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So, Eclipse. I can't decide whether I actually thought it was a decent movie, or if I was just impressed at how huge an improvement over the book it is. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cleolinda, as usual, has said pretty much everything that we're all thinking, so go just read that if you want to know what I thought about the movie.
But in all seriousness, guys, it's pretty entertaining. I know I've ranted - extensively - about this series, but I promise, there are actual fight scenes and everything.
Meanwhile, Avatar comes out this weekend...it currently has an 8% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Roger Ebert started his review with the following words:
"The Last Airbender" is an agonizing experience in every category I can think of and others still waiting to be invented. The laws of chance suggest that something should have gone right. Not here. It puts a nail in the coffin of low-rent 3D, but it will need a lot more coffins than that.
He gave it half a star. Combine that with the racefail thing and...maybe I won't be going to see that one after all. (Edit: Here's probably my favorite review of the movie so far. Trust me, read it.)
Tomorrow's Friday - why do four-day weeks always feel more than a day shorter than five-day weeks? Weird. Anyway, off to finish my laundry and then to bed.
cleolinda, as usual, has said pretty much everything that we're all thinking, so go just read that if you want to know what I thought about the movie. But in all seriousness, guys, it's pretty entertaining. I know I've ranted - extensively - about this series, but I promise, there are actual fight scenes and everything.
Meanwhile, Avatar comes out this weekend...it currently has an 8% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Roger Ebert started his review with the following words:
"The Last Airbender" is an agonizing experience in every category I can think of and others still waiting to be invented. The laws of chance suggest that something should have gone right. Not here. It puts a nail in the coffin of low-rent 3D, but it will need a lot more coffins than that.
He gave it half a star. Combine that with the racefail thing and...maybe I won't be going to see that one after all. (Edit: Here's probably my favorite review of the movie so far. Trust me, read it.)
Tomorrow's Friday - why do four-day weeks always feel more than a day shorter than five-day weeks? Weird. Anyway, off to finish my laundry and then to bed.
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Apr. 8th, 2010 12:19 amFANTASTIC.
Um. I've never seen Dreamgirls or Gods and Monsters, so I guess I can't comment. (Note this is also confirmed by EW.) But, is the two-movies thing official? WHY? I mean, besides getting the maximum amount of cash out of the fangirls, which in all fairness has been a driving motivation of the franchise for a while now. I just...what are they going to DO for two two-hour movies? I honestly do not get it.
Um. I've never seen Dreamgirls or Gods and Monsters, so I guess I can't comment. (Note this is also confirmed by EW.) But, is the two-movies thing official? WHY? I mean, besides getting the maximum amount of cash out of the fangirls, which in all fairness has been a driving motivation of the franchise for a while now. I just...what are they going to DO for two two-hour movies? I honestly do not get it.
Hollywood news. Primarily grabbed from cleolinda either on LJ or Twitter.
•So, Alice in Wonderland. Reviews are mixed (sixth grade diorama? OUCH) but there seems to be a consensus that certain plot elements, such as a build-up to a climactic battle (inWonderUnderland? For reals?) were poor choices. We're going to see it tomorrow; should be interesting.
•Chris Weitz, director of New Moon, says that he isn't up to directing Breaking Dawn. But he agrees it should be split into two movies. Why? WHY? Considering that his rationale for begging off the movie is that he's got a young kid and it would be too much to shoot a whole two movies at once, maybe he's agreeing with the two-movie thing to give himself a reason for demurring. Because I've read Breaking Dawn, and 'dense' is not the way I'd describe it, except regarding the main characters.
•Speaking of books being made into movies, guess what's reportedly being released on 12/10/2010? Voyage of the Dawn Treader! Woo-hoo!
•I guess I should not be surprised about this; they are planning a movie based on Magic: the Gathering. Although, interestingly, they specifically state that the movies are focused on the Planeswalkers and therefore won't necessarily have a swords-and-sorcery, Tolkeinesque feel to them. Combine that with my long-time impression that MtG was essentially ten million really awesome story hooks that never got to be used in actual stories...I am reasonably resigned to this movie.
