Will 'Twilight' Be The New 'Harry Potter'? And Why Do We Care?
Posted by Defamer Hollywood at 10:37 AM on February 16, 2008
With over 100 fansites, an author who's hot in an Anne Hatha-way and millions of books already sold, it's no doubt the upcoming Twilight movie franchise will be huge. But how huge? And why? And, more importantly, is Kristen Stewart hotter than Emma Watson? We'll leave that final point up to you (though we've already decided Twilight leading boy Robert Pattinson pales in comparison to Daniel Radcliffe and his treasure trail), but we've done some reading up on this vampire love story and we think that JK Rowling best watch her back. This kiddie tale has bite.
So! What's it all about, Alfie? Like Jude Law did in that movie, we'll take a very complex tale and simplify it by squeezing out all the charisma: A teenage girl named Bella Swan meets a really hot guy at school. And his whole family is really hot too. But they're secretly vampires, and Papa Vampire wants to give up blood-sucking and go "vegetarian." Bella and Hot Vampire Boy struggle with their forbidden love for as many pages as it takes to fill four books. Naturally, the question on every tweenybop's head is: do they wind up happily ever after, or does he eat her face? Good, right?
But there's just one teensy tiny problem standing in the way of this gigantic hormonal franchise's success: the last book comes out in August, and the first movie comes out this December. Using our mathematical prowess, we've concluded that every fan of the books won't be as hungry as those scary Harry Potter Heads were because they already know what's gonna happen. Our advice: don't read the books (author Stephenie Meyer's doing just fine, monetarily), and see the movies instead. Who reads books these days anyway?
- TWILIGHT SERIES [stephaniemeyer.com]
- TWILIGHT (2008) [IMDB]
Tags: harry potter | kristen stewart | stephenie meyer | twilight | twilight for dummies

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bestdamnedtapper
Posted 4:28 PM 16/2/08
"Hatha-way"? "This kiddie tale has bite?" I swear to god, those exact same words could come out of Billy Bush's mouth. Something to consider.
bestdamnedtapper
louisev
Posted 4:28 PM 16/2/08
@Raincoaster: but did it have VAMPIRES ?
louisev
raincoaster
Posted 4:28 PM 16/2/08
This worked so well for The Golden Compass.
raincoaster
socalsnarkstress
Posted 4:28 PM 16/2/08
I've read the books, they are awesome!
socalsnarkstress
TheStarterWife
Posted 4:28 PM 16/2/08
Hey, people saw 'Flowers in the Attic' in the theater.
TheStarterWife
Magnolia
Posted 4:28 PM 16/2/08
I liked this better in the 90's when it was called "L.J. Smith's entire oeuvre."
Magnolia
Glass_Family
Posted 8:28 PM 16/2/08
Emma Watson -- tons hotter. And has an accent.
Glass_Family
mothrafairy
Posted 5:30 AM 18/2/08
I call crap! The great (and far more talented) Terry Pratchett already did a book on the Vampire family trying to "go veggie" theme in his book 'Carpe Jugulum,' complete with an impressionable young maiden who falls for the dashing son of Daddy Vampire.
There's nothing new under the sun.
mothrafairy
Miss d
Posted 1:51 PM 18/2/08
I see vampires are back in mob fashion...
Miss d