Randi Giles
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Post by Randi Giles on Dec 5, 2009 12:40:22 GMT -5
No offense here. I get it. I actually do like Edward because I had saw Twilight first before reading the books. You and I should probably be feature on that Burger King commercial. Lol. Unless you haven't seen it, then I'm just laughing by myself.
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Kara
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Post by Kara on Dec 5, 2009 15:24:37 GMT -5
Ugh, please don't take offense, but I cannot stand Jacob (the character... the actor is hott). Mostly because I saw Edward grow to treat Bella with respect and not mindless overprotection, and I saw Jacob trying to force something that was purely physical between them. I was always team Edward, but after the end of Eclipse when Jacob tongue-rapes Bella, I just can't stand the guy. Bella's an idiot. Any normal girl wouldn't have said no to a tongue-rape by Jacob. Edward is controlling and a assface. So whateverr
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Post by BenTaylor3907 on Dec 5, 2009 16:19:32 GMT -5
I don't remember Jacob tongue-raping Bella.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 5, 2009 16:43:39 GMT -5
Well, thanks for spoiling it for me. Now I'll NEVER read those books. And I was counting on all that toilet paper too. Do you know how much good toilet paper costs these days?! The one with the snuggly puppy on it! Geez! As for hotness... I'm sorry, Taylor Lautner looks like a 'roided up little boy. Too much hair gel. Scrunched up Maltese face. Big muscle-y man body. Gack! Saw him on the cover of Men's Health today, and laughed maniacally. For one, he's pretty much a BOY! For another, the entire image was contrived, with the kid wearing a chambray shirt with dirt stains. Yeah-huh... Also... heard the kid speak... not the brightest bauble in the Wal-Mart discount bin, is he? And thirdly... Taylor and Taylor?! Really... no opportunity for yet another ridiculously stupid celebrity pairing name? As much as I felt sorry for the girl for the Kanye crap... she's well... also amazingly plastic looking. Teen stars... they're so manufactured that it's amazing they don't all come with matching tramp stamps that read "Made in China". Wonder if they get inspected for lead content... would explain the cultural autism that's overtaken the world. Well... that's my rant which I feel entitled to because I'm constantly being bombarded with Twilight crap on every magazine stand. Can't even enjoy my Vogue these days without seeing those Twi-twits.
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Post by Randi Giles on Dec 6, 2009 18:06:16 GMT -5
Bella's an idiot. Any normal girl wouldn't have said no to a tongue-rape by Jacob. I wouldn't have mind. Lol.
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Dec 6, 2009 18:25:11 GMT -5
Bella's an idiot. Any normal girl wouldn't have said no to a tongue-rape by Jacob. I wouldn't have mind. Lol. One of very few times she stands up for herself and says "no", and acts like someone to admire, and you complain?
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Post by Kara on Dec 6, 2009 19:02:58 GMT -5
I wouldn't have mind. Lol. One of very few times she stands up for herself and says "no", and acts like someone to admire, and you complain? I'd hardly call it "admirable".
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 6, 2009 20:01:05 GMT -5
I wouldn't have mind. Lol. One of very few times she stands up for herself and says "no", and acts like someone to admire, and you complain? Actually, this was one instance where Bella really let me down by succumbing to Jacob's suicidal blackmail. Personal experience... lemme just say that if someone threatens that they will kill themselves unless you stay with them, let them. Xi, don't forget Maxim too.
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Dec 6, 2009 20:42:27 GMT -5
I meant the first time, when she smacked him. That was a good reaction. I was so shocked and pleased that she didn't let herself get pushed around for once.
Which was quickly ruined when she got home and her father, instead of asking "Why did you hit him? Did you feel used?" immediately thought it was funny, if I remember correctly. He might have though Jacob was good kid who meant well, but that was bad parenting.
The second time around, I wanted to cry. It's not like Jacob felt bad about it either. He got what he wanted, to have Bella realized that she loved him.
I get taht Twilight isn't suppose to be a moral tale and Bella shouldn't be expected to be a role model, but I really think Meyer could have made the characters react better to that, to act more moral. I almost wanted Jacob to get sexually assulated himself so he would get that it was not okay, love or no love.
I get it, he's in love and he has a wolf in him and he's a teen ager, but come on, grow up. He changed enough in book 4 for me to stand him, but he still needs to grow up.
