This fucker has been getting hyped to hell. Roommate bought it, watched it last night.
For what could have descended into "Dawson's Creek" w\ vampires, it maintained respectability. That being said, it's a disappointing sort of respectability when you sit back & think about the various cool shyte that could've been done, but wasn't.
Anyhow, some high school chick falls for a dude who happens to be a vampire. His "dad" also happens to be the local doctor. As you can imagine, bad shit occurs when other vampires show up & start fucking w\ other people in the town.
This isn't straight up vampire lore. For starters, you'll note that sunlight doesn't affect these folk. Garlic, wooden stakes, holy water, fuck all that. Death apparently comes only from dismemberment & incineration. Secondly, this isn't a vampire flick, it's a chick flick (at best a date flick) dressed up w\ vampires. While there are some ass-whoopin' scenes of vampires flying thru the air like miniature airplanes, slamming into concrete walls & such, it's mostly a slow, slow, slow build to a rather boring conclusion. The part that's not boring is the aforementioned airplane-concrete wall shit.
If anyone wants to know what I mean by "disappointing sort of respectability," fire up a spoiler thread.
Twilight
Sort of had to watch this as a promise I made in Super Target that involved the DVD and steak. (I didn't pay for either)
Not enough action, and silver glowing vampires? Once I got past that, it wasn't terrible... but definitely a chick flick. Way too light on the whole "vampirism" thing, and way too much awkward teen angst bullshit.
I still made the right decision.
Not enough action, and silver glowing vampires? Once I got past that, it wasn't terrible... but definitely a chick flick. Way too light on the whole "vampirism" thing, and way too much awkward teen angst bullshit.
I still made the right decision.
Roommate bought it, I didn't. & after ten hours of coding, the word "vampire" was enough to get my attention.TheCatt wrote:I did not know you were a chick.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
TheCatt wrote:did i miss the spoiler thread?
I see none started.
You requesting a detailed list of what sucked & what could've been 1,000,000% better? I should also note this is based on a book by a chick (which I would've guessed based on the plot/characters/setting alone).
Edited By Malcolm on 1238442585
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Buying this book should put you on some kind of watch list. What do you do when you're out of ideas? Rehash your old ones.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."