That Show Sucks

I am a male. Maybe that’s why I just ‘don’t get it’ when it come to the Twilight Series. I watched the first one on a date because I didn’t know any better, and then ‘New Moon’ and ‘Eclipse’ because I lost a bet. Now, I’m sure the books are great, but at least from a cinematic perspective, the series sucks. Why?

1. Bad Acting
2. Lack of character development
3. Non-realistic relationships (and I’m not talking about the non-human kind)
4. Unbelievable characters

I can accept the New York Times putting the Twilight books on their Bestseller’s list, but what fact I can’t accept is each woman’s unhealthy obsession with such mediocre acting and cinematography.

Honestly, the characters are attractive, male and female alike, but none can act. There is nothing I can’t stand more than a movie franchise that is popular mainly for the looks of its actors, and not the depth of the plot. Go to any blog and what do you hear? I bunch of overly hormonal teenage girls talking about how much they’re in love with Jacob or Edward, NOT what is actually HAPPENING in the movie. I’m frustrated. I’m convinced if you just showed still images of each with their shirts off for 2 hours you’d still sell just as many tickets.

And yes, I guess I am speaking from a biased perspective, but I can’t stand how much in love so many women are in with Edward. In real life, if I had a girl obsess over me as much as Belle does with him, it’d freak me out. And for Jacob, if I had any friend who would hold on so hopelessly to a woman who doesn’t want him, I’d call him pathetic. Move on man. You’re attractive. I’m sure you can find someone with a little more personality than Belle anyways.

A combination of bad acting and a lack of real people that I can relate with makes the movies a total bomb. Please people, grow some brains and wake up to reality. Twilight isn’t THAT good.

Let’s just face it, the only reason 99% of people go to see any movie in the Twilight series is to see the eighteen-year-old hottie, Taylor Lautner. I’ll admit, I am guilty of standing in line to see those famous abs. I do, however, draw the line at screaming at the screen. News flash ladies, your dear Taylor can’t hear you.

Crazy fans aside, skeptics must admit that Lautner has played a huge role in skyrocketing this mediocre series to the top of the box office. In all honestly, who would want to see a pale, hairy vampire when they could see a shirtless, tanned werewolf?

It’s Jacob versus Edward.

Any votes for the vampire? Anyone? Anyone? ….. That’s what I thought.

Taylor’s good looks have the producers laughing all the way to the bank. The movie Twilight grossed over $70 million in its opening weekend. The sequel, New Moon, more than doubled those earnings, pulling in $142 million opening weekend. The third part in the series, Eclipse, was just shy at over $121 million in the first three days of opening. Looks like Lautner’s muscular back pulled in some serious greenbacks.

So regardless of your level of devotion to the world of vampires and werewolves, people can’t deny that Taylor Lautner is a hot commodity. Now pass the popcorn and enjoy the trailer for the latest addition to the saga, Eclipse.

You might have seen the satirical Myspace: The Movie parading its way around YouTube and other online video sites. But the “other” social network (which is now more popular than Myspace) will be getting its own taste of the box office soon….and this time it’s real.

Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake, The Social Network will chronicle the story of two Harvard undergraduates that created the social network of Facebook to be able to feel included in the exclusive clubs of the school.

Check out this trailer for The Social Network. It looks like an interesting film that definitely doesn’t follow the same normal formula as other movies out there right now.