I really, really don't care about any of this Twilight bullshit. Its only a fad, it will die soon.
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It's the "it" book for the average teenage girl. Just like all the other "it" things it'll fade away into obscurity. Although it does bug me a lot mainly because Twilight is apparently better than 1984 according to the people who read Twilight; if they know who George Orwell is (which is a grand total of zero).
I have read all four books and I genuinely like the series. I started reading it because my girlfriend was reading it and she wanted someone to talk to about it, so I figured I would read it so we could discuss it. It helped that I hugely enjoy vampire lore myself.
The movie deviates from the book a bit, but keeps the feeling from the book, so I felt it was rather well done. Everything fits well and the casting was well done.
As for the "eight sex scenes" the OP talks about, they do not exist. While sex does get alluded to, it isn't until the last book, and they don't describe it, just that it happened. The target market for this book is young adult, so that sort of content wouldn't be in the book anyhow.
Overall, it's a series that attracts many people because it is well written and the characters are believable.
The movie deviates from the book a bit, but keeps the feeling from the book, so I felt it was rather well done. Everything fits well and the casting was well done.
As for the "eight sex scenes" the OP talks about, they do not exist. While sex does get alluded to, it isn't until the last book, and they don't describe it, just that it happened. The target market for this book is young adult, so that sort of content wouldn't be in the book anyhow.
Overall, it's a series that attracts many people because it is well written and the characters are believable.
I think its just a shitty concept first thought up by Shakespeare (the whole 'forbidden love' thing) that was pulled through a meat grinder by some menopasal 30-year old chick and is eaten up by socially awkward and sexually unsatisfied teenage girls who have this illusion that they can change bad boys. I find it ridiculous.
You have to remember who the intended reader of the books are and then relate that to the movie. My friend read the book because we both want to see the movie (out of curiosity, hot guy and VAMPIRES come-on) and she said she wishes she could shut they girl up about the little girl love "ohhh he's so beautiful", especially considering it's like half the book... but alas we'll both still see the movie, completely realizing how incredibly lame the love story is.
It's a pop love story and it has vampires. Yes it's been done and for some reason it's crack to the female fantasy horror fans.
Buffy, Angel, True Blood, Moonlight.... OH THE LIST GOES ON!
It's a pop love story and it has vampires. Yes it's been done and for some reason it's crack to the female fantasy horror fans.
Buffy, Angel, True Blood, Moonlight.... OH THE LIST GOES ON!
...that's truly horrible.Random argument man said:
I've read the first book (as Lima just mentioned) and enjoyed it to a certain extent. But the book HAS to be taken with a grain of salt. Its really over the top. I mean, /half/ the book (at least it felt like half) is devoted to describing Edward's perfection and god-like. I mean, really, gimme a break. But I just rolled my eyes and continued on because the story was entertaining enough to accommodate a fair amount of cheese.
I agree of course with the grain of salt... the gf is just falling victim to her fantasies.sprout said:
He's the standard cheesy love ideal.
He's hot.
Stronger, faster, smarter (he's had eons to learn and know a multitude of things) then the majority of other guys because he's immortal.
He'll always be there. (immortal)
He has the bad boy potential.
...AND HE'S MADLY IN LOVE WITH YOU.
Interview with the vampire and Bram Stoker's Dracula, the only two vampire movies and books ever done right. Vampires are a difficult thing to write about because vampires are hypotheticly beings who have lived for centuries. So how would they adapt to the ever changeing world? Where would the bodies go? A vampire would have to hide them very well or get rid of them one way or another and after a couple centuries I'm sure they would pile up somewhere and be found and raise questions.If your born in the 15th century, how do you ajust to the bombardment of changes of entering the 20th century? You would also lose your sense of humanity over the years and become something else entirely, unable to relate to the human experiance. Twilight is so flawed in that the vampire is three hundred years old dateing a 15 year old girl, what is it the vampire is falling in love with? Innocence? After three hundred years personally, I would see her as a chocolet milkshake with sprinkles, so why would I date it? Yes we all love our junk food but come on, when was the last time you fell head over heals in love with a bag of potato chips?
Ok, that is hilarious. I definitely agree with you about Interview with a Vampire. I haven't read Dracula but heard it was well done.asteroth21nox said:
Also,I really fought being the one to point this out, the main vampire has 'only' been turned for 80 years. The three hundred year old vampire is his adopted father. The main chick is 17. But you're right. All the things he seems to love about her have to do with her being human... making me wonder what will happen once she becomes a vampire. Which seems inevitable.
They made it. It's called True Blood, and sadly, its ratings are decidedly on the charts.Lima said:
People get murdered, get strung out and get naked (not necessarily in that order). Take away the HBO production values and yeah, it's pretty much a soap.Lima said: