But right now, I am going to take a minute and reveal my complete and utter "book nerd" status. Tonight, I spent almost 5 hours at a party talking about books, and a movie made from those books, and the pros and cons - and several rabbit trails about other books and movies.
But mostly, we talked about .....
Here is where I must state emphatically that I am not a "movie person". Not at all. I am very much a "book person". Tonight we watched Twilight, and it was my first time to see it. There have been very few movies made from books that have pleased me.
This was not one of them.
I didn't hate it, or anything that extreme. But it really couldn't compete with this...
I think I will read the whole series again. I have only read it once, and it has been at least six months.
Does that make me a nerd?
Probably.
Is that a surprise?
Absolutely not!
I had a wonderful time at a party, met new ladies (who were at least as nerdy as me, and I mean that totally as a complement, if any of you are reading this!) and I got to gawk as some really hot young actors in a trendy movie.
They did not fulfill my imagination of what the characters looked like, or should act like, and none of them were as handsome as my gorgeous, talented and romantic husband (who occasionally stops by to read my blog) but it was a fun night.
I'm so glad the written language was invented... and the printing press... and the handy dandy personal computer.
I love words!
4 comments:
I am so happy you went to the party and had fun! Maybe I will read the books soon...who knows...not extremely motivated I admit.
I am sorry I missed the fun, but really I wouldn't have contributed much and I started getting sick myself last night (thinking a cold is coming) so I was kind of blah.
see you later!
Sounds like you had a great time! I am a word lover, also. I like movies, too, but most of the time(for me at least), a book-based movie is a let down if I read the book first. Is that nerdy?
I am so jealous. I bought the movie at midnight and spent my sick Saturday watching it, but have not been to a Twilight party, booo hoooo! Oh, and anything you want to know about all things Twilight, I can hook you up...the ladies and I speak Twilight every day at lunch. Anyway, I am glad you had a great time.
Wow! I can't believe you went to a Twilight party! Who threw it? I watched it on Sunday and it was part of a 3-disc set and so I am watching all the extra footage that went along with it. I totally agree with you that the movie can't compare with the book. I am glad that I saw the movie first. But, it is probably good that it had been so long between reading the book and seeing the movie. Have fun going through the books again. I have read them all more than once as well. They are addictive!
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