Made-For-TV on the Big Screen

Rating: 6/10 (7 December 2009)

I have never read the books, so my rating is strictly based on the movie series so far.
First, I have to say that this series is not very appealing to me, so far. To me, it looks like something Aaron Spelling has been working on, if he were still alive. Imagine if Spelling were alive and was in charge of the HBO series, "True Blood," and that's what the "Twilight" series appears to be, on screen.
I love "True Blood." It is an excellent drama, but it does not hide the fact that there is horror associated with vampires and other mystical/mythical creatures. Also, the show takes into account certain common physical laws associated with vampires, such as: silver burns and sunlight kills - not: silver accessorizes and sunlight sparkles. Twilight vampires don't even have fangs, the one thing that has defined vampires for so many years.
Twilight is a series that takes two of the horror genre's greatest monsters, vampires and werewolves, and presents them in the form of young 'pretty' people with emotional and social issues. It is about one vampire and one werewolf that fight for the love and protection of one human girl who ultimately falls for the vampire (because, hey, he sparkles) which threatens a long standing treaty between the two clans.
I gave the series 6 of 10 stars because it is mildly entertaining and the story is somewhat intriguing, though familiar, and my daughters love it (they're 9 and 12 years old). I just don't like the idea of paying theater prices for something that looks and feels like it should be on T.V., competing with "The Vampire Diaries."