The Twilight Saga- Eclipse: The Milking of The Franchise Continues

Okay, stop what you are doing right now. Clear your mind, take a deep breathe and sit down because I have some very exciting news for you. Are you excited? Here we go...the new trailer in the stupid, uh I mean very well-refined, Twilight Saga, has hit every media outlook known to man today. If you didn't know, the next installment is titled "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," and it is slated to released to the public on June 30. So only a matter of months! Wait...did you pass out? Hello...are you there?

Yes, the rumors are true. The overly dramatic and bad acting cast of the beloved trio of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner (all probably with their shirts off, except for always pale looking Kristen Stewart, who already looks like a vampire and needs a bath) is coming to dominate a box office near you. The movie has already started it's marketing campaign to milk the franchise for all its worth and more. Mainly because it's sole purpose is to advertise towards it's young target audience, which are usually females. Once again, the fanchise is on pace to stir up a frenzy within the hearts of every young girl imaginable and will be felt all over the planet, especially in Hollywood by way of their parent's money. Now I am aware that every fan of the series aren't only female and under the age of eighteen, but just humor me for one second. If news broke today that the movie itself wasn't any good and every teenage girl in the United States alone knew about this information. Do you think it would have any financially effect on the film whatsoever it's opening night or during that June weekend, so to speak? Do you think the studio, who is producing the film, Summit Entertainment, would be shaking in their books? The answer is NO. These guys know the game very well and have done their homework. Trust me, they know what it takes to sell and made buzz around their films, no matter if they are good or not. For me, I just can't see why the attraction is so strong to the film.


For me, I confess, I was forced to watch the last two installments of Twilight. I knew that it was just a vampire and werewolve movie wrapped around a Romeo and Juliet type of forbidden love formula, but still I had to be proven right. But if you think about it, it does gives me more creditability to write about it. So here is what I learned from Twilight that I never knew before. Vampires really like to climb trees and wear glitter body paint so they can be all "shiny," but you can only tell when the sun light hits them just right. Oh yeah, I forgot that werewolves are actually the size of giant boulders. How can I leave that great bit of knowledge out. I just thought they were a little bit bigger than house dogs, not cars. But don't mind me, pleae enjoy the Twilight Saga: Eclipse Trailer below. :)