Here’s a very artistic, very professionally made fan video trailer of New Moon. If not because I’m telling you here that it’s a fan-made, you would definitely believe that it’s the official trailer of the movie. Though, there are actually clips that didn’t fit in at the end of the video (like the girl who is jumping in the cliff wearing a long, white dress). Bella is not wearing a dress when she jumped off the cliff in book 2 of Twilight. I hope you’ll enjoy watching. I’m quite excited of New Moon this coming November. Hehehe. Jia You!!

He is the main character of Matsuri Hino’s Vampire Knight manga, which has been serialized since January of 2005 in Lala Magazine in Japan, and then put into serialization in Shojo Beat magazine in North America by June of 2006.  Kaname Kuran is a pure blood vampire who happens to be Yuki Cross’ elder brother, but, is destined to love her romantically.  Well, for those Zero-Yuki fans, this post will disappoint you because I’m for Yuki and Kaname’s love tandem.

Kaname and Yuki’s love may be a taboo for mortals, but it cannot be applied in the blood-sucker world. Kaname’s love for her sister cannot be fathomed beyond the depths of those endless abysses in the monster world they live in.  The brotherly love is only a faint reflection of the intensity of feelings and bliss every time he is with her.  The tragic disaster that happened to their parents ten years ago had marked him for the rest of his immortal life to love the only member of his family that was left, Yuki.

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I watched the movie last night at Ayala Theater in Cinema 1. I got a ticket reservation from sureseats.com last week that’s why I managed to book a last full show schedule in the first day of screening here in PI. I immediately took off from the office when my CPU clock ticked off to 9:30PM. The Ayala theater is just located in front of our office building.

The mall was already closing up when I arrived and most of the stores were already closed. When I went upstairs to the cinema, there were already throngs of people who were going inside the theater. Most of them were females and a quarter were males. The inside of the cinema were jam packed with Twilight fans when a cinema crew ushered me to my reserved seat.

I really didn’t expect much from the movie because I know that it’s not easy to compress a three hundred plus pages of story into a 122-minute film. I’ve already read a lot of movie reviews and negative criticism write ups from the internet a few days before I decided to watch it. My expectation was low, but my acceptance was high. I was determined to watch the movie to show my love of the books and how I adored Stephenie Meyer’s (a plain housewife before her book became famous) creative imagination that enamored millions of avid fans worldwide.

The movie started off awkwardly. I guess that’s the right term. I expected Kristen Stewart to be really, really great, but it seems like her acting is kinda dry, no emotions. But I guess that’s really how Meyer portrayed Bella Swan in her book. Bella is always anxious to become the center of attention, she doesn’t want to be a burden to anybody even to her mom and dad. But this doesn’t justify Kristen Stewart’s emotionless portrayal in the first few scenes. The most awkward scene is that one in the Biology lab when Bella’s scent distracted Edward. It’s very awkward to watch a scene written in a book portrayed straight in the big screen. It’s because what you imagined in your head while you were reading the book is not exactly what you see in the screen.  So, this is a major fall back of a novel turned into a movie.  Every reader has their own interpretation or imagination.

Moreover, the movie all in all is okay. Rob Pattinson is definitely hot and he portrayed the character of Edward well. I guess there’s no one more appropriate than him to play Edward. You will definitely leave the theater falling in love with him. On the other hand, the relationship between the members of the Cullen family was portrayed properly. And Billy Burke (the one who played Charlie, Bella’s father) is really a good actor. Among all the Twilight casts, I can say that he’s really one of the best actors in the movie.

If I would rate the movie from 1 to 10, 7 would definitely my rating. For those people who haven’t read the book yet and are talking negative things against the story, you better read all the books first before you start stoning shits. I’ve been reading hundreds of fictional books since elementary, and the Twilight Series is definitely one of a kind. It’s so refreshing that Meyer gave my fave mythical character a chance to be seen in a different shade of light. Well, who wouldn’t like a vampire for a boyfriend now? Just kidding. So long penguins.

The TWILIGHT CARS

WARNING: There are lots of spoilers in this post. If you haven’t read the Twilight series yet and has a plan to read them, then, don’t read this post.

