The Twilight movie was kind of disappointing (okay, it was very disappointing). I kept forgetting that this book was meant for teens, which meant the movie would be too. Don’t get me wrong, every time Edward graced the screen, my heart skipped a beat. Reading the books gave me the freedom to picture him as someone older, less illegal, but seeing him portrayed onscreen sent the “this is a 17-year-old boy and you are a 29-year-old mother of two” message home. That and realizing I was one of the oldest people in the theater who wasn’t accompanying her teenage daughter were enough to make me hang my head in shame.
The intended audience of hormonally-charged teenagers probably loved it, and I’ll admit that the Edward/Bella scenes pulled me in, but it was a film that non-Twilight readers would have a difficult time following. It was too hard to get past the flour-dusted representation of Carlisle and the 20-something girl in my aisle wearing a “Team Edward” t-shirt to really take any of it seriously.
I’ve moved on to more age-appropriate fantasies. Vampire Bill (who is a respectable 30) has caused me to order HBO and put even more books on hold at the library. The best part is that Kyle actually likes the series and will watch TrueBlood onDemand with me (I refuse to believe that it’s because of all the naked boobs).
I’m inserting a chessy, you-tube video montage now…sorry. I just cannot get enough of this show.
4 Comments
hey Erika, Andy and I watched the first two episodes last night hot hot hot. Looking forward to 3 4 and 5 tonight. I dig your blog…alot Eli and I are missin you girls,we are looking forward to “school” next month…I never got a chance to ask it you saw Mates of State a Lollapalooza we are sooo in love with them here, ok well later. Heather
Hi Heather,
We miss you guys too! I hope you and Andy don’t encounter the problem we had with unavailable episodes on inDemand (if I recall, episode 3 posed a problem). Thankfully, each episode starts with a concise recap of the previous events so you can skip forward if you need to. I love that you are becoming addicted too (what do you think of Bill?).
I didn’t get to see Mates of State, but we really wanted to go to a special show that they were having with MGMT at one of the local bars during Lolla. Of course, it was sold out…would have been awesome, though.
Have a great holiday! Hope to see you soon.
So at the risk of sounding like a bigot I am not for vampire rights, its the whole mind control thing(serious unfair advantage they have there) that being said I totally would have made sweet vampire love to Bill episode three at the latest…speaking of, how about that episode 8 resERECTION! Yowza!
Moving through the episodes at warp speed I see…told you the show is addicting.
Ahhh, episode 8. Is that not the hottest scene ever!
I have a hard time with the push for vampire rights when gay rights aren’t even recognized. First things first people.