Avatar was a visual spectacle with a profound message for us all. I could see a loose representation of Bill Peet's "The Wump World" in this movie. The 3-D effect made it all the more real. Superb acting but the special effects made it outstanding. It was a long movie, but didn't feel long at all.
I took my 13 year old daughter and her friend to see Twilight after both my daughter and I read the book. The book, I felt was slow to get good, but about 3/4 the way through it hooked me. The ending of the book was great. I was disappointed that the movie had a different ending completely from the book. As most movies, I felt it didn't capture as much of the book as it could have. All said, however, it was a great romance movie for a tween.