Twilight

[TheClashTheClashTheClash]

Anyone else sick with hearing pretty much every girl in school go crazy about this. Its annoying

[iananderson]

Indeed. It is. And they're starting to get guys to read it now.

Quite annoying.

[gosox333]

The SAME EXACT FREAKING THING happened all day at my school today, with my sister being the leader of the pack. Our school news even had a special on it. Everthing was Twilight.

Apperantly romance and vampires are the perfect formula for making girls ages 12-25 go absolutely nuts.

[TheClashTheClashTheClash]

Yea, I will never read that book though. In AP English we talked about it. Thats sad

[Sarcree]

Ah Twilight...the only reason I love this movie is because it rhymes with my name Twylla!! Just kidding Team Edward!! YaY!! okay fandom over...gnite ;-)

[timmay9]

Just another thing that will give girls unreasonable expectations of men.

[madfalcon]

I took my girlfriend to see it, and I fell asleep during it. Boring.

[TopazDolphin]

Yea, I will never read that book though. In AP English we talked about it. Thats sad

But, the hype... I just don't get it. It honestly doesn't earn it. It's a very boring book. Story doesn't pick up 'til halfway. The characters are flat and unrelatable. The descriptions are... ugh, horrible. (Yes, I read the book. Yes, I regret it.)

At my job today (I work at a bookstore), everyone was buying up copies of the books. It's sad. Such wonderful literature is being passed up. Then again, I'm a snobbish English major. :p

Addendum: I was wondering when a thread about this book and its movie adaptation were going to appear on these boards...

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Anyone else sick with hearing pretty much every girl in school go crazy about this. Its annoying

Hey! It's a good thing i'm not in school and/or hanging out with my friends who are obsessed with SM (The chick who wrote the darn book)

[Meatwad555]

Yep this happened to me too. About half the girls in my computer class were reading Twilight. I was like WTF??? It seems like another High School Musical fad in a sense.

[Sarcree]

Ya it maybe a fad and yes we all know its unrealistic but funtastical IMO but believe me its going to be around for awhile because there are four books so far and she is writing a fifth I do believe.

[TheClashTheClashTheClash]

But, the hype... I just don't get it. It honestly doesn't earn it. It's a very boring book. Story doesn't pick up 'til halfway. The characters are flat and unrelatable. The descriptions are... ugh, horrible. (Yes, I read the book. Yes, I regret it.)

At my job today (I work at a bookstore), everyone was buying up copies of the books. It's sad. Such wonderful literature is being passed up. Then again, I'm a snobbish English major. :p

Addendum: I was wondering when a thread about this book and its movie adaptation were going to appear on these boards...

Yea, I heard its wrote at like a 3rd grade level, that shows the attention span of the girls these days b/c if it was written at a level they are supposed to be in (12th), they wouldn't read it.

And usually vampires deal with battles with God or other vampires and stuff. This stupid book is about romance and a wierd vampire guy. I mean its sad how popular this book/movie is. These 2 girls in my class got up at 3am on a school day and drove to a mall 30 minutes away to get a shirt and a ticket to go talk to the actor who plays Edward Cohen(My teacher who is annoyed by this said, I bet there are guys in this room that are better looking then that guy lol) for like 1 minute...oh so sad.

And they are trying to market this towards guys by showing action stuff in the trailers. I've been told that its all romance up until the last 2 minutes when there is a huge fight.
I just hope this blows over and everybody forgets about it

[woofmix]

I was slapped today for saying that the movie would flop...

[Zeleii]

Anyone that has will see the movie please pipe in wether or not they actually play Muse's Time is Running Out....
Me n my bro are contemplating going just to ruin the mood n **** in the theater when that song kicks in...

/play Muse

OMFG EAT **** MATT BELLAMY FTW
/ninja escape

[Zeleii]

I was slapped today for saying that the movie would flop...
Meh it's projected to do worse than Sex In The City

[Cubecubed]

Twilight is making me hate Facebook.Like really bad.

[Cubecubed]

I was slapped today for saying that the movie would flop...

Critically it has. it has a 38% on the tomatometer on Rottentomatoes.com

[zack10house]

I agree, it's terrible. the only conclusion that makes sense is that all girls think this actor who's playing Edward Cullen is hot....but no one gave a **** when he was in Harry Potter...I give up.

Unrelated: also, any one excited for angels and demons? I had never read it, but the trailer caught my interest. halfway through the book and it's amazing so far (although my mom's a bit disturbed by the religious content, even though she's not catholic) but if you haven't read it and are not religiously sensitive, i'd check it out

[ThadJarvis64]

I want this fad over now! Like seriously, all I ever hear at school is OMG I love Edward and oh the movie was so perfect just like the book. I talked to someone yesterday who read the series before it was big and she said she expected it to be over by Christmas. Before I know it, my school will ran over with vampires cause of this fad. Anyone else thinking that this fad will be over by Christmas?

[zack10house]

I want this fad over now! Like seriously, all I ever hear at school is OMG I love Edward and oh the movie was so perfect just like the book. I talked to someone yesterday who read the series before it was big and she said she expected it to be over by Christmas. Before I know it, my school will ran over with vampires cause of this fad. Anyone else thinking that this fad will be over by Christmas?

nope...there's still the OTHER three books to make into movies *sadness*

[ThadJarvis64]

nope...there's still the OTHER three books to make into movies *sadness*

But everyone hates New Moon from what I hear though.

[Tego1in]

I want my vampires to BURN AND CHAR in the sun. Not glitter.

[mlothar16]

Yea, I will never read that book though. In AP English we talked about it. Thats sad

I have no desire to read this book or see the melodramatic movie, that said I do not think it is that sad to discuss it in an AP class. Let me say that I am an English Education Major who is fairly close to graduation.
Anyways there seems to be this weird stigma with books. If they are popular and appeal to the masses, ala Harry Potter, then they deserve no critical study. This is just plain not true. Books and other writings are generally not like artwork, they tend to have been very popular in their time which caused them to remain pertinent to intellectual discussion, as well as enjoyable to read. So while it is easy to trash the book and hate it (again as I honestly do) you have to realize that in the age of the internet and video games and movies, any person who get kids to read has to be someone fairly remarkable with relatable material.

[SuburbanHell]

The SAME EXACT FREAKING THING happened all day at my school today, with my sister being the leader of the pack. Our school news even had a special on it. Everthing was Twilight.

Apperantly romance and vampires are the perfect formula for making girls ages 12-25 go absolutely nuts.

I'd probably amend that to 12-20.

[afterstasis]

my roommate has fallen into this web... she told me she'd pay my way into the movie if i'd go with her.

i'll wear a watch so i can let you guys know how long it took me to fall asleep.

[zack10house]

But everyone hates New Moon from what I hear though.

I've heard otherwise...Ive also heard of an instance of a broken headboard (interesting subject for a childrens novel, don't you think?)

[kiggidykev]

Haven't read the books yet myself, but we have the entire series sitting here from my fiancee buying them like mad.

From what I hear, the series does focus on a creepy co-dependent relationship that sounds like the people would benefit from counseling in real life.

[Starfleet_Rambo]

Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles is Vampire Scripture and all that I recognize. :fanboy:

[WhiffleBallTony]

My girlfriend saw it last night. She said I had to go see it, so I agreed to go as long it's after all of the annoying fangirls have seen it. Hopefully next Saturday is late enough.

[Cpt. Overkill]

I HATE this freaking Twilight crap. Its Twilight nonstop....

And now I have to hear all these Sceney girls acting like Muse is the best thing ever. ZOMG! I LOVE THIS BAND AND FALLOUT BOY!

SHUT THE HELL UP!

[TopazDolphin]

From what I hear, the series does focus on a creepy co-dependent relationship that sounds like the people would benefit from counseling in real life.

That's the scary part. :eek:

I didn't notice it right away when I read it, but once I delved into other people's reviews on it... I began to fear for the new generation. I just hope people are reading the book just for fun and not taking it as literal dating advice.

[A7x4RockBand]

That's the scary part. :eek:

I didn't notice it right away when I read it, but once I delved into other people's reviews on it... I began to fear for the new generation. I just hope people are reading the book just for fun and not taking it as literal dating advice.

Have you not seen on the news where they practically mob the actor who plays the vampire in the book where ever he goes???

[Eerif]

Luckily my girlfriend wanted to see James Bond. What a mistake that was :(

[Aragha]

I HATE this freaking Twilight crap. Its Twilight nonstop....

And now I have to hear all these Sceney girls acting like Muse is the best thing ever. ZOMG! I LOVE THIS BAND AND FALLOUT BOY!

SHUT THE HELL UP!

I sent some girl who's musical taste is pretty bad Supermassive Black Hole and she didn't like it. But she mysteriously started liking it last night after she saw Twilight...

[zack10house]

Luckily my girlfriend wanted to see James Bond. What a mistake that was :(

That was the first James Bond movie I've seen. PLEASE say the other ones suck less than that

[Zeleii]

I HATE this freaking Twilight crap. Its Twilight nonstop....

And now I have to hear all these Sceney girls acting like Muse is the best thing ever. ZOMG! I LOVE THIS BAND AND FALLOUT BOY!

SHUT THE HELL UP!
Because it's in the soundtrack :rolleyes:

Muse rules face... Bliss > Time Is Running Out


I
Went
There

[Mex]

Just another thing that will give girls unreasonable expectations of men.