•If you read one thing this weekend, read io9's article on sugested alternatives to bad-idea movie remakes. Bonus: can be used as a reading list of some more-or-less obscure sci-fi and fantasy to check out. Hollywood, take note!
In makeup news: Aromaleigh is awesome. Their Rocks! Sonic eyeshadow collection is awesome - so bright and fun. Their lippies are awesome but being discontinued, oh no! Must purchase a few more colors before they sell out.
In work news: I reached a milestone of reading/responding to every email in my inbox (as of 5:24 PM tonight). Considering I had 400+ unread emails a month or two ago, I'm pretty excited out this. Now I just need to maintain a 'clean' inbox...and start working on the backlog of filing...and finish some other outstanding projects...but still!
cleolinda either on LJ or Twitter.•So, Alice in Wonderland. Reviews are mixed (sixth grade diorama? OUCH) but there seems to be a consensus that certain plot elements, such as a build-up to a climactic battle (in
•Chris Weitz, director of New Moon, says that he isn't up to directing Breaking Dawn. But he agrees it should be split into two movies. Why? WHY? Considering that his rationale for begging off the movie is that he's got a young kid and it would be too much to shoot a whole two movies at once, maybe he's agreeing with the two-movie thing to give himself a reason for demurring. Because I've read Breaking Dawn, and 'dense' is not the way I'd describe it, except regarding the main characters.
•Speaking of books being made into movies, guess what's reportedly being released on 12/10/2010? Voyage of the Dawn Treader! Woo-hoo!
•I guess I should not be surprised about this; they are planning a movie based on Magic: the Gathering. Although, interestingly, they specifically state that the movies are focused on the Planeswalkers and therefore won't necessarily have a swords-and-sorcery, Tolkeinesque feel to them. Combine that with my long-time impression that MtG was essentially ten million really awesome story hooks that never got to be used in actual stories...I am reasonably resigned to this movie.
•If you read one thing this weekend, read io9's article on sugested alternatives to bad-idea movie remakes. Bonus: can be used as a reading list of some more-or-less obscure sci-fi and fantasy to check out. Hollywood, take note!
In makeup news: Aromaleigh is awesome. Their Rocks! Sonic eyeshadow collection is awesome - so bright and fun. Their lippies are awesome but being discontinued, oh no! Must purchase a few more colors before they sell out.
In work news: I reached a milestone of reading/responding to every email in my inbox (as of 5:24 PM tonight). Considering I had 400+ unread emails a month or two ago, I'm pretty excited out this. Now I just need to maintain a 'clean' inbox...and start working on the backlog of filing...and finish some other outstanding projects...but still!
You know why I like Twitter? Because I find out about things like this: Twilight Stars Continue To Help Haiti: Vampire Baseball Game Organized For March 20.
I - just - wow. It's kind of a brilliant idea and for a great cause, but WOW.
And now...off to Boston. Whee!
I - just - wow. It's kind of a brilliant idea and for a great cause, but WOW.
And now...off to Boston. Whee!
Today has been, not a bad day, but a day of grumpiness for me. And also a singularly unproductive day at work, which I freely admit is totally my fault. I spent a truly reprehensible amount of my work day essentially pouting.
The primary reason for this - and yes, I am ridiculous for getting so worked up/caught up in/influenced by a work of fiction, but there you go - is that I borrowed Eclipse and Breaking Dawn from Julie on Saturday and spent much of the day Sunday reading through Eclipse. Apologies to anyone who enjoyed Eclipse; you may not want to read the rest of this post.
I really do not know why I do this to myself. But kudos to Jason, who very patiently endured/indulged my angry rants via text message.
