Originally Posted by
TheDeathKnight
Ok, I finally saw the movies, and they were TERRIBLE.
But as far as making money off teenage girls and women who read romance novels, they are pure genius.
The main thing that bothered me is the fact that her and the vampire fall in love almost
instantly, and for no good reason. Which probably fits perfectly with typical "teen love".
Across a crowded room, etc. Which makes sense for her to find him attractive,
but if he's an old vampire, why would he be interested in a teenage girl?
I just didn't see any basis for their relationship in the first place.
At least in the 2nd movie they tried to show how her relationship with
the werewolf guy develops. They show their friendship, etc.
And the rest of the vampire lore and "adventure" stuff in the movies
is all very simple and not very interesting or exciting. The movies are
just a lot of talking, romance, more talking, crying, longing, etc...
I really just can't understand anyone enjoying these movies other
than teenage girls with a crush on the main actors. If you compare
these movies with Copola's Dracula, or Interview With A Vampire,
there is just no comparison. Those movies have so much more
going on.