Ha ha.....

You win the thread.

[TheClashTheClashTheClash]

I agree, it's terrible. the only conclusion that makes sense is that all girls think this actor who's playing Edward Cullen is hot....but no one gave a **** when he was in Harry Potter...I give up.

Unrelated: also, any one excited for angels and demons? I had never read it, but the trailer caught my interest. halfway through the book and it's amazing so far (although my mom's a bit disturbed by the religious content, even though she's not catholic) but if you haven't read it and are not religiously sensitive, i'd check it out

I read it like 5 years ago and really liked it. I am Catholic but I'm not really offended by the books. Its a fiction book and all the crap, albiet good crap, is made up.

[Aragha]

Vampires do NOT sparkle!

THEY BURST INTO FLAMES LIKE REAL MEN!

[woofmix]

I HATE this freaking Twilight crap. Its Twilight nonstop....

And now I have to hear all these Sceney girls acting like Muse is the best thing ever. ZOMG! I LOVE THIS BAND AND FALLOUT BOY!

SHUT THE HELL UP!

Plus I can name 20 muse songs better then Super Massive Black Hole.

[Chief Stubbs]

My "girlfriend" is obsessed with it. It's a good thing we're not actually dating.

[Zeleii]

Plus I can name 20 muse songs better then Super Massive Black Hole.
Want me to name the ones better off of BHAR?

[Bub]

Anyone else sick with hearing pretty much every girl in school go crazy about this. Its annoying

It is gettin' really annoying.

[benson111]

Well. I hate to be the reporter here, not a fan of the Twilight series, but here you go....

Twilight's Monster $35 Mil Debut

The $37 million vampire flick, expected to have a killer opening day, had a monster opening day, grossing an estimated $35 million, Exhibitor Relations reported. One-fifth of that gross, or $7 million, came from Friday midnight screenings.

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.eonline.com/70238-

[Chief Stubbs]

Well. I hate to be the reporter here, not a fan of the Twilight series, but here you go....

Twilight's Monster $35 Mil Debut

The $37 million vampire flick, expected to have a killer opening day, had a monster opening day, grossing an estimated $35 million, Exhibitor Relations reported. One-fifth of that gross, or $7 million, came from Friday midnight screenings.

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.eonline.com/70238-
I will not be telling her that, for fear of her talking about it.

[Zeleii]

I also hate to be the bearer of bad news... sure books like this give girls high expectations with guys but think like this.

Seriously most girls are let down, why you might ask? Men think and love with their penises... that simple.

Think with your brain it works wonders believe me on this... (Yes I have a brain)

And love with you HEART... not OMFG I IZ GONNA GET LAIDZ! I know that's not cool, nor good. TBH I'm annoyed some skater kid on my PSN friends list sends me a message every week saying "I'm gettin' laid tonight yeah!"

I reply "That's nice, so how long you been with this new girl? 2 Days?"
I'm surprised he hasn't removed me yet

[Chief Stubbs]

I also hate to be the bearer of bad news... sure books like this give girls high expectations with guys but think like this.

Seriously most girls are let down, why you might ask? Men think and love with their penises... that simple.

Think with your brain it works wonders believe me on this... (Yes I have a brain)

And love with you HEART... not OMFG I IZ GONNA GET LAIDZ! I know that's not cool, nor good. TBH I'm annoyed some skater kid on my PSN friends list sends me a message every week saying "I'm gettin' laid tonight yeah!"

I reply "That's nice, so how long you been with this new girl? 2 Days?"
I'm surprised he hasn't removed me yet
Have you ever been laid?

[benson111]

Have you ever been laid?

Wow. Chef, kinda harsh eh?

[Zeleii]

Have you ever been laid?
But seriously... it shouldn't matter that much. The moron has a new g/f every damn week... They have a word for that "Whore"

[Chief Stubbs]

Wow. Chef, kinda harsh eh?
Hey, I'm just checking to see if his strategies work. Loving with my heart has only ever gotten me anywhere after I first loved with the good ol' libido.

[benson111]

Hey, I'm just checking to see if his strategies work. Loving with my heart has only ever gotten me anywhere after I first loved with the good ol' libido.

To be honest, same here. Just the age thing, here and all. You know. ;)

[Zeleii]

And he is only what 18?

Like he's anymore experienced with life than I am :rolleyes:

[Chief Stubbs]

And he is only what 18?

Like he's anymore experienced with life than I am :rolleyes:
Apparently I have, judging from your last response.
Sorry, Benson. That'd be my last one :P

[Zeleii]

Apparently I have, judging from your last response.
Sorry, Benson. That'd be my last one :P
IDK all the relationships I've been in, it's been no PUT OUT OR GET OUT

[Chief Stubbs]

IDK all the relationships I've been in, it's been no PUT OUT OR GET OUT
For me it's always been telling the girl she's in control, but still letting your male tendencies show. By not being all sensitive and all that...
I still get laid. I wonder who has the better business model?

[A7x4RockBand]

Back to the book or something related....

We dont care how much/less you get laid.

[Zeleii]

Back to the book or something related....

We dont care how much/less you get laid.
...

Anyways... I'm gonna do it anyways!

Songs on BHAR BETTER than Supermassive Blackhole
"Take a Bow"
"Starlight"
"Map of the Problematique"
"Soldier's Poem"
"Invincible"
"Assassin"
"Exo-Politics"
"City of Delusion"
"Hoodoo"
"Knights of Cydonia"



And hell, it's less about girls fapping over the movie as it is,,, OMG MUSE IS SO AWESOME IT'S IN TWILIGHT'S SOUNDTRACK OMG! SUPERMASSIVE BLACKHOLE...

Supermassive Blackhole is now Muse's most overrated song, Hysteria finally got owned!

Hell I might check out the movie because, sappy and movies like this make me laugh

[KodyKong007]

Just another thing that will give girls unreasonable expectations of men.
QFT
Massive undeniable truth.
I hate books/movies/magazines like this.

[Runesmith]

I might be one of the few people on here that is a huge proponent of Twilight. I'm not a fan of the book or movies themselves, but the series is an excellent way to introduce people (especially young people) to the fantasy genre.

Kinda like how listening to Slipknot is a gateway drug to more extreme versions of metal. Or at least they should be, in theory.

[Zeleii]

I might be one of the few people on here that is a huge proponent of Twilight. I'm not a fan of the book or movies themselves, but the series is an excellent way to introduce people (especially young people) to the fantasy genre.

Kinda like how listening to Slipknot is a gateway drug to more extreme versions of metal. Or at least they should be, in theory.
My gateway to extreme metal was At The Gates

[woofmix]

...

Anyways... I'm gonna do it anyways!

Songs on BHAR BETTER than Supermassive Blackhole
"Take a Bow"
"Starlight"
"Map of the Problematique"
"Soldier's Poem"
"Invincible"
"Assassin"
"Exo-Politics"
"City of Delusion"
"Hoodoo"
"Knights of Cydonia"



And hell, it's less about girls fapping over the movie as it is,,, OMG MUSE IS SO AWESOME IT'S IN TWILIGHT'S SOUNDTRACK OMG! SUPERMASSIVE BLACKHOLE...

Supermassive Blackhole is now Muse's most overrated song, Hysteria finally got owned!

Hell I might check out the movie because, sappy and movies like this make me laugh

I agree with this quote completely :)

[berkthgar]

Im a huge fan of Twilight actually, and im a straight dude. its rly good imo

[Zeleii]

I agree with this quote completely :)
I think just about every Muse is better... SMBH was too much a venture from their normal sound to be really great Muse

[Aragha]

I might be one of the few people on here that is a huge proponent of Twilight. I'm not a fan of the book or movies themselves, but the series is an excellent way to introduce people (especially young people) to the fantasy genre.

Kinda like how listening to Slipknot is a gateway drug to more extreme versions of metal. Or at least they should be, in theory.

Not if they blindly believe in everything the book says. Like that vampires don't have a heart and they sparkle.

THEY BURST INTO FLAMES

and you need to stab them through the heart...

[woofmix]

I think just about every Muse is better... SMBH was too much a venture from their normal sound to be really great Muse

This is why Watchman kicks Twilight's ass, Take A Bow> Super Massive Black Hole

[HeyRiles]

I flipped to the last page, and wondered why people were talking about Muse. I guess Supermassive Black Hole is in the soundtrack, that's pretty cool.

I'm actually trying to get a copy of the book so that I can make an actual critique of it instead of the guy in my English class that says it's the worst book/movie ever, even though he only read the first three pages.

I simply cannot make an assumption about the movie before I read the book, because as one idiot put it, you'll only like the movie if you like the book. Genius, sherlock. You'll also only like the book if you like the book.

So anyways, looking for a girl to lend me the Twilight book.

[Zeleii]

I flipped to the last page, and wondered why people were talking about Muse. I guess Supermassive Black Hole is in the soundtrack, that's pretty cool.

I'm actually trying to get a copy of the book so that I can make an actual critique of it instead of the guy in my English class that says it's the worst book/movie ever, even though he only read the first three pages.

I simply cannot make an assumption about the movie before I read the book, because as one idiot put it, you'll only like the movie if you like the book. Genius, sherlock. You'll also only like the book if you like the book.

