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♥♥EDWARD CULLEN MUAH!!!11!♥♥

A movie review by Kat and an excitable tween (compiled from user comments on the Twilight teaser trailer).

POINT: Incredibly fast, skin cold as ice, immortal, OH and blood-drinking, vampires have been dominating children's nightmares for years. But have no fear that they will no longer haunt us--thanks to the incredibly laughable performance by Robert Pattinson (of the Harry Potter films) in Twilight.

COUNTERPOINT: ru seirous?? this is the best movie i've seen in 2008 *faints* so far :p n its all because of robert pattnson!

POINT: I walked into that theater with no expectations, and came out feeling as though I had just seen a train unavoidably race towards a broken bridge. I was begging and pleading with the movie gods to somehow create any redeemable quality in the movie, but unfortunately there were none--except maybe the scenery.

COUNTERPOINT: OMGGG!!!! ROBERT/EDWARD IS SOOO HOT! stop hating hater! <3 edward!

POINT: Vampires are the oldest, most seductive, most demonic and most terrifying of creatures to walk in our imaginations, and now they have simply been reverted to the level of lusty teenagers who can't figure out how to breathe steadily. Robert Pattinson, who is supposed to be playing Edward Cullen (a beautiful, captivating male specimen in the book), actually plays a teenage boy who put on too much clown makeup before leaving his trailer. While Edward's eyes are supposed to captivate his prey, Pattinson relies too heavily on what he must think are alluring glances. Furthermore, when he opens his mouth, he can't manage to speak correctly.

COUNTERPOINT: he can bite me anyday! omgg! all of thosee who say roberts lame annd stuff are gay and really dont know what girlss wantt. HE IS EFFING PERFECCT. [:

POINT: Not only were the conversations between Isabella (Panic Room's Kristen Stewart) and Edward clipped and awkward (as they are apparently supposed to be falling in love), but they can't manage to be within a foot of each other without quivering. I understand he is a vampire and maybe Stewart was trying to act scared, but seriously, quivering and speaking softly only make her seem like a chihuahua. A character who is falling in love with something that could kill her should probably act more confidently.

COUNTERPOINT: *throws up* What the hell is wrong with you. this movie was amazing stop complaining and saying negative stuff ok??? tHNKS!!!! their perfect together. edward is so hot and i love how he just always wants to protect her. i want a guy like that! i'm gonna go watch it again! all the vampires in this movie are hot too, girls and guys!

POINT: Although Stewart pretty much shakes and shivers through the whole movie, she finally stops when confronting a rival vampire who threatens to kill her mother. When this rival breaks her leg and she is finally bitten, Stewart makes a pretty good effort to die well. Her acting actually seemed convincing as she writhed in pain on the floor.

COUNTERPOINT: you would of shook too if you were next to him i cried and everytime robert pattinsons face came on screen i started hyperventalting! ur just jelous!!

POINT: It was sad to see some plot points conspicuously absent from the film, but even sadder to realize that the only excitement was the hope that Bella might actually die so the movie would end. But instead, a 30 second "epic" battle ensued between Edward and the rival vampire. Frankly, it was pathetic. The muppet vampire show at the end of Forgetting Sarah Marshall was more epic than the entire two hours of Twilight, and we only saw a minute of that.

COUNTERPOINT: it is nothing like forgetting sarah marshal, there is no forgetting in it, and to even compare it with that, youve obviously never read the book or seen the movie

KBAI!!! <3

So this Hunk Friday choice (better late than never, eh??) is actually quite controversial for me. On one hand:

It's Uncle Jesse! Look at that hair! And nobody can sing "Michelle Smiling" like this man. NOBODY.

On the other hand:

And that's not even the half of it. Not only does John Stamos look all strange and sound all funny with his new veneers, as evidenced at Bob Saget's Roast on Comedy Central, but he was quoted in the now-defunct Jane Magazine a few years back as saying this:

No John, no!! The world doesn't need to know such horrible things about you! Why have you ruined everything?!?

