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AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
edited November 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
What's the deal with this movie?? It's getting hyped like crazy. Am I missing something? :confused:
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    You mean you haven't read the crappy book like the other 10 billion women in America?
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    eyedclaar wrote:
    You mean you haven't read the crappy book like the other 10 billion women in America?
    huh?? There's a book?
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    AmentsChick wrote:
    huh?? There's a book?

    It's like the new Harry Potter except even more directed towards women. There's a whole freaking series!
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  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    Yeah and I'm being drug to see it tonight by my neice
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    petrocs wrote:
    Yeah and I'm being drug to see it tonight by my neice
    You should drug yourself up before you get drug.
    :p
    I have only recently heard about the book.
    I will not read it.
    I may rent this movie out of the RedBox.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    My girlfriend is obsessed with the series. I can only presume it's the equivalent of my Pearl Jam obsession in terms of irritation factor.
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Yeah, I despise Harry Potter so I'm guessing I would NOT enjoy this. Oh well...like I said, I'd never even heard of it until now.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • iamsampjiamsampj Posts: 784
    yeah...i think the 3rd book in the series just came out not too long ago. all of the girls that i work with read through the entire series within a week!! i don't understand it all either?! i had to schedule 2 of my managers off this evening so that they could go see the movie.

    i refuse to read this series...i'm not going to fall for the hype. harry potter is as far as i'll go :)
    yes...i do feel like a human. i do not feel like a tree.
  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    TrixieCat wrote:
    You should drug yourself up before you get drug.
    :p
    I have only recently heard about the book.
    I will not read it.
    I may rent this movie out of the RedBox.

    Fill me up :D
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    petrocs wrote:
    Fill me up :D

    That's what she said.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    AmentsChick wrote:
    That's what she said.

    :D
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • angie76angie76 Posts: 646
    I never really heard of those books till the movie came out. It doesn't really look like anything special. I guess if you are a big fan of the books it's a big deal.
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  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    That's funny! I was thinking the same exact thing last night!

    I still don't really understand. :p
  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    apparently theres a group of mothers calling themselves the twilightmoms...jesus
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    it's set advanced ticket sales records up here ... the movie has gotten bad reviews ... but everyone i know that have read the books (all women) love the novels ...
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Any of you who, in any way, fancy yourself a writer, go pick up that book and read one page. Some of the worst writing I have ever read... ever. Jeebus, I really need to dumb my writing down (and I'm not smart!) in order to appeal to the masses.
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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Does anyone know of any guys who have read the books? As far as I can tell, they sell exclusively to teenage girls, or women who wish they were. :p
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Any of you who, in any way, fancy yourself a writer, go pick up that book and read one page. Some of the worst writing I have ever read... ever. Jeebus, I really need to dumb my writing down (and I'm not smart!) in order to appeal to the masses.
    Um, what were you doing reading a girl book?
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • angie76angie76 Posts: 646
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Any of you who, in any way, fancy yourself a writer, go pick up that book and read one page. Some of the worst writing I have ever read... ever. Jeebus, I really need to dumb my writing down (and I'm not smart!) in order to appeal to the masses.

    lol..I think they written for the tween/teen set. I worked with a girl though that was obsessed with them. She's 25.
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    My girlfriend's daughter reads them and she loves them. The previews of the movie pretty much sealed it's fate in my opinion.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    TrixieCat wrote:
    Um, what were you doing reading a girl book?


    Long story. Actually, it's not. My wife's friend loaned it to her. My wife was reading it on the couch and I was sitting next to her. I read about a paragraph before I started laughing.

    Anyone familiar with the concept of "show don't tell" when writing will find this book particularly maddening. Worst writer ever!
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Does anyone know of any guys who have read the books? As far as I can tell, they sell exclusively to teenage girls, or women who wish they were. :p

    So, basically what's left of the Chris Cornell fan club?
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  • Cocaine_NosejobCocaine_Nosejob Posts: 1,744
    There's girls in my class that are obsessed with it, and they're like...20 maybe?

    I thought it was for kids. I'm pretty sure my niece read it and she's 13...
    :rolleyes:
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  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    AmentsChick wrote:
    huh?? There's a book?


    apparently. my wife told me about there being a book. she never read it, she prefers good reads, but i guess her sister and niece have.

    seems like almost any movie based on a book gets way over hyped


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • NothingSoundNothingSound Posts: 198
    It's about emo vampires. My wife is an english teacher and so many of her kids did book reports on it she read the first one. She said it's pretty badly written and nowhere near as clever as Harry Potter. The author's "out" for the whole vampires and the Sun thing is they live in Washington state where it's cloudy a lot. Give me a break.
  • unifiedsceneunifiedscene Posts: 462
    AmentsChick wrote:
    What's the deal with this movie?? It's getting hyped like crazy. Am I missing something? :confused:

    The book has sold bajillions of copies to teenage girls that feel strange new quivers when they fantasize letting some sexy vampire boy that is dark and romantic sink his teeth into them. They will be there by the zillions to swoon over said vampire.

    My girlfriend is going. I make fun of her mercilessly for reading them.
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • unifiedsceneunifiedscene Posts: 462
    iamsampj wrote:
    yeah...i think the 3rd book in the series just came out not too long ago. all of the girls that i work with read through the entire series within a week!! i don't understand it all either?! i had to schedule 2 of my managers off this evening so that they could go see the movie.

    i refuse to read this series...i'm not going to fall for the hype. harry potter is as far as i'll go :)

    Harry Potter is not hype though, it's all substance ;)
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    unifiedscene wrote:
    Harry Potter is not hype though, it's all substance ;)
    I just threw up a lil bit in my mouth.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    unifiedscene wrote:
    Harry Potter is not hype though, it's all substance ;)

    Yeah, never got that craze either...
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  • unifiedsceneunifiedscene Posts: 462
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Yeah, never got that craze either...

    They're just good clean, classicist mythological fun. Each book has a mystery, smooth writing. Good stuff. Entertaining as all hell. But then, even as a lit major I was never a snob. I read because I love a good story and loathe the narcissism of the current writers. It's why I'm a big Michael Chabon fan, even if he has fallen off the wagon.
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
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