tongue?

Two things.

One.

This scene doesn't make sense, and is completely retarded and awkward. Vampire saliva is venom!!! That's why Edward and Bella can't ever use tongue when they kiss! Catherine Hardwicke, can't you read??? Did you actually read Twilight??

Two.
So, we've established Edward and Bella DO NOT USE TONGUE because they cannot swap spit. In light of this fact, I don't think their intensity of physical attraction/chemistry is justified; it's not realistic for two people to get super horny or super into each other if they aren't allowed to use tongue when they kiss. It doesn't qualify as a legit make-out sesh if there's no tongue. It's just too half-assed.

Thoughts?

another blogger agrees with us!

I came across this other blog, that also disputed N-Reed's casting as Rosalie Hale. Yay!
This blogger also suggests some other interesting choices for the Twilight characters.

Except, I don't agree with her choice for Edward because in my secret little "tween" heart I really, truly do think R-Patz is the perfect Edward. :)

Check it out!
http://www.nurturingnarcissism.com/2008/12/because-i-just-cant-let-it-go.html

what I won!!

Fuck yeah!!!!
This is for my bedroom wall!

comparison to Buffy

Here's a smart Twilight movie review with a little comparison to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, for you Joss Whedon fans (I know you're out there!)

http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/17124/1/REVIEW-TWILIGHT-DEVIN039S-TAKE/Page1.html

I absolutely loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer when it was on and still consider it one of my favorite TV shows ever. It's much much higher quality entertainment than Twilight, but for some reason I wasn't addicted to the point that I started a blog about it...weird.

Sometimes life doesn't make sense.

mother knows best: my mom reacts to Twilight

My mom watched my Twilight DVD last night. She knew absolutely nothing about the Twilight universe, other than it has vampires in it.

A transcript of her comments in the living room:
"Ai-ya! He's so scary-looking!"
"Ai-ya! Zhe me ke pa!"
First biology class scene, Edward sitting next to Bella

"Why are vampire in high school?"
As Edward leaves the biology class

"Why is a vampire a doctor?"
"Wei shen me vampire dang doctor?"
As Dr. Cullen examines Bella

"Ha ha ha." --the only time during the entire movie Mom laughed out loud.
Bella saying "You're a strong, independent woman" to Angela, saying she should ask Eric to prom instead of waiting for him to ask her

"Why this town so weird? Doctors, vampires!"
When the cops find Waylon's body and Dr. Cullen comes out of the police station

"Crazy! She's still not afraid of him?" (mocking Bella for liking a vampire)
"Sen jing bing! Hai bu hui hai pa?"
Meadow scene

"Too stupid."
Prom scene, Bella asks Edward to change her

hot topic! (not): DVD release party details

So, the Hot Topic jaunt was a bit of an adventure but not exactly in the way I had planned.
First off, I had to get there. This may seem like a trivial detail to you, but I have very strict parents who pretty much never let me do anything and still treat me like a 12-year-old child instead of somebody who has graduated from college and has had a driver's license for several years.
Telling the truth is (most of the time) out of the question. In fact, it's often easier to not say anything. So I originally planned to just sneak out by the time Mom fell asleep, and jet off to the mall. Blasting the Twilight soundtrack all the way there, of course. I even downloaded some songs from the score just for the occasion!
But of course Mom took forever to go to bed, insisting on cutting her nails, trimming her bangs, fussing with her foot file, all manner of shit that she NEVER usually does before bed and of course she had to pick this night to do all of them! All the while the clock was ticking and the Hot Topic salesperson had told me over the phone to get to the mall by 9PM or the mall would close and I wouldn't be able to get in. It was already 8:45 by the time Mom clambered into bed and it's usually a 25 minute drive to the mall...so I was at my wit's end. I dressed quickly but she called out to me to ask me a question, and she has a nasty habit of yelling at me from her bed every so often before she falls asleep, so I didn't think she would be fully asleep by the time I escaped. I settled for a white lie.

"Hey Mom, I'm going to Blockbuster to rent a DVD."
"Whaaaa? It's 8:50!"
"So...?"
"No, you stay at home!"
"Mom, you let Kevin (my older brother) rent movies all the time."
"No, we have to clean house tomorrow!"
"So...?"
"You're a girl, it's so late at night!"
"So...?"

That went on for quite a bit longer and finally I just TOLD her, "I'm GOING!!!!" and left. Then in my rush to pull out of the driveway, I stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake, and that was kind of a...yeah I hope Mom didn't hear that through her bedroom window.

I drove like a Cullen to the mall, and got there at 9:20. Seriously, I drove faster than I've ever driven before, and I am usually a pretty slow driver, so it was a big deal. I think I averaged 80 mph. Then, panicked, I finally ran into the mall and it turned out that the Hot Topic lady had lied. It is quite possible to enter the mall even after 9pm, or 10pm, or 11pm...whenever, as long as the Hot Topic was still open. You just had to find the right mall entrance.

