The Book Was Better: Twilight Review (Part 3 of 3)
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Raem's twisted plans come to a head as Krimson is forced to endure the pure torment that is... Twilight.
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To skip the storyline, the actual review starts at 1:44.
Love it ❤️
You kidding? I need some sort of plot to hold me through Twilight's bleak wasteland of a 'plot'.
Apologies for being a nitpick, but I kinda wish the timestamps is at 1:35, because that is a good question to make.
I would never skip these.
why the hell would I skip the storyline?!?!?!?!!! that's the best part of the review!
Always felt bad for Charlie. Bella is horrible to him. Every scene he looks desperate and sad. He tries to get to know her but he watches her ignore him, get with a horrible guy, and then she marries him!
Exactly. When he tries to put his foot down about Bella's obsession with Edward she throws a tantrum and tells him to let her have her own way or she'll leave. He's trying to protect his daughter from a total creep and yet is portrayed as an overprotective father standing in the way of "true love."
Think of how extra horrible everything must look from his perspective with all the lies Bella feeds him to cover the vampire stuff. Even his life leading up to Bella coming to Forks is sad.
Being Charlie is suffering.
That bit where she leaves and says horrible things to him genuinely broke my heart- Charlie tried so hard to be a good dad and Bella threw it in his face
In addition, I think the best acting in this entire crap-fest came from Billy Burke. Those minuscule moments when he's onscreen (even in the fucking background) are legit the best. Dude barely has anything to work with and he shines in every goddamn scene! I'm all for KR's previous idea of just having Charlie be the star.
What I find weird is that the series tried to make it seem like Charlie was bad at being a dad. When clearly the person at fault is the whiny child that didn’t respect her dad enough to not call him by his first name.
A vampire doctor actually sounds like a fun idea for a series.
Dr. Acula?
NowherePhotp
Oh yea, Scrubs made that joke.
I'd watch it.
RaithSienar Actually that would make a really interesting anime
Raith Isn't there a K-drama that has a similar plot? or am I just imaging it....?
Yeah. Like everyday he has to choose who he saves(with his doctor skills) or who he kills(with his vampire skills).
Hey krimson I just realized, Kirsten Stewart was the best actress in the film. Out everyone she is the best. Now i know what everyone is thinking, am I insane? Well yes but hear me out. Bella in the book is a lifeless stand in. Cardboard has more personality than she does. She's bland, boring, and no one, no one could possibly enjoy her presence in real life. Thing is though, Kirsten Stewart clearly portrays that perfectly. Out of everyone on set she performs the adaption of Bella to a tee. Is she boring? Check. Bland? Of course. Emotionless? Absolutely. See what I'm getting at? Kirsten Stewart portrays her character the best out of all the other actors, by playing the perfect bland boring emotionless cut out of a character. No other actress could have pulled it off as well as she did. It takes talent to be that bad, and it looks like Kirsten Stewart has that talent.
+Irishninja0 Well... I can't argue against that. >.>
+Irishninja0 True, also saw her in other movements by now. She can act, Twilight just sucks, as shown by most of the appearences of otherwise good actors.
Yes, exactly.
The same (bad acting) was said about Jennifer Lawrence in Hunger Games, because of the emotionless and sometimes strange reactions to events.
But THAT IS Katniss in the books. She is emotionally repressed almost all the time and sometimes has awkward, violent and misplaced bursts. J.Lawrence delivered a PERFECT portrayal of the book character.
The same with k.Stewart. I haven't seen enough of her performances to have a large basis to rate her, but I'd say she is somewhere in the good to excellent acting area.
She portrayed well the source material, it's just that Bella as a character is obnoxious.
Which is it? Is she bland or obnoxious.
just some creature of this earth at least Katniss had a good reason as to why she acted emotionally repressed, she lived in a brutal society where saying, doing, or feeling the wrong thing could get you killed. Bella has no excuse, she lives a very easy life and while her parents are divorced, they do love her and there isn’t a conflict about them arguing over who she should live with like what could happen with other stories about a child whose parents are divorced. Bella doesn’t live in a dystopian society where the biggest sporting event of the year is where 24 teenagers are forced to kill each other for the entertainment of the Capitol and serve as a warning towards the 12 Districts. Also in spite of repressing her emotions, it is said when Katniss just relaxes and actually allows herself to show some emotion, people find her to be rather likable and charming, that is a lot more than what I can say about Bella. Also Bella never has the level of PTSD that Katniss has after the first book which leads to her becoming even more withdrawn in later books unless she is around Peeta or Prim.
Carlisle was my favorite character in Twilight. His backstory sounds like something out of Rice herself. Seriously, why couldn't the story have been about him? Oh, yeah, Meyer doesn't have the skill to actually write Carlisle's story as a book.
