Thoughts From the Advanced Screening

Rating: 4/10 (4 July 2010)

Yesterday, as we huddled down with our shared popcorn bucket in Row C, there was one question on mine and Chloe's minds- how the Hell did we end up here? As many of you will know by now, me and Chloe hate the Twilight Saga and everything it advocates- domestic violence, teenage suicide and Mormonism amongst the worst of it. And yet every time a new film is churned out, we always end up going to see it. I think that says a lot about the almost magnetic pull of this franchise- it becomes compulsive viewing for even those who solemnly hate it. Yet, obviously, the third film in the series (out of five, joy of joys) suffers from the same pitfalls as its predecessors. A shoddily-written source text, pitted full of narrative holes (for instance- how does Edward just 'get over' the fact he wants to drain his lover's blood?), some pretty awful acting at times, and the cheesiest chat up lines I have ever heard. So how does this film differ from the others? Well, there's more action, a few extra pieces of guy candy and a few more back stories for the bit parts. But yet for me, this is still overshadowed by the fact that countless tweens will look upon Edward's emotional blackmail, lies, and coercion into marriage as true love. And for that, Miss Meyer has a lot to answer for.
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