It was OK with me though. I rolled up my striped knee socks, donned my improvised Cullen baseball cap (a blue and white baseball cap that originally said Tufts School of Engineering on it, which I covered with masking tape and drew a "C" on with Sharpie), and got ready to bond with fellow Twilighters.

I spotted them immediately, a pair of vacant-eyed, hoodie-wearing girls sitting on a bench outside the store. As far as I could see, the two girls were the only fans there other than me. The Hot Topic staff had lowered the metal grill thingy over the store entrance and said they would open at 10pm.

I introduced myself and tried to start a conversation about Twilight--the fidelity of the movie adaptation, the appropriateness of the casting, the cinematography...anything, really. Maybe even bring up my blog and suggest that they take a look, since I'm always trying to expand readership. To my dismay, the girls weren't very responsive, and one of them even mistakenly referred to Rpatz as "whats-his-name...Edward Pattinson."

I turned away for a moment as I choked in horror.

Those two should start a blog called Dumb People Who Like Twilight.

A trio of three tween girls showed up, and I decided to try my luck with them. One of them had worn a Team Edward hoodie and styled her hair to look like Alice, so I complimented her haircut and tried to make small talk.
They were enthusiastic enough when I asked to take a picture of them. The Alice-haired girl even wore golden brown contacts...she was really into it! And one of them wore a "Cullen crest" pendant. But I soon found that not only were they not able to keep up intelligent conversation, but their fandom was also very superficial and merchandise-based. Seriously...none of them wanted to engage with the themes or plot/logic discontinuities or ANYTHING!

Those three should start a blog called Vapid Tweens Who Like Twilight, Funded by Irresponsibly Lax Suburban Parents.

I quickly realized that my hopes of bonding with fans of like intellect/maturity were a lost cause, and settled for putting in my headphones and listening to the soundtrack some more.

As 10pm approached, a few more straggled in--a frumpy mom and her shockingly similarly frumpy daughter. The kind of girl who you can tell doesn't get out much, probably has never kissed, and sits alone in her high school cafeteria. But maybe I shouldn't have been surprised. Most people who are so into Twilight, that they would have nothing better to do on a Friday night than come to a suburban mall's DVD release event, would be the escapist fantasy-book-reading type. I know this sounds coarse but let's get real here. Many of those "types" are not the type who maintain their personal appearance very well, or dress well, or are outgoing, or charismatic, or bodily fit. (Or maybe it was just my luck at this particular Hot Topic. Maybe I should've gone to Borders. But I bet this scene was repeated in thousands of other Hot Topics across America: the Twilight PR machine builds up expectations and encourages fans to unite, in numbers and pocketbooks, to anticipate the DVD release and all bond over buying it together. But really, it's not a glamorous event, or even that fun; it's just random weirdos milling about in the same store, not really making eye contact; and a convenient way for Hot Topic to ring up more merchandise.)

It's kind of sad, and a huge let-down emotionally for me, that I was the only true fan there. Meaning, I was the only one with a creative bone in my body (I made that fucking hat!!) and the only one who IS a fan but can still intellectually distance herself from the franchise (granted, it doesn't take many brain cells to do that).

Finally the Hot Topic workers lifted the grate and let us in. All 15 of us. The lady in combat boots, fishnets, and electric blue eyeshadow stopped me and asked to see my "Hot Topic Party Invitation." I said I didn't have one but I had spoken to a staff member on the phone this afternoon who'd said as long as I came by 9pm I would get in. She narrowed her eyes at me, looked at the rest of the line, looked at me again, and decided it wasn't worth it, grudgingly letting me past the grate.

Hot Topic: 0
Me: 1

Once inside the store, though, there was nothing to do except look at Hot Topic stuff (fishnets, studded belts, slutty shit), fill out a raffle form, and stand around. 2 more hours of this shiz?! I've already taken my picture with the life-sized cardboard Edward, what if my head explodes of boredom before midnight? What if Mom wakes up and checks my bed, checks the driveway, flips out, and calls me? Would she believe that I spent 3 hours at Blockbuster?

Finally a reprieve: trivia every half-hour (prize = $5 HT gift card), which I was sure I could lock up like whoa, and they were selling the Twilight Director's Notebook by Catherine Hardwicke. So, I could at least pass the time by reading something (without buying it, of course).

I won one of the trivia rounds, yay! The winning question I answered was, "What momento of Bella's does Edward hold on to?"

Answer: the lemonade bottle cap from lunch

And one that I was SURE, almost 100% positive I had right, but they said I got wrong: "What was the name of the restaurant Edward took Bella to?"

I said La Bella Italia, but the girl said I was wrong...Imma look into it. But I had already won a prize, so I thought I should let the other tweens have at it.

