Twilight

This week I watched the movie Twilight on DVD, and it was OK. I used to like vampire-themed stories a lot, and this one didn't disappoint, even though it took a fairly superficial look at what life is like for a superhuman centenarian trapped in the body of a 17-year-old.

I didn't like the performance of the lead actress, Kristen Stewart. I'd previously seen her in In The Land Of Women, where she also played a clueless, spoiled teenager. Hopefully she is not the kind of person who only knows how to play one character. If "Uh!" was actually in the script then the writers deserve some of the blame.

I remain unconvinced that it's ok for an adult to masquerade as a teenager and seduce innocent young girls (though if Edward's moral code formed circa World War 1 Bella can probably teach him a thing or two.)

The "Wise Indian" parts were stupid. The Indians know that the Cullens are vampires but don't seem to be impressed by the miniscule death toll. The books tell us that some of the Indians are werewolves; do vampires and werewolves naturally dislike each other? The movie doesn't say.

The next vampire flick in my netflix queue is Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. Can an Underworld movie without guns succeed? We shall see!