So anyways, looking for a girl to lend me the Twilight book.
Hmn maybe this book is like the FoB, Dashboard and AAR tracks in RB

Chick Magnets :cool:

[gosox333]

I would read the book myself, just to see what the big deal is, but............

I'd feel REALLY awkward. If my friends were ever to find out, I would never live it down.

[ELDUDEARINO69]

...What Happened to The Lost Boys?... lol

But I really didn't care much for the Trailer of it.

But I take it that the movie is a Vampire/Love Story? WTF?

[Gatsby 42]

Alright gents, let me contribute my two cents to this thread.

I for one, hate everything about the Twilight fanbase as much as the other guy, I hate legions of 14 year old girls obsessing over Edward or Jacob, and I'd always get in stupid Facebook arguments with them over it, until one day I was challenged to read the book.

I read the first book, and it was actually decent. It's an interesting universe, decent narrative, though it's definitely geared more towards girls, but on the other end of the spectrum, there's a lot of fantasy stories oriented towards boys. Some of them I'm willing to bet make girls annoyed at how boys obsess over them.

The book has problems, the dialogue is terribad, no motivations are ever really given for most of the characters.

On the other end of the spectrum, the plot progression is done very well, with the first half of the book leading into romance, and then the last half deal with the romance and a certain conflict. Bella's voice is captured well, and the characterization is great.

I've seen the first movie twice and it's a great book to film adaptation. There were a few particular scenes that had a much greater effect on me on screen than the book did, so in that respect I'd call the film a success.

And this is coming from a straight 18 year old boy, so think what you will, I took an honest look at the series and liked it. You should never judge anything by it's fanbase. It's like with bands like Tool or Radiohead, 90% of their fans are pretentious douchebags, but if you decide not to listen to them because of that, you miss out on great music. Not to say that Twilight is a great series. The last two books are as ****ty as you probably think they are, but the first two books are better then what a lot of you think they are.

[Runesmith]

My gateway to extreme metal was At The Gates

You're mileage might vary, of course. I just know a lot of my friends got into bands like Death and At The Gates through first listening to Slipknot and metalcore.


Not if they blindly believe in everything the book says. Like that vampires don't have a heart and they sparkle.

THEY BURST INTO FLAMES

and you need to stab them through the heart...

They won't blindly believe everything the book says if they follow their Twilight reading with something by Anne Rice. :D

[Zeleii]

Alright gents, let me contribute my two cents to this thread.

I for one, hate everything about the Twilight fanbase as much as the other guy, I hate legions of 14 year old girls obsessing over Edward or Jacob, and I'd always get in stupid Facebook arguments with them over it, until one day I was challenged to read the book.

I read the first book, and it was actually decent. It's an interesting universe, decent narrative, though it's definitely geared more towards girls, but on the other end of the spectrum, there's a lot of fantasy stories oriented towards boys. Some of them I'm willing to bet make girls annoyed at how boys obsess over them.

The book has problems, the dialogue is terribad, no motivations are ever really given for most of the characters.

On the other end of the spectrum, the plot progression is done very well, with the first half of the book leading into romance, and then the last half deal with the romance and a certain conflict. Bella's voice is captured well, and the characterization is great.

I've seen the first movie twice and it's a great book to film adaptation. There were a few particular scenes that had a much greater effect on me on screen than the book did, so in that respect I'd call the film a success.

And this is coming from a straight 18 year old boy, so think what you will, I took an honest look at the series and liked it. You should never judge anything by it's fanbase. It's like with bands like Tool or Radiohead, 90% of their fans are pretentious douchebags, but if you decide not to listen to them because of that, you miss out on great music. Not to say that Twilight is a great series. The last two books are as ****ty as you probably think they are, but the first two books are better then what a lot of you think they are.
I love me some Tool and Radiohead references...

So you're comparing this book to RADIOHEAD!?
In this case it may be interesting,

On the other hand, I've only REALLY enjoyed To Kill a Mockingbird (I love that book)

[Gatsby 42]

No, like I said, it's not a great series and Twilight isn't a great book. What I'm saying is that it's a decent book, and that there's kind of mentality that because of who reads it, it has to be ****ty. It's a decent character driven series, in an interesting universe. It held my attention the entire time, the characters are neat and if you think there's any merit to the premise the book will reel you in for it's entirety.


On a second note, the fourth book is probably one of the worst books of all time.

If you don't care about getting spoiled on it's plot, then this is a pretty funny read making fun of how bad the fourth book is.

Language Warning.
http://community.livejournal.com/lion_lamb/1651773.html#cutid1

On a third note, To Kill a Mockingbird is pretty awesome, Atticus is a pretty cool guy eh defends black dudes and doesn't afraid of anything

[Zeleii]

No, like I said, it's not a great series and Twilight isn't a great book. What I'm saying is that it's a decent book, and that there's kind of mentality that because of who reads it, it has to be ****ty. It's a decent character driven series, in an interesting universe. It held my attention the entire time, the characters are neat and if you think there's any merit to the premise the book will reel you in for it's entirety.


On a second note, the fourth book is probably one of the worst books of all time.

If you don't care about getting spoiled on it's plot, then this is a pretty funny read making fun of how bad the fourth book is.

Language Warning.
http://community.livejournal.com/lion_lamb/1651773.html#cutid1
Will I lol hard?

[Gatsby 42]

Will I lol hard?

I lol'd a few times over it but mostly just retained a smirk that never went away. Plus, linking it to Twilight fangirls yields guaranteed rage every time or your money back.

[Zeleii]

/sigh too lazy to read... half way through and i got bored... I have a very twisted sense of humor

[HeyRiles]

Hmn maybe this book is like the FoB, Dashboard and AAR tracks in RB

Chick Magnets :cool:

Hahah.

"..And over here, I've got my Rock Band game, ladies. You can play like, almost any band you know. Also, I've got THREE Fall Out Boy songs...you know, in case you enjoy Fall Out Boy...Oh, and over here, this is my shelf of Twilight, you know, for the sensitive guy in me. I've got over a dozen of the same books because my sensitivity isn't bound to just one gentleman vampire..."

EDIT: OH GOD WHY DID TWILIGHT GET LEAKED INTO HERE TOO. This was like, my last salvation away from the giddy women. Now TRULY the only place left is playing RB2...
...except, knowing my luck, the message of the day tomorrow will probably reference Twilight.

[Aragha]

Strangely, I only know one girl who's obsessed with FOB.

I haven't listened to them in a while...

[gosox333]

Hahah.

"..And over here, I've got my Rock Band game, ladies. You can play like, almost any band you know. Also, I've got THREE Fall Out Boy songs...you know, in case you enjoy Fall Out Boy...Oh, and over here, this is my shelf of Twilight, you know, for the sensitive guy in me. I've got over a dozen of the same books because my sensitivity isn't bound to just one gentleman vampire..."

What a pimp!!! :eek:

[HeyRiles]

Ah, yes...and over here, here is my Joey Fatone life-size poster. Easily the best N*SYNC member, wouldn't you agree? Yes, yes, I thought so...

[Cpt. Overkill]

Hahah.

"..And over here, I've got my Rock Band game, ladies. You can play like, almost any band you know. Also, I've got THREE Fall Out Boy songs...you know, in case you enjoy Fall Out Boy...Oh, and over here, this is my shelf of Twilight, you know, for the sensitive guy in me. I've got over a dozen of the same books because my sensitivity isn't bound to just one gentleman vampire..."

EDIT: OH GOD WHY DID TWILIGHT GET LEAKED INTO HERE TOO. This was like, my last salvation away from the giddy women. Now TRULY the only place left is playing RB2...
...except, knowing my luck, the message of the day tomorrow will probably reference Twilight.

Hey! Dont forget! We have one Muse song!

Oh, wait... its Not Supermassive Black Hole. They dont care anymore.

[Runesmith]

Ah, yes...and over here, here is my Joey Fatone life-size poster. Easily the best N*SYNC member, wouldn't you agree? Yes, yes, I thought so...

Erroneous! Every one knows JC was the best member of N*SYNC.

[jeccaneko]

What is this school you speak of? :p

Only reason I heard of Twilight was because of the intarwebs. At work everyone's old enough to be my parent or grandparent so the chances of them hearing about this is low.

I've been thinking about borrowing the books from the library out of curiosity. No interest in the movie though.

[Gatsby 42]

Everyone with real taste knows that the Backstreet Boys were infinitely better than N Sync.

[HeyRiles]

I preferred Backstreet Boys as well, but the bigger one around these parts is still N*SYNC. And Joey's the biggest one here in Orlando, because he lives here.

[TheClashTheClashTheClash]

What is this school you speak of? :p

Only reason I heard of Twilight was because of the intarwebs. At work everyone's old enough to be my parent or grandparent so the chances of them hearing about this is low.

I've been thinking about borrowing the books from the library out of curiosity. No interest in the movie though.

Highschool...if a girl sees something she likes, she goes crazy and tells all of her friends about it. They just go along with it and make a big deal about something that is just stupid if you think about it.

[LinkStrifeLeonhart]

I also hate to be the bearer of bad news... sure books like this give girls high expectations with guys but think like this.

Seriously most girls are let down, why you might ask? Men think and love with their penises... that simple.

Think with your brain it works wonders believe me on this... (Yes I have a brain)

And love with you HEART... not OMFG I IZ GONNA GET LAIDZ! I know that's not cool, nor good. TBH I'm annoyed some skater kid on my PSN friends list sends me a message every week saying "I'm gettin' laid tonight yeah!"