I liked Rosalie because she hated Bella too.
ccbib I liked Rosalie too, she was the only person in that town who didn’t see the hype with Bella.
Same I was so intrigued by Carlisle. His backstory was one of the only parts of the book I actually liked. I also really liked the idea of a vampire doctor.
and rosalie going round murdering those who wronged her after she turned is more interesting than anything bella has done
Jasper was my favourite, besides garret the masochist in breaking dawn
Hang on wasn’t Bella’s mother suppose to be traveling the country? Meaning if Bella (or the writer) was smart she would’ve figured out her mother wasn’t home and would’ve never been captured in such a short amount of time.
Key word being "If Bella was smart"
Or had any amount of intelligence at all.
Cause Stephanie Meyer hadn't thought about it while writing her book and just forgot that Bella's mother suppose to be traveling around the country and think that she was planning to visit her and... Yeah, it's doesn't make sense but Twilight suck (no pun intended, folks) and it shouldn't never exist unless it was under by someone who's a experience writer.
"They tear Jake apart...literally..."
*imitates Tommy Wiseau* YOU ARE TEARING ME APART, CULLENS!
David Spring oh hi Mark
GoodNeutralEvilChaos. How's your sex life?
Bella: Edward you can come out now.
Edward: In a few minutes bitch.
Oh hi Bella 😂
I did not bite her, it's bullshit, I did naaaat. Oh hi mark.
I actually kinda want to see you review the rest of the series, as sadistic as that might sound.
I don't think he read the rest of the series, since he said that the first book was one of the worst books he ever read, and he can't review the movies without reading the books.
+MadDemon64 so do i..........
it is, it really is, i don't even think kai would subject someone to that...
He will most likely so it in every season finale.
I read all the books. I don't remember everything but I'd be happy to send him what I remember so he can write a script.
Krimson and Leia - still a better love story than twilight.
I agree with you
#Agreed
How Charlie greets Bella’s date is how my dad actually greeted my dates in high school. He also used to say “I have guns, 40 acres and a backhoe.. no one will ever find you if you hurt my daughter”. It was obviously not a real threat... unless I was murdered or something, but it was hilarious. I actually loved it.
Bella being more honest with her father would've probably been the better option, just say "Oh my god Dad, someone's trying to kill me and I need to leave for a while until he's gone" and while that might be the same amount of worry, Charlie's not thinking she hates him.
Everytime I've rewatched Krimson's videos on this series and think how thing could've been fixed. If we really want to save Charlie finding out till the last book (which he still doesn't because Bella can't treat any of her human companions with care), couldn't she just say like "A bear got near me and it freaked me out. I just need to be away a few days."?
Honestly I loved the book because I thought it was a parody. I thought it was hilarious and recommended it to people because of that. Then
someone told me it was serious...
Same for me for 50 shades of grey. The wrinting was so wonky and funny I thought it was a joke.
Well I can understand liking it as a parody 🤣
I actually wrote sparkling vampires into one of my books but I made it work the sparkling only occurs in vampires with incredibly diluted blood in fact the sparkling is due to the fact that unlike pervious generations of vampire who catch fire in the light there is soo little vampire blood in them that their skin can't catch fire so instead it sparkles and is painful like having those little popper fireworks going off on your skin constantly their powers were also soo limited that a well trained human could over power them needless to say I used them as mooks.
Can I have a copy?
Dude that sounds awesome.
Where can i read it?
That makes more sense 😅
So much better than twilight
...I picked a strange set of videos to be my introduction to your series. Still, I like them.
You mentioned earlier about what defines a Mary Sue. I personally agree with all you said but I add one more note. It's not just that the character is basically flawless and life is easy for them, but what makes a Mary Sue is also how the other characters react and interact with them. If you don't absolutely love the character - wanting to be best buddies, wanting to be them, and/or wanting to have sex with them - then there is something wrong with you. You're heartless, jealous, an idiot, the bad guy - take your pick - and something will happen to you to put you in your place.
It could have been that James didn't like being told "no." Perhaps he's a vampire with a personality disorder and when the Cullens protected Bella and told him he couldn't, he desired her because she was "off limits" more than her scent, and is doing it just to show them he can do whatever he wants? I dunno, though, I can't remember the book very well and I think my mind was basically numb for any of the details. Somehow I think even if my idea is true, it would have been a complete accident on Meyers part. "Oh, I accidentally made a character with a compelling trait?"
That's pretty much what it is.
Anyone want to watch Being Human, it's a world with Vampire logic that works.
Stakes: heart=dead body= paralyzed
Sunlight: they evolved.(simple and logical)
Blood Drinking: if they drink too much, they get "drunk" or "high"
Garlic: it's an allergic reaction, their vampire traits (teeth and their pupils expanding like a sharks) are exposed and they can't recede them.