I guess the reason why I'm so upset about this book is that I hate certain behaviors with a passion. I hate it when someone tries to take away another person's ability to make choices for themselves. I hate manipulation (which is really just another way of trying to force someone's choice, except through emotional means) and passive aggressive behavior, which is essentially a pervasive form of manipulation. These three are some of my biggest 'buttons' - just seeing someone behaving like this, even if it's not to me directly, is likely to get me riled.
So, apropos to this, five distinct points in the book that I remember offhand bugged me. ( A lot. )
I am almost excited to read Breaking Dawn, because there is no way it can be as bad as Eclipse. (I know, famous last words and all, but I know basically what happens in BD and frankly I think I can handle blood-vomiting, bone-breaking pregnancies easily after this.)
And now, to bed.
The primary reason for this - and yes, I am ridiculous for getting so worked up/caught up in/influenced by a work of fiction, but there you go - is that I borrowed Eclipse and Breaking Dawn from Julie on Saturday and spent much of the day Sunday reading through Eclipse. Apologies to anyone who enjoyed Eclipse; you may not want to read the rest of this post.
I really do not know why I do this to myself. But kudos to Jason, who very patiently endured/indulged my angry rants via text message.
I guess the reason why I'm so upset about this book is that I hate certain behaviors with a passion. I hate it when someone tries to take away another person's ability to make choices for themselves. I hate manipulation (which is really just another way of trying to force someone's choice, except through emotional means) and passive aggressive behavior, which is essentially a pervasive form of manipulation. These three are some of my biggest 'buttons' - just seeing someone behaving like this, even if it's not to me directly, is likely to get me riled.
So, apropos to this, five distinct points in the book that I remember offhand bugged me. ( A lot. )
I am almost excited to read Breaking Dawn, because there is no way it can be as bad as Eclipse. (I know, famous last words and all, but I know basically what happens in BD and frankly I think I can handle blood-vomiting, bone-breaking pregnancies easily after this.)
And now, to bed.
Cannot quite decide whether this is more hysterical or horrifying. (Look at the close up, I dare you. It's - something special.)
double post ahoy!
Oct. 19th, 2009 08:46 pmI really tried to stop for a while. My friends teased me about talking about it all the time, and I felt like I was clogging their LJ friends lists with Twi-spam.
Then, for my birthday, Mel gave me a 'I <3 Boys Who Sparkle' pin. And Julie gave me a New Moon calendar.
So, you know...I don't feel so bad about posting the occasional Twilight item now.
Anyway, I guess I just have a question for the Twilight marketing/merchandising person. Do you secretly hate the franchise and are trying to sabotage it? Do you have a thing for guys with disabilities? Or do you just really, really suck at Photoshop? Because first we had the poster that made RPattz look like a albino zombie stroke victim, and now Taylor Lautner is kinda looking like a hunchback. Also: way to amp up the stalker-ness of Jacob. He's really not that bad (in New Moon, anyway) but that tee shirt is edging into serious DO NOT WANT territory. (I will never go away? Seriously?)
At this point I'm honestly curious as to how this stuff is being deemed in any way 'a good idea'.
That is all.
Then, for my birthday, Mel gave me a 'I <3 Boys Who Sparkle' pin. And Julie gave me a New Moon calendar.
So, you know...I don't feel so bad about posting the occasional Twilight item now.
Anyway, I guess I just have a question for the Twilight marketing/merchandising person. Do you secretly hate the franchise and are trying to sabotage it? Do you have a thing for guys with disabilities? Or do you just really, really suck at Photoshop? Because first we had the poster that made RPattz look like a albino zombie stroke victim, and now Taylor Lautner is kinda looking like a hunchback. Also: way to amp up the stalker-ness of Jacob. He's really not that bad (in New Moon, anyway) but that tee shirt is edging into serious DO NOT WANT territory. (I will never go away? Seriously?)
At this point I'm honestly curious as to how this stuff is being deemed in any way 'a good idea'.
