Movie Review

I offer my apologies for not writing as often as I can... I just haven't had anything to write about until today. As many of you readers know, part one of Breaking Dawn was released on November 18th. It is now the 19th and I have seen it three times. (This is both good - it allows me to feel comfortable enough to leave a review - and bad - I've seen it three times in less than 48 hours.) For my review, I will give you what I didn't like, what I liked, neutral (don't hate, but not favorite) parts, and an overall thought. Warning... possible SPOILERS.

Dislikes: The wolf telepathy was weird but understandable on how they did it the way they did. The wolves also looked better in Eclipse (my opinion) then they do in Breaking Dawn.

Neutral: The dialogue in some scenes. There is plenty of "cheese" to go around. The pacing of the movie. It felt like it went really, really fast... it didn't feel like a two hour movie at all the first time I watched it. The second time it kind of did. The third time, since I had seen it about four hours prior, was somewhat torture-some even though I enjoyed the movie again. There is an extra scene after the credits that was okay. I only watched it the first time because it was 'eh' to me.

Likes: I enjoyed this movie. The wedding scene was gorgeous. I liked the wedding dress. It was simple, elegant and beautiful. It fit Bella; her personality, her body, etc.... Poor Charlie. Jessica is annoying. Alice/Jasper (Ashley/Jackson) can really dance. Emmett's toast is awesome. Charlie's toast is hilarious. The Sue and Charlie interaction is cute. The Jacob/Bella dance is beautiful.
The honeymoon was handled tastefully. Bill Condon really gets props for the re-edited version of this (it originally got an R-rating and the "sex" scenes were part of the problem... apparently, because of noises). The main 'sex' scene comes across more as a flashback. Bella's attempts at seduction are funny. Especially the first one.
The pregnancy/birth. I'm just going to say that the CGI/SFX/make-up on Kristen (Bella) were awesome! She really looked sick. The birth scene, itself, was horrible. It was intense but not graphic.
The minor changes that take place in this movie. There are few but lots of reviews by fans are pointing them out. The wolves are supposed to run faster than the vampires. They were made to destroy them. It makes sense that they outrun them. Alice being attacked by a wolf makes sense too. She can't see them, her only fighting method (really) is gone. The wolf fight towards the end... while it's not in the book we don't really know how that things gained from it happened. And Stephenie Meyer was one of the producers on this movie... she had to approve it.
The imprinting scene. I like when Jacob falls to his knees.

Overall: I liked this movie. It was good. There's vampire speed in this movie... for once in the series it seems. There's comic relief (mainly Emmett). And, the movies are tied together. Music from Twilight is used in this one. Bella's lullaby comes back. The prom song is used. And, the acting is better than the other movies.
But, alas, you cannot judge what you have not experienced. So, if you want to judge/understand the movie. You have to go see it for yourself. :) I'd suggest it. It's good.

Review for the Anti's...

...and those of you who like Twilight, but know that it isn't exactly the best written series in the world.

I'd like to introduce you all to Nightlight: A Parody.

Yes, it's a parody of Twilight.

Written by the National Lampoon, Nightlight tells the story of Belle Goose as she arrives in Switchblade, Oregon, looking for adventure in all the wrong places. On her first day of school, Belle comes across Edwart Mullen, a boy with "reddish, blonde-brown hair that was groomed heterosexually" (13). After a few strange events that really aren't that strange (Edwart won't eat his potatoes at lunch, he saves her from a flying snowball), Bella believes that she is absolutely certain of three things:

First, Edwart was most likely [her] soul mate, maybe.

Second, there was a vampire part of him--which [she] assumed was wildly out of his control--that wanted [her] dead.

And third, [she] unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably, heterogenously, gynecologically, and disreputably wished he had kissed [her]

-Chapter 6

This book is an easy read, only 154 pages, and had me laughing from the first page onward. I honestly believe that people who despise Twilight will like this book, and people who like Twilight will like this book because it is just THAT funny!

The writers take everything that was a bit off in Twilight, like the fact that every boy who meets Bella falls in love with her, and take it to the extreme. Belle Goose believes that every boy who talks to her, gives her mail, looks at her, or runs her over MUST be in love with her.