Fun thing fact: something that many stories forget is the invitation trait. In being human, if a vampire wants to go into a house not owned by them, they have to be invited, and if their not welcome and in the house, they have to get out as soon as possible, or their crispy.
Evan AGM why the house thing?
If you think about it, it makes a lot of narrative sense. If a vampire can't just burst into a stranger's home and drain everyone inside, they have to be cleaver and/or seductive to get to their victims.
im kinda happy about these rules bc the vamps can still eat garlic bread :)
oh so it's only an allergy thing?
sweet, i'd still be able to eat spaghet in the comfort of my own home.
I love Being Human! Its been great inspiration towards my own writing.
Fun Fact: "Twilight" is the only book in my entire 30-year-long life that I didn't finish after starting it. I couldn't even make it to the 25% mark before giving up because I hated it so much. You aren't alone in your opinions one bit, Krimson!
Ok I have to ask how did none of Bella's human doctors or nurses notice the bite Mark on her wrist? I'm sure that maybe Edwards "dad" could have covered it up with bandages or something but that shit is going to scar and even if it didn't he couldn't have stayed with her every time a nurse came in the change her bandages. Why make up a complet lie when a half truth would have worked so much better. Say she ran into some thugs that were going to do something unspeakable to her and Edward being a "discent" boyfriend and scared them away but not before Bella got hurt
*decent
Okay, I'm not a fan of Twilight but I will defend it in this case: James' behaviour is explained. He's a cross between an avid hunter and a serial killer. He took interest in Bella because of her weird mary-sue blood, but after that it was his usual routine of relentlessly hunting down a single piece of prey. To put it simply, he's a madman who likes toying with people. It's not a food situation, it's a play situation.
Eh...I kinda guessed the Hunter thing😅
One thing I would bring up is... why the hell did Alice and Jasper think bringing Bella to Arizona was a good idea? Why didn't they bring her to Hawaii or something? I can buy Bella not having a passport on hand, which would mean they couldn't bring her to somewhere more remote, but the Cullens are rich as fuck and can definitely afford getting three plane tickets to Hawaii on a short notice and booking a rental car and a hotel room, Bella being an American citizen wouldn't need a passport, and that leads to Bella having AN ENTIRE FUCKING OCEAN between her and James. I can buy James being somewhat obsessed with her, but to just start swimming across the ocean for Vampire McDonalds? That takes a whole lot of dedication and I'm not even sure James would be up for it. And the "Alice and Jasper might start glittering all over if they're in Hawaii" doesn't even apply, because by that logic, that will also happen if they go to Arizona! Meanwhile, Alice can just predict whatever location James will be in next, which would allow for the rest of the Cullens to track him down and kill him. It's really not that hard!!!
The time my D&D* character got sneak attacked by a vampire who we missed was more suspenseful and dramatic than the """climax,""" and that incident lasted all of five minutes and one joke about becoming even more goth.
17:30 Okay what kind of fancy-ass prom has a _parqueted gazebo._ This is supposed to be a _public_ school, right?
*technically Pathfinder
What is up with that dance studio? The entire thing is one open space with useless columns everywhere and no offices. An actual dance studio would have separated, decent sized rooms so that more than one class could happen at the same time, making more money for the business. There would also be an administration office, because dance studios are businesses that train people in the art of dance for money. I know these details may seem insignificant, but they just really bothered me.
Smaller dance studios can be like this. If that is all the space they had, that's how it's laid out. I've been to a dance studio about that size that was set up the same way. If they split it, there isn't enough room to have multiple dance classes, unless you have smaller ones, when you could just have one class the same size as those two, maybe more because of the extra space.
Oh, and to add... I agree with you about the columns though. They're obviously not weight baring or anything, that one makes zero sense
Dance coliseum, duh.
Little details can honestly make or break a story.
Watching through these reviews made me realize that it makes absolutely no sense that Edward (or the other Cullens, for that matter) would even be in high school. It's established in book (yes, I had a twilight phase. Sue me, I was in 5th and 6th grade at the height of it's popularity. I was dumb and had bad taste.) that Edward is exceptionally educated because of all the years he's been alive. What the hell does he have to gain by going to high school? His family is rich so he doesn't need to make money, he's stuck forever being a teenager so he can't exactly have a career. What does he stand to gain by going to a place like a highschool, crammed full of people who could blow his cover any minute? gdi not even the basic premise of a high school love story with vampires makes any freaking sense. This story just fails in every way possible.
It's been several years since I read it (I also had a Twilight phase...), but I think the reason given was that it lets them stay in one place for longer since it'll take longer for people to notice that they aren't ageing.