That is all.
hoods up, poetry from the cul-de-sacs
Sep. 29th, 2009 06:02 pmCosplay potluck yesterday was a lot of fun. Thank you, Julie! Next time I will bring more pizza. :-)
Got less done today than I had hoped to do, mostly because I felt very dragged-out all day. I got a decent amount of sleep last night, so I suspect that my immune system is again losing the battle against whatever cold/flu/unspecified sniffly illness is making the rounds. I'm going to try to fight it off by going to bed super-early again.
However. First I had to post this. HAD to. Because really? Wow. New Line needs to hire a better marketing department - or at least teach their people how to use Photoshop. I defy you to look at those posters and not burst into giggles. RPattz's head! Nikki's zig zag part! Jasper's VERY ALARMED face! And that's just the first of the three! (As one insightful commenter, the last picture looks like the cover art for a boy band called All Fur One.)
Anyway, off to (hopefully) sleep away whatever's bothering me.
Got less done today than I had hoped to do, mostly because I felt very dragged-out all day. I got a decent amount of sleep last night, so I suspect that my immune system is again losing the battle against whatever cold/flu/unspecified sniffly illness is making the rounds. I'm going to try to fight it off by going to bed super-early again.
However. First I had to post this. HAD to. Because really? Wow. New Line needs to hire a better marketing department - or at least teach their people how to use Photoshop. I defy you to look at those posters and not burst into giggles. RPattz's head! Nikki's zig zag part! Jasper's VERY ALARMED face! And that's just the first of the three! (As one insightful commenter, the last picture looks like the cover art for a boy band called All Fur One.)
Anyway, off to (hopefully) sleep away whatever's bothering me.
So.
Uh.
I never though I would say this, but I'm...kind of impressed. REALLY impressed, actually.
*blinks*
I'm not sure how to feel about this, but congrats, Chris Weitz. I - sort of want to see this movie now.
Also, I feel bad for Taylor Lautner (the guy who plays Jacob, aka The Guy Who Spends 95% of His Screentime In The Trailer Shirtless) because the fangirls are going to eat him alive after seeing that trailer.
But mostly I'm just boggled that I enjoyed that trailer. So...yeah.
Uh.
I never though I would say this, but I'm...kind of impressed. REALLY impressed, actually.
*blinks*
I'm not sure how to feel about this, but congrats, Chris Weitz. I - sort of want to see this movie now.
Also, I feel bad for Taylor Lautner (the guy who plays Jacob, aka The Guy Who Spends 95% of His Screentime In The Trailer Shirtless) because the fangirls are going to eat him alive after seeing that trailer.
But mostly I'm just boggled that I enjoyed that trailer. So...yeah.
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Jul. 28th, 2009 05:55 pmI keep going back and forth on the idea of getting a Twitter.
The only reason why I really want one is because, well, it looks like so much fun. It's the same reason why I was tempted to get a BlackBerry; I want to play around with it and explore what it does and so forth.
The reason why I keep resisting is, actually, pretty much the same reason why I ended up not getting a BlackBerry or any PDA-style cell phone: what would I do with it? I am really not witty enough, nor do I live such an interesting life, for my Twitter feed to be entertaining. And I'm afraid I'd get overwhelmed really quickly if I started 'following' people (people post A LOT on Twitter, which to be fair is sort of the idea).
Work drama is somewhat on hiatus at the moment, as almost half the office is on vacation or out of state this week. Yay?
Because I'm sure you were all wondering: the latest companies to fall to the Dark Side that is Twilight merchandising are Burger King and Nordstrom. (In all honesty? I would actually wear that 'Forks High' tee shirt. It's cute and subtle enough to be interesting - as opposed to the 'Team Edward! <3 <3' tee-shirts.) Technically, I suppose, the latest announcement from Harlequin also counts, as their new line "will be titles specifically developed for readers of Twilight". Of course they will
And finally, Twilight is being made into an MMO. Or maybe a video game? It's billed as 'Twilight the Video Game' but the description looks more like an MMO. Either way, I am anticipating hilarity. (My favorite comment from that article is 'I suppose sparkling will be a level 1 power'. Hee.)
