tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post4173453009607959282..comments2024-01-27T00:32:09.521-08:00Comments on From The Depths Of DVD Hell: Saving The Twilight Fans Souls Part 1 - The Lost BoysElwood Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09661750406352159996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post-64717720596534637632009-04-13T05:52:00.000-07:002009-04-13T05:52:00.000-07:00Regarding Twilight, it's such a weird phenomenon. ...Regarding Twilight, it's such a weird phenomenon. When I was in grad school about three years ago, I took a young adult lit class and did my final research project on goth teens in young adult lit. I had to search high and low for five titles to represent my research and it was difficult! Now you walk into any Barnes and Noble and there are tons of books, spurned by Twilight's popularity, no doubt, focusing on goth teens or aimed at goth teens. Funny how one book (movie, what have you) can become so viral. Is is about money? Is it about hitting the big time? Or is it really about the art? <BR/><BR/>I haven't watched the Twilight movie yet, but I did read the books last year. They were ok - I liked the whole Volturi thing, I thought that was pretty cool, but yeah, I agree with Johnny666, it's okay for the rules to be broken, and we horror fans deserve a fresh approach sometimes, don't you think, but it has to be done in such a way that it's smart, so we don't scratch our collective heads and say, WTF was that about? If you want some recent fiction that features hardcore vamp action, check out David Wellington's vampire series starting with 13 Bullets, if you haven't already. Vamps as mean ass monsters never looked so good. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the kick ass reviews!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299640716799276127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post-78302389819537149572009-04-13T03:53:00.000-07:002009-04-13T03:53:00.000-07:00It's funny, I used to love The Lost Boys when I wa...It's funny, I used to love The Lost Boys when I was younger, but now there are so many cringe moments, it's hard for me to make it through. I think Fright Night did a much better job of melding the comedy with vampires, and had much better special f/x to boot.<BR/><BR/>I terms of Twilight, the fad seems shocking to me. I walked past HMV yesterday, and they had signs up saying 'two disc DVD of Twilight NOW back in stock!', as if they had been plagued by teenagers and children, gasping to get their pubescent hands on it. I will have to watch it see what is wrong with these people...<BR/><BR/>I think the rules of the vampire genre can be broken, but only in a smart way that can de-construct the genre itself. Check out George Romero's Martin for this. My personal favorite vampire film of all time.Johnny 666https://www.blogger.com/profile/01327243894361186507noreply@blogger.com