Yes exactly. Why the hell would he want to keep going to school repeatedly for decades on end? Even if they can stay in one place longer if they give them younger ages, can't they just say they're homeschooling them?
Edward has absolutely 100% no reason to go to school. I mean, he acts totally bored there anyway and doesn't learn anything new or socialise with anybody. Literally the only reason why he is there is so he can meet and interact with Bella.
Exactly. And people are eventually going to be suspicious of the fact that he looks the same even after many years have passed.
I've always wondered why the Cullen's didn't just go to college over and over. They could get a PhD in everything and stay in one place for a decade if they wanted to. Edward looks 17, so what? There are 30 year olds who still look like they're teenagers. Some people look young for their age. It's really not a big deal. (Like in Catch Me if You Can, everyone thought he was an older guy with youthful looks.) Plus, college would put him around other educated people. He could find a mature crowd to hang with. If he wants to be around people closer to his own age he can hang out with professors and no one would bat an eye. He doesn't have to go to school. He could get a job and do whatever. The thing is, yes, people get suspicious when children stay the same because kids grow and change fast. But an adult could look the same for 20 years and no one would care. My point is that the Cullen's think it's more logical to go to high school and move every 4 years than to do anything else and move maybe every 10-20 years.
@ArnisKaye
Catch me if you can?
I will say a "subjective future" CAN be done well. for an example of this, just look up Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire. It's a webcomic where the main character can see the future, but it's only the UNCHANGED future, where if you do nothing to change your path, that's what WILL happen. Most of the series is about him seeing some awful future and working his hardest to change it.
David Spring sounds awsome.
Sounds awesome
Xenoblade does it great, the future seen is not set in stone and the revelation of the future (usually killing someone) is the catalyst to unlocking powers and coming up with strategies for tough enemies.
If you're gonna have her be extra special to vampires then have her be that all the time! I could have led to some awsome tension with the only truly safe Cullen being the doctor one who had mastered his bloodlust.
I remember an iCarly bit where Carly and Freddy played parodies of Bella and Edward. The best part is how Carly keeps referring to Freddy as stupid in everything he does, and it’s especially hilarious when he starts breathing heavily and bites into an orange like a large ham. If that’s not clever commentary then I don’t know what is
And then he gets cucked by Gibby acting as a werewolf.
Oh yeah 🤣
+KrimsonRogue One change that seems pretty obvious to me, as far as how to salvage this mountain of shit: that scene where some jerks tried to gang rape Bella... have Edward massacre them! Make that the big reveal that he's a vampire - that's the moment he loses control. Without that, there's no point to making him a vampire in the first place!
Krim, take a break, then find something stupid, silly, and easy to tear into for fun, then curl up with Leia and a good book. *You've earned it!*
Now that this is done, we must burn all copies of that evil tome, then bury the ashes under concrete, have a Priest, A Rabbi and an Imam bless the land and use the power of the Necronomicon to ensure the evil never sees the light of day again. Then we do the same with 50 Shades of Grey.
Yes and the eragon movies and certain Star Wars ( jar jar must burn)
+Salene Brom if you compare this to the eragon movie, that piece of shit (eragon) would look like a epic movie.
+silverclawedwolf No. I got a better idea. Let the Twilight saga exist. That way, it will serve as a reminder to all future generations that this is not the way you write romance, vampire stories or vampire romances.
+silverclawedwolf B-B-But you have a pony profile pic! That triggered me so I must spout CoD child level of insults for no reason
And you have demonstrated why you are not supposed to drink the bong water.
The writing in the book was bad, yet I've heard 50 Shades of Grey was worse.
IAmTheUnison 50 Shades is a fanfic of Twilight. I didn’t believe it at first but it’s pretty much undeniable
@@echobean5222 I heard about 50s and was like you know what I wanna know what's up with that. It was during my vampire phase and I found the online book on the site that's primarily vampire and supernatural books (I think). So I thought Christian's secret was that him and his family were not human. I also thought it reminded me of Twilight _a lot_. But then I found out it was fanfic and it all made sense haha
There is an animé with a similar character arch. Vampire Knight. Yuki Cross, the protagonist, is even more indecisive than Bella! *slowly claps*
At least it was split into episodes and not movies. It would be torture otherwise
I remember that anime
And the it ended with incest
@@00KiryuZero00 Well, at least she was nice enough to give Kaname another life so he can live without suffering 🙃
Vampire Knight was all my love when I was 12
I just found your channel today. Going through one of the hardest times of my life and your videos are a treasure trove of smiles 😊
I personally would've loved to see them implement solution #8. What's more awesome than a vampire in the midst of a blood rage? A vampire hopped on PCP in the midst of a blood rage!
AvengerGreen Solution #8? What's that?
