I bet I'm the only one...

[hipmamajen]

...going to the midnight opening of Breaking Dawn, Part 2 tonight, huh? I know the prevailing opinion on Stephenie Meyer around here. :wink2:

But, I'm taking a gaggle of teenage girls, one of whom is our special friend whom I met when my daughter was in the NICU. Anya (my daughter) was born 16 weeks early, and our little friend Alysia had a ton of congenital defects. The nurses put Anya and Alysia's cribs near each other because we were both going to be there for a looooong time, and our families got to know each other really well. We've all stayed friends, and now the little girl is celebrating her 17th birthday today. Cool coincidence, since she's the biggest Twihard I've ever met!

When they decided to split the last book into 2 movies, we despaired, because we really weren't sure our little superfan would make it through. She's never been medically stable, and she's been going downhill fast the last year. So, it's not just a movie and a birthday party, it's a "Yay, she made it!" celebration!

So, I'm sure I won't run into many SK fans there, but that's OK. More Twilight for Alysia and the rest of us. :biggrin2:

[Moderator]

(((Alysia))) Hope you all have a wonderful time and make a memory to last you for many years to come! :love:

[franette]

Hope you had a great time!!!!!! :grinning:

[Becks19]

HipMama, Many prayers being said for Alysia's health. I hope that you and the gaggle of teenage girls had an incredibly fun time.

[king family fan]

Jenn thats great. You have a big heart.Hope you all have a great time.

[cat in a bag]

You are the coolest hipmama, Jen! :biggrin2: Hope you all had a fabulous time.

[PatInTheHat]

Y'alls too hip to quit:cool2:!
And hey ya know somethin', I finally saw the first one of those, watched it with a couple o' mucho giggly most heavily hepped up & sugarized shrieky squealy tweener girls that knew all the lines, almost ala Rocky Horror, and one sorely outmatched, out witted, out strength-ed, out of his league, ten year old boy, and as a 52 year old cranky asshat rat Pat bastid, I didn't think it was all that half bad, you know, once I got the ear hemorrhaging under control:oops:...I think my nephew is gonna have a thang for older chicks:laugh:.
Yeah okay, I probably did have more fun watching the girls torture the boy, and then makin' him like it:love:...it had vampires or somethin' in it though, right:rolleyes:?

[Todash]

Well, there are the books, and then there are the movies. I read the first book and thought it was just a sparkly vampire romance novel for teens, but the movie felt more sensible and like it had a bit more meat to it. So while I probably won't read more of the books, I would watch the movies if it were convenient. Anyway, it's not like we're all the arbiters of good taste. Plenty of people dislike Stephen King. :biggrin2:

And I'm very, very glad that you got to celebrate such an awesome happening!

[Becks19]

Y'alls too hip to quit:cool2:!
And hey ya know somethin', I finally saw the first one of those, watched it with a couple o' mucho giggly most heavily hepped up & sugarized shrieky squealy tweener girls that knew all the lines, almost ala Rocky Horror, and one sorely outmatched, out witted, out strength-ed, out of his league, ten year old boy, and as a 52 year old cranky asshat rat Pat bastid, I didn't think it was all that half bad, you know, once I got the ear hemorrhaging under control:oops:...I think my nephew is gonna have a thang for older chicks:laugh:.
Yeah okay, I probably did have more fun watching the girls torture the boy, and then makin' him like it:love:...it had vampires or somethin' in it though, right:rolleyes:
?

If it's any consolation my husband had to sit through the first one with our girls!! They conned him into it by saying come on, it has vampires and werewolves! He didn't mind it much until it hit the romancy part! When my girls brought home breaking dawn part one........( oops did I buy that) He broke out the headphones and eased away very quietly to the computer!!

[not_nadine]

Thats great! You are hipmamajen!

(now get rid of the books before babybonecrusher can read) :cool2:

[Lily Sawyer]

I won't snark about Twilight out of respect for Alysia.

But I will threaten to kidnap Squish if you don't burn the Twilight books still hanging around the house in five years when Anya is done with them.

