a great satire!

Rating: 8/10 (9 June 2010)

I'm going to voice my confusion here, a confusion which I have been burdened with for some time. I saw this movie with great glee, along with a full theater of those twelve year olds that are said to be so crazy about it. I sat, delighted through the whole thing as the whole theater raged with laughter through scene after scene.
For example, the "cat scene" in which a man's inner thoughts are revealed to be about his cat and he sighs in comedic distress. Or, the shimmering scene, when Edward dramatically builds up the fact that he is ultimately forever covered in body glitter.
Having enjoyed it so much, I read all the books. I giggled to myself as cheesy line after cheesy line poured forth. I bought the movie and re-watched it many many times. I even became jealous when my best friend got a hilarious life sized Edward doll with his signature super creepy expression. There were the plastic family crests being sold at borders and the great team Edward/team Jacob shirts being sold at target.
This underdog of comedy, this independent film on American society, was genius. The actors, which were the best of the teen stars they could get, had clearly been told to act as awkward as possible. To do as badly as they could. In fact I believe that was even stated in an interview at some point...
Why is everyone pretending this is a bad drama? Why does everyone think this is proof that teenagers are stupid?
hello. wake up. it's just a satire...none of those 12 year old teenage girls are taking this seriously. Were the critics even listening to the audience while they watched in horror? IT'S A JOKE. ON PURPOSE.
and then...the second movie came out. And it was serious. And it was terrible. I was squirming in discomfort as the pedophile thoughts of someone my mother's age poured forth for a 17 year old night-walker. I waited for the humor. I pined for it. And it didn't come. what happened madam director? did the author catch on? did you fall for the news thinking these teenagers were serious?
I have no interest in seeing the third one, unless the satire returns. The first movie was so bad it was great. And the second movie was just enough better to be terrible.