I reply "That's nice, so how long you been with this new girl? 2 Days?"
I'm surprised he hasn't removed me yet

Hate to bring this back up, but it don't work like that. Loving with your heart gets you into a relationship while loving with your penis gets you laid. It's that simple.

Y'know what, scratch that. Loving with your heart doesn't get you into a relationship. I'm almost convinced nothing but luck does, but that's a long diatribe for another topic.

/butthurt


I dislike Twilight as well. Good thing it doesn't seem to be the rage with my friend who happens to be female, though. Awesomely, we went and saw QoS when it came out so I know she wouldn't fall for this trickery.

[ThadJarvis64]

I love me some Tool and Radiohead references...

So you're comparing this book to RADIOHEAD!?
In this case it may be interesting,

On the other hand, I've only REALLY enjoyed To Kill a Mockingbird (I love that book)

Really, I could have read it for English but I chosed to read The Wave.

[woofmix]

So many book reports were done on twilight at my school. It was sooo annoying. So it came my turn to present my book report and I went up to the front and said I READ TWILIGHT =D (just kidding!) and I tossed the book to the ground.

[Zeleii]

So many book reports were done on twilight at my school. It was sooo annoying. So it came my turn to present my book report and I went up to the front and said I READ TWILIGHT =D (just kidding!) and I tossed the book to the ground.
I remember my High School Book report.... it was on...

umm

uhh

****!

Oh yeah To Kill a Mockingbird

[Baba88]

This whole Twilight thing really caught me by surprise. I watched South Park on Wednesday and asked my friend what the deal with the vampires was, and she said told me they were making fun of Twilight. Before this I had no idea it was even popular, I had only seen the trailers and thought it looked kind of dumb.

On Thursday, I overheard some girls saying "are you seeing Twilight at midnight or tomorrow morning?" Actually, I heard this exact conversation about 30 times.

I swear by the end of the day on Friday, less than half the girls in my school were there, either because they left early to see it or they never came because they saw it at midnight.

I didn't even know the girls at my school knew how to read, let alone read for enjoyment.

[Zeleii]

This whole Twilight thing really caught me by surprise. I watched South Park on Wednesday and asked my friend what the deal with the vampires was, and she said told me they were making fun of Twilight. Before this I had no idea it was even popular, I had only seen the trailers and thought it looked kind of dumb.

On Thursday, I overheard some girls saying "are you seeing Twilight at midnight or tomorrow morning?" Actually, I heard this exact conversation about 30 times.

I swear by the end of the day on Friday, less than half the girls in my school were there, either because they left early to see it or they never came because they saw it at midnight.

I didn't even know Society knew how to read, let alone read for enjoyment.

Fixed for correctness

[Kaptankrunch92]

yeah...it's like Harry Potter...but for teen girls...

[Baba88]

Fixed for correctness

That is true, but, before this Twilight outburst, I was convinced that the girls in my school had a lower literacy rate than girls in 14th century Britain.

[Runesmith]

That is true, but, before this Twilight outburst, I was convinced that the girls in my school had a lower literacy rate than girls in 14th century Britain.

I'm just delighted to see so many people reading again. It hasn't been like this since the third Harry Potter novel came out.

[JukeBoxHero]

I'm just delighted to see so many people reading again. It hasn't been like this since the third Harry Potter novel came out.

Hopefully they'll pick more books after Twilight because there is a crap load of awesome fiction out there.

Also to the original post, I don't really like Twilight at all but I don't mind the discussions too much.

[Aragha]

Some will win, some will lose.

Some were born to sing the blues!!!

[Gatorguy91]

If this what it takes to get Muse HUGE in the US, I am ALLLLL For it.

[Zeleii]

If this what it takes to get Muse HUGE in the US, I am ALLLLL For it.
Muse won't be huge... Supermassive Blackhole will be...

Showbiz, Absolution, and Origin of Symmetry will go unknown while the already overrated BHAR will soar EVEN higher..

Although, Muse is set to release a new album next year (Same with Mastodon, and SSPU... possibly Interpol!)

I can't wait for Mastodon's Crack The Skye.

[BassMasta666]

Yeah...i hear most of the girls in my class go on about it..I try not to listen about anything to do with it...It doesnt seem to work because they DONT SHUT UP!! lol

[bmcorrier]

I've got all you beat. I work at the flagship theater/main corporate theater for Regal Entertainment Group (Regal Cinemas). It's the biggest theater in Knoxville (18 screens) and is one of the most important theaters to the company...how do you think I feel?

I was doing trash from all this Twilight for 2 hours in the freezing cold tonight. I did around 65-70 bags of trash from this damn movie. We have so many people come through, and I am really sick of it.

[woofmix]

Muse won't be huge... Supermassive Blackhole will be...

Showbiz, Absolution, and Origin of Symmetry will go unknown while the already overrated BHAR will soar EVEN higher..

Although, Muse is set to release a new album next year (Same with Mastodon, and SSPU... possibly Interpol!)

I can't wait for Mastodon's Crack The Skye.

BHAR is a great album though. They are missing out on great tracks such as City of Delusion and Map of the Problematique. To name a few.

However once again correct.

[Zeleii]

BHAR is a great album though. They are missing out on great tracks such as City of Delusion and Map of the Problematique. To name a few.

However once again correct.
Dude... Map of the Problematique IMO is one of Muse's best songs, has an epic feel great sound and composition... but as a whole BHAR is great but overrated.

[woofmix]

Dude... Map of the Problematique IMO is one of Muse's best songs, has an epic feel great sound and composition... but as a whole BHAR is great but overrated.

Probably work the best on Rock Band 2 (hint hint Harmonix)


Also

http://io9.com/5096763/twilight-makes-for-the-best-fanwank-ever

Funny read :)

[Zeleii]

Probably work the best on Rock Band 2 (hint hint Harmonix)


Also

http://io9.com/5096763/twilight-makes-for-the-best-fanwank-ever

Funny read :)
You want me to read that... at 4 AM on a work night... when I'm too lazy to listen to music?

You're crazy

[woofmix]

You want me to read that... at 4 AM on a work night... when I'm too lazy to listen to music?

You're crazy

Crazy, with Chinese Democracy :)


and when you get the chance :)

[Zeleii]

Crazy, with Chinese Democracy :)


and when you get the chance :)
I'm coming back here and reading all this **** later after work

[HeyRiles]

Dude... Map of the Problematique IMO is one of Muse's best songs, has an epic feel great sound and composition... but as a whole BHAR is great but overrated.

I never understood how Map of the Problematique was so overlooked in the US (I think it was a single in the UK though). I really don't think it's that overrated though, I mean yeah Supermassive Black Hole is pretty bland, but Knights of Cydonia is still quite an amazing track all on its own. I've have to rank my top three on the album as such:

Knights of Cydonia
Map of the Problematique
Exo-Politics

...with Assassain coming in fourth. I've also thought Starlight to be pretty bland too. So it's really only an average album compared to other Muse albums, among other bands it should be considered a success.

I know this is a little surprising, but my favorite album is Origin of Symmetry. Matt Bellamy got his singing perfectly on the album, because his voice sounds more like it's an instrument than producing lyrics, and I really like that a lot. Plus, I still haven't got enough of New Born, Plug In Baby, Hyper Music, or Citizen Erased yet, they are all fantastic, in my opinion.

/Muse love

[TheClashTheClashTheClash]

Crazy, with Chinese Democracy :)


and when you get the chance :)

Dang, I forgot that came out today, after hockey and work I'm going to get it, sadly, I don't drink soda so the Dr. Pepper is pointless for me

[Gatsby 42]

Map of the Problematique is a boring song, I usually just skip over it when listening to the album.

If we're doing a top 3 of the album then it goes

Hoodoo
City of Delusion
Knights of Cydonia

[ZOMG_A_RANCOR]

...i had to go see it yesterday. Lame.

Vampires are supposed to kill people. Oh, and WTF is up with the axl rose/bob marley/madonna vampire gang? Srlsy.

Sheesh. Oh, and the line "hold on tight spider monkey"

what? Dude, you are in a forest. A washington forest. There are no monkeys there. Ugh.

and whats with no boobs? True Blood is about vampires, and there are boobs in every episode. How did i spend an hour watching vampires get horny without boobs.

[Wertty]

My girlfriend made me go see this with her, sadly.
I dunno if it was answered, but they DID play a muse song- Super Massive Black Hole.
There was maybe 4 good scenes in the entire movie.
Someof the scenes with Edward in it were so awkward even the people that loved the book were laughing for all the wrong reasons.
It would have been 10x's better if they actually put that one James guy in the movie for longer than 20 minutes.
he was the only interesting thing about it.

And I refuse to read the books.
ANy book that's based off an author's wet dream can never be good.
A MORMON authors wet dream, no less.
That's too complex of a paradox for me to understand.

[Aragha]

"When you read the book," says Pattinson, looking appropriately pallid and interesting even without makeup, "it's like, 'Edward Cullen was so beautiful I creamed myself.' I mean, every line is like that. He's the most ridiculous person who's so amazing at everything. I think a lot of actors tried to play that aspect. I just couldn't do that. And the more I read the script, the more I hated this guy, so that's how I played him, as a manic-depressive who hates himself. Plus, he's a 108-year-old virgin so he's obviously got some issues there."