If you love someone, don't say you'll kill yourself unless they let you use their body to prove a point. I don't care how hot you look without a shirt, no means no.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 7, 2009 11:13:15 GMT -5
I meant the first time, when she smacked him. That was a good reaction. I was so shocked and pleased that she didn't let herself get pushed around for once. Which was quickly ruined when she got home and her father, instead of asking "Why did you hit him? Did you feel used?" immediately thought it was funny, if I remember correctly. He might have though Jacob was good kid who meant well, but that was bad parenting. The second time around, I wanted to cry. It's not like Jacob felt bad about it either. He got what he wanted, to have Bella realized that she loved him. I get taht Twilight isn't suppose to be a moral tale and Bella shouldn't be expected to be a role model, but I really think Meyer could have made the characters react better to that, to act more moral. I almost wanted Jacob to get sexually assulated himself so he would get that it was not okay, love or no love. I get it, he's in love and he has a wolf in him and he's a teen ager, but come on, grow up. He changed enough in book 4 for me to stand him, but he still needs to grow up. If you love someone, don't say you'll kill yourself unless they let you use their body to prove a point. I don't care how hot you look without a shirt, no means no. Forgot about the smack. I was too traumatized by the whole scene and Charlie's complete disregard for Bella's feelings. Bella doesn't come into heroine status IMO until the fourth book, which is where I believe the story really picks up (and then abruptly ends laffo). But this is why I am Team Edward. No one ever asked "What does Bella want?" other than Edward and his family. Edward did have an issue in making her a vampire, but who wouldn't in his situation? Couples argue. It's normal to have disagreements. Edward got a lot wrong at first, being all broody and choosing for Bella, but he got it right by the end in letting her choose her heart's path and eventually putting her wants above his. I can forgive Edward in leaving Bella "for her own good" but not Jacob for blackmailing via threatened suicide in exchange for tongue rape.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2009 12:12:58 GMT -5
Xi, don't forget Maxim too. Yet another reason to stay away from the mag... I think GQ may be the limit on how much female objectification (sexually) I can take.
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Post by The Girl In Question on Dec 9, 2009 11:26:42 GMT -5
Can I just say if Taylor and Taylor ever have a child, it would have...very interesting eyebrows to say the least >.<
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Post by SlayerLV on Dec 10, 2009 10:45:07 GMT -5
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Post by AngelFaith on Apr 20, 2010 22:19:56 GMT -5
I, personally, could not stand this movie. I have read all four books (and didn't like any of them except perhaps Breaking Dawn). Twilight is likeable because of two things - the direction and the score. Catherine Hardwick has a great directing style, and she did a great job with the blue tint and the weird angles and quick shots, and the score is beautiful. I love the music and it works so well with the direction! However, with New Moon and it's ho-hum direction and average-sounding score you are left to focus on the horrendous acting and overly-exposed Taylor Lautner. Oh, and the fact that the movie is boring as hell. Nothing happens! Cliched line after cliched line, spoken in monotones with no emotion or feeling. Gah! Plus, this movie send the worst message to teenage girls. So your boyfriend leaves and you fall apart, become suicidal, emo and reclusive? Have nightmares where you wake up screaming. Believe me, I know about having nightmares and waking up screaming your head off after a bad relationship, but my relationship was violent, what's Bella's excuse? And teenage girls are supposed to aspire to this? Please! So yes, hate, hate, hate this movie. Bad acting, bad script, bad direction, bad everything! Ok, rant over.
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Post by wenxina on Apr 20, 2010 22:56:24 GMT -5
Watched it a few weeks ago with a friend. Erm... it was rather lousy. Which is my understated way of saying that it was utter tosh. I laughed at all the wrong places, since there wasn't a "right" place to do so. It was hammy, and maniacally melodramatic. And the whole Bella/Jacob thing... if this were a chemistry lesson, the entire thing would have been pretty flat. Trying to not scream obscenities at the insipid kids almost gave me a hernia. And puh-lease, just because you stick a scene or two of Shakespeare quoting in a movie doesn't make it any more legit.
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Post by Inappropriate Starches on Apr 23, 2010 1:11:07 GMT -5
So I didn't enjoy the first one all that much, but I decided to check out this one to see what all the fuss is about. It's apparently all about annoying codependant people who are completely selfish. And of course everyone falling in love with a girl who barely talks. Interesting.
I guess I get the appeal of a lot of it (not for me, but for other people) but the way they just can't with without each other? I get that love is a big deal and it should effect but it shouldn't be all you live for. Otherwise why do you have friends or spend time with your family? Do they really cease to exist because your boyfriend left?
EDIT - was that ending supposed to be a cliffhanger cause its really not
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Post by jellymoff on Apr 23, 2010 18:49:26 GMT -5
Eclipse trailer almost looks badass!
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Post by AngelFaith on Apr 23, 2010 21:06:34 GMT -5
Huh, Eclipse actually looks mildly interesting. At least better than another trailer I saw, where the focus was on the Bella/Edward/Jacob triangle. Think I'll wait 'till it hits DVD and then just fast-forward to all the fight scenes.
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Post by The Night Lord on Apr 23, 2010 21:32:23 GMT -5
Hmm, Eclipse looks like the only decent film of the series so far. Haven't seen New Moon yet (thankfully), but this one looks alright-ish
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Post by SlayerLV on Apr 24, 2010 2:03:06 GMT -5
I love the new trailer for the movie. The fight scenes look amazing. It'll be great to see more of the Cullen's fighting other than just the guys, I can't wait to see Esme in action. The proposal scene looks amazing also, I mean did you see that ring!!
By the way I'm going to change the title of this thread to 'Twilight Saga Movies'
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