Twilight/Stephenie Meyer fans

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Hi, I was wondering how many people here were fans of the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer?
 
OMG!! I'm in the middle of Twilight now! Stephenie is a genius!!!! I just started reading them not that long ago!
 
I like the first book quite a bit.

The couple is way better than Buffy/Angel, too. 🙂
 
I've bought the books, but I haven't started reading them yet.
 
I read the first one (so only Twilight) and didn't like it. Really, it starts out right, but then from a certain point onwards it's major kitsch. Now I have a friend who really likes the series and refers to the books as 'sooooooo romaaaaaaaaantic' but honestly, if that's romance I'm officialy not into that anymore. At all.
 
Just thought I'd revive this thread.

I love the Twilight books. One of my favorite book series...serieses? Oh, whatever. Anyway, yeah, Edward/Bella reminds me of Buffy/Angel a little bit, just because of the whole "forbidden romance" aspect (plus, they both pull off cliched romances really well.) And I don't know one girl who's read it and doesn't have a monstrous crush on Edward. I can't wait for Breaking Dawn, the next book in the series. It's supposed to be released August 8th.

I am, however, a little worried about the movie they're making out of it. I've read a few of the script sides, and they aren't making too many huge changes, but they threw in a few bits that are kind of 'out there' and there are a few instances where they throw in quotes from the book but don't put them in context, so they don't make much sense. Also, some of the casting has upset me...the Bella and Edward are just okay, especially because I still see Edward as Gaspard Ulliel. Carlisle and Jasper have the most fake blond hair ever and Esme and Rosalie are nowhere near as beautiful as they were described in the book, particularly Rosalie. I am a huge fan of their casting choices for Alice and Emmett, though! Let's just hope the acting and script are at least half-decent.
 
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The plural of series is series. :)
I like a lot of the casting. Kristen Stewart is definitely a hottie and I think I'll love her as Bela. I like the actor who plays Edward but I don't think he should have been cast as Edward.

I read that Nikki Reed will be playing the hot bitch vampire which I'm happy with, because Nikki Reed is very sexy. Yum.
 
I'm going to kill whoever decided that Taylor Lautner was a good Jacob. Jacob is my soulmate...that child won't do.
 
Kryptonite said:
I'm going to kill whoever decided that Taylor Lautner was a good Jacob. Jacob is my soulmate...that child won't do.
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Ugh, I know! Jacob needs to be a man...like Steven Strait.

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I love this series. I get totally caught up in the Bella & Edward love story 🙂

I'm really not looking forward to a couple things though:

1. The movie. I hate movies based on books, because they always totally suck! I'm not impressed with any of the casting and I'm really nervous that they will change everything important.

2. Breaking Dawn (4th book, comes out August). I'm worried that Bella and Edward are not going to work out. I have this terribly bad feeling. I absolutely cannot stand Jacob, so I'm hoping that he won't end up breaking those two apart.
 
I LOVE THE TWILIGHT SERIES!
But still, even though I'm gonna see the movie for sure, I'm really disappointed with the cast. The Edward is pretty mediocre, and the Bella is way too skinny, and the only thing that fits the book's description of her is the brown hair and pale skin. And the Rosalie they chose is gorgeous and all, but she doesn't fit Rosalie too well. Ah, well...as long as they're all good actors, I can't complain.
And Bella's gonna be turned in the next book. I'm pretty sure Stephanie Meyer hinted it.
 
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2. Breaking Dawn (4th book, comes out August). I'm worried that Bella and Edward are not going to work out. I have this terribly bad feeling. I absolutely cannot stand Jacob, so I'm hoping that he won't end up breaking those two apart.
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Well, Stephenie Meyer did say that Breaking Dawn will be a bit like A Midsummer Night's Dream in some aspects, and I just hope that doesn't mean they all wind up with the wrong people.

As for Jacob, I like him a lot as a character, but I cannot stand the thought of him and Bella together, mostly because I'm incredibly curious to see what special vampire power Bella would get (assuming she gets one, of course). I'm really hoping Jake finds a nice girl that's not Bella.
 
