I thought this was interesting from the interview that MTV did with the screen writer of Twilight, Melissa Rosenberg. Now, I have to say that when I first heard the line uttered, it made me cringe...am I the only one? Maybe it will be better in the context of the movie. I am, however, not surprised that Robert came up with it!
Rosenberg: Well, I can tell you this: "Spider monkey," I believe, comes from Rob Pattinson. I didn't actually write "spider monkey."
MTV: Really? Because the fans already love that line in the clips we've seen when Edward tells Bella, "You better hold on tight, spider monkey!"
Rosenberg: That was an improv.
MTV: So is that one of the things where a screenwriter sees the movie and says, "Sweet improv!" Or do you go, "He ruined my script! 'Spider monkey' is not accurate!"
Rosenberg: [Laughs.] Well, what I should say is, "I came up with spider monkey on my own. I wrote that."
MTV: .Someday that could be the new "This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" — or something like that.
Rosenberg: Exactly.
ME: REALLY?? WILL IT REALLY BE THAT?
well i like spider monkey better than what it says in the book, which is something like "little coward." or some other asshat thing to say.
ReplyDeleteI bet the screenwriter actually did come up with the line, but in hindsight though, "this is awful." and is now blaming it on Rob's "improv"
ReplyDeleteI hate the line too.
I hate monkeys.
ReplyDeleteI like monkey's, just not sure about that line.
ReplyDeleteThe movie premier's where I am while I'm in school, so instead of catching an evening show, I going 2 ask if I can skip. This movie is way more important than school were I just sit and get bored out of my skull.
L8r,
Z~Z
ps. I also agree w/h alison. I might go by pheonix (the mystical animal) instead of Z~Z.
ReplyDeleteZ~Z/pheonix
i feel bad...i don't even know what she's talking about..is this in the trailer? A clip I haven't seen?? Enlighten me, please! :D
ReplyDeleteI kinda like the line! I'm with Alison in that it's a bit more memorable that whatever it was that he ACTUALLY said in the book.
ReplyDeleteHowever...I just don't know if the Monkey line rings "TRUE EDWARD"