Dear EA (Readers),
The wait is over. It’s here. We’ve all seen the trailer. In case not, here it is again:
Eight million views, people. EIGHT million.
No use trying to hide behind those degrees and/or superior attitudes. I know you are going to see Breaking Dawn. Many of you have already seen it. So don’t try to hide it. OWN it and send me your comments. My goal is to compile them into one ginormous elitistacademic blog post. Your observations/rants don’t have to be wordy or filmic-y; they just have to be elitist.
Let the guilty pleasure give way to snark and drop me a line.
elitistacademic@gmail.com
I am not going until tomorrow night, so you have time.
Until then, I leave you with this:
SuperFans rule!
Hugs,
EA
*Breaking Dawn, Part 2: Spawn of Edward*? I hope his brood is less broody, and far less boring.
I’ll be seeing it next week, gods help me. Got to say, though, the fabulous fan reaction video makes the whole pedantic, smarm-soaked franchise almost worth it!
Posted by D. Justice | November 18, 2011, 4:13 pmOh, honey, she’s got a whole string of videos documenting her “reactions” to the “Twilight” trailers. Her elation, at this point in the series, is pure performance, and probably was from the very beginning. You must check out the animal noises she makes in earliest installments. No words. Seriously.
Unfortunately, I am not sure that anyone or anything can help this film.
Posted by elitistacademic | November 20, 2011, 10:10 pmIt was very close to the book, which is why Twihards will love it, and those not blinded by an infatuation with the series will see it for the utterly bizarre and ridiculous story that it is. Many in my audience laughed at the “Renesme” name, and when Jacob imprints on the newborn, (which is just as creepy on film as on paper), and there was also some audible disgust when Bella drinks blood to provide the desired nutrients to her half-breed unborn baby. Turns out Twilight fans are repulsed by actual vampire characteristics. (What are they going to think of the hunting scenes coming up in the next one?) It looks like the Cullens have switched from Google to Yahoo product placement, but they still endorse Macbooks. They also spend a lot of time standing around watching Bella wither away through the magic of good CGI, (and she did look just incredibly terrible). The movie ended right where I predicted it would, with Bella opening her newly-red eyes. There is a Volturi scene after the initial credits that many audience members missed, having left too soon, in which we see that Michael Sheen has gained some weight since the last installment. The whole film is beautifully awful, and so much fun to ridicule. Obviously I will see it again.
Posted by pagelady | November 20, 2011, 4:24 pmGosh Pagelady, I really like you. Revving up for tomorrow’s reply.
Posted by elitistacademic | November 20, 2011, 8:58 pm