DISQUS

Peter Donohue · 2 months ago

In the first picture, it looks as though Robert Pattinson is checking out Dakota's ass. Come on man, she's too young.

Also, I can imagine Marcus bombing a stand-up routine in the pose he's in. Maybe if he had a cocktail in one hand...

RobertFure · 2 months ago

Ok, not to just be someone on the "I hate Twilight bandwagon" (because I don't hate it, never saw it) but are these supposed to make us laugh? I mean, what the fuck year is it? These fuckers look like they just got off the boat from Transylvania. Who are the costumers on this show, Ed Ware and Vera West? You see, that's funny because they were the costumers for 1931's Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi. Because these motherfucking vampires are stereotypes.

rmamoran · 2 months ago

your a fucking idiot read the books before you talk and youll know exactly whats going on fucking moron

RobertFure · 2 months ago

One second I'm having trouble understanding you. Let me run that sentence through the grammar machine. bebobeeboobopbooop.

"You're a fucking idiot, read the books before you talk and you'll know exactly what's going on, fucking moron."

There, now that is a complete sentence. Let me read it. Hmm. Oh dear! How crass.

I don't care if it's in the book, the bible, or the way that she bangs she bangs, those costumes are ridiculous and whoever came up with them, be it the author or the film costume designer, should feel bad. Lookin' all like Count Chocula up in this muaafuucka

Jessica Quest · 1 month ago

Yeah, they're pretty ugly. I read the books because I had to experience the train-wreck first-hand, before the movies. For the record, they aren't very good, but then again I did finish the series so I guess they're like bad crack.

But anyway, these vampires are supposed to be kind of old-school and they live under some city in Italy and sort of "police" the rest of the vampires in the world. So kind of like a vampire Vatican, I guess, and also vaguely like a Russian mafia, as far as I can tell.

So maybe their outfits are supposed to be a play on the sorts of things a vampire Pope would wear and that's why they look so outdated.

These aren't exactly great movies though, so I don't expect much from the costume department. For one thing, the vampire baseball scene in the first movie is lame enough when you're reading it and imagining it, but I don't recall them ALL WEARING BASEBALL UNIFORMS in the book. Seriously, when I saw the clip of that for the first time, I laughed so hard I cried. If they had uniforms in the book, I blocked that crap out. So lame.

bellablows · 1 day ago

Thank you!!! I had the same exact reaction, so reading your comment, I conclude, we're right. What year is this, who the hell is the costume designer, who plopped those bad Hammer Studios 60s/70s wigs on those actors. They look so awkward because they're clueless as how to pose dressed in bad Halloween costumes from a vintage shop in Dayton, Ohio. Honestly, did they work on the costume design for about five minutes, then think, we're done.
I'm one of those folks who had never heard of the books and I promised my assistant I'd watch Twilight. Love that potential gang rape scene. So beautifully realized, not a cheap lurid device at all. Great to present what is predominantly a teenaged female audience with images of the threat of gang rape and in the end what is a subservient Bella. Abstinence is one thing, it's retro and fresh, what is not retro fresh is female subservience, Bella ends that first film like a 50s housewife. Ick, that young women are identifying with her.

infinity1 · 2 months ago

I ahve read all the books and own the movie and cannot wait for november for the realease, my age ? 14 no 17 no 25 no 40 no 50 no 57 yes. What I love about the books is it's a love story. You cannot put an age on this. I hope she decides to come out with another book for the twighlight series. Bought the book the host could not get past the first ten pages.Also the charecters choosen for both movies are wonderful. keep up the good work

Kangaroo Be Stoned · 2 months ago

A poorly written love story.

samantha101 · 2 months ago

your crazy...obviously you have no sense of romance whatsoever!!the intimacy and sexual tension between edward cullen and isabella swan is breathtaking!!its enough to make any woman analyze her own relationship and feel deprived!so i guess we at least that have read your idiotic comment are able to see quite clearly...that you are not so great with the women.

Kangaroo Be Stoned · 2 months ago

You're absolutely correct. I'm not so great with women and I have no sense of romance because I have yet to come across someone who has a complete and unhealthy obsession with me. I need to get on that. Pronto.