@@Knightwolf1994 I think it was 8:57 when he listed all better ways to save Bella. I paused,read and laughed my ass off. I love coming back to that especially haha
I'm glad everyone seems to agree that Charlie is the best part of these movies
That moment when Krimsonrogue dissed the way you unironically make future vision not lead the story into depressing determinism
Rule number one: never turn your back on the body.
Is it weird that I only put up with the review of Twilight JUST to watch the homemade skit at the end? 200,000x's better than Twilight.
Nearly anything's 200,000,000 times better than Twilight
Synopsis: After his daughter Bella is killed by Vampires. Charlie, will the help of the Cullen's, begin to track down Vampires that want to kill Humans and other vulnerable creatures to shoot them in the face with garlic coated bullets from his double-barrel.
That's sound like an great story than the actual story ititself.
the bad vampires walking in looks bloody hilarious. it looks like they're bloody skating like in a video game (for those that don't know that's what it's (i belief) called when the speed at which the feet move don't match which how fast the character actually moves. it's not just sliding as the legs are moving, thus, skating). i guess it was meant to show how fast she's moving, but it just makes the terrible effect even more obvious.
You just left the graduation caps-they have like a hundred; but Edward was the first Carlisle changed in the early 1900s or something. Even if all four “kids” were graduating every 4 years; they wouldn’t have that many.
You know, despite the bad acting and poor CGI, I thought the story was rather compelling, and I really enjoyed that fight scene. Even though it was pretty poorly executed, it was still cool to see. The chemistry between Krimson and Raem really drove the point home, though. I really felt as if they hated each other.
(Jokes aside, it's awesome to see this project finally come to completion, and I can't wait to see more of your content! :) )
For a minute I thought you were talking about Twilight and I was like "N A N I ? !" but then you mentioned Krimson and I'm on board
Dracula actually didn't need to transfer blood. He did do it, but not to turn people into vampires. It worked by having the vampire just bite them once, and the victim would then turn whenever they died, no matter how far into the future that would be.
Confession; I actually teared up when Charlie said 'I just got you back.' It's honestly the best written line in the series, and I know thats not saying much, especially given Bella's response.
@10:45 , Alice, when she hugs Bella, comments, "Wow! You do smell good!" With obvious context of referring to her delicious scent. Jasper is described as looking like he's in physical pain in her presence, fighting the urge to eat her.
The only 3 actors in on the joke that was Twilight were Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke and Michael Sheen who plays the Volturi leader Aro in the last few films. Sheen especially didn't take it seriously and intentionally made his performance over the top.
This short film is better shot and better acted than the entire Twilight franchise
It says a lot about twilight when the showdown between Krimson and his doppelganger looks better than the one between Edward and James!
Best part of the review! 10/10
Hate how every book in this franchise got an adaptation, yet there hasn't been an adaptation of Escape from Furnace, or the Lunar Chronicles series.
Sharae C AMEN! WHERE IS MY BADASS CYBORG QUEEN AND HER AWESOME ENTOURAGE?? WE NEED TO SEE THE LUNAR QUEEN BROUGHT DOWN ON THE BIG SCREEN! (also sorry im shouting but I have many feels about this)
No need to apologize. On one hand, I'm excited Hollywood's considering adapting the Lunar Chronicles for the big screen. On the other hand, I'm scared they'll make so many changes, and cast actors who won't fit the roles, and it'll be a disaster, and disservice to the books.
Sharae C Or an accurate and good Percy Jackson movie.
Sharae C I’d love an Escape from Furnace tv series. I had tears on the page in parts of the book.
Twilight: Terrible, relatively good adaptations.
Percy Jackson: Great, gets terrible adaptations.
"This is dangerous."
"So is your casting."
Well he's in a review show, aside from special guests he does most of the characters himself...wait you meant spell casting
You know if meyer actually put some effort in she could've made it so all the collins all had different powers and strengths for each personality or how old they were. Edward would be speed and mind reading. He's sister the ability to see possible future. And the "father" of the group being older than all of them would of course have increased speed and strength greater than the others.
The skit at the end... Did Krimson just predict Infinity War??
My favorite part was the scene at the end, even though the anger guy was toying around for five minutes and could have and should have easily won. Seriously, how do you lose if you have six rings and your opponent has only two? Not only that, but wasn't he supposed to be all the selfishness that was EVER put out? You can't take away from that, just stop adding to it. Still loved it.
So to answer your question about why James tracked Bella all the way to Phoenix...the answer is simple. He was tracking her because it was FUN for him. Apparently he was this extraordinary hunter and his whole life was obsessed with the kill and when Edward protected Bella on the baseball field, this, paired with the fact that Bella was a human who smelled really good, ignited James's bloodlust and he just HAD to kill her.