And Edwart Mullen? Isn't a vampire at all! He's a nerdy human boy who has issues with germs and girls, but is (oddly enough) very good looking. These quirks naturally make Belle Goose curious, and without a second thought she assumes that Edwart must a vampire and hilarity ensues.

The writers even go so far as to joke about what happens in New Moon.

"Isn't it a little soon to cut yourself off from the rest of your peers, depending on a boyfriend to satisfy your social needs as opposed to making friends? Imagine what would happen if something forced that boy to leave! I'm imagining pages and pages would happen--with nothing but the names of the month on them" (Charlie, Ch 6).

And of course they use adjectives excessively, which is one of Stephenie Meyer's faults in the Twilight Saga.

I absolutely adore this book, and would highly recommend this to anyone regardless of whether or not they're Anti-Twilight or a full blown Twilight fanatic. It's just pure fun and good for a few laughs. Honestly, even if you're having a bad day, this book will crack you up and bring a smile to your face. It's truly brilliant and comedy at it's best.

-Buffyrules01

Random here to save the day!

I feel that apologies are in order for our readers who come here and actually like Twilight, or are genuinely interested in it. We've given caveman summaries of the first two novels, and no thanks to Buffyrules, a little bit of bashing. So far we've covered the bases of those who know Twilight like the back of their hand, and possibly given the Anti's something to chuckle at. But what about the rest of you?

Well, you could just as easily go to Wikipedia or Amazon and look up the summary of Twilight, but those places don't tell you why this book has had such a huge impact on women (and maybe some men) of all ages. Why the world has gone crazy for Twilight-that's what I'm here for. I'm going to explain to the best of my abilities why people are so fascinated by this story.

Comic Edward is intrigued!

And here we go again!

Twilight is the story about one girl, a simple 17 year old girl with brown hair and brown eyes-what most people look like (hello dominant genes)-which makes her relatable. Twilight is mostly read by women, so I think it's safe to say that we've all been there; we've all been 17 at one point in our lives (or maybe we're getting there). We all know what it's like to start at a new school, whether it's because we've moved or we're moving up the scholastic ladder. We've all experienced that dread of the unknown: what if I'm late to class? What if no one likes me? What if I don't make any friends? Bella Swan is going through the same thing...only on a different level, she also has to deal with the thought of "Why is that attractive god of a man looking at me like he wants to eat me?"

I admit, that's not exactly how it goes, but those of you who are about to read this series will soon find out that Bella likes to talk about Edward's gloriousness quite a bit

But before Edward becomes "glorious" he is scary, why? Because he is a vampire! And sadly enough, Bella is cursed with delicious smelling blood, and Edward hasn't fed off of a human in years.

Let me take a quick moment here to explain Stephenie Meyer's version of vampires: they don't have fangs (which is a big complaint with vampire enthusiasts), the Sun doesn't burn them because their skin is like granite, so instead it makes them...sparkle....Also the usual stakes, holy water, garlic, etc. that normal vampires would run from-doesn't effect them at all. These vamps also have venom; like snakes they bite their prey and then infect them with their venom. If the vamp hasn't lost control and completely killed the person, eventually said person will become a vampire after the venom has gone through the body, taking up about three days.

Edward and his family, the Cullens (of which there are 7 of them in total) only eat the blood of animals, but Bella's blood smells so good that Edward goes crazy and leaves town for a few days just to get away from her and not massacre the entire school board

Bella, like any girl, thinks about him the whole time, wondering what his deal is and why he doesn't seem to like her (again who can relate to this? Me, for one thing)

Then of course comes the real kicker, the thing that sucks everyone in: the forbidden love

After Edward comes to know Bella (not through his special power which will be talked about later) he ends up falling for her. This of course causes an issue: he's a vampire, she's a human; he wants to eat her, she wants to eat his face with her lips; he's afraid of killing her, she wants him to so that they can be together forever.

It's a modern Romeo and Juliet, and we all know how popular that story is

Really what it comes down to is you have a girl who is just like every other girl in the world (maybe even just like you...unless you're a guy) who defies the odds and ends up winning the heart of a man (a vamp-man) who has spent his entire undead life just going through the motions. He's dead to the world until this girl comes into his life and shows him how to live again.

