Twilight bad for your love life?

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
Worst thing about Twilight was how the vampires were so "beautiful." I cant imagine vampires being like that. It's not like they are a buncha fairies dancing around in rented formal wear and cheesy Euro accents.

odd.

i do recall you being a fan of anne rice's novels as well as the movie adaptions of her books.

fancy overcoats and frilly tops anyone?

and the settings of her stories take place in various locations in europe, which obviously and inevitable involve characters who are european and have european accents.

Additionally, ripping a witty line off James Woods is low, RJ.

You think you can slip that one by? No, I've seen Vampires.

-AC

Originally posted by Fallen
odd.

i do recall you being a fan of anne rice's novels as well as the movie adaptions of her books.

fancy overcoats and frilly tops anyone?

and the settings of her stories take place in various locations in europe, which obviously and inevitable involve characters who are european and have european accents.

Thats the one and only problem I had with Anne Rice's vampires, I told you this several times.

But you gotta admit, there were a few scenes like when Lestat returns from the swamp, and when Louis pwns Armand's coven, where they looked slightly scary.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Additionally, ripping a witty line off James Woods is low, RJ.

You think you can slip that one by? No, I've seen Vampires.

-AC

Valek, THAT'S a vampire.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
What can I say? You're one helluva goalie.

Valek, THAT'S a vampire.

He's as "pretty" as the rest; flowing hair, piercing eyes.

30 Days of Night, THOSE are vampires.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
He's as "pretty" as the rest; flowing hair, piercing eyes.

30 Days of Night, THOSE are vampires.

-AC

Yes, 30 days of night are kickass vampires, you said this a long time ago, and truth be told, it was you saying that that made me think it.

Tag Team....FAIL.

Originally posted by Fallen

fancy overcoats and frilly tops anyone?

and the settings of her stories take place in various locations in europe, which obviously and inevitable involve characters who are european and have european accents.

Also, the Anne Rice novels, as you said, are like set in an era and locales where people dressed and talked like that, human and Vampire alike. So duh, it is only natural to have her Vampires talk and dress like that. Hell, even soldiers dressed like sissies back then.

The line I used, the one Mr. Centauri so gently called me out on, was from a Vampire movie based in modern times. Twilight is based in modern times. 30 days of night is based in modern times. See the pattern? Hmm? It's quite simple, like paint by numbers simple.

OK I'll spell it out for you.....We were debating modern day Vampires and the movies they are in.

Tag team? Fail is more like triple posting out of panic.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
He looks fierce throughout the movie, he bears his fangs, he looks badass with a hint of glamour.

Yes, 30 days of night are kickass vampires, you said this a long time ago, and truth be told, it was you saying that that made me think it.

Oooh! A vampire who bears fangs! Well...gosh. You've got me there.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Tag team? Fail is more like triple posting out of panic.

Oooh! A vampire who bears fangs! Well...gosh. You've got me there.

-AC

BTW, you dont have what it takes to make me "panic." Not even close, dearie.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
Also, the Anne Rice novels, as you said, are like set in an era and locales where people dressed and talked like that, human and Vampire alike. So duh, it is only natural to have her Vampires talk and dress like that. Hell, even soldiers dressed like sissies back then.

The line I used, the one Mr. Centauri so gently called me out on, was from a Vampire movie based in modern times. Twilight is based in modern times. 30 days of night is based in modern times. See the pattern? Hmm? It's quite simple, like paint by numbers simple.

OK I'll spell it out for you.....We were debating modern day Vampires and the movies they are in.

since when was is specified that this vampire discussion only pertained to modern vampires?

and according to you, vampires are meant to be scary, terrifying creatures. anything else, like anne's rice's vampires, as you stated, aren't believeable to you because of their romanticised depiction. if you honestly hold that notion, why spend your time reading novels of vampires who don't fall under that category? why repeatedly view the film adaptations with such enthusiasm? the fact is: you enjoy the novels and its movies. you enjoy the characters. you have completely bought into anne rice's interpretation of the vampire, which contradicts your previus statements.

furthermore, your one issue with anne rice's vampires is the crux and essence of her characters. her characters are meant to be humanized instead of just a one-dimensional blood thirsty monster. you enjoy her novels because of this. if not, you wouldn't have invested so much time into them. and yes, her characters are from different time periods, reflecting and embodying those periods. if it was acceptable to wear fancy overcoats and frilly tops in today's modern age, and twilight was meant to depict recent times, then the characters would be wearing just that.

Originally posted by Fallen
since when was is specified that this vampire discussion only pertained to modern vampires?

and according to you, vampires are meant to be scary, terrifying creatures. anything else, like anne's rice's vampires, as you stated, aren't believeable to you because of their romanticised depiction. if you honestly hold that notion, why spend your time reading novels of vampires who don't fall under that category? why repeatedly view the film adaptations with such enthusiasm? the fact is: you enjoy the novels and its movies. you enjoy the characters. you have completely bought into anne rice's interpretation of the vampire, which contradicts your previus statements.

furthermore, your one issue with anne rice's vampires is the crux and essence of her characters. her characters are meant to be humanized instead of just a one-dimensional blood thirsty monster. you enjoy her novels because of this. if not, you wouldn't have invested so much time into them. and yes, her characters are from different time periods, reflecting and embodying those periods. if it was acceptable to wear fancy overcoats and frilly tops in today's modern age, and twilight was meant to depict recent times, then the characters would be wearing just that.

Just saying, that was what I was discussing. It's not limited to any era or series of movies.

Maybe I wasnt clear enough. Lestat, Louis, they had moments where they were genuinely scary looking in the movies. They had their moments where they looked like a vampire, at least partially. Valik, in "Vampires", pretty boy that he was, also had moments where he looked scary as hell. The main problem I have with the whole "Pretty vampire" thing is movies like Twilight, you gotta admit, they took it to another level there.

I "completely bought" Anne Rice's interpretation of vampires, until a while back AC said something about how the 30 days of night vampires are what "real" vampires are supposed to look like. I thought about that one night as I watched Interview with the vampire, and it kinda stuck with me.

Dont get me wrong, I still love her characters and novels, and I deal with the vampires being "beautiful", let's just say that I look on it in a new light now. Now, I look at her characters being close to a perfect blend of beauty and fierceness.

The perfect vampire depicted onscreen as of late, IMO, is Van Helsing's Dracula. He could be either really handsome, or really monstrous. Same with Marcus in Underworld.

(: twilight is bad for me in general.

i hate it.

haermm How so?

O.o do I reallly need to get into the details of how much I hate that series...

I got time.

Let's just start with some simple reasons

1. they make vampires look like ****
2. WHAT VAMPIRE GLITTERS!?!?!

but wait...
the book is good for something in my opinion

(:
mmm
it makes a nice cozy fire

Yes, the glitter.....quite sickening.

(: but heyyy

they are good fire starters

YAY TWILIGHT

god the fans are more annoying than the book..

Worse than Trekkies?