I took some pictures of the particularly funny fan merchandise. By funny I mean stupid, most of the time. For example, they have tons of Twilight t-shirts with pics of Edward or Bella and a movie quote, but they pick the most random or meaningless quotes possible...I can see the appeal of the "I <3 Boys who Sparkle" t-shirt, but why would you ever wear a t-shirt that says "I'm Not Scared Of You"?

They make Edward pillowcases. Looks like a low thread count though...






Finally it was almost midnight and we dutifully let ourselves be herded and lined up for the DVD purchase. I knew better than to bother to talk to the others in line, so in went my headphones and up went the volume. I noticed ahead of me in line that the three vapid tweens had put their allowance to work and were wearing some new Hot Topic pants: low-slung purple cheetah print skinny jeans with zippers. Of course they had no butts but plenty of muffin top, so you can imagine what kind of eyesore that was.

Last night was the first time it occurred to me in an actual real/visceral way that perhaps I shouldn't "care" so much about Twilight--and that I am actually feeling a little over it. That was kind of depressing. I shouldn't go alone to these things.

I went up to the counter and forked over my credit card. The "Hot Topic Exclusive!" DVD came with a poster, so that was cool I guess. And inside our DVD boxes apparently was a "special collectible item"--a small film cell, a piece of film from a roll of film reproduced from the movie. When I opened it later I saw that I got one from the scene of Edward and Bella separating in the Cullen garage. Maybe I can eBay this shiz?

I got my over-priced DVD and drove home, but not before getting lost twice. When I pulled up to the driveway I cut the headlights to not disturb Mom and I hoped I wouldn't smash into anything and she wouldn't wake up. I didn't. She didn't.

Mission accomplished!

midnight release party checklist, and results

The slick marketing/PR machine arm of Twilight released this a few weeks ago.

Highlights:
"Make your guest list, including all your Twilighter friends--and those you want to convert!"
Well, I invited people but no one wanted to come with me.

"Send an eCard to remind your friends to save the date. This will be a Friday to remember!"
Actually, it turned out to be very anti-climactic.

"Go to the store as your favorite vampire or wear a Twilight t-shirt!"
I was the only person in the Hot Topic who came in costume. Every other tween just wore a Twilight t-shirt. WEAK SAUCE!

"Take the Myspace Personality Quiz to see which character you are most like."
I had taken a quiz a while back...I was Edward, thank God.

"Practice your OME (Oh My Edward!) scream!"
My favorite checklist item.

DVD release party tonight!!

Hayyy guys!

I'm going to the Twilight DVD release party at my local mall in a few short hours!

It took me a while, but I finally decided on HOT TOPIC over Borders Booksellers as my #1 spot for the Twilight DVD countdown. Borders' DVD is 2 dollars cheaper, but Hot Topic has more giveaways and almost certainly more tweens, so I'm gonna hit that...plus a raffle for signed Jacob merchandise, and a life-size cardboard-cutout of EDWARD. OMG I wanna win that!

And I just FINALLY decided on what I'm going to wear. I was wavering for the past hour between:
a) Rosalie baseball outfit - striped knee socks, leggings, vest, baseball cap
OR
b) Alice driving Bella south outfit - light blue hooded parka, jeans, black shirt, black choker (I was leaning toward this b/c my hair is short and black)

But thanks to the judicious input of my pal & fellow Twilighter in crime GenieZen, I settled on Rosalie baseball outfit, because "it's more obvious" ...though I will wear the parka on the outside to keep warm on the way there :)
and of course, playing the Twilight soundtrack in the car!

I'll take lots of pictures and post them here when I come back!

the only bad picture Rpatz has ever taken

He seriously looks messed up in this one.

*Also, who thought of this tagline?! "Nothing will be the same." = WEAK!

OCD

I just read this post on another Twilight blog/news site. The blog was talking about the imminent release of the Twilight DVD and asked readers to comment on what plans, if any, they had for DVD viewing parties.
Someone wrote:

We bought a standup Edward for a photo opportunity so we all could be "Bella". Decorating the table with a vase of tulips on a chess board, red apples and red ribbon. We are making red velvet cupcakes and having red punch (spiked & unspiked)and red colored candy. Some of us are buying t-shirts and sweatshirts to wear. Making magnet favors and who knows what else...still planning. Oh yeah, watch the movie and then we are going out dancing (we are all adults with OCD - Obsessive Cullen Disorder! LOL)

Obsessive Cullen Disorder...hmmm.

did U go to the midnight showing?

Has anyone ever gone to a midnight showing, of anything?

I never have, and I never really thought I would need to. Not even for X-Men 2, X-Men 3, Matrix Reloaded, or Matrix Revolutions (that would have been a mistake anyway!).

But I think for New Moon I will have to go to the midnight showing!!!

There's just so much energy in the midnight showing, I really think I have to experience it. I've immersed myself so deep in this Twilight quagmire that I might as well.

