Twilight

[azmark]

So where do I line up to turn in my Man Card? Taking my God-Daughter at 2am showing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So let's here it, someone else has had to have gone to see something this "cool" with their little ones.

 

[Greybeard]

So where do I line up to turn in my Man Card? Taking my God-Daughter at 2am showing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So let's here it, someone else has had to have gone to see something this "cool" with their little ones.

O.K., O.K., I once took my granddaughter to a Jonas Brothers concert. I love my granddaughter, but the next time something like that comes up I'll be busy doing something more enjoyable. Like having a colonoscopy.

 

[JDV]

My Mrs and daughter are all about this movie and the previous ones. I think they're going to go this weekend. I told them to have fun, and I'd leave a light on for them.

 

[kg4ghn]

Why do they have to sparkle?

They are freakin vampires.

I have not stooped down to watching any of the twilight movies yet, but I do regularly have to watch some of the stupid cartoons that come on tv nowadays. Whatever happened to bugs bunny and elmer fudd? At least my boy does like tho watch tom and jerry.

Now I have a month old daughter, before long I will be going through the girlie stuff.

 

[Stubblefield]

I'll probably have to go see it. No big.

 

[Iakona]

I'm going to take a second and brag here...
My wife - the same one that found me this 1922 big fellow:

as detailed here:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=155398

thinks that this series is ridiculous and wouldn't even dream of going to see it - let alone trying to drag me along

That said, it is a worthy sacrifice you are making to do nice things for your family, which I would say is definitely key to being a man - no revoking of man cards from me!

 

[DFrancis]

You are doing something you do not want to do for somebody you love, no need to turn in your man card, you get a gold star in gentlemanly behaviour.

 

[Flightless Lobster]

Have fun with it. The first one was hilarious! second a bit long winded, but still amusing. The trick is to be cynical, then it becomes fun. If your going on opening night you'll get to internally laugh at all the squealing swoons whenever somebody takes off their shirts. Even the creepy 40 year old women. Of course your suffering is for a good cause, just take it lightly and laugh, It'll be a good time.

 

[The Nid Hog]

Movie theaters aren't a bad place to grab a nap. Air conditioned, dark, deep and comfortable seats. Add a boring movie to the mix and you might just be in for a pleasant and energy-replenishing rest.

 

[Cole19]

I took my wife to go to the midnight showing. Didn't get out of there until after two thirty. Now I am at work and exhausted.

 

[Barber-Eile]

Oh Twilight. Teaching young women to fall in love with good looking moody men who ignore them, push then away, play with their emotions and try to control what they do - Hurrah!
Oh yeah, and the glittering thing... what. on. earth?!?

 

[BrianL]

You get to be the "cool" Godfather. Try not to make negative comments about the movie in front of her, and ask her questions about her favorite parts of the movie. It sounds like a good time to bond to me. Keep your man card, unless you dress up like a vampire to watch the movie.

 

[tg16]

You are doing something you do not want to do for somebody you love, no need to turn in your man card, you get a gold star in gentlemanly behaviour.

You went to see it too, didn't you.

 

[KarthVader]

Cool that you're bonding with you God-daughter. NOT cool that you're God-daughter is into sparkly, emo and just plain ridiculous vampires .

My opinion (fwiw):

Pornography and Disney movies have ruined any chance of a normal relationship.

Both men and women have fantastical expectations about each other and when we face reality, it's a lot uglier than we expected it to be.

 

[JaDo]

My wife and I were going to take my 17 yr old. nephew and his girlfriend to one of the midnight showings, but it didn't happen.

 

[azmark]

Well thanks for handing my Man Card back. I'm exhausted, so exhausted but it wasn't that bad after we sat down. The lines were insane but I couldn't believe how many men were there with their daughters. I also couldn't believe how many older women were there in flocks with "Team Jacob" shirts. I don't know if I was more disturbed by that or the chartered buses outside the theater

I did watch the first one with her because I love movies with vampires and werewolves, I was expecting an Underworld saga and even get some flashbacks of The Howling. This one wasn't too bad, a little more gore than the first one.

Also, when do I get to eat hot dogs, Red Vines, and Peanut M&M's at 2am

 

[Go West Young Man]

Oh Twilight. Teaching young women to fall in love with good looking moody men who ignore them, push then away, play with their emotions and try to control what they do - Hurrah!
Oh yeah, and the glittering thing... what. on. earth?!?

You obviously never read the books Actually, Twilight plays into the 12-year old's idea of romantic love - a gorgeous rich hunk who will fall in love with the shy new girl because he sees her true inner beauty even if no-one else does. Same hunk is a little brooding but always emotionally available, enjoys spending the whole night talking about HER feelings, and makes absolutely no sexual advances on her. He swoops in from nowhere to protect her against sexual advances from other men, and always shows just in time to rescue her from whatever trouble she's in but never asks anything in return.

I've tried to argue how anti-feminist and retrograde the books are, but every woman I ever talk to about it just gets misty-eyed and stops listening to me

 

[KarthVader]

You obviously never read the books Actually, Twilight plays into the 12-year old's idea of romantic love - a gorgeous rich hunk who will fall in love with the shy new girl because he sees her true inner beauty even if no-one else does. Same hunk is a little brooding but always emotionally available, enjoys spending the whole night talking about HER feelings, and makes absolutely no sexual advances on her. He swoops in from nowhere to protect her against sexual advances from other men, and always shows just in time to rescue her from whatever trouble she's in but never asks anything in return.

I've tried to argue how anti-feminist and retrograde the books are, but every woman I ever talk to about it just gets misty-eyed and stops listening to me

He speaketh the truth.

 

[Prince]

Why do they have to sparkle?

They are freakin vampires.

I have not stooped down to watching any of the twilight movies yet, but I do regularly have to watch some of the stupid cartoons that come on tv nowadays. Whatever happened to bugs bunny and elmer fudd? At least my boy does like tho watch tom and jerry.

Now I have a month old daughter, before long I will be going through the girlie stuff.

And it'll come much quicker than you'd think. My girl is 7 going on 17.

 

[SalvadorMontenegro]

You obviously never read the books Actually, Twilight plays into the 12-year old's idea of romantic love - a gorgeous rich hunk who will fall in love with the shy new girl because he sees her true inner beauty even if no-one else does. Same hunk is a little brooding but always emotionally available, enjoys spending the whole night talking about HER feelings, and makes absolutely no sexual advances on her. He swoops in from nowhere to protect her against sexual advances from other men, and always shows just in time to rescue her from whatever trouble she's in but never asks anything in return.

I've tried to argue how anti-feminist and retrograde the books are, but every woman I ever talk to about it just gets misty-eyed and stops listening to me

So... which team are you on?!?!