And now, off to the gym.
The only reason why I really want one is because, well, it looks like so much fun. It's the same reason why I was tempted to get a BlackBerry; I want to play around with it and explore what it does and so forth.
The reason why I keep resisting is, actually, pretty much the same reason why I ended up not getting a BlackBerry or any PDA-style cell phone: what would I do with it? I am really not witty enough, nor do I live such an interesting life, for my Twitter feed to be entertaining. And I'm afraid I'd get overwhelmed really quickly if I started 'following' people (people post A LOT on Twitter, which to be fair is sort of the idea).
Work drama is somewhat on hiatus at the moment, as almost half the office is on vacation or out of state this week. Yay?
Because I'm sure you were all wondering: the latest companies to fall to the Dark Side that is Twilight merchandising are Burger King and Nordstrom. (In all honesty? I would actually wear that 'Forks High' tee shirt. It's cute and subtle enough to be interesting - as opposed to the 'Team Edward! <3 <3' tee-shirts.) Technically, I suppose, the latest announcement from Harlequin also counts, as their new line "will be titles specifically developed for readers of Twilight". Of course they will
And finally, Twilight is being made into an MMO. Or maybe a video game? It's billed as 'Twilight the Video Game' but the description looks more like an MMO. Either way, I am anticipating hilarity. (My favorite comment from that article is 'I suppose sparkling will be a level 1 power'. Hee.)
And now, off to the gym.
But this is not that day.
I am totally buying this for the PCM 2010 manga room. Just saying.
In other news, answering questions on the LJ support queue is strangely addictive. And now, off to bed.
I am totally buying this for the PCM 2010 manga room. Just saying.
In other news, answering questions on the LJ support queue is strangely addictive. And now, off to bed.
I totally owe LJ, and my friendslist in particular, a massive update post with what's been going on in my life lately (in short: Erica coming back from Alaska, Mom's wedding, a crazy weekend in Waltham, and work drama in which I am thankfully only a spectator). And it's coming, I promise.
However, that will be a LONG post and will take a while to write, and after being (reasonably) quiet on the topic, I have two quick news items to point out regarding the every-wacky Twilight franchise.
First - well, remember those days where everyone's opinion was basically "Yeah, it's popular franchise, and sure, Summit optioned it, but there's NO WAY they could actually seriously make Breaking Dawn into a movie"? I remember those days. I miss those days. Yes, Breaking Dawn will start filming immediately after Eclipse (which itself will start filming immediately after New Moon, and I do mean immediately - August 15th, if that article is correct. Yup, next month).
And if that doesn't disturb you, how about this? Producers may be eyeing a spin-off of Twilight. I keep telling myself it's just a rumor and could be random industry chatter...but then again, people said the same thing about the Breaking Dawn movie. I keep imagining tons of prequels for all of the Cullens, X-Men: Evolution style; then I have to resist the urge to curl up in the fetal position and whimper.
I think I'm off to go cheer myself up with Watchmen fic and Better Cheddars, but here are a couple more quick, non-Twilight-related Items of Sequel-ish Horror:
Apparently they are making a sequel to 300?. Seriously? I didn't even see the movie (just read![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
m15m's recap) and even I know that everyone dies in the end. That's, um, sort of the point. And they are planning on 'resurrecting' one of the main characters? Hollywood, there are original and interesting and possibly successful movie ideas out there that are NOT sequels. I PROMISE.
And finally, I like to tell myself that if we all just pretend it's a practical joke, Andrew Lloyd Webber will take the hint and not keep trying to foist a Phantom of the Opera sequel on us. Set in a freak show on Coney Island. And apparently Erik has sex with a mechanical-doll-Christine, repeatedly or something. OH ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER NO.
However, that will be a LONG post and will take a while to write, and after being (reasonably) quiet on the topic, I have two quick news items to point out regarding the every-wacky Twilight franchise.
