Neglected but not forgotten

Well, obviously, I have been neglecting this blog.  I wish, in some ways, that I could combine my other blog with this one.  They started out very different in tone and interest, but right now, I don't really have enough energy to keep them both up.  

I am participating in Nablopomo on the other blog, so that is sucking up all my energy.

I did want to drop in and visit this one, though.  I haven't forgotten this blog.

To that end, a movie conversation (not exactly a review):

I saw "Twilight" last night with a group of women who work for the same company but in a different office.  I don't think a group of us would really do anything organized and social in my office, but we just have a different kind of group.  Anyway, all the women I went with had read the books and were shocked that I hadn't even started them.  I had bought the book, but I loaned it to someone because I knew I wouldn't finish.  I decided I was intrigued enough to read them - given my love of "Buffy", this seems like it will work.  

I really liked the female star, Kristen Stewart, as Bella.  I couldn't remember where I had seen her before and one of my companions told me she was the daugheter in "Panic Room" with Jodie Foster.  That rang a bell, but I knew I had seen her more recently.  When I finally got home and looked her up, I realized where I had seen her before - she was the daughter in "In the Land of Women" and I had REALLY been intrigued by her in that film.  She has a level of reticence that she brings to her characters that makes them seem very real to me.

 Pictured: Gil Birmingham, Billy Burke, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner (from the movie, "Twilight")

I also really liked Taylor Lautner, who played a minor character in this movie, but who I have heard will have a major part in the next movie (big character in book 2, I assume).  I'm eager to read the books to get more of a handle on his character (I can't remember his character's name...).

I thought the movie had some very nice cinematography and certainly conveyed a specific mood.  I liked the actors and the story was interesting enough.  I did note, however, that it was a little slow moving in the exposition.  I think part of it is just setting the scene, but part of it was a lot of brooding stares and longing glances between Edward and Bella which probably played well to the plethora of teenage girls in the audience but wore a bit thin for anyone over the age of 20.