Twilight- the phenomenot

Your movie fan is broken down into three groups: the knowers, the know nots, and know not muches. The knowers are people who can recognize a good movie when they see it and a bad movie when they see it (which is oftentimes likened to watching a comedy to your average person). The know nots can recognize what makes a good movie but not what makes a bad one, hence they tend to like a lot of stuff. The know not muches couldn't discern a good movie from a bad movie even if they wanted to so they end up liking mostly garbage.
Twilight is the current mega hit in the movie biz. The kind of movie that makes ridiculous amount of money, so much so that the sequel is greenlit within the first week of the release. It's the story of a young girl who falls in love with a mysterious new boy who happens to be a vampire. She falls for him, he falls for her, they stare longingly into each others eyes and then they kiss so achingly slow it's almost painful to watch.
There are some movies that do not need to be viewed to be judged and criticized. Freddy Got Fingered, Postal, etc. Twilight is one of them. For one, it's routinely panned by critics. And as much as people like to say, "I don't listen to critics." let's be honest. It's their job and they tend to know what they're doing. Therefore, if a movie is panned by nearly all who watch it, that's hundreds of educated minds coming to the same conclusion. You know, kind of like when every doctor alive says drinking acid is bad. Another reason is that it's a teen love story. Name me one teen love story that had any substance. Crickets. Ok, next topic. It's aimed a very specific demographic; women aged 13 - 45 also known as women who are looking for romance at every turn. So when you watch the trailer and see the dashing lead say, "You're eyes make me....want to stare forever." they get lightheaded and giddy. The final reason why I can say without a doubt Twilight is not a good movie without having ever seen it; unquestionable campiness in nearly every facet. Just watch the position of the camera, the way shots are set-up, the lighting, the sets, the acting, the dialogue, go on and on and it's all campy, campy, campy.
Next time you see a trailer and think to yourself, "Man, that looks great!" Please, stop for a moment and think about what you just saw. More than likely it was an orgy of the best parts of the flick, and you've been duped.