I showed that to a stupid Twilight fan and she's like, "No, he loves Edward and the book"

I hate ignorant people.

[woofmix]

I never understood how Map of the Problematique was so overlooked in the US (I think it was a single in the UK though). I really don't think it's that overrated though, I mean yeah Supermassive Black Hole is pretty bland, but Knights of Cydonia is still quite an amazing track all on its own. I've have to rank my top three on the album as such:

Knights of Cydonia
Map of the Problematique
Exo-Politics

...with Assassain coming in fourth. I've also thought Starlight to be pretty bland too. So it's really only an average album compared to other Muse albums, among other bands it should be considered a success.

I know this is a little surprising, but my favorite album is Origin of Symmetry. Matt Bellamy got his singing perfectly on the album, because his voice sounds more like it's an instrument than producing lyrics, and I really like that a lot. Plus, I still haven't got enough of New Born, Plug In Baby, Hyper Music, or Citizen Erased yet, they are all fantastic, in my opinion.

/Muse love

Knights of Cydonia is a amazing song too. I did not include it because at my school. Everyone knows Muse by that song because of Guitar Hero 3.


Dang, I forgot that came out today, after hockey and work I'm going to get it, sadly, I don't drink soda so the Dr. Pepper is pointless for me


I don't drink soda either so I just pre-ordered it off of Itunes. Its a good album so far. Favorite tracks are Better, Shackler's Revenge and If The World. Still listening to it though.

[Zeleii]

Map of the Problematique is a boring song, I usually just skip over it when listening to the album.

If we're doing a top 3 of the album then it goes

Hoodoo
City of Delusion
Knights of Cydonia
You didn't go there!

[HeyRiles]

Knights of Cydonia is a amazing song too. I did not include it because at my school. Everyone knows Muse by that song because of Guitar Hero 3.

Random aside, I have GH3 for Wii, and the only time GH3 ever froze was in the middle of playing Knights of Cydonia. Unfortunately, I guess my Wii couldn't handle it.

[Zeleii]

Random aside, I have GH3 for Wii, and the only time GH3 ever froze was in the middle of playing Knights of Cydonia. Unfortunately, I guess my Wii couldn't handle it.
You Wii would explode because of Butterflies and Hurricanes (Live at ROCK AM Ring 2004)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTd6nyHuPdw

IMO that is better than the studio version

[woofmix]

You Wii would explode because of Butterflies and Hurricanes (Live at ROCK AM Ring 2004)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTd6nyHuPdw

IMO that is better than the studio version

Any console would explode :eek:

[RockBandRocker]

It's an excellent BOOK!

I haven't seen the movie (yet!).

Yes, I am a guy, but I enjoy vampire novels. I love Anne Rice's "Vampire Chronicles", Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' "In The Forests Of The Night", "Demon In My View", "Shattered Mirror" and "Midnight Predator", Annette Curtis Klause's "The Silver Kiss" (and "Blood & Chocolate" - not a vampire book, but still good), etc.

[Aragha]

I liked the HAARP version of Time Is Running Out more than the studio version. It's more epic.

[woofmix]

I liked the HAARP version of Time Is Running Out more than the studio version. It's more epic.

HAARP is more epic the their respected studio versions.

[Zeleii]

It's an excellent BOOK!

I haven't seen the movie (yet!).

Yes, I am a guy, but I enjoy vampire novels. I love Anne Rice's "Vampire Chronicles", Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' "In The Forests Of The Night", "Demon In My View", "Shattered Mirror" and "Midnight Predator", Annette Curtis Klause's "The Silver Kiss" (and "Blood & Chocolate" - not a vampire book, but still good), etc.


I'm afraid to say, you must be eliminated... how does it make a good book? I've heard nothing but bad things from like English majors n ****.


I liked the HAARP version of Time Is Running Out more than the studio version. It's more epic.

Muse all around IMO is better live

[woofmix]

Muse all around IMO is better live

and thus Quote For Truth!

[RockBandRocker]

I'm afraid to say, you must be eliminated... how does it make a good book? I've heard nothing but bad things from like English majors n ****.



Well, they probably don't appreciate the way that English literature is treated.

There are a lot of references to "Wuthering Heights", "Romeo & Juliet", "Pride & Prejudice", etc.

[Zeleii]

and thus Quote For Truth!
Their improvs are fantastic and a good improv is impossible without a band that has great chemisty and a lot of talent (Thus why Jazz is improv crazy!)

[Zeleii]

Well, they probably don't appreciate the way that English literature is treated.

There are a lot of references to "Wuthering Heights", "Romeo & Juliet", "Pride & Prejudice", etc.
I've read the last two in English, they weren't that bad... never read the first (Romeo and Juliet is like manditory to read in High School anyways)

[woofmix]

Their improvs are fantastic and a good improv is impossible without a band that has great chemisty and a lot of talent (Thus why Jazz is improv crazy!)

If HAARP became a full album on Rock Band. I hope they include the improvs. They would be soooo awesome :)

[RockBandRocker]

I've read the last two in English, they weren't that bad... never read the first (Romeo and Juliet is like manditory to read in High School anyways)

Yeah, there are a lot of references to all of those "classic" love stories.

[Zeleii]

If HAARP became a full album on Rock Band. I hope they include the improvs. They would be soooo awesome :)
If we ever got full live albums I would kill for

Allman brothers Live At Fillmore East
The Who Live At Leeds
Muse's HAARP

[Zeleii]

Yeah, there are a lot of references to all of those "classic" love stories.
Might be somewhat interesting then... but chances are I'd never check it out. I'm too lazy to read

[woofmix]

If we ever got full live albums I would kill for

Allman brothers Live At Fillmore East
The Who Live At Leeds
Muse's HAARP

Well, The AC/DC live pack gives me hope :)

[RockBandRocker]

Might be somewhat interesting then... but chances are I'd never check it out. I'm too lazy to read

It really is an interesting book.

I got hooked right away.

[Zeleii]

It really is an interesting book.

I got hooked right away.
I'll take your word for it...

You're 20, Male and have good taste in music... so I assume you're trustworthy

[RockBandRocker]

I just realized that most of the guys "complaining" are in high school. LOL!

College girls are a bit more sane in their "Twilight" obsession.

[Gatsby 42]

Twilight isn't an excellent book by any means.

Like I've said, it has strengths, but it has a lot of weaknesses.

It's biggest one being the dialogue. Bella doesn't talk like a 17 year old girl, it has nothing to do with her being smart, she just doesn't have a consistent voice.

I'm 18 years old, in college and am getting my Associates in Writing, and when it comes to fictional writing, dialogue is my specialty. Stephanie is just a flat out horrible writer, I mean one of the first sentences in the book is "My mom drove me to the airport with the car windows open."

From a writing standpoint it's just an awkward and clumsy sentence, but from a dialogue perspective it's plain robotic. Could you imagine your friend walking up to you and saying "Hey John, I just drove to your house with my windshield wipers running."

You'd think, " Why did he bother mentioning that, why is it significant to the subject? (Driving to your house).

The book is full of things like that. I'll defend the book far enough against all the kiddies who hate it because it's a popular or because "LOL VAMPIRES HAVE TO BE HARDCORE LIKE BLADE", and like I said I like it, it's a uilty pleasure of mine, but nobody is allowed to call it an "excellent book" or even a great one.

[woofmix]

I just realized that most of the guys "complaining" are in high school. LOL!

College girls are a bit more sane in their "Twilight" obsession.

Yup....


Can you blame us though?

OH GOD THERES A TWILIGHT PROMO THAT JUST CAME ON D:

[RockBandRocker]

Yup....


Can you blame us though?

OH GOD THERES A TWILIGHT PROMO THAT JUST CAME ON D:

No.

I remember how the girls reacted to Johnny Depp in "Pirates Of The Caribbean". They acted like it was his first movie or something.

[Zeleii]

No.

I remember how the girls reacted to Johnny Depp in "Pirates Of The Caribbean". They acted like it was his first movie or something.
First Pirate's wasn't bad... I REALLY liked that one... but Depp has worked on MUCH better material

[RockBandRocker]

Twilight isn't an excellent book by any means.



That is your opinion.

I enjoyed the book, but I can see what you mean about the writing. She wasn't really writing the book for a "mature"/"adult" audience.

It is a book aimed at pre-teens and teens up to 16 (maybe 17). It is also aimed at a female audience (there is no denying that).

However, it does have a certain appeal to ME. I like vampire stories, and to be honest, I like her twists on the mythology. For once, the vampire isn't the obsessed, he is the obsession. The human "hunts" the vampire.

I can see where you are coming from (a writer's standpoint), but I enjoy it because of THE STORY.

[RockBandRocker]

First Pirate's wasn't bad... I REALLY liked that one... but Depp has worked on MUCH better material

I know.

I like him in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "Edward Scissorhands".


But I remember how crazy some girls acted when the first "Pirates Of The Caribbean" came out.

[Aragha]

I know.

I like him in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "Edward Scissorhands".


But I remember how crazy some girls acted when the first "Pirates Of The Caribbean" came out.

Edward Scissorhands was aweshomshaushe.

[Gatsby 42]

That is your opinion.

I enjoyed the book, but I can see what you mean about the writing. She wasn't really writing the book for a "mature"/"adult" audience.

