No. It's full of terrible female role models and harmful examples of relationships.

The flamewar in the comments is absolutely fantastic.

No, it just shows that teenage girls and middle-aged homosexual men have too much money to spend.

No, it's because Hollywood will make a movie out of any popular book series.

Note to self: make a popular book series where an Edward clone gets punched in the face by a vampire with self-respect.

Saborlas: Note to self: make a popular book series where an Edward clone gets punched in the face by a vampire with self-respect.

Hell, the ones in the Sookie Stackhouse books could teach those pussys a thing or two.

Notes to self-
1. Put in a filter in farky so I don't have to see the goddamned Twilight greenlights.
2. Find somewhere else to go now that my totalfark pages will have 3 links each.

It's about time we have a greenlight about the Twilight series. There just hasn't been enough here about Twilight. No, literally, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH GODDAMNED MATERIAL ABOUT TWILIGHT ON THIS SITE!

I'm okay.

I like how the author manages to completely avoid the possibility that maybe, just maybe, the books and movies get so much negative attention because they're awful.

I watched the first movie, once. Even with the Rifftrax audio (the only reason I agreed to it in the first place), it was still a painful experience.

Under no circumstances would I defend these movies, but again, how is this any worse than "Transformers" or any of the other guaranteed-to-be-garbage movies that a significant percentage of Farkers (many of them who whine about "Twilight" in these threads) pay to see anyway?

Is it because its target audience is yucky, yucky girls who have cooties?

New Moon SUCKS!!!

/obligatory

Yes, but when we don't give them any money to spend, then what?

Twilight is a lot like the spice girls, popularity that greatly exceeds any real talent. My bet is that they will all wind up dating european soccer players too.

100 Watt Walrus: Under no circumstances would I defend these movies, but again, how is this any worse than "Transformers" or any of the other guaranteed-to-be-garbage movies that a significant percentage of Farkers (many of them who whine about "Twilight" in these threads) pay to see anyway?

Is it because its target audience is yucky, yucky girls who have cooties?

Alien robots fighting a war on earth at least inspires some decent effects and action sequences that don't look nearly as good on my home set as they do on the big screen. What makes twilight worse is the sparkly 70 year old man who masquerades as a high school kid to get sweet-smelling poon.

Remember, Twilight is bad, but it's not the worst vampire fiction out there. Anita Blake is much, much worse, at least the later books.

I'm going to take this opportunity to share my informative helpful romantic guide for men (new window) based on the wisdom of the Twilight films.

Twilight is a lot like the spice girls, popularity that greatly exceeds any real talent. My bet is that they will all wind up dating european soccer players too.

/including the guys, especially the guys

You know how Hollywood picks movies to make?

"Are the chances it makes a metric asston of cash better than 2:1 (based upon the success of the source material and/or director and/or writer)?"

If "yes," greenlight.

If "no," don't.

So does the author of TFA have the ghey?

I for one am sick of hearing about Twilight. Isn't there something else going on in the world? Where's Megan Fox when you need her?

Twilight farking sucks.

Everytime I see shiatty Twilight merchandise at Borders, I want to grab the t-shirts and use them to wipe my ass.

"Take that, Edward. You farking like that, don't you?"

Whodat?: You know how Hollywood picks movies to make?

"Are the chances it makes a metric asston of cash better than 2:1 (based upon the success of the source material and/or director and/or writer)?"

If "yes," greenlight.

If "no," don't.

Kinda like greenlights on Fark. Will this cause some sort of flame war or bring out the trolls?

If "yes," greenlight.

If "no," don't.

ravenspore: Isn't there something else going on in the world?


Some people crashed Obama's party, yo.

dear hollywood

bring back rated r action flicks like die hard. your pussification of america stops here.

thanks

men and young men of today and tomorrow who enjoy movies

Strega: Remember, Twilight is bad, but it's not the worst vampire fiction out there. Anita Blake is much, much worse, at least the later books.

I'd say everything through Obsidian Butterfly is great. Narcissus In Chains was when her series basically degenerated into porno.

Don't even get me started on her Meredith Gentry series.

Keywork99: Strega: Remember, Twilight is bad, but it's not the worst vampire fiction out there. Anita Blake is much, much worse, at least the later books.

