It's Just Abbey

So, I know it is kind of late in the game, but due to the massive about of backlash and my immense annoyance with it, I figured I would give my whole stance on the Twilight thing.

There are spoilers! Reader beware!

Now, for the record. Yes, I did like the books. It was a good girly novel with romance and some mystery. Sure it was poorly written and I pointed out lots of typos through the series. It was also had plots that were thinner than tissue paper. BUT that doesn’t mean it wasn’t an enjoyable read. It sounds odd to bash the writer, but I am a big fan of the idea and the concept. I love that she shook up the genre a little bit with sparkling vampires and what not. Get this part straight people. They don’t sparkle all the time. Only in the sunlight. Corny? A little. But there is a point. It is a baiting technique, like glamouring in True Blood. Think about it. If you saw someone glistening in the sunlight like a giant diamond (and looked so yummy they were damn near edible), wouldn’t you wander blindly to them? I know I would. Just be honest with yourself.

In the realm of the books, I pretend that Breaking Dawn never happened. It was a TERRIBLE book and an even worse finale. Not just kind of bad writing like the first three, but it was like a drunk NaNoWriMo published without editing. Demon babies born from sterility? Genius! Three page conclusion with a smarmy ending that leave the public unfulfilled and pissy? Golden.

Now, the movie I will say was over hyped. It really was. I went and saw the midnight showing (yes, I am a fan girl) but I wanted to strangle every squealing girl there. It was like when I saw the first Pokemon movie and the kids in the audience screamed every creature’s name as they say them, over and over? (for the record, I was about 13 then. This wasn’t recent. Ha ha.)

It was, just like the books, very campy. The casting other than Edward and Bella was a little off. But the idea was the same as Harry Potter. It was a lot of colorful pictures for those of us who have read the books. Not a good movie by any standard, but it was enjoyable. A good popcorn flick. Enough said.

To all the people going out of their way to bash the books, the movie and the people who enjoy it, calm the hell down. All of the fans are not crazy fans with screeching issues.

In my own defense, I will also say that I have always like vampires. I am not just along for the pop culture train ride. I just got caught in the net. Patricia Briggs still has my number… Get that fourth book out in the Mercy series damn it!
By the way… The South Park episode on the vampire craze was hilarious as hell though. Watch it.

I am really hoping all this insanity plays out soon but I know when New Moon comes out, it will just stir back up. So if you don’t like it, please, shut the hell up. It’s a little tiring. I really dislike The Hills but I don’t hunt out those who watch it and call them mindless, wastes of spaces they are. I think it, but I don’t harass people relentlessly.

Oh, and this crap – “People who read those books are morons.” Let me say one thing: At least they are reading. More people should.

Cross post from my LiveJournal