I actually think that James going for the slow kill makes sense. He is a psycho so he enjoys toying with his pray and likes inflicting both psychological and physical pain. Filming her slowly dying is obviously better to torture Edward that just killing her. Also he went through so much trouble hunting her and following her around... of course he wants to kill her slowly and “enjoy it” instead of getting done with it. Idk , that part makes sense to me.
hahaha omg , your cat acted better than most of the cast of twilight. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Love your channel!
Awesome reviews.
To be fair to the “climax” Edward says that when the cullens jumped in to defend Bella it presented a challenge to James. He didn’t want to eat her he just wanted to hunt her down
Late to the party but congrats on making a more interesting story than twilight.
I am genuinely impressed by the cinematography and the choreographed fight scene was genuinely good.
I wish I were a planeswalker sometimes. That way I could travel to a plane where Twilight doesn't exist. Or travel back in time, destroy Stephenie Meyer's hard drive, put her in a straight jacket, and lock her in an abandoned mental asylum where no one could hear her screams. Then I could take over the world with my army of real vampires and laugh maniacally on a throne made from the bones of my enemies. A simple wish, really.
But in all seriousness, I think the book probably could have focused on Rosalie as well. She actually goes through character development in Eclipse. Apparently she was gang-raped by her fiance and left for dead, only to be turned into a vampire at the last minute. She then went on a killing spree and took revenge on her fiance and his sycophant friends. That's much more interesting. Hell, it could have passed for a sequel to the Crow if you replaced vampires with undead musicians.
Twilight was at its peak popularity when I was in middle school, & I honestly loved it. I'm not even ashamed of it because even though now I can acknowledge it's a badly written book, I know it's because I don't fit it's intended audience anymore. But at its time, it made my tween heart very happy lmao And that's what pretty much shapes my opinion about all writing. I don't think there's such a thing as "bad" writing since there's always someone out there who's gonna like your garbage, regardless of quality. Ultimately, writing is made for entertainment & enjoyment, & if it accomplishes that for someone, then it's good enough. I hope these sorts of thoughts never discourage any new writers from writing what they want to.
edit: UNLESS it's the onion man, that dude NEEDS to be stopped.
Onion boy is making a 4th book bro.
Who’s onion boy?
Ya did it! So glad this finally came out. I've been looking forward to the final part for a while. Glad to have you back.
I seriously wish I could throw money at you. I know you get this a lot in the comments, but you really have inspired me to keep writing, even though I don't think I'm really good enough to ever get published. Still, someday I'll finish my book, and it's shows like this that help me to improve my craft, showing me things to avoid.
Also, send a big thanks to Linkara. Your ad on his show got me here, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
+Xavier Price Glad to hear I've helped someone else get into writing. XD And if you ever need practice developing your writing skills, I'd recommend starting with a fanfiction and putting it online for criticism. It really does wonders for you.
KrimsonRogue Thanks for the reply! I've got a few fanfics and short stories done already, though I'm always hesitant to share them. I'm decent at the short story format, it's the longer form I'm worried about. Keeping a consistent level and not dragging it out, but at the same time adding enough detail that it's not rushed. I have a distinct outline of the timeline of events, which is helping.
What's really helped me to hone the craft so far is I'm a GM of a tabletop game, so I'm constantly having to write episodic format stories for people to play in. I've started treating the book in this way, with each chapter or group of chapters as an episode of sorts.
I'm also the go-to person for my friends as a beta-reader, which helps as well. My problem is that *I'm* the beta-reader, so I don't have one for myself.
hears a question how would they drink the infected blood without putting more venom in her and how can they keep the venom from spreading through the body since unless you cut off the circulation it will go through the blood steam.
Krimson, congrats on defeating Raem, love that story and loved the cliffhanger. Also, at least in the Twilight parody Charlie did some vampire hunting
6:26 hilariously when the podcast 372 Pages covered Midnight Sun, both hosts are huge baseball fans, and they tore apart the insane rules of the vampire version and said it made their favorite sport boring and confusing. So no, it doesn't work even if you like baseball.
Now Quidditch has been argued to be insanely dull to read, and it's hard to argue against that on re-reads, but at least it was unique and exploited magic. You have more risk because injuries are healed easier and wizards are tougher. You have magical objects and equipment because magic exists. You can invent (or just find an existing) a sport that can be enhanced by super strength and speed that can only be played by 6 players (funny how Esme is so boring she sits out. Either that or more misogyny). Hell, why not basketball or soccer? It's not as highly regimented as baseball, and they are much faster games in general. Shoot or kick a ball a mile, have the field be an entire national park; something, anything.
This is your best Edited, Most hilarious, and best acted review ever.