It is a book aimed at pre-teens and teens up to 16 (maybe 17). It is also aimed at a female audience (there is no denying that).

However, it does have a certain appeal to ME. I like vampire stories, and to be honest, I like her twists on the mythology. For once, the vampire isn't the obsessed, he is the obsession. The human "hunts" the vampire.

I can see where you are coming from (a writer's standpoint), but I enjoy it because of THE STORY.


I know, like I said I enjoyed it too.

There's a difference between liking something and recognizing that it's good. For one I love the movie Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, absolutely love it. Would I call it a great movie? Not if you paid me.

And you can't really praise the book on it's bare roots mythology seeing as how Stephanie basically yanked the premise straight out of the Ann Rice series.

I'm not saying that it's not excellent because it's aim towards girls or because it's a Young Adults novel. For instance I'd call the Harry Potter series excellent, because JK Rowling nailed it from the writing perspective AND from the story perspective.

It's like if you saw a movie and it had a phonomenal story..on paper, but was horribly acted, would you say it's an excellent movie due to the merit of the story? Or would you say "it was an alright movie, the story was great, but acting kinda ruined it."

[Zeleii]

I know, like I said I enjoyed it too.

There's a difference between liking something and recognizing that it's good. For one I love the movie Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, absolutely love it. Would I call it a great movie? Not if you paid me.

I fully agree... Pick of Destiny was funny as hell... but lets face it. That movie was ******ed


And you can't really praise the book on it's bare roots mythology seeing as how Stephanie basically yanked the premise straight out of the Ann Rice series.

Can't relate


I'm not saying that it's not excellent because it's aim towards girls or because it's a Young Adults novel. For instance I'd call the Harry Potter series excellent, because JK Rowling nailed it from the writing perspective AND from the story perspective.

I may not like Harry Potter, but yes Rowling did nail the story and the characters etc. very well. And I would consider it good.


It's like if you saw a movie and it had a phonomenal story..on paper, but was horribly acted, would you say it's an excellent movie due to the merit of the story? Or would you say "it was an alright movie, the story was great, but acting kinda ruined it."

I go by both, book to movie adaptions usually don't go over well anyways... so really. Twilight (If it really is as bad as everyone says) it wouldn't surprise me in the LEAST bit

[Gatsby 42]

The main issue with the Twilight movie is that everyone thinks the acting is bad, but the script is the real crook.

Not even Marlon Brando could take a line like

"That's all super hero stuff right? What if I'm not the hero....what if I'm the bad guy?" and make it sound convincing.

Overall it's more entertaining than the book because they establish the main bad guy of the book earlier in the movie, while in the book, there's no mention of this character at all until like the 360th page(out of 478).

As for the Ann Rice thing, here's the perspective.

In the Ann Rice novel, it features a waitress named Sookie who is a telepath. She meets the vampire Bill and is iniatilly drawn to him because Bill is the only person whoose mind she cannot read.

In Twilight, the vampire Edward is the telepath, and he cannot read Bella's mind.

And there's also a conversation concerning vampire myths like "Can you see yourself in the mirror?" that's near identical in the Ann Rice books and Twilight.

[ZOMG_A_RANCOR]

The main issue with the Twilight movie is that everyone thinks the acting is bad, but the script is the real crook.

Not even Marlon Brando could take a line like

"That's all super hero stuff right? What if I'm not the hero....what if I'm the bad guy?" and make it sound convincing.

Overall it's more entertaining than the book because they establish the main bad guy of the book earlier in the movie, while in the book, there's no mention of this character at all until like the 360th page(out of 478).

As for the Ann Rice thing, here's the perspective.

In the Ann Rice novel, it features a waitress named Sookie who is a telepath. She meets the vampire Bill and is iniatilly drawn to him because Bill is the only person whoose mind she cannot read.

In Twilight, the vampire Edward is the telepath, and he cannot read Bella's mind.

And there's also a conversation concerning vampire myths like "Can you see yourself in the mirror?" that's near identical in the Ann Rice books and Twilight.

Yeah, and true blood is better because there are boobies!

[RockBandRocker]

As for the Ann Rice thing, here's the perspective.

In the Ann Rice novel, it features a waitress named Sookie who is a telepath. She meets the vampire Bill and is iniatilly drawn to him because Bill is the only person whoose mind she cannot read.

In Twilight, the vampire Edward is the telepath, and he cannot read Bella's mind.

And there's also a conversation concerning vampire myths like "Can you see yourself in the mirror?" that's near identical in the Ann Rice books and Twilight.

Which Anne Rice book was that?

It isn't "Interview With The Vampire", "The Vampire Lestat", "The Queen Of The Damned", "The Tale Of The Body Thief", "Memnoch The Devil" or "The Vampire Armand". I'm also pretty sure it isn't "Merrick", "Blood & Gold", "Blackwood Farm" or "Blood Canticle".

It isn't "The Witching Hour", "Lasher" or "Taltos". It isn't "Pandora" or "Vittorio The Vampire".

[Gatsby 42]

Yeah, and true blood is better because there are boobies!

No, True Blood is a horrible series. Though I do like the boobies.

Rockbanrocker- My mistake. it comes from the Charlaine Harris series "The Southern Vampire Mysteries".

Fun fact, that series also includes a shape shifter love interest.

[Tego1in]

NO!!!! Don't ruin Muse!
Time Is Running Out was one of my favorite songs from them.

[Gatsby 42]

If anything is to blame for the "ruining of Muse" it's Muse. I mean I love Matthew Bellamy at all, but he ever offered to write Twilight specific lyrics for Supermassive Blackhole and even wrote his own rendition of "Bella's Lullaby", he's fully for the association with the series.

[RockBandRocker]

Rockbanrocker- My mistake. it comes from the Charlaine Harris series "The Southern Vampire Mysteries".

Fun fact, that series also includes a shape shifter love interest.

O.K.

It's just I'm a HUGE Anne Rice fan (I have read and own most of her books), so that just threw me off.

To be honest, the only comparable thing I see is the way both authors use the first person narrative to express the longing of their characters.

[Zeleii]

If anything is to blame for the "ruining of Muse" it's Muse. I mean I love Matthew Bellamy at all, but he ever offered to write Twilight specific lyrics for Supermassive Blackhole and even wrote his own rendition of "Bella's Lullaby", he's fully for the association with the series.
Really?

C'mon Matt... it's obvious he didn't take his magic shrooms

[Gatsby 42]

Yeah, though from a musical standpoint the movie is awesome. I don't know how into modern composition you are but check out Bella's Lullaby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiiXGAjnGS0 (ignore the video)

As a piano fan this is one of my new favorite songs, Carter Burwell is a fantastic composer and he did the entire score for the movie.

[Aragha]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw0Ve6VViYI

If you listen closely he is screaming, "TWILIGHT IS COOL! COOL WITH A J!!! TWWWWIIIILLLIIIGGGHHHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[Zeleii]

Yeah, though from a musical standpoint the movie is awesome. I don't know how into modern composition you are but check out Bella's Lullaby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiiXGAjnGS0 (ignore the video)

As a piano fan this is one of my new favorite songs, Carter Burwell is a fantastic composer and he did the entire score for the movie.
What do you mean by modern compostition?

I'm all for good a made song, as I'm all for the Quality over complexity...

[HeyRiles]

Muse all around IMO is better live

That's not IMO, that's fact.

[Gatsby 42]

I mean stuff by modern composers, like John Williams/Harry Gregogson- Williams stuff verses old composer stuff like Mozart/Beethoven.

[Zeleii]

I mean stuff by modern composers, like John Williams/Harry Gregogson- Williams stuff verses old composer stuff like Mozart/Beethoven.
You should have said orchestrated music... lol

I like the stuff :)

But the video WILL wait... I'm listening to Badmotofinger

[HeyRiles]

Really?

C'mon Matt... it's obvious he didn't take his magic shrooms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3UW2kqJ9R4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKHEhPyyAlo

[HeyRiles]

^ Which, by the way, are two more reasons why Muse is one of my favorite bands.

[Zeleii]

The man never had a mind

[Pandastrike]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3UW2kqJ9R4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKHEhPyyAlo

Wow, that was perfect.

I, as a guy, was forced by two of my friends to read the book. It was either read it, or be annoyed for the rest of my life (or at least until the fad faded.) After reading them, I'm afraid to say that I enjoyed the series. Believe me, I was ashamed of myself everytime I opened those books.

They then dragged me to watch the movie, which did a fair job of going from book to film. Best part of the movie, Ashley Greene, she's pretty. Worst part, my screaming friend...ugh.

[Zeleii]

Wow, that was perfect.

I, as a guy, was forced by two of my friends to read the book. It was either read it, or be annoyed for the rest of my life (or at least until the fad faded.) After reading them, I'm afraid to say that I enjoyed the series. Believe me, I was ashamed of myself everytime I opened those books.

They then dragged me to watch the movie, which did a fair job of going from book to film. Best part of the movie, Ashley Greene, she's pretty. Worst part, my screaming friend...ugh.
Screaming friends suck...

Screaming Metal rules!

Pretty girls are FTW?

[ZOMG_A_RANCOR]

Wow, that was perfect.

I, as a guy, was forced by two of my friends to read the book. It was either read it, or be annoyed for the rest of my life (or at least until the fad faded.) After reading them, I'm afraid to say that I enjoyed the series. Believe me, I was ashamed of myself everytime I opened those books.

