A friend of mine challenged me to a bet: that I would not be able to withstand two weeks of going without seeing the new 'Twilight' movie. He did not know me. I had to wait until July 20th to see it - today, in actual fact. I was going fine. I thought it was completely under control. I should have realised that you never bet a better. He tricked me last night and took me to see 'Twilight: Eclipse'. Great! Well, he didn't think I would last until then, and so he was 'rewarding'/'treating' me, or something! I don't know. All I felt was very, very furious. And a bit of chargrin for not picking up on it beforehand. Grrr... Apparently, though, I 'won' the bet, and he is going to do what he said he would do if he lost: read a certain novel of my choosing, join my facebook group, and do a book report. I've changed the novel (he has accepted that), and he is going to have to watch the series as well, and do a comparison study! I don't care! He is stuck with that deal, or none at all, now! I'm going to stick to my guns on that one...and tough luck! Yes...I'm still angry, if you hadn't noticed.
The movie itself, I enjoyed in many respects. There were nice scenes that portrayed many important instances of the book, but, I must say that the pace is awfully fast, and they had better have a very large selection of extended and deleted scenes on the DVD when it comes out. They have missed many funny moments (is it me, or has there been a lot LESS humour than what appears in the books in all of the movies??), and the characters at times just feel a little under-developed. They could certainly have done a lot more with them. I think, though, that I will have to see the movie again before I give my final judgement, because most of the time I was just seething through it all - too angry at my friend to think clearly enough on the plot at all times. Let's just say, though...The book is better, once again. The books of the other two movies were incredibly better. And when will they get Edward's car RIGHT??? Please, how hard is it to get a silver Volvo sedan??? Sorry...my first car was a Volvo.
Last thing to mention. Even though I'm a 'Twilight' fan, I really think I'll have to watch 'Vampires Suck'. This looks to be a hilarious parody on the 'Twilight' movies that had already come out when it was first thought of/created (probably 'Twilight' and 'New Moon' only). I haven't seen many parody movies (just never get around to it, d'oh!), but this one just looks like too much fun to miss. If you want to check out the trailer, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHkPJ1ACLrg
Have fun, and seeya' 'round!
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