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1. The Twilight series is a guilty pleasure of mine since I am not a teen and feel odd getting sucked into such sappy romance... but anyways - as much as I love the books, the movie will be utterly awful. I don't think I could read those books out loud, they are so cheesy at times - let alone see someone else act them out.

Posted at 4:18PM on Aug 1st 2008 by Beth

2. This series is constantly compared to Harry Potter, and some seem to be predicting that it will do comparably well. What most people seem to be forgetting is that Harry Potter was HUGE as a book, well before the movies were coming out. I had heard of Harry Potter long before I knew there was a movie coming out, but I had never, ever heard of Twilight until this site started posting about it. Plus, Harry Potter had an entirely different, magical world to suck people into based on the visuals alone. There is no chance that a movie filled with WB vampires who merely run fast and jump from tree to tree is going to be an enormous blockbuster. It'll do well...maybe, but 200 mill in the U.S? No way.

Posted at 4:45PM on Aug 1st 2008 by Kevin

3. I agree Kevin. In fact, I'd never heard of Twilight until my fellow bloggers began writing about it.

Posted at 4:53PM on Aug 1st 2008 by Christopher Campbell

4. I'd be surprised if the movie broke $100 million. I've seen the trailers and it looks like it belongs on the Sci Fi channel.

Posted at 10:03PM on Aug 1st 2008 by CHH

5. Oh dear, no. That goes a bit too far. Twilight is a guilty pleasure of mine, too, but nowhere near Harry Potter on my list.

The main difference between Harry Potter and Twilight is, in my opinion, that Harry Potter-books actually are all good, and you care about all the characters. In Twilight, the first book was rather good, but the two sequels were just disappointments. I think the author made some really bad choices (most readers care about the Cullens, not Jacob, yet very much time is devoted on the Jacob character.) And as Beth already said, the books are so cheesy it was impossible to read them out loud. I mean come on, can't Bella live without a man in her life and why is she such a selfish brat?! Hermione is a much more healthy role model than Bella Swan.

Of course it might be too early to say - the fourth book might turn out to be a huge hit and a very good book. But I doubt that.

Posted at 6:14PM on Aug 1st 2008 by Maria

6. I LOVE the books all of them and i just got breaking dawn today and I love edward and bella. Not tooo sure bout jacob but anyways i hope they make a movie on all of them. Cant wait to see twilight in december. MY favorite book!!!!! PLEASE COMMENT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/COMMENTS (:

Posted at 4:45PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by sydney c

7. I'm reading the fourth book now, and I don't think it should be two movies or one movie or any number of movies. I think it should be buried and forgotten.

Anyway, I don't think it could be made with a PG-13. Way too gruesome. You try explaining to your teenager why the young (human) woman on the screen is drinking blood out of a sippy cup, or let her watch a birth where the baby is so strong that it breaks its mom's ribs, pelvis, and spine.

Posted at 12:07AM on Aug 3rd 2008 by Gina

8. I love both of these books. Equally? No. Twilight is a great series, and I enjoy reading the books. I think Stephanie Meyer is a talented author and her books should be recognized for what they are: not the all time best, but not mediocre. I like that Twilight, unlike Harry Potter, focuses on a female character. I can relate to Bella Swan in more ways than I can with Harry Potter.

I was turned onto Harry Potter at a young age, so I've always had some odd connection to it, like I didn't ever want it to end. To be honest, at first I picked up Twilight just to fill the void once my favorite series came to an end. Harry Potter was out longer before the movies came out, giving the public much more time to read it and decide if they like it, and if they did, they saw the movie. Twilight, in my opinion, is moving very fast. Not that it's a bad thing, because I'm really looking forward to the movie, but it still seemed to have a relatively small fanbase (in comparison to Harry Potter). Let's not forget, Harry Potter has 7 books, while Twilight has only 4 installments.

At the same time, they both have weaknesses. At times, I felt like Meyer got too caught up into sideplots, confusing the heck outta me, and to be honest, Rowling's last Potter book did not impress me as I had hoped. They're both incredible authors that are wonderful at what they do and are very successful, and I feel no need to "take a side" in this building rivalry.

