Another "No, I don't go to the movie theatre any more, I just wait for the DVD" review

[amanuensis1]

Vampires Suck could have been a fun parody movie, but I was warned right away when I took the DVD out of the Netflix envelope and saw Running Time: 2 hrs on the cover. Oy. Guys, parody should never ever be longer than the original; who doesn't know this? Many of the gags in this are clever but they've killed the film in editing, just killed it. I want to hack out about three seconds out of every five.

Comments

[atalantapendrag.livejournal.com]

Wow, was it really that long?

I saw it ages ago and I liked it, but I tend to watch movies like that while under the influence, and it's the sort of film that really profits from that kind of help.

(and the last movie I saw in a theater was Coraline, the last movie I saw in a theater that wasn't someone else's treat was Kill Bill 2)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

It needed the gags to be about two seconds long per, but instead the camera just hung and hung and then cut to extra reaction shots for the same gag, and, oh. I was dying. I gave out about halfway through.

I liked the way the lead actress had Kristen Stewart's mannerisms down. The lip-biting, the hair-pushing-back. Not enough to save the film, but a good study.

[atalantapendrag.livejournal.com]

I actually liked VS!Edward... IDEK. And the cheek-sniffing bit before the kiss and the way he giggled and said it was amazing was just too damned adorable.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

There was stuff that I really liked! Bella's iPod playlists were perfect. Even Jacob scratching his ear with his foot was good for a quick giggle. Bella's dad and Jacob's dad beating the s**t out of each other was funny and about the only time a prolonged joke worked for me.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

*checks tags* Ah, Vampire Sucks is the vampire parody I saw. Sounds like you liked it a whole lot more than I did! :) My post about it is here. I had found next to nothing funny in it, basically all the amusing parts had been used in the commercial.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Ugh, no, I can't say I liked it. I wanted to grab the editor and threaten him to do it OVER.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Well, if you do do that, let me know! Maybe the resulting movie might be worth watching. :D

[crescent-moony.livejournal.com]

I am slightly amused that "Vampires Suck" sucks.

That just seems sorta ironic to me. XD;

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

The irony, SHE BURNS. :D

[amorettea.livejournal.com]

Movie makers seem to have forgotten how to edit lately. Very few movies need a full 120 minutes and almost everything is running at least that long these days. That last Julia Roberts marathon ran close to two and a half hours. We sold a lot of snacks to boyfriends who had been dragged to it and were bored to tears and kept wandering out into the lobby to ask how much longer they had to suffer.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*has gigglefits*

As geeky as I am for Tolkien, I still watch Jackson's LOTR extended editions and say to myself, "...You're right, that scene wasn't necessary. And neither was that. Or that." Jackson says the theatrical releases are his definitive releases, not the extended versions, and I'm proud of him for that.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about Netflixing that, but was on the fence. Based on this review, I'm guessing I shouldn't waste my limited movie-watching time. ;-)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't urge you, nah. Way more disappointment. Hey, did you ever see "Scary Movie"?

[amarissia.livejournal.com]

I felt the same way. All the good bits were in the trailer.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I didn't even see the trailer so I had no expectations going in!