You might be wondering who the Cullens are. If you have already read the Twilight series, then they might be very familiar. The Cullens is a family of “cold-blooded” vampires in Stephenie Meyer’s books. But they are no ordinary vamps you have read in old and boring bloodsucker legends. They are modern day vampires. They don’t explode and turn into ashes when hit by the sunlight. They don’t drink human bloods. They don’t sleep in filthy coffins. They don’t have long and sharp fangs. They don’t wear black robes. All in all, they don’t do those pathetic things you used to know about vampires.

The Cullen family is headed by Dr. Carlisle, the handsome doctor who managed to co-exist with mortals in his three hundred years of existence; Esmee, the suicide victim who has been given the chance to a life of immortality; Jasper, the one who can control emotions and is the best fighter in the family; Alice, the one who has the gift to see the future; Rosalie, the most beautiful vampire according to Bella; Emmett, he is Rosalie’s lover and gifted with unbelievable physical strength; Edward, the ninety year old plus vampire who fell in love with a human and has the power to read minds, and later on Bella, the ordinary teen-ager who accepted her destiny to live the life as one of the immortal ones. These modern day vampire characters who graced the pages of Stephenie Meyer’s books became the keys to the series phenomenal success. And because they are modern-day characters they drive the conventional and the hippest cars in town. Let’s start with Isabella Swan’s (Bella) 1953 Chevrolet Pickup Truck.

Bella’s Chevy Pickup

This vehicle was given by her father (Charlie). This was originally owned by Billy Black, Jacob Black’s father. Anyways, Jacob is Bella’s best friend. This is the truck she used in going to her new school after she decided to continue her high school study in Forks. Forks, Washington is actually the main setting of all Twilight Saga Series. Next is Edward’s Volvo, the silver S60R.

This is the car he used from book 1 to book 3. I noticed that this is not mentioned in book 4. Next is Rosalie’s BMW M3 convertible.

Next is Carlisle’s Mercedes S55 AMG.

This is the vehicle he uses at work. Next is Emmett’s Jeep Wrangler.

Next is Edward’s “special occasion” car, the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish.

This is the car he used when he took Bella to the Prom in book 1. Next is Alice’s Porsche 911 Turbo.

This yellow porshe became Alice’s obsession when she and Bella went to Italy. Edward gave this to her as a special gift in exchange for her service in “baby-sitting” Bella. Next is Bella’s Mercedes S600 Guard.

This is the pre-wedding car Edward gave to Bella in book4. Stephenie Meyer called this in the book as Mercedes Guardian. This is the car that awed the two youngsters in the gasoline station when Bella stopped there. They assumed that she must be something since she’s driving a car that is used by the VIPs who are in need of high security. They don’t even think that this kind of vehicle has been released already in the market. They were too awed that they asked Bella’s permission to take a few snapshots so that their friends would believe them that such kind of car did really exist.  And last, but not the least, is another Bella’s car. It is her ‘after’ car, a Ferrari F430.

This is Edward’s post-wedding gift to her. She used this car in the middle and last parts of book 4. Bella is actually more exciting and more enticing in character in the last book.  Breaking Dawn is definitely the the best book in the series.

Twilight (book 1) the movie will be shown here in PI this December. The US premier will be on 11th of November. New Moon (book 2) will also be in big screens by 2010.  Eclipse (book 3), and Breaking Dawn (book 4) would definitely follow. I hope Midnight Sun (book 5) will be published soon. I can’t wait to read Edward Cullen’s side of the story.

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I just want to share this one. I’m actually reading a book and I just wanted to take note of some nice trivialities.

The Danag- a Filipino vampire supposedly responsible for planting taro on the islands long ago. The myth continued that theDanag worked with humans for many years, but the partnership ended one day when a woman cut her finger and aDanag sucked her wound, enjoying the taste so much that it drained her body completely of blood.

The Romanian Varacolaci- a powerful undead being who could appear as a beautiful, pale-skinned human.

The Slovak Nelapsi- a creature so strong and fast it could massacre an entire village in the single hour after midnight, and one other.

The Stregonibenefici- An Italian vampire, said to be on the side of goodness, and a mortal enemy of all evil vampires.