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I'm the same. I was expecting something pretty good after all the hype and all the books are just meh. The first ones starts with terrible writing and either I got used to it or she did get a little better.I really don't get the craze.
Never heard of them, even though I am fast approaching The Twilight Zone!
You're better off not knowing about them Ignite!
I don't hate the movies (haven't read the books), but Michael Sheen was the best thing in them, and of course Aro's laugh just steals them.
Very true Jud :PI really should watch the movies to see if they are any better.
The writing is bad all the way through Jud and for me to notice it, it must be really awful.
Oiy.You have an exam tomorrow.
I do and I am studying. I posted this right before I had dinner then I went to eat and now I'm just about to get back at it!
Louise-Lesley (Elle) wrote: "I do and I am studying. I posted this right before I had dinner then I went to eat and now I'm just about to get back at it!"Good girl. You may have a cookie at your next break.
They're books that I never bothered with because I wasn't their target audience, and was never tempted because my daughter described them as 'worse than buffy'(I was once asked to leave one gathering because I kept laughing during the martial arts scenes when Buffy was on TV, so I've only seen ten minutes of her as well :-))
Like you, I read the books before the hype, and thought they were really bad. I kept buying the next one though to see if they got any better. They didn't unfortunately. They are now sitting on my bookshelf collecting dust. I went to see the first film in the cinema and came out feeling like I had lost two hours of my life. The book wasn't great, but the film failed to capture me. I saw the second film on dvd, and ended up falling asleep!
I read all the books and quite enjoyed them, although they were very teenagery. Didn't watch the films as I heard they weren't great. I'm quite bewildered at how popular they are - maybe because I am no longer a teenager...
For a lot of people I think it was an introduction to the genre, and you always kinda remember and love your first book that brought you into a genre you love.I know I do.
I can't help but think 'if only someone else wrote them'. Also, if Bella had a personality that would be a start.
I read the first 2. My daughter wanted them, and at 13 I was checking her reading material.They were dreadfully written. And at 16 my teenager sneers now at their quality. (Although I'm not supposed to know, she also read 50 shades, and didn;t finish it.)
I have to admit I was really disappointed, my friends rave about Twilight so after a few crap chapters I was at least waiting for some decent sex scenes, but no, deprived even of that!
LOL.Ye. I mean. The idea is essentially okay but the execution is what fails it completely.
My daughter read them. She told me not to read them. I take her word for it. Didn't watch any of the films.
I've not read the books, I think I've sat in front of the telly when the films were on (babysitting niece, so forced to), but OMG, that cake website !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The birth ones are just mega.
Yes I have spent the last half an hour looking at it!
Will wrote: "I read the first 2. My daughter wanted them, and at 13 I was checking her reading material.They were dreadfully written. And at 16 my teenager sneers now at their quality. (Although I'm not su..."
If I sold that many copies, I'd be quite happy to write that badly...
Only the americans would censor a cake...
I wonder if those cakes taste as horrible as they look...
I read the first book. It was extraordinarily average and quite frankly dull.
OK, someone insisted that I read the first one because they had, like, vampires in them and all that. Talk about your 15 year old girl's wish fulfilment. Bella goes from being an unnoticed klutz to the most exotic girl in school by the simple expedient of ... moving to a new town? Really? I am not the target demographic, but I was so not going to read any of the others.
The films were, at best, OK.
PS in the last scene of the last one when certain people are sitting in a field, why aren't they sparkling?
PSPS Vampires Do Not Sparkle. Ever.
I wondered where this sparkly vampire thing came from but right enough :o)
Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "I wondered where this sparkly vampire thing came from but right enough :o)"It caused a great deal of amusement amongst friends of mine who'd played in a 'Dark Heresy' roleplaying campaign. There evil psykers and similar do sometimes glow.