[hipmamajen]

As always, PITH made me LOL!

You guys always make me smile.

We had a great time! We all got there around 10 and staked out seats, and Alysia came closer to midnight. She doesn't have much stamina, and is in a lot of pain, so if she'd gotten there early she would have worn out before the movie started. At first it looked like we weren't going to be able to get seats for everyone next to a wheelchair spot (she can walk, but the wheelchair is designed to help her be comfortable and to help with her stamina) but it worked out pretty well.

She has her wheelchair all blinged out with Twilight buttons, so there was no questioning what film she was there to see!

I'm actually a pretty big fan myself, so I was happy to see the way they wrapped it all up. And it was so good to be there with Alysia, it would have been impossible to enjoy it without her.

All in all, it was a good night.

And I will do my best to keep Squish/Bonecrusher away from the novels when his time comes. My 11 year old boy has had no interest, so the boys seem rather immune. Even WITH the vampires and werewolves... Too much kissing, not enough blood I guess.

And, with that and the end of Harry Potter, I am officially out of the midnight opening business. (I know, I know, some other movie madness will start. Let me live in my bubble of denial, please?)

[GNTLGNT]

Hipmama=awesome

[Ayko]

I am a big fam of Kristen Stewart and the other actors but, I refuse to watch a vampire wannabe film made into a soap opera. No disrespect Twilight fans but, let me say a thing or two.

First, who asked Dean Koontz if they could use the title Twilight?

Second, back in Bram Stoker's days, the literary world (of horror) made a set of rules that all vampire art must follow after Dracula, the vampire king. Wooden stake, night activity, sleeping in their coffin, shapeshifting to a bat, wolf, and mist, vampire brides being bi-sexual, etc. Nowadays they have ignored and spit on the roots of the vampire legend because they have no clue to the history. How can you make a vampire film without understanding the history and roots? If I was offered millions to make a vampire film and never studied the history I would be ashamed of myself.

Third, I love you (as a sister) Kristen Stewart. :wink2:

[not_nadine]

I'm pretty sure Koontz's book was titled "Twilight Eyes" A good one too.

[Moderator]

Dean Koontz can't hold an exclusive on the title Twilight--no author can. Authors can copyright the text of their books to prevent others from plagiarizing the story but not the title.

[fljoe0]

Hipmama=awesome

Yes, she is one cool mama. :cool2:

[GNTLGNT]

Dean Koontz can't hold an exclusive on the title Twilight--no author can. Authors can copyright the text of their books to prevent others from plagiarizing the story but not the title.

...so, was Kojak aka "Big Steve" in The Stand an homage to Koontz's keen canine inclusions?.....:biggrin2:

[Ayko]

Dean Koontz can't hold an exclusive on the title Twilight--no author can. Authors can copyright the text of their books to prevent others from plagiarizing the story but not the title.

Quite right, Ms Mod, however, I did not mention anything about copyrights. My opinion is that the film series should have never used the title Twilight out of respect, not because of copyrights.

[Moderator]

Quite right, Ms Mod, however, I did not mention anything about copyrights. My opinion is that the film series should have never used the title Twilight out of respect, not because of copyrights.

You're assuming that using that would be disrespectful. There are a lot of people who don't read Koontz so wouldn't even make a connection. Personally I disagree with your reasoning as it would be totally impractical to eliminate a word that is commonly used from any future titles, respect or disrespect aside. That is probably the reason why it cannot be done. Had it been a word that Koontz made up, you might have a point.

[PatInTheHat]

You're assuming that using that would be disrespectful. There are a lot of people who don't read Koontz so wouldn't even make a connection. Personally I disagree with your reasoning as it would be totally impractical to eliminate a word that is commonly used from any future titles, respect or disrespect aside. That is probably the reason why it cannot be done. Had it been a word that Koontz made up, you might have a point.
And if anything, these guys have already owned it for over a half century like it was on a gold plated platter:wink2:...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpdaga8cCxU