Can we say Twilight revolutionized vampire fiction with better storytelling?

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#51 789shadow
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I just threw up in my mouth a little.

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#52 nervmeister
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I remember when I watched Parks and Recreation a couple of weeks ago, there was a middle-aged guy that wanted the Twilight books to be included in the community's time capsule.UT_Wrestler
Posting seriously now:

Hey, I think it's quite wise of the guy to ensure that one of mankind's greatest mistakes will always be remembered; for those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. :P

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#53 super_mario_128
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ha ha ha ............................. what I'm trying to say is, don't strain yourself
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#54 no_more_fayth
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As Bella incredulously picked up her hairbrush, Edward stared blankly at her blank face. He incredulously walked up to her as she incredulously brushed her hair. She was in love.

Hardcore **** right there.

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#55 With-Hatred
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I hope u are trolling, if not you are incredibly stupid when it comes to the horror genre and have the taste of a special edprepubescent girl.

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#56 With-Hatred
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I hope u are trolling, if not you are incredibly stupid when it comes to the horror genre and have the taste of a special edprepubescent girl.

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#57 Digital_DJ_00
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[QUOTE="nervmeister"][QUOTE="l4dak47"] You wanna know what I think. I think you're trolling. In fact, you best be trolling or Ima whoop yo ass. :Pmariomaster16
Hey, I'm just saying that Twilight is more refined and interesting, while others like Salem's Lot, Dracula, and Vampire Chronicles are sadly lacking in substance.

I gotta be honest, I literally lol'd when I read that. Salem's Lot and Dracula are lacking in substance hahaha. You're hilarious. The majority of Twilight's fanbase is young girls, usually middle school to high school age. Most of these girls wouldn't know good literature if you slapped them with it. Twilight got popular because it played on young, hormonal girl's fantasies. It was by no means well written in terms of literature. Admittedly it was written well enough to fulfill it's goal. That was to monopolize on pre-teen girls. Stephanie Meyer does not deserve to be cast in the ranks of Stoker or Stephen King anymore than Justin Beiber can be compared to Paginnini



Took the words right out of my mouth bro. The Twilight book series is by no means compelling, complex, nor chilling. Especially the films.... And the fact that you even dared comparing it to Bram Stokers "Dracula" makes me feel sad for your generation of literature and novel readers. The films are dull in acting, emberassing on premise, and flat out aimed at young girl audiences - and no one else. And the last time I checked, that's the only audience it appealed to. If you want to see a great vampire movie, do yourself a favor and watch "Let The Right One In" and "Interview with a Vampire" Both great vampire movies, and miles ahead of the Twilight films. As far as T.V. Vampire shows go, there isn't a single one that actually touches on ground of what it may actually be like to be a vampire. Ofcourse, you can expect as much from television producers who just want to cash in on the Twilight formula, which is the reason we got vampire t.v. series in the first place... And as for Stephanie Meyer; she should feel lucky that she struck gold with her Twilight books because dang, they suck.

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#58 dercoo
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As Bella incredulously picked up her hairbrush, Edward stared blankly at her blank face. He incredulously walked up to her as she incredulously brushed her hair. She was in love.

Hardcore **** right there.

no_more_fayth

If thats an actual quote then

:lol:

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#60 the_ChEeSe_mAn2
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It is more like Twilight ruined vampires and vampire mystique. The Blade movie vampires are just now no longer the same...
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#61 the_ChEeSe_mAn2
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It is more like Twilight ruined vampires and vampire mystique. The Blade movie vampires are just now no longer the same...
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#62 no_more_fayth
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[QUOTE="no_more_fayth"]

As Bella incredulously picked up her hairbrush, Edward stared blankly at her blank face. He incredulously walked up to her as she incredulously brushed her hair. She was in love.

Hardcore **** right there.

dercoo

If thats an actual quote then

:lol:

"I guess my brain will never work right. At least I'm pretty."

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#65 dercoo
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[QUOTE="dercoo"]

[QUOTE="no_more_fayth"]

As Bella incredulously picked up her hairbrush, Edward stared blankly at her blank face. He incredulously walked up to her as she incredulously brushed her hair. She was in love.

Hardcore **** right there.

no_more_fayth

If thats an actual quote then

:lol:

"I guess my brain will never work right. At least I'm pretty."

*grabs note pad

"Ok, time to get started on that novel, aparently very easy."

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#67 nervmeister
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If you want to see a great vampire movie, do yourself a favor and watch "Let The Right One In" and "Interview with a Vampire" Both great vampire movies, and miles ahead of the Twilight films.Digital_DJ_00
Sorry. I don't watch that immature stuff. I mean, where's the vision? The Twilight films had that at least despite not following the book 100% to the letter.
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[QUOTE="Digital_DJ_00"]If you want to see a great vampire movie, do yourself a favor and watch "Let The Right One In" and "Interview with a Vampire" Both great vampire movies, and miles ahead of the Twilight films.nervmeister
Sorry. I don't watch that immature stuff. I mean, where's the vision? The Twilight films had that at least despite not following the book 100% to the letter.

Yea....you never watched "Let the Right one" in or "Interview with a Vampire" :roll:

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[QUOTE="Digital_DJ_00"]If you want to see a great vampire movie, do yourself a favor and watch "Let The Right One In" and "Interview with a Vampire" Both great vampire movies, and miles ahead of the Twilight films.nervmeister
Sorry. I don't watch that immature stuff. I mean, where's the vision? The Twilight films had that at least despite not following the book 100% to the letter.