First - well, remember those days where everyone's opinion was basically "Yeah, it's popular franchise, and sure, Summit optioned it, but there's NO WAY they could actually seriously make Breaking Dawn into a movie"? I remember those days. I miss those days. Yes, Breaking Dawn will start filming immediately after Eclipse (which itself will start filming immediately after New Moon, and I do mean immediately - August 15th, if that article is correct. Yup, next month).
And if that doesn't disturb you, how about this? Producers may be eyeing a spin-off of Twilight. I keep telling myself it's just a rumor and could be random industry chatter...but then again, people said the same thing about the Breaking Dawn movie. I keep imagining tons of prequels for all of the Cullens, X-Men: Evolution style; then I have to resist the urge to curl up in the fetal position and whimper.
I think I'm off to go cheer myself up with Watchmen fic and Better Cheddars, but here are a couple more quick, non-Twilight-related Items of Sequel-ish Horror:
Apparently they are making a sequel to 300?. Seriously? I didn't even see the movie (just read
m15m's recap) and even I know that everyone dies in the end. That's, um, sort of the point. And they are planning on 'resurrecting' one of the main characters? Hollywood, there are original and interesting and possibly successful movie ideas out there that are NOT sequels. I PROMISE.And finally, I like to tell myself that if we all just pretend it's a practical joke, Andrew Lloyd Webber will take the hint and not keep trying to foist a Phantom of the Opera sequel on us. Set in a freak show on Coney Island. And apparently Erik has sex with a mechanical-doll-Christine, repeatedly or something. OH ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER NO.
Oh, Twilight fandom, stay classy
May. 14th, 2009 07:13 pmWatchmen fandom currently may be eating my life. But Twilight fandom will always have the ability to crush my soul. Case in point. (link not entirely safe for work)
The horrifying hilarity really needs to be taken item by item. ( Basically... )
There may not be enough D: in the world to express my feelings, guys.
Oh, and the coy line near the end; "This was a rudimentary design, though, so I promised he would be more "user-friendly" by TwiCon SF." TWIHARDS, PLZ STOP DESTROYING MY FAITH IN HUMANITY, KTHXBAI.
The horrifying hilarity really needs to be taken item by item. ( Basically... )
There may not be enough D: in the world to express my feelings, guys.
Oh, and the coy line near the end; "This was a rudimentary design, though, so I promised he would be more "user-friendly" by TwiCon SF." TWIHARDS, PLZ STOP DESTROYING MY FAITH IN HUMANITY, KTHXBAI.
Hollywood really HAS run out of ideas...
Apr. 7th, 2009 10:27 pmApparently there's going to be a(n American) Full Metal Panic movie. With Zach Efron. Yeah.
...okay then.
(Also, Cold Things Can't Feel Love aka Twilight The Musical. Watch it. Love it. It's HILARIOUS. Be warned, though, it has tons of in-jokes from both the books - including Midnight Sun, hi Lonnie! - and the movies - 'Jacob's terrible wig, anyone?)
...okay then.
(Also, Cold Things Can't Feel Love aka Twilight The Musical. Watch it. Love it. It's HILARIOUS. Be warned, though, it has tons of in-jokes from both the books - including Midnight Sun, hi Lonnie! - and the movies - 'Jacob's terrible wig, anyone?)
Ready, set, PANIC
Mar. 31st, 2009 09:27 pmSo, being that it's almost April 1, I am probably not going to believe anything even slightly implausible until sometime Thursday. Friends list, please hold off on any important announcements until April 2, 'kay?
In all fairness, I probably won't be online to see any potential pranks anyway, since Script Frenzy starts in...just under two and a half hours. AHHHH.
And finally, because what is my LJ without random Twilight posts? I will grant that the Volturi's head vamps are supposed to be fairly young and attractive. I am fairly certain that they are referenced as such in the first book (though I am far too lazy to actually check it). And yet, somehow, this was not exactly how I pictured Caius. Cue fangirl screeching in three, two...