That to me, is an amazing story

The invisible moon that is often called New...

Ah yes, New Moon...the second book in the Twilight Saga that is usually the least favorite out of the series (behind Breaking Yawn...I mean, Dawn). I've asked Random to let me talk about this one and she reluctantly (very reluctantly) agreed to let me do this. She probably thinks I'm just going to bash the novel, but no...I'll save my bashing for later. This is going to be another basic synopsis of the novel that is going to be very similar to what Random did (because I absolutely loved how she did it)

So here we go...

Girl reluctantly celebrates birthday

Girl somehow cuts her finger on wrapping paper (???) and with her hemophiliac tendencies, the "wound"bleeds profusely sending the other vamps into a frenzy

My favorite Southern vamp tries to kill Girl

Everyone rejoices

THE END

...just kidding (Random is not going to let me do another one of these things again)

Boy stops Southern vamp

Boy suddenly stops talking to Girl

Boy breaks up with Girl and leaves her

Suddenly there are pages with only one word on each...

Girl is a zombie

Not literally

Girl starts hanging out with Human Boy from the last book

Girl realizes that doing dangerous things allows her to see Boy

Human Boy falls for Girl through the course of the novel

Girl finds out that Human Boy isn't all that human

Human Boy becomes Wolf Boy

Girl almost gets killed by Vamp from previous novel

Girl goes cliff diving after watching Wolf Boy's friends do it

Wolf Boy saves Girl

Girl comes home to find Boy's Pixie sister

Pixie thought Girl had died

Pixie gets vision that Boy is going to kill himself

Pixie and Girl fly to Italy

Girl stops Boy

Girl meets old vamps

Girl and Boy get back together

Girl gets grounded

Basically THE END

All I have to say is not much really happens in this novel. It's kind of like Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest...just a bunch of running around with little plot development. Shapeshifters are introduced along with the Volterra but that's it. You could honestly just read to the part where Edward leaves and skip to the part where Bella finds out that he's going to kill himself (which is probably what most people do anyway) and be fine.

There you have it, New Moon...

And here's a doodle!

I think I'm getting better at this drawing thing

Keep sending in your doodles!

-Buffyrules01

And Here We....Go

Well, I hope everyone is having a great three-day weekend. Today's post is on the background and basics (and I really mean basics) of the story of Twilight. We've all heard of it, most of us have either read it or plan on never reading it, so this is just going to be a little snippet along with some other things we're adding to the Fangdom.

Girl moves to a new state

Girl goes to school

Girl meets boy at school

Boy glares at girl

Girl glares at boy

Boy saves girl from van

Boy saves girl from creepers

Girl falls for boy

Boy is a vampire

Boy wants to eat her

Girl finds this romantic regardless

Boy watches her sleep

Girl and boy decide that they are together

Boy introduces girl to family

Vampires come and want to eat the girl

Boy tries to protect girl, but girl is too stubborn

Girl goes to Phoenix with Boy's fake bro and sis

Girl finds out that evil vamp has her mom

Girl escapes fake bro and sis to save mom

Girl finds out that it was all fake

Girls gets the crap kicked out of her by vamp

Vamp bites girl

Girl is dying

Boy comes and kills vamp

Boy saves girl

Girl wants to be vamp

Boy says no

THE END

On a more serious note, the idea of Twilight came to Stephenie Meyer through a dream where she dreamt about Edward and Bella sitting in a beautiful meadow and Edward tells Bella that he loves her, but he is a vampire and wants to kill her as well. That dream became the 13th chapter of Twilight and in just three months, Meyer finished the first Twilight novel.

In other news, we've come up with a new segment for the Fangdom called "I Do Doodle, You Do Doodle Too" where we will be accepting your drawings (no matter how crappy or amazing) of your favorite, least favorite, down right hilarious scenes from whatever supernatural/mythical form of entertainment you can think of.

Our first one below was done by our very own Buffyrules01 and it's pretty obvious where this is from and why she chose to doodle it:

Buffyrules01 would like to note that she does know that Twilight vampires don't have fangs, but she doesn't care.

