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I’ve never liked anything to do with Twilight. I’ve also never made it a secret that I think the books/movies are completely a rip-off of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. As a huge Buffy fan, I’ve admittedly been annoyed that the show never got an iota of the attention that Twilight gets, even though it is infinitely better.
Even more annoying than Twilight has been the vampire ripple effect that has seen our culture become completely vampire obsessed. (Actually, that gives me a reality show idea….)
But after years of not caring about Bella, Edward or Jacob, I’m finally starting to see the point of the Twilight Saga.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer is back on the air!
I just noticed late last week that MuchMusic had started airing the series that wrapped up in 2003. Obviously hoping to cash in the on the new vampire craze, Much has decided to introduce a whole new generation of tweens to the Scooby Gang and the Hellmouth!!!
And since David Boreanaz is doing so well on Bones, maybe it won’t be long until Angel is back on the air too. As long as they skip the first two seasons, because they really sucked.
Thank you muchmusic, you are forgiven for never playing music videos.
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This weekend, thousands upon thousands of people lined up outside stores to pick up their copies of Twilight: New Moon. Even though most of those people have probably seen the movie dozens of times in theatres, they evidently couldn’t get enough of those vampires and werewolves. Even though I enjoyed the series when it was originally called Buffy The Vampire Slayer, I’m not afraid to admit that I have begrudgingly seen both Twilight movies.
So when the review copy of the movie showed up in my mailbox last week, I was little torn. I would look like a giant sell-out if I did a random review for the movie that I have frequently voiced my disdain for, but I would be a bad pop culture blogger if I completely ignored the popularity of the movie.
So I’ve come to a compromise, and here it is:
5 Reasons you should watch Twilight: New Moon (even though you really don’t want to.)
1. It was filmed in Vancouver and during a couple of scenes, you can play “Spot your Favourite Vancouver Hangouts.”
2. You can relish the irony of a devout Mormon writing a book that predominantly features buff men who can never wear shirts.
3. Oscar nominee and Up in The Air star Anna Kendrick is in it and manages to save every one of her scenes.
4. Speaking of shirtless men, I used the movie as motivation to go to the gym more. Then again, that is how I ended up
like this.5. The budget for the second film was significantly increased, thus resulting in fairly adequate fight scenes with cool graphics.
Now, does that make you want to watch Twilight: New Moon?
>My special listening friend says that after two more sessions, I will finally be able to about the emotional damage that New Moon has done to me. Until then, I feel like I need to emphasize how important it is that you don’t see this movie. Therapi….uh, I mean Listening Friends aren’t cheap and you’ll only be harming yourself.
Instead why not watch this funny New Moon In A Minute clip? I think it pretty much sums up the flick for you.
You’re welcome
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On Monday night, the impossible happened. I watched Twilight. You can go puke, I almost did.
I’ll wait.
Are you back? Okay, let me explain.
I have this friend Victoria, she loves Twilight. So much so that our differing opinions on the movie was becoming detrimental to our friendship. So I bit the bullet and watched the vampire flick, she is that good of a friend.
My overall opinion will not be shocking. It was cheesy and sorta super-lame. But everyone knows that. And seriously who gave Kristen Stewart the right to be such a self-righteous actress. It was the closest form of torture, outside of reading a novel, I hope to ever have to experience.
But my biggest problem with the movie was it’s overall message. When Bella finds out that Edward is a vampire, she is totally cool with it. When she finds out he used to kill people, she’s like “yeah, that’s fine, it doesn’t matter.” Um, actually Bella, yeah it does. Love is great and all, but if someone tells you that they are un-dead and kill people, that should at least be something you consider to be a deal breaker. I mean sure, it would be great to work through it, but to be 100% complacent is just poor judgement. And yes, it is a bit creepy to watch someone sleep. Creepy should never be confused for romantic. Need further clarification: Romantic is buying flowers or a Where The Wild Things Are t-shirt, creepy is watching someone sleep and then telling them about it. I’m not sure it’s the exact message we want to be sending out to our tween girls who adore this movie. Hey girls, does your crush make Chris Brown look like Mary Poppins? No worries, as long as you love him. It was a probably a one-time thing anyway. Yikes.
It’s things like this that terrify me about having kids. I’m adding Twilight to the list of movies that my kids must watch on their twelve birthday. Also on the list is Fight Club and A Requiem for a Dream. That should teach them good.
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Last May, I made a birthday wish that the whole Twilight thing would just go away.
Six months later and it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen.
I knew I should have wished for a Wii Fit.
Cineplex Entertainment just announced that advance ticket sales for the dreadfully over-hyped movie The Twilight Saga: New Moon, has reached $1.5 million dollars, breaking all previous records!!!
The vampire/wherewolf movie opens in wide release this Friday and people are going nuts over it. I would be too, except that I’ve owned the Buffy The Vampire Slayer DVDs for years, so I think I’m probably good.
Never saw the Twilight movies? Here’s a 30-second clip summing up what you are missing out on:
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Dear Entertainment Weekly,
If you are wondering why I still haven’t renewed my subscription, even though I’ve had one since 1997, it’s because you keep putting cast members from Twilight on your cover. Take a look at your new cover, which comes out today for further proof that you guys are Twilight obsessed. I know it’s seems obvious to berate you guys, when you are just trying to sell magazines. But this is the fourth time that they have been given the cover this year alone! And we are still three months away from the opening.
Look, I know it’s not your fault that I never joined the Twilight parade, but would it kill you to maybe just leave the Twilight stuff to YM or Cosmogirl.
I love my Entertainment Weekly, but what used to be a Jolie-Pitt type love affair is quickly turning into a Hogan-esque disaster.
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I’m just going to say it:
Who the hell cares about Twilight?
(Of course, I’m referring to the upcoming movie, not the very pretty time of night)
Let the backlash begin.
Everywhere I look nowadays everyone is talking about this movie that is opening up in just a couple of weeks. Not to mention one of it’s sequels has spent months on the best-seller lists and the movie’s soundtrack is currently the number album on Itunes!
“It’s going to be an international phenomenon!“
“It’s going to be huge!“
“It’s the new Harry Potter!”
Well, if it’s going to be so big, why the heck could I care less about it? I mean sure, I’ve never read the books but mostly it’s because I already own 7 seasons of Buffy and 5 seasons of Angel and I feel like they already sufficiantly covered the whole vampire-loves-mortal thing no? I mean what new ground could these books possibly cover?
I’d like to think i’m pretty mainstream. I watch whatever I’m supposed to watch, I listen to whoever everyone is listening to, I’m not afraid to admit that I have quite a few sheepish tendencies. But this whole Twilight thing somehow skipped me and I’m kinda happy about it.
So please someone tell me what I’m missing. Why is Twilight the most amazing thing ever?
And why do the vampires have to such nice hair? Would it kill them to have a bald one! Is that like holy water to them?