(Also, the fact they they still haven't even released the full cast list for a movie that is scheduled to come out in less than 8 months? HILARIOUS.)
(And in non-Twilight vampire-media news, they're making a made-for-TV movie out of...the Anita Blake books? That should be, um, interesting.)
(Sorry, one last thing stolen fromcleolinda. Look at this picture. Then look at it again. That's A DOLL. I am torn between wanting to buy it (even though it's going to be ridiculously expensive) and wanting to run far, far away.)
In all fairness, I probably won't be online to see any potential pranks anyway, since Script Frenzy starts in...just under two and a half hours. AHHHH.
And finally, because what is my LJ without random Twilight posts? I will grant that the Volturi's head vamps are supposed to be fairly young and attractive. I am fairly certain that they are referenced as such in the first book (though I am far too lazy to actually check it). And yet, somehow, this was not exactly how I pictured Caius. Cue fangirl screeching in three, two...
(Also, the fact they they still haven't even released the full cast list for a movie that is scheduled to come out in less than 8 months? HILARIOUS.)
(And in non-Twilight vampire-media news, they're making a made-for-TV movie out of...the Anita Blake books? That should be, um, interesting.)
(Sorry, one last thing stolen from
cleolinda. Look at this picture. Then look at it again. That's A DOLL. I am torn between wanting to buy it (even though it's going to be ridiculously expensive) and wanting to run far, far away.)
Most money-grubbing franchise ever?
Mar. 19th, 2009 11:18 pmYou know, I had heard that 'Twilight' is, in fact, an economically significant force in the US (for example, it's single-handedly keeping Hot Topic afloat). And yet, these things continue to surprise me.
Borders is holding midnight release parties FOR THE TWILIGHT DVD. And since they apparently cannot get the actual author, director, or actors (the latter two are hurrying through the filming of 'New Moon') to show up, they are having various Twilight fan group and fansite organizers - including, and I am not making this up, the official Twilight Facebook group - as 'special guests' instead.
The thing that makes it even better is that there are a half a dozen chains (Borders, FYE, Hot Topic, Target, Walmart) that all have 'exclusive special editions'. And each type of 'special edition' has different extras. So the dedicated Twihards out there have to buy, like, six different versions of the DVD to get everything.
While I do want to get the Twilight DVD for the lulz and the apparently hilarious commentary track, I don't plan to buy it from Borders; their version is overpriced. At the same time, I sort of want to go to this midnight release and pretend it's a release party for a book or movie I actually, non-sarcastically enjoy. And possibly do some Twihard observing, Jane Goodall style, which never gets old.
In other news, work is crazy as usual and the rain makes me tired, but it's nice that it's warming up and I love that it's light out after 6 PM now.
Borders is holding midnight release parties FOR THE TWILIGHT DVD. And since they apparently cannot get the actual author, director, or actors (the latter two are hurrying through the filming of 'New Moon') to show up, they are having various Twilight fan group and fansite organizers - including, and I am not making this up, the official Twilight Facebook group - as 'special guests' instead.
The thing that makes it even better is that there are a half a dozen chains (Borders, FYE, Hot Topic, Target, Walmart) that all have 'exclusive special editions'. And each type of 'special edition' has different extras. So the dedicated Twihards out there have to buy, like, six different versions of the DVD to get everything.
While I do want to get the Twilight DVD for the lulz and the apparently hilarious commentary track, I don't plan to buy it from Borders; their version is overpriced. At the same time, I sort of want to go to this midnight release and pretend it's a release party for a book or movie I actually, non-sarcastically enjoy. And possibly do some Twihard observing, Jane Goodall style, which never gets old.
In other news, work is crazy as usual and the rain makes me tired, but it's nice that it's warming up and I love that it's light out after 6 PM now.
So much no...