Yea....you never watched "Let the Right one" in or "Interview with a Vampire" :roll:

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#70 nervmeister
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[QUOTE="nervmeister"][QUOTE="Digital_DJ_00"]If you want to see a great vampire movie, do yourself a favor and watch "Let The Right One In" and "Interview with a Vampire" Both great vampire movies, and miles ahead of the Twilight films.jasonharris48

Sorry. I don't watch that immature stuff. I mean, where's the vision? The Twilight films had that at least despite not following the book 100% to the letter.

Yea....you never watched "Let the Right one" in or "Interview with a Vampire" :roll:

Well, you see, I caught a glimpse of Let The Right One In at a friend's house on my way to a Stephenie Meyer book signing and was rather immediately repelled by its shabbiness. Also, no one was particularly handsome or gorgeous in it either.........but that's a smaller complaint.
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#72 jasonharris48
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[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="nervmeister"]Sorry. I don't watch that immature stuff. I mean, where's the vision? The Twilight films had that at least despite not following the book 100% to the letter.nervmeister

Yea....you never watched "Let the Right one" in or "Interview with a Vampire" :roll:

Well, you see, I caught a glimpse of Let The Right One In at a friend's house on my way to a Stephenie Meyer book signing and was rather immediately repelled by its shabbiness. Also, no one was particularly handsome or gorgeous in it either.........but that's a smaller complaint.

I hate your sarcasm lol

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#73 Lord_Omikron666
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Hmmm...

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#76 branketra
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My thoughts on this thread. It was a good effort, but with the competition, you'd be hard pressed to be taken seriously.

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#77 Wii4Fun
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I just started reading the first book and i must say...it really isn't all that.

I've read alot of books and the writing is definitely not top-notch, plus the book is really boring at some points and the lore or whatever isn't as captivating as some other books I've read. It seems like a romance novel without sex and vampires and werewolves thrown in.

Harry Potter was much better.

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#78 Solid_Sterb
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Not even close.

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#79 Hexagon_777
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I am just posting here so I remember to show this to my girlfriend tomorrow. She won't be happy. :P
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#80 nervmeister
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I just started reading the first book and i must say...it really isn't all that.

I've read alot of books and the writing is definitely not top-notch, plus the book is really boring at some points and the lore or whatever isn't as captivating as some other books I've read. It seems like a romance novel without sex and vampires and werewolves thrown in.

Harry Potter was much better.

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Wii4Fun

Hey, Not funny! Those excerpts were beautiful and moved me to tears more than once. Come on. Even you can learn to appreciate them once you get in touch with your emotions.

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#81 Overlord93
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Buffy the vampire slayer, now that was a classy show. Twilight? KILL IT WITH HOLY WATER!
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#82 z4twenny
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no we can't say that.

however we can safely say that about the anne rice novels, interview with the vampire, memnoch the devil and the vampire lestat.

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#83 eagle63
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[QUOTE="nervmeister"]

^^topic^^

Since Twilight has actually revived the vampire genre and made it more compelling, complex, and chilling than ever, I think we can all agree that Stephenie Meyer is a genius author who belongs up there with the likes of Bram Stoker, Anne Rice, and Stephen King and probably surpasses all three entirely with her writing that gives amazing yet realistic depth to its characters, both human and supernatural, and creates a mythos to be envied by the rest.

What do you think?

hate it.she turned a horror gnere into a chick flick
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#84 dissonantblack
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No, it's just soap opera with vampires .TaoJeetKuneDo

that's a good way of putting it.

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#85 one_plum
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I'd say it's probably more about marketing and knowing the target audience.

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#86 superdum2
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no i despised the wrighting style and overal story

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#87 Digital_DJ_00
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[QUOTE="nervmeister"][QUOTE="Digital_DJ_00"]If you want to see a great vampire movie, do yourself a favor and watch "Let The Right One In" and "Interview with a Vampire" Both great vampire movies, and miles ahead of the Twilight films.jasonharris48

Sorry. I don't watch that immature stuff. I mean, where's the vision? The Twilight films had that at least despite not following the book 100% to the letter.

Yea....you never watched "Let the Right one" in or "Interview with a Vampire" :roll:



Are you rolling your eyes at me or nevermeister?

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#88 Deihjan
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Twilight..good story telling? What?
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#89 JustPlainLucas
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Is this a serious topic? :? The series is lambasted by just as many people who revere it (those being the tweens Meyers markets to), and it's funny that you should toss King's name in with hers, considering King thinks she's a hack. All Twlight has managed to do is make vampires look incredibly lame. Thank you Ms. Meyers. :roll:
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#90 Konekomaru
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Personally, I find this book to be a bit more revolutionary.

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#91 mariomaster16
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[QUOTE="Digital_DJ_00"]If you want to see a great vampire movie, do yourself a favor and watch "Let The Right One In" and "Interview with a Vampire" Both great vampire movies, and miles ahead of the Twilight films.nervmeister
Sorry. I don't watch that immature stuff. I mean, where's the vision? The Twilight films had that at least despite not following the book 100% to the letter.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! You are without a doubt the funniest troll I have ever seen! I thought I would cry, I laughed so hard.
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*Sniff* *Sniff* You smell that......*Sniff* *Sniff*....I smell a TROLL!

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#93 GabuEx
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I think there is a sufficiently high likelihood that the OP is trolling that this thread may be locked.