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Oh man... I had a to-do list today, but nothing's gotten done. SIGH. I... haven't even eaten anything. Oh dear. That's seriously bad slothtasticness.

*returns from obtaining snack*

Hee hee hee. It wasn't that bad. It helped that I was sitting next to a teenager enamored with Edward (who put up with my occasional "creepy stalker" remarks with good humor).

It was SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE BOOK, OMG. I mean, not having to read that narration of emo, low self esteem makes a huge difference. I kind of liked the understated sparkling, but the other effects were, indeed, goofy.

Here was my biggest surprise. I like vampires. A lot. It is my Thing, and has been from a very early age. I like the struggle with vampires falling for humans. I love the attraction to danger and the sexual undertones of vampirism. I don't mind the escapist, super strong protector trope. It's fun! In the book, Edward is so flat, arrogant, and boring, that I didn't really like him, but I always cut the vampires slack for bad behavior because they are dealing with the whole "monster" thing. When you're a monster, it's a lot harder to be nice, you know? So while I didn't like him, I didn't hate him, either, which I think is almost worse. Who wants a lukewarm anti-hero?

Pattinson's performance sold me on Edward. I like the character now. I can see why he's so popular. Pattinson brought vulnerability, awkwardness, the monster factor, the awesome dichotomy between monster and lover to life. I was seriously really impressed, because, dude, we all know the source material was crap.

The dialogue was so much better because scriptwriters tweaked most of it. Bella was not nearly as much of a jerk as she is in the book; I think the actress and the director worked on that. I loved the actor who played Charlie, and I adored the additional little glimpses into the family dynamic and the Quileutes that we got.

I enjoyed myself, and for Anime Girl, it was everything she wanted and more. So I do not regret the matinée prices spent to go see it.

One of my slothtastic activities today was to watch the latest South Park, which I haven't watched in ages. It was hilarious and it fits with the vampiric theme. You can watch it here. It's called "The Ungroundable" and it's basically Goth Kids vs Vampire Wannabes. Or, as this quote so eloquently puts it, "They aren't Goth kids, they're douchey little vampire kids!"

*snerks*

Okay. I am moving now. To do things. God.

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This is about the exact same reaction I had to Twilight.

(After WTF Peter Facinelli as Carlisle. <333.)

I liked all the Cullens, yeah. Even creeped out Jasper fighting down his blood lust. :-P

I need someone to see Twilight with and I'm going to read the book at some point.

It is worth the time and effort. I mean, guilty pleasures are part of what makes life happy.

I have a copy of the book and its on my list of to do read things. But yes I want someone to see Twilight with.

I was lucky to have a teenager available who wanted to see. V. convenient.

See, I knew that the actor I found so right for Diggory would be perfect for a lovable vampire, too. (Yes, the pretty is a major first step.) I had a feeling, from the emo nature of the movie, that the book would be even more emo. ;-) I went to see it out of curiosity and because I like the director because she did "Thirteen."

Like I said, it was enjoyable, and it could have been a whole hell of a lot worse. I have the feeling that the production team and the stars kind of said "Uh... let's fix the source material, plz." and did so as far as they could get away with.

http://maggiesox.livejournal.com/1542932.html?thread=28162068#t28162068

HEEEEEEEE. Fabulous!

Have you read some of the interviews with Robert Pattison? They're kind of hilarious b/c apparently, he didn't actually like Edward when he read the books and sort of used that as his inspiration for playing the character.

I have. He is hilarious and a very serious actor, bless him.

I was going to see this anyway, but you actually have me more interested in it. Mainly because you like vampires for the same reasons I like vampires. :D So if you enjoyed it, it is possible that I will!

If you're a vampire afficianado, check it out. At the matinee price, of course ;-) If nothing else, it is an Experience.