As Edward says--Since I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.

Not that seeing New Moon would be hell! :P

Anyway, I made this decision after seeing this clip on Youtube, which is from a screening at Comic-Con 2008 (apparently Comic-Con is Mecca for sci-fi/fantasy fan meet and greets):


So, I want to be one of those screaming girls. Just being thorough.

Do U know what Ur doing November 20, 2009?

appropriateness of "I Caught Myself"?

I don't think the Paramore song "I Caught Myself" should have been used in the first movie. I think the lyrics and tone are more fitting for New Moon or Eclipse, when Bella figures out that she's NOT into Jacob Black.
(Team Edward all the way!!!)

Because...Twilight is about Bella falling in love with Edward, so "I Caught Myself," which--if you have half a brain, you can figure out is about someone NOT being in love with someone else--is not appropriate at all!!!

I really like this song too, so they should have saved it for later...stupid Summit Entertainment!



*haha I just noticed that I happened to pick a vid with random Portuguese subtitles in the beginning...if you know Portuguese/Spanish, this is funny!

now that you've read the books and seen the 1st movie--

So now that you've read the book(s) and seen the movie--
let's compare & contrast!

The meadow scene: letdown, or just the right amount of lovesick staring into each other's eyes?
Edward's skin: sparkly enough? I thought it would be more sparkly.
Special effects: the vampire jumping around, the vampire running--kewl enough? Most critics said no. Oh well, Chris Weitz will definitely upgrade the shiz out of that in New Moon, or he'd better considering he was hired (so the blogosphere says) cuz he has experience with CGI and shit from The Golden Compass! (Although that was kind of a failure, commercially...visually it was aight I guess.)
Rpatz's acting: I thought it was TIGHT!! Even more reason to fall in love with Edward. Cuz I like how he's brooding and emo in the movie; in the books Edward is actually really arrogant and takes things too seriously, OR he's always "snickering," laughing at shit, thinking he's too good for the rest of us (which...well...he is!)
Well, basically Rpatz can do no wrong in my eyes...
K-stew's acting: At first I thought this chick was NOT HOT ENOUGH to play Bella. But actually Kristen Stewart is a babe--as one of my male friends put it, "total BABEraham." I saw that when I looked up pix of her in "real life," AKA not real life but photo shoots of her as herself and not in character. Like that famous spread in Vanity Fair and shit. I'm strangely drawn to her look--there are definitely lots of pix of her where she's quite plain, but she can look very very pretty too.
Besides, isn't it S.Meyer's point that Bella is not as good-looking as Edward?? So I guess the casting and styling was perfectly appropriate!
But what about her acting? K-stew was supposedly the most experienced actor in the young cast; she has had some critical acclaim too but I'm going to hold off on dissecting this for a future post.

I'm not liking how the Prom scene was played in the movie--Bella's dress and look is supposed to be more FABULOUS, not T.J. Maxx Tween. S.Meyer made a big deal in the book (and in deleted chapters that she's posted on her personal webpage) that Bella was wearing a high-ass strappy stiletto to prom. What the fuck with the Converse shoe?!?! That's totally K-stew style, NOT true to character! Bad K-stew!
Plus Bella was supposed to resist, not go willingly.

Ballet studio/fight scene--I was fine with it the first time I saw it, but the 2nd and 3rd time, it looked too short, not violent enough? Also, what was with Alice being the one to jump on James and break his neck?

I also like how in the book they never said Laurent was black, they said he was a pale olive-skinned dude with a French accent. BTW, isn't "pale" combined with "olive-skinned" kind of an oxymoron?

I'm sure I'll notice more shit after watching the DVD, cuz I'm definitely buying it the day it comes out, and making all my hapless friends watch it with me.

What did U notice?

now listen to these songs!

The Twilight soundtrack can be downloaded here, free and virus-free!
http://www.aimini.net/search/?q=twilight+soundtrack&sca=

Which songs do U love from the Twilight soundtrack?



*this Youtube vid's "description" part also has good rundown of the song names & artists, and any songs not included on the official soundtrack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzqHNjl3_vE

I like Paramore, this chick-fronted band seems cooler than Evanescence! I like how Hayley Williams's voice is kewl and unique and spunky, but still pretty smooth. Kind of reminds me of how Gwen Stefani's voice is unique and recognizable but not perfect.

now watch this movie!!!

Kids, go to this website to watch streaming Twilight, in case you can't wait for the DVD or you're too cheap/lazy!
http://s14.alluc.org/movies.html?mode=catdetails&id=101620&navpath=top

why do U love Twilight??

a) I enjoy reading amateur fantasy chick-lit
b) I can project myself onto Bella and enjoy escapism
c) Purely guilty pleasure
d) Rpatz is hot!
e) Something else

tell us...why do U love Twilight???