I'm going to see Eclipse with my husband this weekend and I'm kinda nervous. No, Taylor's abs and Rob's sexy stare do not make my heart pound and go all mushy. What scares me are the crazed fans. I think they're called Twihards. I saw some of these crazies on Oprah yesterday and, um, it's quite freaky. And I don't even think Oprah showed the really sketchy ones.
The wackiest bunch were the TwiMoms who had life-sized cutouts of Edward so they could take pictures with him and were having a Twilight party in the basement. Yoohoo! Ladies! Your kids think you like fictitious characters more than them. Hmmm, they won't need therapy when they grow up or anything.
Back to me and my Twihard fears. Like, are we gonna have to show up to the theater 3 hours early just to get good seats? Will we be beaten to death for not declaring Team Jacob or Team Edward on our clothing? Will I be able to enjoy my popcorn without shrieks and giggles from teenage girls and menopausal ladies? These are valid fears, peeps! There's no turning back now as tickets have already been purchased. Wish me luck!
Showing posts with label Twilight. Show all posts
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Twilight Turns Into A New Moon
Yes, I went to see New Moon on its opening weekend. No, I did not stand in line for 5 hours waiting for tickets and I did not dress up like a vampire. I am not commenting on whether I'm on Team Jacob or Team Edward until I read the book.
For those of you who haven't been bitten by the Twilight series or vampire pandemonium in general, you probably don't care about the latest installment of the Twilight saga. Indeed, when I saw the first movie, I didn't think much of it. Of course every 13 year old girl around the world was in love with Edward and I'm sure I would've been at that age too. But other than the eye candy in Twilight, I didn't think it had much to offer except for a fringe teenage love story.
This fall my curiosity got the better of me and I decided to read Twilight. I give it a B-. I liked that it was a very simple read and didn't require much brain power to process. Sometimes effortless imagination can be nice. Even after reading the first book, I'm still not understanding what has made peeps go crazy over this series.
However, the movie New Moon is way better than Twilight. There was more drama, character development and action. I tad bit too much teenage angst for my taste; I got slightly bored watching Bella have nightmares because she couldn't be with Edward. I was also disappointed that there was like one scene with the Volturi. I thought the Volturi members would at least get more than 2 lines a piece. I feel totally cheated!
Wait, I think I just figured out my problem with this series. I'm annoyed with the Cullen clan or coven, whatever. See they're goody-goodies and I think vampires should be ferocious and intense. I'm fine with them being gorgeous and all but the whole "our souls are damned and we've chosen to be vegetarian vampires" is seriously irritating. Can't they just find a blood bank somewhere? What's the big deal? Self-loathers are totally exasperating!!
Regardless, I do recommend this movie whethere you're a die hard fan of Twilight or not. It's pure entertainment and fantasy and that's what movies are all about. Enjoy!
For those of you who haven't been bitten by the Twilight series or vampire pandemonium in general, you probably don't care about the latest installment of the Twilight saga. Indeed, when I saw the first movie, I didn't think much of it. Of course every 13 year old girl around the world was in love with Edward and I'm sure I would've been at that age too. But other than the eye candy in Twilight, I didn't think it had much to offer except for a fringe teenage love story.
This fall my curiosity got the better of me and I decided to read Twilight. I give it a B-. I liked that it was a very simple read and didn't require much brain power to process. Sometimes effortless imagination can be nice. Even after reading the first book, I'm still not understanding what has made peeps go crazy over this series.
However, the movie New Moon is way better than Twilight. There was more drama, character development and action. I tad bit too much teenage angst for my taste; I got slightly bored watching Bella have nightmares because she couldn't be with Edward. I was also disappointed that there was like one scene with the Volturi. I thought the Volturi members would at least get more than 2 lines a piece. I feel totally cheated!
Wait, I think I just figured out my problem with this series. I'm annoyed with the Cullen clan or coven, whatever. See they're goody-goodies and I think vampires should be ferocious and intense. I'm fine with them being gorgeous and all but the whole "our souls are damned and we've chosen to be vegetarian vampires" is seriously irritating. Can't they just find a blood bank somewhere? What's the big deal? Self-loathers are totally exasperating!!
Regardless, I do recommend this movie whethere you're a die hard fan of Twilight or not. It's pure entertainment and fantasy and that's what movies are all about. Enjoy!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Twi-what?
So apparently, Twilight is the next Harry Potter book and film distraction/fixation. That's what I gather anyway from the mounting mania over the premiere of Twilight this weekend. I perused pieces of flair on Facebook this weekend and as I'm sure many Facebookers know, there are approximately 8,000 pieces of flair from which to choose. Right now, 3,000 of those pieces are dedicated to Twilight stuff.
I'm all for displaying fandom but if I see one more piece of flair that says "I love Edward Cullen" or "Twilight is real" or "Edward and Bella are the new Romeo and Juliet" I may just suck my own blood out.
Peeps have really lost their minds over this Twilight stuff. Just ask the poor kids that got trampled.
Having said all this, I'll probably got to the movie cause it looks pretty cool but I'm not going to stick out my neck (so to speak) to see it.
P.S. Thanks for the post title J!
I'm all for displaying fandom but if I see one more piece of flair that says "I love Edward Cullen" or "Twilight is real" or "Edward and Bella are the new Romeo and Juliet" I may just suck my own blood out.
Peeps have really lost their minds over this Twilight stuff. Just ask the poor kids that got trampled.
Having said all this, I'll probably got to the movie cause it looks pretty cool but I'm not going to stick out my neck (so to speak) to see it.
P.S. Thanks for the post title J!
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