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princessa
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:30 pm Post subject: Twilight |
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Ahh Shinga...such an awesome awesome webcomic writer...
Anyways...Revan and I tried to read it. Couldn't get past the first chapter. The prose just made us wince...
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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So, it is safe to assume that this is the new Harry Potter as far as the thirteen year-olds are concerned?
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princessa
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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Revan
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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I try to make it a policy to only really comment on something after reading all of it.
In this case, I couldn't. I clawed through Goodkind when he was starting to become a flat-out raving Objectivist. I sobbed my way through GRRMartin's Red Wedding. I somehow endured the rather disappointing finale of Harry Potter.
But in this case, I just couldn't. Therefore, I won't bash it. Yet. This unfortunately, is not one of those cases where it's So Bad Its Good. At least as far as I've tried.
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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>_> But it's not bad enough to be funny...and from what I've been told it's a guilty pleasure thing...like our Tagalog Romance booklets only...international and with a movie... @_@;; Oh dear...
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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princessa
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| princessa wrote: | | Seriously. What is the appeal of these books? |
Sexy vampire hunks that sparkle. I guess a lot of people get turned on by that. *shrugs*
If it gets a largely non-reader populace to read, then it can't be that bad... But then they made a movie, so now you don't have to read it...
Hmm...
I'm stumped. 
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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It's a cheap romance. >.> Some people live for cheesy stuff like that.
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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Ayup. I noticed that friends who are closeted romance novel fans loved Twilight - but my friend who IS a proud romance novel fan (like, she's a Nora Roberts fanclub member and stuff) hates the books. And let's not talk about what the Anne Rice fangirl thinks about this series.
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:24 am Post subject: |
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I haven't read the book so I don't want to judge it. But there is one thing that I can judge the people who read it in the office. There is one thing in common to them who read the book in our office, most of them are the gullible type, stupid ones meaning those who do not use their logic or graduate from rich kid schools and those who cannot handle a true relationship on their own. Thus the audience say anything regarding the book? 
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| the-bumper-car wrote: | | And let's not talk about what the Anne Rice fangirl thinks about this series. |
But it's so hilarious when the topic of Twilight is brought up in front of fans of anything vampiric that ain't Twilight. 
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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Revan
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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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Now the flames afterward make for hilarious reading. Made my evening right there.
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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Ah yes, this has truly met my recommended daily allowance of %!@#
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:57 am Post subject: |
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Twilight!!!! Gahd, I am so gonna love Twilight!
Well, no. I love ABS-CBN, actually. Why?
Cuz they've just bought the rights and are making a Tagalog version, "Takipsilim".
HELL, YEAH!!!!!!!
WOOOHOOO!!!
AWESOME!!!!!!
I am adamantly voting FOR the Pinoy version!!!!
Why?
Let's see if ABS-CBN can make an insanely horrible series even more insanely HORRIBLE.
I mean, check out the script!
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E: Disisyete.
B: Gaano katagal ka nang disisyete?
E: Sandali pa lang.
B: alam ko kung ano ka.
E: Sabihin mo, ng malakas.
B: Bampira.
E: Bakit di mo itanong sakin ang pinakabasikong tanong. Anong kinakain namin?
B: Hindi mo ako sasaktan.
E: Ikaw na ang buhay ko.
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Check out the cast!
Rayver Cruz as Edward Cullen (who's Rayver Cruz?)
Shaina Magdayao as Isabella Swan
Valeen Montenegro as Alice Cullen
Gabby Concepcion as Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Luis Manzano as Emmett Cullen
Al Tantay as Charlie Swan
Yayo Aguila as Renee Dwyer
Fred Payawan as Jacob Black
Carlos Agassi as James
Chin Chin Gutierrez as Esme Cullen
Karylle as Rosalie Hale
Joross Gamboa as Jasper Hale
Jessy Mendiola as Jessica Stanley
Empress Schuck as Angela Weber
Brad Murdoch as Laurent
Nikki Bacolod as Victoria
Aaron Villaflor as Mike Newton
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So, lets vote for them to MAKE the godfriggin' Tagalog version!
Check out the "LOVE". <---------------- click!
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject: Twilight? |
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My friend treats Twilight as her allowance for Fluff reading.
My own standards for Fluff reading is Richelle Mead's Succubus series aka Georgina Kincaid books.
Seen lotsa folk reading Twilight in coffee book shops; probably as a badge to prove that they can read English...snort! snort! snort!
Me thinks that succubi are more interesting fluff than vampires.
If you wanna watch or read a good vampire story, try Heavy Metal's Vampire Knight Requiem or even Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The best succubi novel I've read is Mike Carey's the Devil You Know, Mike Carey is a comic book writer who has crime noir novels on the side.
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:29 am Post subject: Re: Twilight? |
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| MirageKnightNein wrote: | | If you wanna watch or read a good vampire story, try Heavy Metal's Vampire Knight Requiem *snip* |
QFT. Full of 90's AWESOME SPIKY METAL GRIMDARK, which while a bit excessive for some, is still a good read in my book 
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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Meyer bow down to the king.
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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ALL HAIL THE KING!!!!!
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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: Twilight? |
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| MirageKnightNein wrote: | | The best succubi novel I've read is Mike Carey's the Devil You Know, Mike Carey is a comic book writer who has crime noir novels on the side. |
Mike Carey fanboy mode is now online...any linkage? Sounds fascinating. Loved his work in Lucifer.
And the Stephen King link is win.
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