Feb. 14th, 2009 09:01 pmSo, I really am trying to cut back on posting about Twilight, and I think I've done pretty well. But every once in a while, the batshit fandom manages to come up with something so out-there that it impells me to try to horrify my friends with it. ^_^ Like this ocean of NO, for example. I just...what? WHAT?
Oh yeah. Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!
Oh yeah. Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!
Okay, I'm about to go to bed, but I just had to throw this out there - via cleolinda, of course - that while it may in fact be a sign of the death of cinema as we know it, even the remote possibility of this fills me with a sort of unholy glee.
"[Summit Entertainment] has acquired the rights (optioned property) from Stephenie Meyer to film and distribute Breaking Dawn."
Think about it! The bruising, headboard-breaking, pillow-biting sex! The rib- and pelvis- and spine-breaking, blood-vomiting pregnancy! The vampire-bite Caesarian Section! The love-at-first-sight/soulmates/imprinting ON A NEWBORN! And they're planning on making a movie out of it! (And probably will, unless 'New Moon' and 'Eclipse' tank. Anyone wanna take bets on that after the phenomenal performance of the first 'Twilight' film? Didn't think so.) Of course, they could try to skim over the first...two thirds of the book...but then they'll catch major flack from the die-hard Twihards.
I'm still giggling. Oh, if this happens, it is going to be epic.
cleolinda, of course - that while it may in fact be a sign of the death of cinema as we know it, even the remote possibility of this fills me with a sort of unholy glee."[Summit Entertainment] has acquired the rights (optioned property) from Stephenie Meyer to film and distribute Breaking Dawn."
Think about it! The bruising, headboard-breaking, pillow-biting sex! The rib- and pelvis- and spine-breaking, blood-vomiting pregnancy! The vampire-bite Caesarian Section! The love-at-first-sight/soulmates/imprinting ON A NEWBORN! And they're planning on making a movie out of it! (And probably will, unless 'New Moon' and 'Eclipse' tank. Anyone wanna take bets on that after the phenomenal performance of the first 'Twilight' film? Didn't think so.) Of course, they could try to skim over the first...two thirds of the book...but then they'll catch major flack from the die-hard Twihards.
I'm still giggling. Oh, if this happens, it is going to be epic.
even more Twilight blathering
Dec. 7th, 2008 11:46 pmMy life for the past week has been pretty boring - I've just been reading, hanging out, making Christmas present lists, and watching movies, all in a pleasant 'I don't have to write every day!' haze.
Quick Twilight note - as I mentioned in a previous entry, I did quite enjoy the movie for what it was, and overall I thought Catherine Hardwicke (the director) did a decent job making it LESS ridiculous than the book. Therefore, I find it odd that Catherine Hardwicke was "fired" from the Twilight sequel movies. (This link comes fromcleolinda, of course.)
There are many ways this could go, but many of them are bad. For example, a director who let SMeyer have EVEN MORE say in the whole process (to the best of my knowledge, SMeyer was the one behind keeping that stupid 'lamb fell in love with the lion' line). Some have even suggested that SMeyer would be allowed to direct the movie herself, although I kind of doubt it (but if it somehow happened, I would camp out at the movie theater for tickets. COMEDY GOLD, people.)
Argh, must get to bed.
Quick Twilight note - as I mentioned in a previous entry, I did quite enjoy the movie for what it was, and overall I thought Catherine Hardwicke (the director) did a decent job making it LESS ridiculous than the book. Therefore, I find it odd that Catherine Hardwicke was "fired" from the Twilight sequel movies. (This link comes from
cleolinda, of course.)There are many ways this could go, but many of them are bad. For example, a director who let SMeyer have EVEN MORE say in the whole process (to the best of my knowledge, SMeyer was the one behind keeping that stupid 'lamb fell in love with the lion' line). Some have even suggested that SMeyer would be allowed to direct the movie herself, although I kind of doubt it (but if it somehow happened, I would camp out at the movie theater for tickets. COMEDY GOLD, people.)
Argh, must get to bed.