They then dragged me to watch the movie, which did a fair job of going from book to film. Best part of the movie, Ashley Greene, she's pretty. Worst part, my screaming friend...ugh.

*waves hand in a fork-it-over motion*

Man Card. Now.

[theantkid12]

Twilight is the most overrated thing since Lars Ulrich's drumming...

[Starfleet_Rambo]

*waves hand in a fork-it-over motion*

Man Card. Now.

Lolz.

*claps*

[Zeleii]

*waves hand in a fork-it-over motion*

Man Card. Now.
I forfeit mine when I started listening to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Thrushes

[ZOMG_A_RANCOR]

I forfeit mine when I started listening to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Thrushes

Uh. No. Yeah Yeah Yeahs are total man card for 2 reasons.

1. Its good music.
2. When she growls and moans its hot. Very hot.

[Zeleii]

Uh. No. Yeah Yeah Yeahs are total man card for 2 reasons.

1. Its good music.
2. When she growls and moans its hot. Very hot.
THRUSHES!!!

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=40844603&MyToken=03e282a7-bfee-4012-892d-72d25ec89a01

[Pandastrike]

*waves hand in a fork-it-over motion*

Man Card. Now.

..Yessir..:(

..Does it help to say that I kicked and screamed my way to the theaters?

[Zeleii]

..Yessir..:(

..Does it help to say that I kicked and screamed my way to the theaters?
In a good way?

[Pandastrike]

In a good way?

Here's hoping.

[Zeleii]

Here's hoping.
Wait what kind of kicking and screaming

[Pandastrike]

Wait what kind of kicking and screaming

Figuratively.

[Zeleii]

Figuratively.
Oh *****ing

[Pandastrike]

Oh *****ing

Yup. They pretty much sealed my fate a couple of months ago when they found out the movie was coming out, and decided to "invite" me. They chose not to tell me till a few days prior.

[Zeleii]

Yup. They pretty much sealed my fate a couple of months ago when they found out the movie was coming out, and decided to "invite" me. They chose not to tell me till a few days prior.
So how long did the (torture?) last?

[Aragha]

Wow, the buzz at my school seems like nothing compared to this stuff.

One girl wrote a song about it, and it was terrible :D

My ears hurt just thinking about it. And I'm serious. She can't sing at all.

[Pandastrike]

So how long did the (torture?) last?

Well, books took me 2-3 weeks after I decided to stop putting them off, and the movie was about 2 hours. I really, really hope they get over it soon.

[Zeleii]

Wow, the buzz at my school seems like nothing compared to this stuff.

One girl wrote a song about it, and it was terrible :D

My ears hurt just thinking about it. And I'm serious. She can't sing at all.
I win

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjeMDvCdrtc

[AeroZeppelinSevenfold]

Indeed. It is. And they're starting to get guys to read it now.

Quite annoying.
Same thing here.

I think we have entered the Twilight Zone my friends. Good luck to you all.

[Zeleii]

My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go
Now that I've gone too far
Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
The place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go
Now that I've gone too far
Soon you will come to know


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1sf2CzEq0w

[woofmix]

No.

I remember how the girls reacted to Johnny Depp in "Pirates Of The Caribbean". They acted like it was his first movie or something.

At my school. This is over 9000 times worse.


Also. Do the words really bad fan fic come to mind when thinking about twilight. I had to read the first chapter of twilight yesterday. I couldn't get past the first paragraph. I put the book away and walked off laughing.

Later I bought greatest hits of Queen volumes 1 2 and 3!


Edit: Also on the Muse videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQxfNY7H5fg

[Zeleii]

At my school. This is over 9000 times worse.


Also. Do the words really bad fan fic come to mind when thinking about twilight. I had to read the first chapter of twilight yesterday. I couldn't get past the first paragraph. I put the book away and walked off laughing.

Later I bought greatest hits of Queen volumes 1 2 and 3!


Edit: Also on the Muse videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQxfNY7H5fg
I want to watch that... but then I would be no better than the Twilight fan girls.

[Sarcree]

Wow 19 pages at least it got you all talking LOL

[Zeleii]

Wow 19 pages at least it got you all talking LOL
I'm actually gonna read the book before passing judgment, all accusations I've made have been towards fanboys/girls ... trust me on those 15 minute flights in WoW I need something to do anything beats the hell out of staring at the back of your generic ass character for 15 minute

[Quinarvy]

My Chem teacher adores this. For a week all she did was read those books in class, and really didn't teach "to not baby us."

My grade slipped from an A to C.

Shes a good teacher, so I'm saying "**** these books."

And a fun story.

I was at Barnes & Nobles with the girl I like, and I asked her to explain Twilight to me.

"It's like...the bible to hotness. If you read it, you fully understand hotness."

She saw the movie opening night, and I warned her she would be in a foul mood next morning.

Me: "How was the movie?"
Her: "Horrible. Writing sucked, plot sucked, characters sucked, girls in theater sucked (she isn't a very girly girl), and I'm tired."
Me: *Hug* "I warned you silly head."

[Zeleii]

My Chem teacher adores this. For a week all she did was read those books in class, and really didn't teach "to not baby us."

My grade slipped from an A to C.

Shes a good teacher, so I'm saying "**** these books."

And a fun story.

I was at Barnes & Nobles with the girl I like, and I asked her to explain Twilight to me.

"It's like...the bible to hotness. If you read it, you fully understand hotness."

She saw the movie opening night, and I warned her she would be in a foul mood next morning.

Me: "How was the movie?"
Her: "Horrible. Writing sucked, plot sucked, characters sucked, girls in theater sucked (she isn't a very girly girl), and I'm tired."
Me: *Hug* "I warned you silly head."
Then you ask her out?

[Sarcree]

I'm actually gonna read the book before passing judgment, all accusations I've made have been towards fanboys/girls ... trust me on those 15 minute flights in WoW I need something to do anything beats the hell out of staring at the back of your generic ass character for 15 minute

Ya cool, you prob will hate it tho you have to understand it is geared for a certain audience. I just found that I liked it because there's nothing really out there to do...I mean the book came out in 2005 I heard bout it but never read it till like a month ago only because the movie was going to be coming out. Did not have any expectations but I ended up liking it. And yes liked the movie despite all the young people in there ruining it but thats how going to watch movies are in opening weekends.

[Zeleii]

Ya cool, you prob will hate it tho you have to understand it is geared for a certain audience. I just found that I liked it because there's nothing really out there to do...I mean the book came out in 2005 I heard bout it but never read it till like a month ago only because the movie was going to be coming out. Did not have any expectations but I ended up liking it. And yes liked the movie despite all the young people in there ruining it but thats how going to watch movies are in opening weekends.
Well who knows... it might be like Visions. Visions thought I would hate it with a passion, but seriously I <3 it. And I was talking to a friend and they said I'd probably enjoy it knowing me...

[Quinarvy]

Then you ask her out?

Nah, though I should get working on that.

[Zeleii]

Nah, though I should get working on that.
Yes you should...

[Legion37]

One of the many things I wont miss from school.

Thank god I'm in the Army, and Infantry to boot. If I had some male soldier try to sell me why I should read that book or watch that movie, I'd smoke him on the spot.

...sadly on the other side of the spectrum the girlfriend wants to go see it...dont know how much longer I can keep the man factor going. She puts the foot down...That means go or no sex....damn her... I even suggested a girls night out and I foot her bill. :s

[Quinarvy]

Yes you should...

Its one of those "Eh, this friendships to good to waste."

Though, if I read Twilight, I think I'd understand hotness enough.

[Zeleii]

Its one of those "Eh, this friendships to good to waste."

Though, if I read Twilight, I think I'd understand hotness enough.
I don't understand hotness :confused:

I understand the corner of dude and catastrophy :cool:

[woofmix]

I don't understand hotness :confused:

I understand the corner of dude and catastrophy :cool:

Maybe Twilight is the new chick magnet

[Zeleii]

Maybe Twilight is the new chick magnet
The new Hands Down?

[woofmix]

The new Hands Down?

Maybe.


I wont read a 472 page fan fic though.

[Zeleii]

Maybe.


I wont read a 472 page fan fic though.
Well only reason I'm checking it out is because I really trust this person's judgment (Haven't lied nor been wrong yet on stuff I like)

[woofmix]

Well only reason I'm checking it out is because I really trust this person's judgment (Haven't lied nor been wrong yet on stuff I like)

If you like this book. I will give it a second chance. You have good taste in music and I trust a lot of the people on this forum

(well everyone here is smarter then they are at my school.)

[Zeleii]

If you like this book. I will give it a second chance. You have good taste in music and I trust a lot of the people on this forum

(well everyone here is smarter then they are at my school.)
I'll report in a week or 2 or 3, when the flight times in WoW = a 400-500 page book or I just get bored... (I've been getting bored lately... posting random obscenities and changing my sig to random **** that makes no sense)

[woofmix]

I'll report in a week or 2 or 3, when the flight times in WoW = a 400-500 page book or I just get bored... (I've been getting bored lately... posting random obscenities and changing my sig to random **** that makes no sense)

Those must be some long flight path's then.

I am seeing the movie sometime this week. Probably Wednesday (day off) so I will report back.

[Zeleii]

Those must be some long flight path's then.