Jessica Quest · 1 month ago

LOLLL, the Twi-hards to the rescue. I am so sad for people who think these books are good, or "breathtaking" or that there's any sexual tension at all besides Edward screwing Bella so hard, when they finally do it, that she looks like she was beat up.

Oh, and then I guess it's "tense" when he uses his vampy fangs to cut open her uterus with his mouth. (Yes, that's in the book, and it's MESSED UP.) He has to do that, see, because the baby, who Bella wants to die for because women are nothing more than self-less baby incubators, is so vampire-strong that it breaks her ribs, spine, etc.

So you see, Edward HAS to free the baby. From her uterus. With his teeth.

And yes, this is in a "teen romance" book series. I'd say it was awesome, but it's actually more disturbing and wrong. Maybe Stephenie Meyer is confused about what "eating out" means.

ElizabethLautner · 1 month ago

"Women are nothing more than self-less baby incubators"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You've got to be freaking kidding me. If you think all women are good for is to be a "baby incubator" then you must have not been reallly in love and cannot talk about twilight until you have truly felt that way for someone.

ElizabethLautner · 1 month ago

And, besides, if you don't like the movie or the books then why the hell are you commenting on this stuff.

Jane · 1 month ago

I agree it is somewhat disturbing that the individuals who like this movie seem to be grossly lacking in their writing-skills and critical thinking capacity, nevertheless I think your critisizms of the costumes are a little silly. This is a FANTASY film, and hence it must create a fantasy world for its viewers. A great fantasy film provides an "escape," and thus must use "other-worldy" costumes that can add to the illusion that there exists an other world to escape to - one very effective way of doing this is to dress the characters in very dated costumes. So, personally, I LOVE the costumes and, as an actress, I would love to have the chance to wear costumes like that one day.

As for the topic of romance, you're right, obsession should not be glorified, nor should any concept related to the sickening "birth" seen that Jessica described. HOWEVER, I think our very jaded world is seriously lacking the reckless abandon that can make love so breathtaking - these movies seem to offer that reckless abandon. I think the reason why people, seemingly incorrectly (I've never read the book, so I can't judge), call this book breathtaking is because "Edward" (the main male character) seems to do what so few men do these days - fall recklessly in love. I think for somewhat uneducated or young folk the presence of this reckless abandon makes the book breathtaking. For the rest of us, it makes the book/movie difficult to stop reading/watching. I think while we might say that we can't stop watching/reading the book/movie because "it's hard to not watch a train wreck" (or something to that effect, as Jessica said above), secretly we know that we can't stop watching/reading the book/movie because we all desperatly wish we could afford to lose ourselves in our emotion the way these characters seem to.

Having said all this, I only watched the first movie, and even then I fast forwarded through most of it, so maybe I'm not qualified to comment. Maybe the farther into the story one gets the more disturbing vis-a-vis passionate the whole thing becomes. For example, if that beat-up-during-sex thing is true, then I think these books are downright dangerous for teens to read.

Miradon · 3 days ago

You need to get out more and have a real relationship with someone.

Stephanie · 2 months ago

I am also 50 something and I can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading the Twilight books. I would like to suggest that you give The Host another try. I was dead set against reading The Host. My daughter bought it for me after I finished the Twilight books, and I was going through a kind of withdrawal (for lack of a better way to describe it). Anyway, I finally made myself read The Host. Yes, the first pages are hard to get into but keep reading. I LOVED it. It is different from Twilight but it definitely has Stephanie Meyer's "mark" on it. I promise, you wont' be disappointed!

Name · 2 months ago

try reading the host again and force yourself to get past the first few chap. its complex but if you get through it its one of the best books i have ever read.

Michelle · 1 month ago

Well said..I am in the older age cataogory also. Sure the movie has its faults and what movie doesnt....but hey its a great book series that yes does lose some of its qualities in the movie but netherless it is a great movie and it has a huge following of all ages. I myself am eagerly looking forward to New Moon and will possibly watch this one about 60 times like Twilight. If we all liked the same thing it would be a very dull world. So the critics out there...your entitled to your opinion but don't bag out those of us either who love the books and eagerly await each one to become a movie and we wont bag you for your opinion.