Like Il Neige's Eragon or Nostolgia Critic's The Last Airbender review, This is my favorite review from you.
I can tell you put a lot of work into this, and it shows.
Though, the Audio quality from your friend here could've been so much better, as it was so quiet a lot of the time. :/
You've inspired me to continue working on an upcoming video of mine that has been on hiatus for a while.
Thank you, Just thank you.
+Doctor Toast Glad you enjoyed it and that you're able to work on your own project as well! :D
+KrimsonRogue though, I do recommend something that I learned in film school, Specifically in editing.
While in the fight scene, It was very awkward mostly because of hard hitting SFX, or very quiet SFX.
If I could, I'd send you a copy of a SFX Pack of Punches and Impacts, as the quality would be better in my opinion at least.
+KrimsonRogue if I could, I could send you a more impactful version of the fight scene just as a test. :D could take me a day or a week though.
+Doctor Toast Well, I certainly won't turn away anything to help boost the show! XD
+KrimsonRogue apologizes.
I wasn't able to send the video.
However, I DID find the files.
Happy Downloading!
www.gamefront.com/files/20903993/condensed_fightsounds.zip
Dude, love your channel, you deserve so many more subscribers!
The lack of creativity is mindboggling. Within seconds of Krimson asking why Tracky McTrackface the tracking Vampire hunts Bella, I came up with a logical - but not very inovative - reason: He doesn't like the Cullens and wants to take away their toy to annoy them.
I think an easy explanation for Bell's blood being so sought after is for her to simply have a rare blood type. That would explain why the bad vampires went through all that trouble, so he could taste a kind of blood they don't come across too often.
To give it, albeit little, credit, I do like the side character's backstories (why couldn't it be about them instead of Edward and Bella?) and the movie soundtrack (even though I still chuckle to myself each time I hear Supermassive Black Hole and Eye on Fire for being on the soundtrack...despite still liking them). Other then that, I just find both versions padded out and boring; they aren't even bad in a "so bad it's good way" like the Room, 80s dub Voltron or Faithful Findings.
On the plus side, the future movies, mainly New Moon and especially Breaking Dawn to get into "so bad it's good" and aren't a slog to get through. Although, if you decide to review Breaking Dawn, as a warning, the birthing scene is fairly graphic in the book. It's not as bad in the movie. But it is something you have to mentality prepare yourself for in the book.
Other then that, this was a great review and I agree with it a ton, especially the bit about the vampires being over powered as hell.
Carissa Carlson you thought that shit was graphic?
Never read Devilman than.
Same OP as before. I read Devilman. In fact, Devilman Crybaby and Banana Fish are some of my favourite animes. xP
Obviously, Raem couldn't handle the fact that he ran into a katana on video, so he got the videos taken down. /sarcasm
Great review, I'm glad that I started watching your stuff after seeing an ad via Linkara. Here's to another season of great reviews! *suddenly has wine*
Their relationship for real reminds me of relationship I was in at that age. I also met that guy in school and he would stare at me in the lunch room at school EXACTLY like Edward stared at Bella in the beginning of the movie for months before we actually started dating and yeah we didn't have any emotional connection either it was all just very shallow and toxic lol and he turned out to be the creepiest, biggest douche i've ever met to this day.
James motivation: thrill of the hunt. It's not that bella is tasty it's that she is a 'challenge' to hunt. Think goku from dragonball and his obsession with fighting stringer opponents.
Though I doubt the author was thinking of that when she created James.
You know how to make Twilight better? Have Carlisle be the protagonist. That way we could've seen how he became a vampire, how he managed to survive after being left for dead, how he found Esme and some of the others, how he was introduced to Jasper and Rosalie (from memory I think they were the only ones who weren't turned by Carlisle himself) and how and why he decided to become a doctor and manage his bloodlust. He would've been so interesting to read from the pov of. Instead, we have to read through Bella and her stupid relationship with Edward. And I say Carlisle out of all of them because of him being the eldest Cullen.
I am amazed at how well-behaved that cat is. The fact that she works with you in every shot is incredible. Great finale! I look forward to the next step.
+Brenna Beattie Treats help, but yes, Leia is very well behaved and extremely patient. XD She hates the jacket though. :P
Be careful dude, Nuttymadam might start attacking you for criticizing her UUUUUUUUUUMMMMAAAAAAAZING BUUUUUUUUUK! Sort of like when she threw a temper tantrum when Stephen King said he didn't like Twilight.
Lol, I'd welcome the easy publicity! XD
+KrimsonRogue I was kinda surprised you didn't show clips of Nuttymadam's temper tantrums and constant praise of this series, I kinda thought it could've been used as a funny response to your question on why this UUUUUUUUUUUMAAZING SIIIIIIIRRRIIIZZZZZ has fans.
