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#1 Post by a1mamacat » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:39 pm

Did not come close to living up to the book.

Almost the entire theater laughed at most of the supposedly serious moments. Even the teenage girls were laughing at the "romantic" scenes.

Hyperventilating breathing, and nostrils flaring while gazing deeply into each others eyes. Gag!

It's $20.00 and 2 hours I'll never get back.
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#2 Post by SportsFan68 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:43 pm

I wasn't gonna read the book but was talked into it by someone who reads very little "blood and guts." So I guess it'll be OK.
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#3 Post by Beebs52 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:45 pm

Oh dear. My oldest's girlfriend has read all of them and is sending them to me. Do I have to read them?
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#4 Post by a1mamacat » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:46 pm

Oh, the book was pretty good, but the movie....


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Re: Twilight

#5 Post by SportsFan68 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:46 pm

Beebs52 wrote:Oh dear. My oldest's girlfriend has read all of them and is sending them to me. Do I have to read them?
Probably not. I haven't been able to talk anybody into reading the Harry Potter books, unless they already wanted to read them anyway.
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Re: Twilight

#6 Post by Beebs52 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:47 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:
Beebs52 wrote:Oh dear. My oldest's girlfriend has read all of them and is sending them to me. Do I have to read them?
Probably not. I haven't been able to talk anybody into reading the Harry Potter books, unless they already wanted to read them anyway.
I loved the Harry Potter books. I've read an excerpt of a Twilight book and wasn't impressed. Will I like them?
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Re: Twilight

#7 Post by SportsFan68 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:50 pm

Beebs52 wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:
Beebs52 wrote:Oh dear. My oldest's girlfriend has read all of them and is sending them to me. Do I have to read them?
Probably not. I haven't been able to talk anybody into reading the Harry Potter books, unless they already wanted to read them anyway.
I loved the Harry Potter books. I've read an excerpt of a Twilight book and wasn't impressed. Will I like them?
No idea. The person who talked me into reading them did so on Thanksgiving Day and hasn't provided them yet.

I apologize, I've conflated the HP and Twilight books. I just meant you don't have to read anything somebody else thinks you should, or everybody I tried to talk into reading the HP books would have done so.
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#8 Post by Beebs52 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:52 pm

Well, I just thought, if they were similar in style I might like them. I'm never coerced into reading something I don't want to. I just am curious about whether I'll like the "style" of the books.
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#9 Post by SportsFan68 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:53 pm

Beebs52 wrote:Well, I just thought, if they were similar in style I might like them. I'm never coerced into reading something I don't want to. I just am curious about whether I'll like the "style" of the books.

Good for you!

That's what I don't know. She did say Twilight was an easy read.
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#10 Post by a1mamacat » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:54 pm

Beebs, the books are not too bad. You do need to give it some leaway, as it is aimed at teens, but I did enjoy them. I've read the first two, and James is borrowing the third from a friend for me.

The movie just dint translate well. The actors were really too old to play the parts with a modicum of believability.
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#11 Post by Beebs52 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:59 pm

a1mamacat wrote:Beebs, the books are not too bad. You do need to give it some leaway, as it is aimed at teens, but I did enjoy them. I've read the first two, and James is borrowing the third from a friend for me.

The movie just dint translate well. The actors were really too old to play the parts with a modicum of believability.
That's sort of what I got from movie reviews I've read. Books are always better than movies, so I'll read them when I get them. Free books are always a good thing.
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#12 Post by SportsFan68 » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:07 am

Beebs, try chat again.
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#13 Post by SportsFan68 » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:08 am

SportsFan68 wrote:Beebs, try chat again.
You too, SC and Saucy.
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#14 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:29 am

Beebs52 wrote:Oh dear. My oldest's girlfriend has read all of them and is sending them to me. Do I have to read them?
I read all four in four days. They weren't horrible. The first and fourth books were the best.
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#15 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:32 am

SportsFan68 wrote:
Beebs52 wrote:Well, I just thought, if they were similar in style I might like them. I'm never coerced into reading something I don't want to. I just am curious about whether I'll like the "style" of the books.

Good for you!

That's what I don't know. She did say Twilight was an easy read.
To me they were like reading a romance novel without the sex.
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Re: Twilight

#16 Post by SportsFan68 » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:35 am

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:
Beebs52 wrote:Oh dear. My oldest's girlfriend has read all of them and is sending them to me. Do I have to read them?
I read all four in four days. They weren't horrible. The first and fourth books were the best.
LOL! I think PSM successfully damned them with faint praise.
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