Andy III · 2 months ago

HAHHAHAHAHAHA!

AHHHHH....HAHAHHAHAA


ok I'm back, I just walked it off...ha..HA...HAHAHAHAA

Whew...lemme try again in the moring.

JesseGouldsbury · 2 months ago

As dumb as Twilight and the characters design are, I really really like the coloring for those screenshots. too bad that's the only good thing that can be said about them.

Cara · 2 months ago

Ummm, yeah, hi. It's 'Volturi" not 'Voturi.' So if you're going to write a crappy article, the least you could do is use the correct spelling, mmmmm k? I reserved the right to bring this to your attention in order to make YOU like idiots. Thank You!

RobertFure · 2 months ago

Fortunately we reserved the right to not care about Twilight. Also, Neil never graduated High School and uses Wikipedia as a source. Forgive him.

Cara · 2 months ago

Obviously you care or you wouldn't post the article in the first place, not to mention taking the time to reply to my post. And not graduating high school isn't the problem, ignorance is.

nagroc · 2 months ago

????

Jessica Quest · 1 month ago

I used to use the name "Nagrocker" on Smashing Pumpkins fan sites. <3

Peter Donohue · 2 months ago

Welcome to the internet. Sarcasm is used frequently. And Robert is king.

summerskin · 2 months ago

cara you should just bitch somewhere else.

i am sure they just post to keep people like you satisfied for teen drama and terrible tweeny movies alike.

or maybe they are just bored

trueman · 2 months ago

GAY GAY GAY what is this shit!

SaraAshley1 · 2 months ago

The books are great, the movie was alright. I am still excited to see what New Moon has to offer. Oh and for the costumes, you have to remember, they are centuries old...they are dressing to show thier time of era....which is ancient!! So no it's not going to be some skinny jeans and tshirts. I always envisioned Caius being much older, I hope that kid can handle that role ;) The picture of Marcus does look like he is a drunk and should be holding a martini in one hand though haha. I can't wait for the movie!

looopdilou · 2 months ago

I'm just trying to figure out who the hell is making the career decisions for Michael Sheen. He has such a bizarre assortment of roles that I never know what to expect from him. I can't help thinking this was a poor choice for him. I understand trying to appeal to the teeny bopping, poorly educated (seriously, you have to be slightly dumb to like the Twilight franchise) audience, but is it really that good of a move?

lulu luvs aro vultori · 1 month ago

obvviously you havent read the saga or have but not good enough the book is ten times better then the movies becuase your imagnition takes over and the charecters are how you want them to be and you dont have to sit through the dissapointment of seeing the charecters you thought where sexy as hel just ugly forty year old men (sheens as aro D:) read up then talk

Jen Zink · 1 month ago

And your lack of an ability to either spell or use any punctuation whatsoever just proves my point.

Thanks. :)

danny091 · 2 months ago

OMG can't wait

lulu luvs aro vultori · 1 month ago

the dude that plays aro his forehead is to big and he is to old aro is described as a 30ish year old man whom is sweet and gental but will do anything to protect his family and the secret of vampires sheens is not good for the role but dakota actully was a good choice even though i myself was hoping for someone much scarier but i have to addmitt i kinda wanted to go cry in the emo corner when i saw her in costume i use to admire edward but since rob patterson was the actor i kinda have been icky about it kristen stewert is perfect for bella and so i jacobs charicter. caius's charecter is good becuase when i saw him i wanted to run to my mommie crying even tho my mommie thinks im crazy for having a crush on a fictinasl charicter (aro) <3 anything you want to say email me at mariajazzym@gmail.com i memorized the whole saga so i can answer anything and everything espcially on jacob and aro.

Name · 1 month ago

Ashley Greene is just HOT!!

Mikayla Aiko Abee · 3 weeks ago

awesome

malaika · 7 hours ago

Yor so gay peter donohue......He is looking down cuz he is fucking gonna die....would you be lookin up smiling ur ass off if you were about to die...I THOUGHT SOOOOoooooooo.................