jecelli
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Post by jecelli on Jul 11, 2009 23:08:29 GMT -4
I finally saw the movie. Haven't read the books so the story is mostly new to me. I'd heard about the sparkling vampires, but didn't know what it really meant until that scene came up. I blew liquid out of my nose laughing so hard when the sun shone down on Edward, it was just so lame. I laughed so hard at that part. Then when he said "This is the skin of a killah" I almost choked on my snowcaps. Craptastic.
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Post by Coffeecakes on Jul 12, 2009 2:26:14 GMT -4
Definitely. I read the book and actually think that piece of shit of a movie was better because it didn't show him snap at her over any question she would ask or the stalking all that much. Seriously, I was hoping Buffy would come and stake his sorry ass throughout the book.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2009 23:57:01 GMT -4
I finally got around to watching the commentary this past weekend, and man is Rob hysterical! When Katherine was talking about how she wanted the apple trick to be more elaborate, Rob's response was "People would literally be in hysterics if they saw that. Oh he's a super human moron. Lets see he wears lipstick, wears a little bouffant and does circus acts as well". God I was rolling. Then the part where Mike is asking Bella to the prom, Kristen makes a comment about the actor looking great, and older the last time she saw him, and Rob says "I've aged six years, I look haggard. Might as well recast, where's Efron?". It was so obvious throughout the commentary that Rob thinks the movie is crap, and pretty much hates his character.
I thought Kristen was pretty funny too, and wasn't nearly as uptight as I thought she would be. I'm starting think her perceived snottiness is just nerves. Because I've seen some of her interviews, and I don't necessarily get a snotty vibe from her, she just seems like she has anxiety issues, and is in desperate need of Clonopin or two.
Rob during the sparkling scene "I thought u were gonna give me a fake six pack? I'm sorry Bella I'm just really sweaty guy". It's funnier when u hear it.
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Post by Maddiemoo on Jul 15, 2009 18:52:01 GMT -4
Last night at the midnight showing for Harry Potter, they played the trailer for New Moon. The audience was pretty quiet until Jacob showed up, then all the teenage girls in the theater burst into applause. I was so confused. I mean...really? We're cheering for Jacob now? The same Jacob who loves an infant Jacob?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2009 16:46:59 GMT -4
Oh teenage girls bursting into applause has nothing to do with character. The character could be an obsessive compulsive and manic depressive stalker with possessive and occasionally violent tendencies and they would still love him as long as he was "hot".
Oh, wait...
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Post by SweetOblivion on Jul 20, 2009 0:27:02 GMT -4
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Post by BoroKat on Jul 20, 2009 9:10:31 GMT -4
I bet they were clapping only because Jacob was shirtless.
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Post by Spinderella on Jul 20, 2009 19:17:43 GMT -4
God. A bunch of crazies clapped during the trailer when I saw Harry Potter, too. My group was not amused (this was at 9 a.m., mind you) and quickly proceeded to booooooo after their applause/cheer. I mean, really? Ugh. This was a room of like 40 people being that it was so early.
I'm so glad I've resisted seeing this film.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2009 0:16:31 GMT -4
Speaking of comparing Rowling to Meyer, I wonder which one Pattinson liked working with more. Yes, some do believe the perfect the guy is out there. Those people are called 13 year olds girls. Honestly, if this girl snags herself an Edward she'll quickly see real life Edwards are not what they are cracked up to be. Real life Edwards require restraining orders. The funny/sad thing about that is, I remember book Edward being even creepier than movie Edward. Do teenagers think it's sweet when a virtual stranger watches them sleep? I honestly don't get it. What's scarier I found Jacob being scarier than, well, I haven't seen the movie, but Jacob scared the shit out of me. And for fuck's sake, Bella needs to say to Edward, "Dude, you're over 100 years old, fucking act like it!" Jesus, she's such a fucking wimp.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2009 10:33:38 GMT -4
Really? I love the HP books precisely because they're an amalgamation of all the other books and stories I've loved (I grew up on boarding-school stories), but I've never seen anything new or genre-changing in there. Someone smarter than me summed it up by saying the HP books are derivative, but they're derivative of all good things. A huge part of their appeal is how safe and familiar-feeling they are.
I mean, obviously HP was a game-changer, because of its huge success. It made people take children's books/authors more seriously, JK Rowling has definitely opened people up to how much clout a writer can have and how much money they can make. And the Potter movies, merchandise and future theme park show how far you can take a franchise. But I don't get how HP changed literature. They've incredibly enjoyable books but they're not revolutionary.
On a side note: Comparisons between Rowling and Meyer and the opinion that JK < Stephenie remind me a lot of the UK sites, where it's always Phillip Pullman < JK Rowling.
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