeted with Hugs & Smiles. (AWWW I expected nothing less from them!) We started toward the auditorium only to find out from UAB’s friend Kristen that the room was packed and there were only 3 seats left. I wasn’t having any of that and promptly tried to find someone to help us. After getting 2 seats in one row (2nd row, right of screen – causing a fish bowl effect!!!) and 3 in another, we grouped off. UAB and I sat together. She gave me one of the Eclipse charm necklaces she made. (So very thoughtful, UAB! Thanks Again!) (Oooooh one of those really cute dogtag necklaces she made for the DVD release party that I really, really loved so much and wish I had one...yeah, wow lucky you!) We were twins in our WFE shirts! We giggled, prodded (*cringe* there's that word again) and gave each other excited smiles at each new scene. The poor woman! I jumped numerous times during the film and ending up hitting her. She said she didn’t mind. Realistically, it was probably better I got her, instead of the elderly gentleman to my left. I think Kassie was the youngest person in the room . She said when they arrived so did a large bus full of older 'Hal Holbrook's generation' folks. It wasn’t even Wednesday Ladies!!!

After the film, we promptly got in line for the next show and finally got to talk a little. (Yeah, we saw it twice!) Kassie showed me some videos from NYC. I am so jealous! We only waited a few minutes and got much better seats the second time around. I talked with UAB and Robz about twitter and blogging. Robz encouraged me to do this too. Kassie and I talked about fanfiction and different stories we liked. The insane fun began once the movie started. Kassie & I spent most of the time watching but doing a very colorful commentary throughout. We fanned ourselves and poked each other when our favorite “Jacob” showed up. For me, it was him walking through the circus midway in the tux, sans tie. Hello, Mr. Jankowski!!!!

I have never smiled and laughed more just after meeting someone. If you haven’t had the chance to spend time with them, you have to! They were funny, awesome and totally welcoming. I sooo want to watch Breaking Dawn with Kassie, if not for the dirty commentary alone. I hope there are many more adventures with these ladies! I don’t know about Kassie & Robz, but UAB & I were on a “Rob Drunk” the rest of the night!

(Kristen, RobzSinger, Me, UtterlyAbsurdBella & TheOnlyMrsCullen, taken by an older woman wondering if we’d lost our minds!!)

Now I’ll tell ya what I thought of Water for Elephants. If you haven’t seen it yet, you may want to stop reading…there might be spoilers.

Thanks for stopping in…but time to look away if you don't want spoilers.

 

I really loved this movie. Was it exactly like the book? No, but we all know that you can’t put everything in a book on to the screen. Visually, it was colorful and just lovely. I felt like it was the 1930’s, not some set made to look like a different time period. Casting Hal Holbrook as the older Jacob Jankowski was right on. I could even see some of the same facial mannerisms as Rob. I was sad for the man as he started to tell his story. I teared up a little when Rob was faced with identifying his parents. No one wants to see a loved one like that. This is not “Edward Cullen” or “Tyler Hawkins” here. This is smiling, giggling, drunk off his ass Rob at his finest. You could see/feel his disdain for August’s actions toward Rosie. For once, I think people will see him as a real actor and quit comparing everything to the Twilight Saga.

We never laughed harder than his emergence from the trunk; tassel and all! (Me too! What a great surprise that was!!!!) Trust me, it’s a Rob you’ve never seen before. I think Reese did an excellent job with the animals. You couldn’t pay me enough to get on a 9 ft elephant! She was terrific as Marlena. I thought the screenwriter wrote a much tougher woman than in the book, and she portrayed it well. Christoph Waltz plays August beautifully. He drew you in. You think he is such a nice, generous man, but within the blink of an eye, he showed just how dangerous August was. My stomach turned and I had to look away while he hit Rosie with the bull whip. August deserved everything he got in this film. Tai as Rosie, stole the show, without a doubt. Tai’s interactions with Rob and Reese were adorable. You will feel Rosie flirting with Jacob. You will feel her reluctance and fear with August. You will feel her pain. Jim Norton as “Camel” and Mark Povinelli as "Kinko/Walter" seem to be straight from the book, with little variation. You’ll really like these two characters.

There are so many memorable scenes from this film, but if I could pick one to tell you to watch for…it would be Barbara doing her striptease. Watch Rob, filmed just over her left shoulder. There couldn’t have been a better reaction. If you’ve read Donna W. Scott’s interviews, you’ll know what I’m talking about.

The only thing I was disappointed in *starts to cower in a corner* was the ‘chemistry’ between Jacob & Marlena. I’ve seen all the interviews and Rob & Reese have more chemistry off screen than on. Don’t get me wrong; I like them together on screen, but it just wasn’t it romantically for me. I didn’t feel the “LOVE” until maybe the montage at the end. The kisses were good, the love scene a little hott in a chaste way (despite commentary about the sinus infection). The scene where August confronts them and makes them re-enact their night at the Club was steamier. I still loved it.

 

I have already told everyone I know that they should go see this film. I’m already planning a date night with the Hubby this week to see it. (3 Years since the last date night, Twilight!) I even tried talking my 90-year-old Grandmother into seeing it.

Go see it, and then go see it again. If I could say one last word…it would be “Brahvo! Qweenee, Brahvo!” (That’s a hint too!)

I rambled a bit, first time jitters and all. Thanks again to UAB, Kassie, Kristen and RobzSinger for meeting me. Ladies, let’s do this again, real soon!

Thanks and Hugs to kiTT for encouraging me do this. I hope it was alright. (you bet it was! Could have only been better if you packed Rob up and sent him to read this to me) You & Lisa (Lisa? Pffft...don't encourage her. She only gets credit on this here blog on TwiPeople cover days) pulled me out of my ‘lurker’ mode. All because of “Ryeward.” I don’t know if I have the guts to do my own blog. Maybe you’ll invite me back sometime. You are the Best!!

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**Thank you for sharing your story with us HisBella! I enjoyed your review and the tale of your fandom date with the twilight junkies and robzsinger! You are most welcome back any time! Told you that you were a future blogger!!! So glad you shared here at the TongueTwied blog! **