I've read the books... Nothing special. Too much of a cliche for my taste.

After having read The Vampire Chronicles, this saga seems a little... plain. The characters are one-dimensional and the plot is kind of silly.

While reading the books, I liked them but if you stop and think about it, there's nothing that great about them. Edward is a Gary Stu and the vampires are so not-like-vampires. I mean, c'mon, daylight?

And the Edward/Bella/Jacob thing? Totally forced. It seemed to me that she wanted to do something unexpected and it didn't work out.


I give them a 7/10... I just hope the ending won't be as stupid as Harry Potter's epilogue. If Bella ends up turned into a vampire and happily married, it will be the most obvious ending ever. I really hope Stephenie'll write something surprising... I want to be shocked.
 
i just started reading the first book (so watch it with posting spoilers without tags, guys 😉). its pretty good so far, and i certainly want to know what happens next, but im pretty early on so im not yet hooked. ill come back here when im farther along 🙂.

and also, i actually think kristen stewart will make a good bella.
 
Spirit_Of_Fred said:
i just started reading the first book (so watch it with posting spoilers without tags, guys 😉). its pretty good so far, and i certainly want to know what happens next, but im pretty early on so im not yet hooked. ill come back here when im farther along 🙂.

and also, i actually think kristen stewart will make a good bella.
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Oh, you'll be hooked in no time!

Also, it's good to know there's some Kristen Stewart fans. I'm not a fan of her myself, but a friend of mine thinks she'll make a great Bella.

To be honest, I, like most fans, was stuck on the idea of Emily Browning or Ellen Page as Bella, and Kristen just sort of came out of nowhere. Of course, I'm not going to completely judge until I see her act...and who knows? She may grow on me. I hated the idea of Robert Pattinson as Edward at first, and now, even though he's certainly not my PERFECT Edward, I'm definitely starting to like him.
 
I think, unlike a lot of people, that Kristen Stewart makes a BETTER Bella than Emily Browning especially, and also Ellen Page. Stewart is not what people would think of as conventional beauty. Sure she's not ugly, but she's not Eliza Dushku either. I think she has that almost "plain jane" look to her that makes her better suited to play Bella.

I was disappointed in the choice for Edward. It wasn't because I think Robert Pattison is unable to play the role (because I'm sure he is), I just had my heart set on Gaspard Ulliel. As far as common sense was concerned, I knew the possibility of Ulliel playing the roll was slim to none, but that tiny little voice in me still died when Pattison was announced. Poor kid...

The casting of Jacob was the real killer. I think I would have even preferred Tyler Posey over Taylor Lautner. Although, if it was "KJ's dream movie", Steven Strait would have been Jacob, of course. Lautner, like the other actors, is probably going to be at least good in the movie, but I was hoping on chances to drool over Jacob. It would be weird now since he's like, jail bait. *sigh*
 
okay, i am totally, completely hooked! i think it is a little slow in the beginning, picks up when she meets edward and there are all the mysteries and stuff, but really hits its stride when they start hanging out more, and she knows the truth about him, etc. at least, thats how it was for me. there could have been other factors, and you guys might think differently. regardless, i must read on and find out how this ends! 😀
 
I've read all three books, dying to see the movie, and can't wait for "Breaking Dawn" to come out. I think I'm pretty much a fan. And I'd hate to see Bella become a vampire, it would sort of ruin everything for me.
 
Spirit_Of_Fred said:
okay, i am totally, completely hooked! i think it is a little slow in the beginning, picks up when she meets edward and there are all the mysteries and stuff, but really hits its stride when they start hanging out more, and she knows the truth about him, etc. at least, thats how it was for me. there could have been other factors, and you guys might think differently. regardless, i must read on and find out how this ends! 😀
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Ok if you don't know anything about what happens in the story, I think you'll love New Moon. A lot of it will be like "ah...what?!" It's really good. Eclipse (the third book) is my total favorite though. 🙂
 
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yeah; ive heard from a few other people that the third one was the best also. guess ill have to wait and see :)
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