Catherine Hardwicke’s 2008 Twilight

Even though I love teenage angst movies and movies involving the "unearthly" I must confess, I was hesitant to see the movie Twilight. I have not read the books, however I have picked them up time and again over the last couple years with idle curiosity. I chose not to read them as I had the impression the books were mostly about a sappy teenage love story featuring a vampire and not really offering any blood and guts.

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