I am seeing the movie sometime this week. Probably Wednesday (day off) so I will report back.
I've never been keen on seeing movies before reading the book, because in most cases (exception is LotR) the movie adaptation SUCKS...

[woofmix]

I've never been keen on seeing movies before reading the book, because in most cases (exception is LotR) the movie adaptation SUCKS...

Oh I plan to mock it.

[Zeleii]

Oh I plan to mock it.
Why pay for something you know you won't enjoy?

I <3 Twilight.... 007 QoS, Bolt, and Madagascar 2...

They all beat Highschool Musical 3... **** YEAH!
You learn wierd stuff when MSN is your home page :\
http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=340915&GT1=28101

[Quinarvy]

Those must be some long flight path's then.

I am seeing the movie sometime this week. Probably Wednesday (day off) so I will report back.

Agreed (both about movies and LOTR)


Oh I plan to mock it.

That's what the girls brother did :D.

He said he just yelled "THIS MOVIE SUCKS ALOT!"

[Zeleii]

Agreed (both about movies and LOTR)



That's what the girls brother did :D.

He said he just yelled "THIS MOVIE SUCKS ALOT!"
I liked LotR so much as a kid (I was IIRC like 11, and I all the movies twice each...

and The Dark Knight twice in 2 weeks

[RockBandRocker]

I'm actually afraid to see the movie (with all the stuff I've heard about it).

I'm afraid that in the middle of the movie, I'll stand up and shout "Hey, why is Cedric Diggory playing Edward Cullen? I thought Voldemort killed him. There's 'Harry Potter' in 'Twilight'!"

[Zeleii]

I'm actually afraid to see the movie (with all the stuff I've heard about it).

I'm afraid that in the middle of the movie, I'll stand up and shout "Hey, why is Cedric Diggory playing Edward Cullen? I thought Voldemort killed him. There's 'Harry Potter' in 'Twilight'!"
Let's be honest, you made me laugh listening to metal

[HeyRiles]

Its one of those "Eh, this friendships to good to waste."

Though, if I read Twilight, I think I'd understand hotness enough.

Maybe that's why I'm subconsciously looking to borrow the book, because I don't understand hotness, I only understand prettyness (I hate using the word hot...)

Also, Harmonix, can you please get Supermassive Black Hole out on Rock Band quickly? Because I want to invite some attractive girls over and I need something to complement my 'Wall of Twilight'

[Zeleii]

Maybe that's why I'm subconsciously looking to borrow the book, because I don't understand hotness, I only understand prettyness (I hate using the word hot...)

Also, Harmonix, can you please get Supermassive Black Hole out on Rock Band quickly? Because I want to invite some attractive girls over and I need something to complement my 'Wall of Twilight'
So... Fall Out Boy and PATD isn't good enough?

[Bonez]

My brother (who is a beast) keeps trying to get me to read these books. I keep trying to facepalm him, but I usually end up in pain.

Also, check out the quote in my sig. I saw this on another website and laughed for like five minutes.

[Zeleii]

My brother (who is a beast) keeps trying to get me to read these books. I keep trying to facepalm him, but I usually end up in pain.

Also, look check out the quote in my sig. I saw this on another website and laughed for like five minutes.
I believe in Harvey Dent

[woofmix]

I played a game with my friend in History class today in front of the Twilight fan girls. It was called lets name better movies then twilight :)

They wanted to slap me, but they knew I was right.

[Zeleii]

I played a game with my friend in History class today in front of the Twilight fan girls. It was called lets name better movies then twilight :)

They wanted to slap me, but they knew I was right.
Lets name movies better than The Dark Knight....

Umm uhh... uhhh..

**** I lose

[woofmix]

Lets name movies better than The Dark Knight....

Umm uhh... uhhh..

**** I lose

The Dark Knight was always first on my list :D

[Zeleii]

The Dark Knight was always first on my list :D
I know, I couldn't get the book today lol

[woofmix]

I know, I couldn't get the book today lol

I got passed the first page today! Nothing happens...


Anyway, tomorrow I plan to play the name songs better then super massive black hole game.

[Zeleii]

I got passed the first page today! Nothing happens...


Anyway, tomorrow I plan to play the name songs better then super massive black hole game.
I *** Blood?

[RockBandRocker]

You guys should just say "Screw it, I'll read it".

You have to get through the "introductory" chapters before "anything happens". The chapters are LONG so it takes a while.

[woofmix]

I heard the plot arrives on page 328 and leaves at page 372.

[RockBandRocker]

I heard the plot arrives on page 328 and leaves at page 372.

Actually, the plot arrives as soon as the main character first notices the Cullen kids in the cafeteria.

The action doesn't really pick up until the middle of chapter 3 (which would be around page 55).

[Zeleii]

You guys should just say "Screw it, I'll read it".

You have to get through the "introductory" chapters before "anything happens". The chapters are LONG so it takes a while.
Well I did, I have a gut feeling I'll like it

[woofmix]

I wonder what Harmonix thinks about this Twilight craze going on.

[Zeleii]

I wonder what Harmonix thinks about this Twilight craze going on.
More Muse?

Hopefully GH gets Paramore... hell I hope Paramore is exclusive to GH

[woofmix]

More Muse?

Hopefully GH gets Paramore... hell I hope Paramore is exclusive to GH

We have more Paramore songs then they do.

[Zeleii]

We have more Paramore songs then they do.
Well Hayley is in GH:WT :rolleyes:

I'm hoping they sold out (Any exclusive band sold out) Yes I'm looking at you AC/DC

[woofmix]

Well Hayley is in GH:WT :rolleyes:

I'm hoping they sold out (Any exclusive band sold out) Yes I'm looking at you AC/DC

The Beatles?

[Zeleii]

The Beatles?
Pfft they sold out a long time ago (I think)

[woofmix]

Pfft they sold out a long time ago (I think)

Ohhhhhhhh snap!

[bse523]

This movie was crap. And to think they've already announced the sequel. Barf.

[Zeleii]

This movie was crap. And to think they've already announced the sequel. Barf.
And your point is?

What makes money, makes money...

Sorta like GH... before GH:WT was release GH Metallica was announced.

LittleBigPlanet releases... MM says "WE'RE WORKING ON LBP2!"

[bse523]

No point, just stating my observation :)

[woofmix]

And your point is?

What makes money, makes money...

Sorta like GH... before GH:WT was release GH Metallica was announced.

LittleBigPlanet releases... MM says "WE'RE WORKING ON LBP2!"

I liked Little Big Planet though.

[Zeleii]

I liked Little Big Planet though.
Me your opinions differ...

I LOVE

<3<3<3<3<3 LittleBigPlanet




more than rock band

[woofmix]

Me your opinions differ...

I LOVE

<3<3<3<3<3 LittleBigPlanet




more than rock band

Its a great game, reason why I bought the ps3.

[RockBandRocker]

Well I did, I have a gut feeling I'll like it

Don't be ashamed!

If you enjoy it, than enjoy it. Who cares what others think?

[Zeleii]

Don't be ashamed!

If you enjoy it, than enjoy it. Who cares what others think?
IDC give a damn what anyone thinks of me... I could proudly say

"I enjoy Twilight AND At The Gates"

[Cpt. Overkill]

IDC give a damn what anyone thinks of me... I could proudly say

"I enjoy Twilight AND At The Gates"

SHUT UP!

YOUR HURTING MY BRAIN!

[Zeleii]

SHUT UP!

YOUR HURTING MY BRAIN!
I hurt my own brain...

I should listen to that... my poor brain

You should change your sig

[woofmix]

I am seeing twilight tomorrow... It is settled.

[Zeleii]

I am seeing twilight tomorrow... It is settled.
Who payed you?

[HeyRiles]

Alright, I borrowed the book from somebody...

I've read about the first forty pages. It's alright so far, a little bland, a bit confusing. Her writing style is grammatically correct, but sometimes awkward.

What makes me kinda happy, though, is that part of her writing style is the same style I use. Also, the beginning of the book, where she's going from class to class, partially mirrors a short story I wrote last year, I thought that was pretty cool.

I hate to say it, but...I'm starting to look a little forward to reading the rest of the book.

[Zeleii]

Accept friend request I was gonna PM you earlier mister!

[HeyRiles]

Accept friend request I was gonna PM you earlier mister!

'Pologize, I almost never check my profile and my thing in the top right doesn't tell me I have a message unless i check my profile to see if i have a message

[Zeleii]

'Pologize, I almost never check my profile and my thing in the top right doesn't tell me I have a message unless i check my profile to see if i have a message
Oh well, accept when ever I'm still vent about something...

[HeyRiles]

Oh well, accept when ever I'm still vent about something...

Sounds like a Coors commercial.

"LLLLLLLLETSSSSSS VENT!"

Also, your sig should say 'dying', in case you didn't realize

[Zeleii]

Sounds like a Coors commercial.

"LLLLLLLLETSSSSSS VENT!"

Also, your sig should say 'dying', in case you didn't realize
Maybe it's the embodiment of that thread?

Edit : PMS NOW BOI!

[XxmusefanxX]

i just wanna say i loved this book! everything about it is so great, i couldn't put it down

and thanks to the movie i found my new fave band (:

[Zeleii]

i just wanna say i loved this book! everything about it is so great, i couldn't put it down

and thanks to the movie i found my new fave band (:
You better be getting into songs that actually have a Muse sound to them!

[RockBandRocker]

How are you enjoying the book Zeleii?