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New Moon Released! Making Lots of Money!
The New Moon release topped $20,000,000 opening night!
Fans everywhere are squealing!
Critics everywhere either like it or don't!
And so on!
I have browsed reviews of the film, and have found that female reviewers and fans of the novels liked the film better than guys and people who hated the first film.
No surprise there.
There have been some calls for 'more action! Look at all those werewolves and vampires! We need more action!'
And some complaints of things being drawn out just a bit . . .too . . . much . . .
Many people feel that Jacob Black is a great character! Surely girls everywhere will turn from Team Edward to Team Jacob based on this film!*
Other people feel that it is not good that Edward is largely absent, while many say this is good, because Jacob is a better actor, better character, wears a shirt less, more attractive, etc, etc.
Some people are saying that the loyalty to the novel is definitely a plus for fans, but some people don't like that because they didn't like the novel.**
New Stuff to Feed Your Addiction
Exciting new products will be made available to Twihards near and far!
For those of you who like to brag about how well you know Twilight, and happen to own a Wii, there is the new 'Scene It? Twilight' which will be released October 1st.
Yes, that is next week.
Yes, you will be able to wait until then.
No, I don't know how (just believe in yourself and preorder it).
The DVD board game edition will cost you a mere $30, however . . . (this is where it gets really exciting)
It will also be released on the Wii this fall! And next year, on the DS!
The Wii edition will have over 500 mulitple choice questions, meaning it will take you at least a week to answer them all,* and will have two gameplay modes (single and multi). This means that even if you get the board game, you might want to get the Wii version too, since it will be a bit different.**
The Vampire Diaries vs Twilight
So after purchasing Twilight on Blu-ray from Amazon, they sent me an email.
“Hello favorite customer,” said Amazon, “you can watch the first episode of The Vampire Diaries for free on Amazon because we love you so much!”
“Thanks, Amazon!” I said, “What a great pal you are!”
So I watched it, because I don’t have TV, and free shows on the internet are nice sometimes.
I found myself comparing it to Twilight, of course. Though since I haven’t read the book version of The Vampire Diaries, I don’t think I can make the fairest comparison.
My friend Dom (Team Edward Extraordinaire) started to read the series, but didn’t like it because Elena, the non-vampire the vampires lust after, wasn’t nice like Bella. This convinced me that I probably wouldn’t like it either.
Let's get back to our sources . . .
So you want to read the book?
Well, guess what? You better go ahead and buy it, because the libraries have waiting lists a mile long.
I happen to work in a library, so I know.
Customer: “Where are the Twilight books?”
Librarian: “Those have waiting lists. Which one did you want to read?”
Customer: “The first one.”
Librarian: “Okay, you would be number 546 in line.”
Customer: “Uh?”
Librarian: “Yeah, they’re right popular, they are.”
And so.
Now, if you’re willing to wait, go ahead and add your name to the list and hope your information is updated so they can notify you when it’s ready. Otherwise . . .
Well, if you liked the movie, you will like the book, so cough up a few bucks and buy it.
I thought about adding my name to the list . . . but then people kept gushing over them, so I just went ahead and bought it, because that is what I do (bad librarian, I know).
This is a purchase I do not regret.
I love my Twilight books.
They’re pretty and shiny.
You know what to do.
This is the forum.
You know what to do.
Make your opinions known to the world.
But please try to stick to Twilight related topics; we don't need to go political here.
Twilight is SO not just for teen girls.
I love Twilight.
Okay, so yes, I am a girl, and yes, I act like a teenager, but I know there are plenty of people who are neither and like the Super-hyped Twilight Saga.
“I’m a guy and I like Twilight . . . is that weird?”
“It was much better than I thought it would be.”
“I really like the vampire mythology.”
Sure, the main storyline is romance, but look at all the ‘guy’ movies that have romantic elements.
Trust me; there are a lot of them.
And there is action and blood in Twilight as well.
I wasn’t sure I would like it, but then I started the first book . . . and after an hour or so ran out to buy the rest of the series.
I lent it to a coworker, and pretty soon all we could talk about was Edward, Bella and the rest.
And how we wanted to be vampires too.
Then the movie came out.
I wasn’t sure I would like the movie.
But I did.
My favorite book of the series is, of course, New Moon.
I love it because not only are there vampires, but there are werewolves.
Twilight Graphic Novel!
I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but graphic novels are hot these days. They aren’t just for nerd boys anymore. It’s getting harder and harder to make fun of people for liking comic books, because now, comic books are a cultural phenomenon.
In fact, people are making graphic novels of classic and popular books. There are Shakespeare graphic novels, Dean Koontz ones, Anthony Horowitz ones, James Patterson ones . . . so it is only natural that The Twilight Saga is now going to become available in graphic novel format.
It will be published by Yen Press and will feature beautiful artwork by Korean artist Young Kim. Stephenie Meyer is taking a great deal of interest in the project and is even reviewing each panel, so all signs point to it being true to the book.
I often dislike the artwork in graphic novels. I think it’s often way too exaggerated and creepy.
Twilight Graphic Novels
It was recently revealed that Yen Press would be producing graphic novels based on the Twilight Saga and is currently at work on the first in the series. This graphic novel features artwork by Korean artist Young Kim. It does have a listing on Amazon but currently a release date has not been set and is not available for pre-order at the current time. This is mainly due to the fact that it is not finished.
Also, Bluewater Productions is planning a graphic novel for their Female Force line based on the life of Stephenie Meyer. This line includes biographies of the likes of Hillary Clinton, Princess Diana, and Caroline Kennedy. This graphic novel does have a release date set at October 28, 2009, and is available for pre-order on Amazon. It is listed as having 40 pages.
Dear New Moon,
I have such high hopes for you. You are my favorite book of the series. You have a great cast. You will have more Jacob Black. You will have Bella acting all depressed and then going to Italy and whatnot. And motorcycles and cliff-diving. In short, I think you have a lot of potential. You will also have a new director. I am not going to say the director for Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke, was bad, because that is not what I am getting to at all. But think of the Harry Potter franchise. Chris Columbus directed the first two, and they were very enjoyable. Then Alfonso Cuaron directed the third one and I nearly wet myself it was so good (when I say wet myself, I mean I was on the verge of tears, not that I had drippy drawers). Part of that was also because I liked the third book better than the first two. Part of it, though, was that he had a new and unique vision that he brought to the film. My dream is that this sort of thing will happen for you too. Chris Weitz will be directing you. He has a very varied and eclectic career. He even directed The Golden Compass, another one of my favorites, though it did not become a smash hit.