I'd say everything through Obsidian Butterfly is great. Narcissus In Chains was when her series basically degenerated into porno.

Don't even get me started on her Meredith Gentry series.


That's nothing....don't get me started on the books by Harry Reems.

Somebody figured out the boy band formula for movies. Awesome.

/wish had been me.

Five years from now about 50,000 girls who think that being stalked by pasty skinny guys who stay up all night is an admirable life goal will enter the dating pool.

You'd think Farkers would be okay with that.

thank god for this thread. you almost couldnt see the last twilight thread on the showbiz tab without scrolling down.

ya know those blond chicks who hang around in Hugh Hefner's bed (the girls next door). they have all stated that being Hugh Hefner's sperm spittoon was their life goal from when they were girls. the Twilight franchise is just making sure there are more girls for Hugh when he turns 90 and needs a battalion of hot chicks to help him keep his junk hard.
aaagh. i need to wash my brain now.

Dr.Zom: Five years from now about 50,000 girls who think that being stalked by pasty skinny guys who stay up all night is an admirable life goal will enter the dating pool.

The biggest Twilight fan I know is my 65yo mother in law. She's single if you're interested.

/read ~50 pages of the first book
//makes Dan Brown look like Faulkner by comparison

Invincible: 100 Watt Walrus: Under no circumstances would I defend these movies, but again, how is this any worse than "Transformers" or any of the other guaranteed-to-be-garbage movies that a significant percentage of Farkers (many of them who whine about "Twilight" in these threads) pay to see anyway?

Is it because its target audience is yucky, yucky girls who have cooties?

Alien robots fighting a war on earth at least inspires some decent effects and action sequences that don't look nearly as good on my home set as they do on the big screen. What makes twilight worse is the sparkly 70 year old man who masquerades as a high school kid to get sweet-smelling poon.

And what is it about effects and action sequences make them more worthy than any of the equally mind-numbing elements of "Twilight"? It's just a different flavor of empty-calorie candy. The effects and action of the "Transformers" movies substitute for plot. The "Twilight" movies have romance (twisted as it may be) instead. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Rotten eggs all.

ecmoRandomNumbers: No, it just shows that teenage girls and middle-aged homosexual men adult women have too much money to spend.

FTFY

IMDWalrus: I watched the first movie, once. Even with the Rifftrax audio (the only reason I agreed to it in the first place), it was still a painful experience.

I made it 25 minutes. The amount of teenage angst in the first 10 minutes almost had me turn it off.

I'm on Team Jacob.

100 Watt Walrus: Under no circumstances would I defend these movies, but again, how is this any worse than "Transformers" or any of the other guaranteed-to-be-garbage movies that a significant percentage of Farkers (many of them who whine about "Twilight" in these threads) pay to see anyway?

Is it because its target audience is yucky, yucky girls who have cooties?

Generally, when people watch a crappy movie like Transformers they consume 2 hours of eye-candy, go home and never really think about it again.

They don't go home and dump their wives because "I realized she wasn't my Optimus Prime".

Mugato: It's about time we have a greenlight about the Twilight series. There just hasn't been enough here about Twilight. No, literally, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH GODDAMNED MATERIAL ABOUT TWILIGHT ON THIS SITE!

I'm okay.

Kinda makes you wish we were back to the 3 Megan Fox greenlights a day.

InmanRoshi: 100 Watt Walrus: Under no circumstances would I defend these movies, but again, how is this any worse than "Transformers" or any of the other guaranteed-to-be-garbage movies that a significant percentage of Farkers (many of them who whine about "Twilight" in these threads) pay to see anyway?

Is it because its target audience is yucky, yucky girls who have cooties?

Generally, when people watch a crappy movie like Transformers they consume 2 hours of eye-candy, go home and never really think about it again.

They don't go home and dump their wives because "I realized she wasn't my Optimus Prime".

My wife is more like Grimlock.

I am anxiously awaiting the fourth book, Breaking Dawn, for completely awesome reasons.

InmanRoshi: Generally, when people watch a crappy movie like Transformers they consume 2 hours of eye-candy, go home and never really think about it again.