This tension between Stamos as man-myth and True Colors Stamos is so great that it haunts me even in my sleep. I once dreamed that John and I were actually dating, and throughout the whole of it, I was incredibly conflicted and even weighing the pros and cons in my head. As in the previous argument, the main pro was that I was dating Uncle Jesse. Uncle Jesse! Have mercy. However the whole age difference was troubling me, and as the dream went on and I thought more about what I was doing, I became physically less attracted to him. At one point he kissed me and I was like ew, no.

But the most bizarre reason that I decided that I didn't want to be dating Stamos was that I was troubled by his then-recent breakup with Rebecca Romijn. On one hand, I was concerned that I was the rebound girlfriend, and I didn't want that to happen. Yet even more disturbing was the thought that I might be the un-rebound girlfriend. Because then I'd be tied down to Stamos for the rest of my life and I really didn't want that. I was basically ruing the day I let matters escalate and had no idea how to get out of said situation. How does one break that news to John Stamos? One doesn't. He's Uncle Jesse!!

So, gentle readers, let me put this important decision into your hands. What are your thoughts? Is Stamos your dream hunk? Or are you still just hung up on Uncle Jesse?

These cause visions of cacti to dance through Renee's head

lengli: how do you feel about texas shaped waffles?
Renee: that makes me feel good
lengli: does it really?
lengli: doesn't it make you jealous in the slightest?
lengli: why is there no delaware shaped waffle maker?
Renee: it reminds of hanging out at waffle houses at 3am
lengli: why is texas alone worthy of such esteem?
Renee: because it's a lone star state
Renee: it's big and vast
lengli: and that makes me think of waffles
Renee: waffle houses are a staple in tejas
lengli: but wouldn't you get the impression that such waffles are full of dust and tumbleweed?
lengli: maybe an armadillo?
Renee: restaurants in texas actually serve these btw
lengli: texas waffles?
Renee: yes
lengli: oh of course they would
Renee: it's like a thing
lengli: but wouldn't steak be a better choice for things texas-shaped?
lengli: i think of texas, i think cattle
Renee: that's a good point
lengli: if there is a state that should be waffle-shaped, it would have to be one of the new england states
lengli: delicate and slightly sweet; yuppies love them

At this point, Renee forfeited the discussion in the name of her fancy-schmancy summer work schedule. Here's hoping she'll be back into her regular fighting shape for our next installment of Point-Counterpoint.

Cogito ergo sum

When a philosopher dates a jock.

"When they said God is dead, did you believe it?"
"No 'cause I prayed for us to win against Riverdale and we did."

"Is there right and wrong? Or only pleasure and pain?"
"Well you can get penalties, and Coach hates those."

"What are we all doing here?"
"Fullback."

NERDS!!!

"When a child is born does it inhale or exhale first?"
"WHO'S PREGNANT???"

"If hope was in Pandora's Box, was it a good thing?"
"I hope I get a field hockey scholarship to Yale. Coach says she'll pay a nerd to fill out the applications."

"If I ask questions without answers, does that make me smart? Or just look smart?"
"Wanna screw?"

Ponies rule! Dolls drool!

(A conversation between lengli's & Renee's 4-year-old selves)

4-year-old lengli: I love My Little Pony! This one is named Merriweather and she's a Sparkle Pony and she's my favorite because she can fly. I like to pretend the bathtub is a pool and then we have a pool party. She's the most beautifulest pony I've ever seen and I love her.

I hate dolls! And I hate babies! My grandma once gave me a doll for my birthday and I told her I hated it, yuck! They're ugly and stupid. Animals are better because they're pretty. My neighbor's cat sleeps in our sink. It's funny.

Doll clothes rule! Naked Ponies drool!

4-year-old Renee: Nuh uhhh! How come your ponies are always naked? You don't get cool clothes to put on them...that's BOR-ING. No one likes naked things. My mom says I can't be outside naked and she tells me not to play with my Barbies when they're naked. She bought me lots of clothes for them. Even little Barbie clothes hangers! Besides my Barbie can ride your Pony so that means it's better. Mom says I shouldn't let the Pony ride my Barbie though. Especially if they're both naked. And Ponies are always naked. Ew.

I love my Barbies. I hate your Ponies. But I like being naked. Mom said I should stop saying that.