'Sleeper'
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Oh. My. God.
Patt Morrisson did a segment with Stephanie Meyer last week, I think. They were mostly talking about her new non-Twilight novel, The Host, which sounded... kind of... interesting. They didn't really talk about the Twilight series much, though they did mention the Rowling comparisons. I never would have made the connection here, except of the mentions of HP.
Wow. The writing. It burns, it burns.
I have read all three Twilight novels. They're like binging on really trashy junk food. You'll hate yourself later AND feel kind of oogy, but you just can't seem to stop. Mind you, if I had read these when I was 14, I might have been all OMG EDWARD IS THE PERFECT BOY!!1! Or maybe not, considering I had already read Dracula, everything Stephan King had ever written, and had a knee-jerk aversion to any book that could possibly be labeled as a romance.
I'm still going to go see the damn movie when it comes out. After it hits the cheap second-run theatre. Because sparkly vampires and teen angst are comedy gold.
They didn't really talk about the Twilight series much, though they did mention the Rowling comparisons.
They also mentioned the hordes of squealing pre-teen/teen fangirls and interviewed some of them.
The ones they picked were some of the most inarticulate Jello-headed bimbettes ever.
"I, like, like Edward because he's like...a vampire but not, you know, like, all vampire-like. And the love is so...love-ish and junk. It's AWESOME!"
exactly, Jilli! just like with my movie taste, it doesn't have to be award-winning greatness to get me to love it. it just has to be entertaining and these books certainly are.
question for you. did you love or hate Jacob?
exactly, Jilli! just like with my movie taste, it doesn't have to be award-winning greatness to get me to love it. it just has to be entertaining and these books certainly are.
I willingly watch Queen of the Damned. I giggle all the way through it, but I do own it on DVD.
question for you. did you love or hate Jacob?
I was ... exasperated by Jacob. Well, by his character archtype, I suppose. I thought he was okay.
I willingly watch Queen of the Damned. I giggle all the way through it, but I do own it on DVD.
I can't really say anything.
I willingly watch Judge Dredd. And while I do not own it on DVD YET, it's only a matter of time.
I was ... exasperated by Jacob. Well, by his character archtype, I suppose. I thought he was okay.
well...at least you don't hate him. that's an improvement. there are so few Jacob supporters.
Judge Dredd is underrated.
Cough.
Queen of the Damned, movie version, OTOH, is very pretty and makes me very angry. It's like a guide in how to heterosexualize yourself.
Err. Jilli's heard the rant. I'll stop.
Judge Dredd is underrated.
I DARE YOU to say that to Pete. I think you can guess his opinion about the movie.
Queen of the Damned, movie version, OTOH, is very pretty and makes me very angry. It's like a guide in how to heterosexualize yourself.
Oh, it totally is. But still amusing!
Err. Jilli's heard the rant. I'll stop.
But I like the rant. It's fun.
The ones they picked were some of the most inarticulate Jello-headed bimbettes ever.
"I, like, like Edward because he's like...a vampire but not, you know, like, all vampire-like. And the love is so...love-ish and junk. It's AWESOME!"
Oh yeah. Those interviewees were some serious closed-head-injury cases.