Hey, I had to leave something for the sequel reviews. :P
+KrimsonRogue Oh, now I'm even more excited to see how you're gonna make fun of her! I bet you'll have a ton of material since she even went as far as to make a video to tell people to stop hating on Fifty Shades of Grey and why the totally not abusive relationship between Ana and Christian is okay because, and I quote, "IT'S A FUCKING FILM!!!!!!", end quote.
Really? Well by that logic, I can show the entirety of Schindler's List, Deliverance, and the scene with Bambi's mother dying, and these will all be okay because, "It's a fucking film"?
KrimsonRogue foreshadowing Cicada from The Flash before it happened 😂
Ok, just now realized how in the scene where Ed and Bella are escaping in the car Edward seems to be channeling Kyle Reese. Really reminds me of the scene in Terminator where Kyle explains to Sarah why they can't swing by her place.
Okay but the final sketch is way more entertaining than Twilight lol. What a character growth!
the last fight cured my fanfic writers blocl
That part at : 11:00
When BioShock infinite wrote something better than a movie, it's sad.
I only recently discovered these reviews, and while I'm not entirely sure what the story was, I do appreciate that Krimson's love for his cat (and her loyalty) were what gave him the strength to keep fighting
That ending scene is my introduction to this channel. Instant subscribe.
Yeah... I'm ashamed to say that as a twelve years old, I even liked this book. Five years later and I'm cringing at the thought of it.
8:56 Meyer did actually think about the werewolves problem if only by accident. At this point in the story only Sam and maybe Jared have become werewolves. Sure it's better than nothing but not really an option I fear.
It's about 8 years late, it's such a dumb thing to nitpick & I'm sure others have mentioned it, but you know what detail bugs the crap out of me with the baseball thing? The Cullens are probably waiting literal /years/ between games. I've lived in the PNW for the better part of 10 years (the time has been a bit split up, but still) and can count the amount of times we heard thunder on one hand. And I can't recall any that happened any earlier than like, 9pm!
8:56 Sorry, I love all these suggestions and would like to turn them into fanfics.
Whoa. The acting at the end, where you had the sword, and all that stuff was going on, that was the best movie I've ever seen! Granted, I know some people who would disagree, but for them, if a fight lasts more than five seconds, they lose interest. Best. Movie. EVER!!! Not twilight, the thing at the end twilight can go suck a lemon.
Rider Gilwin I don't think it's the best movie ever because it's full of clichés (that seem to be taken from anime) and the acting was pretty poor, it was still good, just far from the best movie I've seen.
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@@impossibletetriz563 I don't know how I didn't realize it was a joke... also, we ain't on reddit, drop the r/ stuff.
Funny thing...my dad actually tried the whole "answer the door with a shotgun" thing...turns out the boyfriend was actually a gun nerd XD
Is it weird I think the actor playing Charlie is hot.
Nope. I'm in the same boat
Alice only sees futures based on their decisions, so if they know about it they leave the decision to someone else and they can win, also the only times Carlisle has bitten anyone was to turn them, he's never drained just enough blood to stop someone from turning.
That ending song sounds exactly like the intro for a freaking Minecraft roleplay series i used to watch called the haunted. It hit me with such nostalgia.
Twilight sucks, but i like the haunted i guess
Well, at least me music in the baseball scene was awesome. "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse? Count me in (just for this once)!
But yes, the movie sucks. A lot...
How is it that this ass numbing peace of crape book/movie series is every single character not only more interesting then our leads, but are more likeable, and decent human beens? I also really feel sorry for bella's dad, he's trying to make the best out of a really bad situation but his own daughter doesn't give him the time of day, her boyfriend is blight on the face of the planet and not one person has the balls to tell this poor man the truth until his own flesh and blood becomes an inhuman monster which is in fact an over grown leach.
Fun fact: my 9th grade teacher actually did use this book as an example of how not to write a story.
It is insane how far this guy has come since these videos. This review was so of it's time, he talks almost identically to the nostalgia critic, and he even apologized in the first part for not pre-hating the book before he read it like a true 2016 internet user.
Wow, it's here! I'm ecstatic, since the versions on the others sites won't load for me and this is my first time viewing this part of the review. It's as if a second Christmas came!
Twilight. Hells greatest torcher method. It truly burns the soul.
Finally done with this! Good review! I wonder what you'll do next, waiting to see it, whatever you choose to do Krim. Keep up the good work!
Amazing ranting there Krimson :D
hope to see more reviews in season two.
You should do a review of the book/movie that was inspired by Twilight... Fifty Shades of Gray. A book about an orphaned boy during the civil war, going to... wait... sorry! That's the plot of Carolyn Reeder's, Shades of Grey. Well, the other might be "fun", too.