They don't go home and dump their wives because "I realized she wasn't my Optimus Prime".

Que?

Stupid people are stupid, regardless of the movies they see. But whatever you're talking about, if someone realized they were in a bad marriage as a result of seeing a stupid movie, more power to them.

I Like Bread: I am anxiously awaiting the fourth book, Breaking Dawn, for completely awesome reasons.


I'm pretty sure that book's been out for a while.

I watched 2012 today. I'm forced to wonder: can Twilight, or anything for that matter, be any worse than 2012?

/sure you'll say "yes"
//finds the possibility unsettling

Poopy MacPoop

They don't go home and dump their wives because "I realized she wasn't my Optimus Prime".

My wife is more like Grimlock.

Lifted from Wikipedia- Grimlock can be cold, merciless and contemptuous of those he considers beneath him.

/I LOL'D

steverockson: I Like Bread: I am anxiously awaiting the fourth book, Breaking Dawn, for completely awesome reasons.


I'm pretty sure that book's been out for a while.

Yes, but it needs to be put to film.

Circus Midget: Mugato: It's about time we have a greenlight about the Twilight series. There just hasn't been enough here about Twilight. No, literally, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH GODDAMNED MATERIAL ABOUT TWILIGHT ON THIS SITE!

I'm okay.

Kinda makes you wish we were back to the 3 Megan Fox greenlights a day.

or back to the Britney Spears wigging out threads!

overgrown teenage boys who traditionally produce and greenlight films

Sarcasm fails here, subby. It is indeed overgrown (adults stuck in adolescence) teenage boys who run Hollywood.

FishyFred: No. It's full of terrible female role models and harmful examples of relationships.

Are you familiar with most Romantic fiction and poetry? Do you think Jane Erye had a healthy relationship with Rochester? Do you think Byron was a good choice for a boyfriend? Cathy and Heathcliff were your idea of a role model?

Look, I don't think New Moon is great literature. But it is in the Romantic genre. Personally, I prefer the Augustans, but the Romantics have always had their fans. If that were not the case, no one would think Romeo and Juliet were any kind of a great couple.

Poopy MacPoop: InmanRoshi: 100 Watt Walrus: Under no circumstances would I defend these movies, but again, how is this any worse than "Transformers" or any of the other guaranteed-to-be-garbage movies that a significant percentage of Farkers (many of them who whine about "Twilight" in these threads) pay to see anyway?

Is it because its target audience is yucky, yucky girls who have cooties?

Generally, when people watch a crappy movie like Transformers they consume 2 hours of eye-candy, go home and never really think about it again.

They don't go home and dump their wives because "I realized she wasn't my Optimus Prime".

My wife is more like Grimlock.

strong but retarded? sorry i keed i keed

100 Watt Walrus: Under no circumstances would I defend these movies, but again, how is this any worse than "Transformers" or any of the other guaranteed-to-be-garbage movies that a significant percentage of Farkers (many of them who whine about "Twilight" in these threads) pay to see anyway?

Is it because its target audience is yucky, yucky girls who have cooties?

The difference between movies like Twilight and Transformers is that Transformers is supposed to be mindless entertainment backed by nostalgia with the "plot" serving simply to move the film along from one action scene to the next. Twilight on the other hand is supposed to be a drama, and dramas tend to be based heavily on dialogue or in other words writing. Twilight is poorly written and sends bad messages to it's teenage readers/viewers. The only reason there are even movies is that it became a best selling series and Hollywood wanted a cut.

I readily admit that I have neither seen the movies or read the books and I currently have no intentions too, however the vast majority of opinions or reviews I have seen of Twilight tend to agree that it is poorly written. Again the only reason there are movies is that Hollywood wanted to make money off of this and they will be making pointless action movies again as soon as someone brings another one to the marketing department
with potential to sell to the lowest common denomination.

/I realize that in my lifetime I will leave to see Twilight replaced a hundred times over with some other popular franchise that appeals to some group and becomes ubiquitous until the next thing comes along
//Just ride this wave out

Is this the thread where a bunch of Buffy and Angel fans talk about how stupid Twilight is?

Basement dwellers who like a series aimed at 13 year old girls making fun of a different franchise aimed at 13 year old girls, hilarious.