Vampire Day

So Monday was Vampire Day, a day that my wife and I had designated for a marathon of Vampire related materials. Shortly after we watched New Moon, we had a Vampire week by also watching Bram Stoker's Dracula and Interview with the Vampire. One major thing struck us both in that period. Modern vampires had gotten incredibly emo. I mean, yes, Gary Oldman's Dracula was pretty emo, in that gothic romantic sort of way. And Louis was definitely emo, what with his incessant, "What does this all mean? Have I got a soul?" claptrap. But neither of them were anything like the sheer mountain of emo that Edward et al are. I mean, if emo was a baseball player, Edward would be the Babe Ruth of emo. But I digress...

Vampire day started off in a very un-Vampire sort of way: lunch at The Cracked Egg with a little detour to the Tea Time Cafe for a Taro Milk Tea with Boba. After that, we hit the theaters to check out Eclipse. I will probably do a more in-depth review this evening but right off the bat:

Dislikes:
1. Jacob is a terrible actor. TERRIBLE.

2. Bella still sucks. Sure she isn't as whiny as in New Moon but she's still a complete idiot.

3. Bella's wig. I know she was probably still rocking the mullet she had from The Runaways movie but jeez...it was better than Jacob's from New Moon but not by much.

Likes:
1. The fight scene in the meadow. Well chorgeographed and shot.

2. The CGI wolves like much better this time around but their animation is still off in parts.

3. This was the first of the Twilight films that actually felt like a movie. The plot was much more focused and paced much better.

After Eclipse, we did some grocery shopping then headed home for the 2nd part of Vampire Day: True Blood. We had never seen the show and were keen to partake. The first couple of episodes were strange, seeming to value shock over character development. But I realize that Alan Ball and company were simply trying to set the tone for the show. That was no excuse, however, for some really bad acting, especially from Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer. However, after the 3rd episode, Courtney and I were hooked and we ended up watching 8 episodes of the show, finishing seaon 1 the following night.

Couple impressions:
1. Sookie sucks. She may not be on the same scale of dumbassery as Bella but she's pretty close.

2. What's with Vampire/Idiot Girl/Shapeshifter love triangles?

3. Lafayette is the highlight of the show. He steals every scene he's in.

4. The flashbacks to Bill's Civil War past are better than anything Edward, Emo Boy Extraordinaire, and siblings have to offer.

5. Anna Paquin is not attractive. Like at all. Fortunately, they had the likes of Lynn Collins and Lizzy Caplan to make up for her. Hmm...both girls have the initials LC. Coincidence?

Overall, Vampire Day was a rousing success. We definitely got our fill of bloodsuckers and shapeshifters with a helping of moronic female protagonists. Next up is Season 2 of True Blood.