I survived another holiday season despite a valiant effort by a stomach flu to do me in. My rush into health came just in time for Christmas Eve. Christmas Day was spent with family, and I'm happy to report that nothing too traumatic occurred.
In between sleeping & feeling like a limp dishrag, I did manage to squeeze in a viewing of Twilight with a twelve year old girl borrowed from a friend (Okay, okay, it was part of her Christmas present!). It was interesting, as both she & I had read the book, and much discussion ensued. We concurred that we (naturally) like the book better, but our major issues were with casting. Bella was too flat while Edward's voice was much higher than either of us imagined while reading the book. We just looked at each other & started laughing when Edward walked into the sun. The effect was defnitely not what I imagined when reading the book & was truly quite comical to both of us. The first half of the movie had a rushed feeling that I can't quite put my finger on. Maybe it was the course of the relationship being different than in the book. I can't say I hated the movie, but it is not among my favorite vampire films (I'm now having trouble conceiving of Meyers' creations as vampires, as my image falls more in line with the old school Lugosi type vampire). I'm now reading the last book in the series, and that is driving the feeling more than the movie, I think.
Oooh, more Christmasy stuff! I managed to catch the Doctor Who Christmas Special -- The Next Doctor. While not quite what I originally envisioned upon hearing about the departure of David Tennant, it was quite enjoyable. There was an especially teary moment at the end. :)
All in all, a nice holiday filled with good fellowship with friends & family. Hope each of you had a joyful holiday.
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Glad you had a nice Christmas. Been a very long time since I had that much family; I know you are grateful for being so blessed, but don't ever forget how lucky you are in this regard. :)
I never saw "Twilight" because, perhaps mistakenly, I took it as a "teen/tween" age targeted thing, plus to be honest, the previews I saw didn't exactly thrill.
Seems like the "series" adaptations are the current 'big thing', what with the success of "Potter". Now we got "Narnia", "Spiderwick", and "Twilight" series to be adapted. Sigh. None of that is "bad", mind you but I wish someone would develop some original scripts that would entail the audiences NOT knowing how things end before entering the theater.
If you are interested in a current reworking of a classic mythos, I just read the first issue (sure it's old now) of Robert Kirkman's "Astounding Wolf Man" and liked it. :)
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