Twilight Series!

[KillarneyRose]

Winnibug, I'm not sure if you realize it or not, but the actor you picked for Edward is named Henry Cavill and he actually was Stephenie Meyer's choice. He's soooooooooooo hot (he plays the Duke of Suffolk in HBO's "The Tudors") but I think in the end the people in charge of casting thought he was too old. I think he's 24 or 25.

From what I understand, Nikki Reed and "Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke co-wrote the movie "Thirteen" that Reed starred in. She's a pretty girl, but I definitely expected someone blonder. I think that no matter who got the role, though, many people would have been disappointed. Really, who could actually be as beautiful as Rosalie is supposed to be?

I agree with all of you who don't get why everyone seemed so drawn to Renesmee (ugh; horrible name). Instead of this incredibly beautiful child, all I could picture was Kristen Dunst's creepy little vampire child in "Interview with the Vampire".

Am I the only one who really didn't like Bella's character very much? I never understood exactly what Edward saw in her except for the fact that he liked the way she smelled. (ha, I sound like a bitchy high school girl gossiping!). I thought she was often very ungracious at times, like when the Cullens had a birthday get-together for her and when Alice put together the roomsized walk-in closet in her and Edward's cottage and she was peeved. And don't get me started about when Edward proposed to her.

I liked reading the backstories on the Cullens; I thought Jasper's story was interesting and it wasn't until that point that I stopped thinking of him as a peripheral character at best. Rosalie's store was pretty lame, though. I think SM could have done better with that one.

Still, I LOVED the whole book series and I can't wait to see the movie!

[epchick]

Originally Posted by KillarneyRose

I agree with all of you who don't get why everyone seemed so drawn to Renesmee (ugh; horrible name). Instead of this incredibly beautiful child, all I could picture was Kristen Dunst's creepy little vampire child in "Interview with the Vampire".

Yes this is what popped in my mind when I pictured Renesmee!

I really could have cared less if they picked someone who was 24 for Edward, especially when he's that scrumptious. I mean the guy who is cast as Edward is 22 anyways, and BLAH!

I still can not see Rosalie in Nikki. No one can be as beautiful as Rosalie, but they could try to get close. Nikki is nowhere near close.

[RaggedyAnn]

Originally Posted by KillarneyRose

Am I the only one who really didn't like Bella's character very much? I never understood exactly what Edward saw in her except for the fact that he liked the way she smelled. (ha, I sound like a bitchy high school girl gossiping!). I thought she was often very ungracious at times, like when the Cullens had a birthday get-together for her and when Alice put together the roomsized walk-in closet in her and Edward's cottage and she was peeved. And don't get me started about when Edward proposed to her.

I liked Bella, but the proposal really bothered me. As someone who married her dream man, this just didn't make sense. I know the whole book is make believe, but this was the part of the story that was unbelievable for me.

RaggedyAndy made it to page 200 of Twilight and put the book down. He "couldn't take the "whiny teenage girl anymore."