Kevin's Watch

Twilight* is everything wrong. It's a rip-off of Harry Potter and also a movie about a girl who is not popular and falls in love with a vampire. Of course. This is a given. We are talking about an adaptation of teen literature. If the main character isn't an unpopular girl and her love interest not a metrosexual-bordering-on-emo vampire, then it is not teenage literature.

That said, a friend and I are going to watch it in theaters because of this. We are not masochistic, mind you--we just get a kick out of watching films that are obviously bad (such as this one) or just disagree with every fiber of our soul (such as this one).

Anyway, I think it'd be an amazing idea if all of you watched the film as well, even if it goes against your own soul. Then we can commiserate together. So there is my invitation (or challenge).


* Disclaimer: Twilight conclusively proves that humanity is culturally unconcious (or at least in an iron lung). I'm not snobby, don't get me wrong, but let me reiterate: this film is about a girl, unpopular, falling in love with a vampire within the shell of a second-rate Harry Potter paintcoat. Humans have made this, thus canceling out every piece of art or accomplishment they uphold.

It looks Manos-bad. Let me know if it is.

FWIW, Cailette loved it, but she's smack-dab in the thick of the target demographic.

Cailette is an adolescent girl?

Yes, Cailette is my daughter. Shrillvoice Joythief is my ex-wife. Strongthigh Cailfondler is my girlfriend.

I and some friends will be watching this film next weekend (after payday) with some friends.

I liked the book. It was a little bit "True Blood 90210" but from what I've read and seen the film adaptation would seem to address my concerns.

We'll see.

Shrillvoice Joythief is my ex-wife.

FWIW, I saw it twice last weekend. Granted, it's not Shakespeare, but it's not trying to be, either.

My opinion of the book is pretty much the same as the movie... there's no reason something so bad should be so enjoyable - yet it is

Granted, there are things I think they should have done better, but overall it's not that bad.

Unoriginal, uninspired, and unbelievable that they were not waiting for me at the door with a refund, my wife made me go and it turned out to be exactly what I thought it was gonna be, utterly forgetable.

Cail wrote:8 things modern vampires could learn from The Lost Boys

Cail, you need to come post that at Zahir's forum about Vampires, Undead Whispers...

...I don't think that's already been shared there...

Creature from the Black Lagoon was my favorite classic movie monster by far-followed by the Invisible Man so that makes me weird eh? I can't do vampire literature expect for Stoker, The Lost Boys and A Night in the Lonesome October...I'll definitely pass...

Everyone knows that the best vampire movie made was Near Dark.

I saw the film. It is beautifully photographed with lovely music. The story is rather on the sappy side, but at least it isn't another one of those formulaic action adventure video-game-wannabes. It falls or works based upon how seriously the writer(s), director and actors take the premise of the story.

They take it totally seriously and do a good job. A great movie? No. A great vampire movie? Again, no. But a good one? Yes.

Me, I don't have a single "best" vampire movie. I have a list, and Twilight isn't on it, but Let The Right One In and Interview With The Vampire as well as Bram Stoker's Dracula and Sundown most certainly are.

I'll almost certainly watch this film again, albeit not in the theatre, largely because of the performances by Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.

Zahir wrote:I saw the film. It is beautifully photographed with lovely music. The story is rather on the sappy side, but at least it isn't another one of those formulaic action adventure video-game-wannabes. It falls or works based upon how seriously the writer(s), director and actors take the premise of the story.

They take it totally seriously and do a good job. A great movie? No. A great vampire movie? Again, no. But a good one? Yes.

Me, I don't have a single "best" vampire movie. I have a list, and Twilight isn't on it, but Let The Right One In and Interview With The Vampire as well as Bram Stoker's Dracula and Sundown most certainly are.

I'll almost certainly watch this film again, albeit not in the theatre, largely because of the performances by Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.

Zahir,

I got this on DVD and agree with your review 100%.

I thought the soundtrack especially good (bought the CD) and have adapted the accoustic and rock versions of 'Decode' to a single track and managed to persuade the guys in the band (as well as our beautiful girl singer) to add it to our setlist and am working on them adding the Linkin Park song.

I also liked the take on traditional Vampire traits like sunlight, sleeping and varied abilities, also the deal with the Native Indians. It does go towards the comic-hero type of character, but its very watchable. However I am not a avid Vampire fan, I just like to take in a movie or two once in a while.

I occasionally read teen books, occasionally read romance, and very occasionally read vampire books. When you total that up there's no indication whatever that I would have liked the Twilight books so much, but I did. Once I started one I couldn't sleep until I finished it.

So, I watched the movie. And I rather liked it, though it wasn't as well constructed as the book because there wasn't room for all the necessary elements. So...

Rigel wrote:FWIW, I saw it twice last weekend. Granted, it's not Shakespeare, but it's not trying to be, either.

My opinion of the book is pretty much the same as the movie... there's no reason something so bad should be so enjoyable - yet it is

Granted, there are things I think they should have done better, but overall it's not that bad.

...this opinion comes closest to mine.

Since my wife wanted to watch this again last night, it's fresh in my mind, and I have just one more comment:

Nowhere is the film's target audience more apparent than in the glitter pasted on Edward's skin. The book makes it sound like diamonds sparkling in the sun; the movie makes it look like the glitter paste that Barbie dolls come with.

i had to watch twilight. worst vampire movie ever.

Rigel wrote:Nowhere is the film's target audience more apparent than in the glitter pasted on Edward's skin. The book makes it sound like diamonds sparkling in the sun; the movie makes it look like the glitter paste that Barbie dolls come with.

Truly they did a bad job with the skin sparkling like diamonds. That's the place where the low budget is most obvious.

I was shocked that I liked this movie so much. Yes, it was targeted to adolescent girls but the romantic in me loved it. I was thinking it would be really stupid but my daughter rented it and I sat down to feed the baby and I couldn't stop watching it. (Heh, I don't know if it was the story or the hot, young men in the movie- yes, dirty old woman that I am! LOL)

I read the books and enjoyed those as well. Certainly not as rich as other books I've read but enjoyable.

caamora wrote:hot, young men in the movie- yes, dirty old woman that I am!

So, what's your sign?