So send us your doodles at our e-mail address: randomfandom89@hotmail.com (remember to leave out the "G")

Have a great Memorial Day! -Random

Bring on the Anti's

I should probably put up a disclaimer before I write anything else: I am the Anti-Twilight, so there may be some slight bashing in this post. I don't mean to offend anyone who is a fan of Twilight, I'm just stating my opinion; that's all. If you want some Twilight lovin', see the previous post.

Moving on!

So...Twilight, a word that now makes me cringe regardless of whether or not it's referred to the series or the time of day.

Several years ago, I too was reading this series and I admit, I liked it at the time. What happened to make me change sides you ask? The answer is very simple: I woke up.

I originally read this series back before it exploded into the craziness it is now, and way back before Twi-Hards were getting their knickers in a twist over everything. I was a naive high schooler who didn't know any better and was trying to get everyone I knew to read this series.

Fast forward through college and I'm now trying to prevent people from reading it. Why? Because it is not quality literature. College opened my eyes to the proper usage of grammar, and let's face it, Twilight has some serious issues when it comes to that front. I physically cannot read the books anymore-it's too painful! The series is now hidden away somewhere in a tub inside my house.

It's not just the grammar that bothers me though. I can't for the life of me figure out why Stephenie Meyer couldn't take the time to explain things within her novels properly. Or to do some research. I'm sorry, but if it takes three months to write a novel of that length and quantity, then something must be wrong. It took JK Rowling five years just to write the first Harry Potter novel-five! And just look at the difference between the two series: you have one with quality writing, wonderful characters, a completely unique made up world that follows it's own set of laws...and then you have Twilight, where not even Port Angeles is depicted correctly.

Now, don't get me wrong. I do think that what Stephenie Meyer has been able to achieve as a stay at home mom is great. The fact that she found the time to even write a novel of that length is amazing-but after the success of the first novel, I think she should've learned more about the craft of creative writing to make each of sequels afterwards better. Instead what we end up with is Breaking Dawn: what is considered by many fans to be the worst and the most disappointing of the saga. Some even go as far to say that it reads like a bad fanfiction. At some points, I'd have to say I agree with them.

I could go on and on about the issues I have with this series right now, but I'm going to save that for later. As we dive into this series and go through everything, you will all see both sides of the spectrum.

I hope you all enjoy what we have in store for you!

-Buffyrules01

The Phenomenon known as...

Yes...we're bringing THIS up. Instead of doing a segment on Buffy, we've decided to hold off on it for awhile and switch things up by giving you the phenomenon known as the Twilight Saga.

Most of you (unless you've been living under a rock) have heard of this series, and I'm going to take a guess and say that either you've read the books, watched the movies, or you're completely Anti-Twilight and refuse to involve yourself in either. Well, what we're going to do for this is involve all of you. I myself happen to be a Twilight fan, Random is sort of in the middle, and Buffyrules has completely gone to the dark side-she's our Anti-Twilight and refers to those "Twi-Hards" as "Pysch-Wards."

Now, I am certainly not a "Twi-Hard" and neither is Random. I was introduced to the Twilight world right before the first movie came out when one of my roommates, our very own Buffyrules before she turned, thought it would be a great idea to go see the movie when it came out. Before I'd met Buffyrules, vampires used to terrify me; but once she introduced me to Buffy; I was hooked! I agreed to watch the movie, but opted to read the books before seeing it so that I could be on the same page as Buffyrules and my other roommates. By the time Twilight came out in theaters, I had finished the entire series, and I was a fan.

Years have gone by and I still enjoy reading the series, but I can see now why certain people may not enjoy the books as others do.

For the next few weeks, us ladies of Random Fangdom will be bringing you everything we know, love (and hate) about the Twilight series. There aren't going to be any biases, we've all read the series so we're not just judging the book by it's cover, so buckle your seat belts and enjoy the ride! Everyone is welcome: Twilighters, Twi-Hards (just don't go crazy on us), the Anti-Twilights, and even those people who are still trying to decide which side to be on.

We welcome you all!
                                                                                            ~ scarc91989