In our games this was normally dealt with by superior and overwhelming firepower :-)
So 'the kids glowing' is still used as an 'in joke' when someone's beloved child is in full brat mode
Jim wrote: "(I was once asked to leave one gathering because I kept laughing during the martial arts scenes when Buffy was on TV, so I've only seen ten minutes of her as well :-)) "The majority of buffy fight scenes were meant to be funny on a few levels, you had a lot of obvious fight jokes but they were also very knowingly over the top and hammy at all times and the stunt people themselves would throw in some martial arts in-jokes. I suspect the people that asked you to leave said viewing didn't quite *get* the show as laughter is a acceptable reaction to a lot of it, particularly if it involves spike.
The only time fighting was really taken seriously was when a major character died but even then the two most serious non-buffy deaths were just normal and non-vampire related. It makes a lot more sense when you know that it was Joss Whedon's baby (see also; The avengers).
Learnin Curve wrote: "The majority of buffy fight scenes were meant to be funny on a few levels, you had a lot of obvious fight jokes but they were also very knowingly over the top and hammy at all times and the stunt people themselves would throw in some martial arts in-jokes. I suspect the people that asked you to leave said viewing didn't quite *get* the show as laughter is a acceptable reaction to a lot of it, particularly if it involves spike. The only time fighting was really taken seriously was when a major character died but even then the two most serious non-buffy deaths were just normal and non-vampire related. It makes a lot more sense when you know that it was Joss Whedon's baby (see also; The avengers)...."
I did a fair bit of waddo Karate at one point, but I've never been 'part of the scene' so the in-jokes would probably have passed me by. What I remember laughing at was the effect of the blows.
The problem is, thanks to my laughing I only ever saw ten minutes of the programme, so am not entirely sure who or what spike is.
I've heard of Joss Whedon, (I've mates who are into who wrote what etc,) but just discovered after checking wiki that I've perhaps never seen any of his work :-)
I tend to be wary of slagging off books etc, because some people genuinely love them, and what appeals to one person in a book may not appeal to another. Twilight I've avoided, my daughter who was perhaps the target audience, told me to avoid it as she thought it poor. Buffy, I saw ten minutes of and wasn't tempted to repeat the experience.
But then I really enjoyed the Hobbit so none of us is perfect.
Jim wrote: What I remember laughing at was the effect of the blows.Ah it's the crash bang boom whap style of fighting. Typical fight would be small blonde teenage girl in a graveyard gets jumped by huge fanged monster, she immediately stakes him and is then thrown several feet though the air and through a gravestone by his much larger hidden friend. Small blonde teenage girl rolls her eyes, does a kip up then kicks him so hard that he flies though the air and is impaled on a handy tree branch. Small blonde teenage girl then says something witty and sarcastic.
Learnin Curve wrote: "Jim wrote: What I remember laughing at was the effect of the blows.Ah it's the crash bang boom whap style of fighting. Typical fight would be small blonde teenage girl in a graveyard gets jumped b..."
And wasn't that just fine? If it's realism you want can I steer you in the direction of Being Human.
Darren wrote: "Learnin Curve wrote:And wasn't that just fine? If it's realism you want can I steer you in the direction of Being Human"
Oh I agree, I was a huge buffy fan when it was on and was older than the target demographic at the time so viewed it though critical nerd eyes, and it rarely disappointed. I would much rather see buffy/marvel/doctor who type fighting than any mindless violence any day. I like the idea of vampires and the supernatural but huge quantities of blood just for the shock factor isn't my thing, I much prefer a nice bit of suspense and a "Boo!" out of nowhere.
May I recommend Firefly, as another Joss Whedon show that was brilliant but sadly short-lived. Easily got hold of though on DVD & Netflix.Also, James Marsters, who played Spike on Buffy, is a brilliant narrator of audiobooks for those nice Audible people (as is Wil Wheaton, of BBT and ST-TNG fame)
Me? Eh. I can take it and leave it. I've never seen the films but read the books extremely early on before any of the hype began. I didn't truly hate them but I took them with a pinch of salt and enjoyed them for what they were - quite pathetic and fluffy. I'd never re-read them though. Gosh no.
PS: RPatz is my favourite thing. He hates them so much. LOL