Posted at 12:32AM on Aug 3rd 2008 by Katie

9. I finished reading Twilight (the first book) not very long ago and I could not relate to Bella in any way. After all, I'm not as boring, selfish, or dependent on Big, Strong men as much as Bella is. I could relate with Harry much more, even though he was male.

As to why HP his more popular than Twilight, it isn't just because it was out longer. Keep in mind that the first Harry Potter book was published in 1997 and the first movie came out in 2001; by that time there were only four books out, not seven. Compare this to Twilight, which was first published in 2005 and was turned into a movie three years later (2008) with four books out as well. Not much of a difference there, honestly, so you can't say that people had more TIME to savor Harry Potter than Twilight, thus giving it more fans by the time the first movie came about. I think HP has more fans because both genders enjoy it and because it has, you know, an actual plot. Twilight is more for females, I think. What male wants to read about some girl whining on and on incessantly about hot her boyfriend is? Not me, and I'm a girl!

Also, I have to say that this author's ego is really getting to me. Who on Earth thinks they're so great that they can actually SUGGEST making two movies for a book they wrote because it had "So much plot."The Deathly Hallows movie is going to have two parts, but the difference is that Rowling didn't suggest that, the producers did. Get over yourself, Meyer. I'm tired of seeing this woman being compared to J.K. Rowling, and even worse, to Jane Austen and Emily Bronte. It's gotten to her head.

Posted at 9:12AM on Aug 12th 2008 by Laura

10. I absolutely LOVE the Twilight books. I think that they shouldnt be compared to Harry Potter books because other than thier popularity, they are nothing alike! Twilight is more of a girls book (dont get me wrong..if youre a guy then read it!) so they will have just a bit fewer fans, but that doesnt mean that they arent as good. They are well worth your read. And once the movie comes out, we can all judge whether or not it is worth watching. My prediction is yes, it is

Posted at 2:55AM on Aug 7th 2008 by Ashleigh

11. I agree 100% with your comment. I definitely think Twilight is geared more toward female readers. I really got into the Bella and Edward relationship. I couldn't stop reading any of the books. In no way should Twilight be compared to Harry Potter. They are two totally different ideas.
I love the Twilight series, and I loved Breaking Dawn!

Posted at 12:47PM on Aug 26th 2008 by Michelle

12. I think there should be a movie for every book!
ITS SO MUCH BETTER THEN HARRY POTTER!
harry Potter needs to go, and the Twilight saga knocked harry potter out the window the week it released.

Posted at 4:57PM on Aug 12th 2008 by TehLyhn

13. Come on saying Harry Potter is knocked over by the Twilight saga, its to far fetched. In America maybe its a big-hit, but honestly here in Asia, we never heard about it until some marketing guru and/or Western based bloggers wrote about it (I actually only learned about it when I went to ET.online looking for Harry Potter related articles of all things - three weeks ago). I am a voracious reader & I won't complain that young people starts reading more because of these series instead of watching mindless TV shows, but I hope Twilight fans would rather say to us HP fanatics what is good about these books (so that we could start reading it also) instead of telling us, as you mentioned "nocked harry potter out the window the week it released".

Just a reminder that was how HP won many of its rabid fans over the years, plus JK Rowling never intended that the books be turn into a film, she just want people to read & enjoy it. Ms. Stephanie Meyer on the other hand is already suggesting that her fourth book be done into 2 films. Obnoxious would be the term for her attitude.

Posted at 2:40AM on Aug 22nd 2008 by somwerbtwngrnnblu

14. Personally i don't think there's enough to make BD into two films, there's barely enough for one. Nothing actually really happens in it that warrents it needing two films.

I used to like Stephenie but i think that that comment is really egotisical. The book was mediocre at best (loved the other three though) and the plot was so out of reality that it made me cringe.
It's just a way to make more money and it's really disappointing as a fan that she said it.

Posted at 3:21PM on Aug 17th 2008 by Kirsty Watson