Twilight is Not Just the Craze for Younger Folk
The craze over the movie release of the hit book series Twilight is just about everywhere - I admit I haven't read it yet, but I'm starting to think I should. I'm seeing a lot of commentary that Twilight's appeal goes beyond age. In short, tweens, teens, moms and, yes, older women, are all going nutty for this vampire series.
While it seems so many movies are age-specific these days, there's nothing I appreciate more than flicks (and books) that can reach all ages. For example, Finding Nemo is a favorite of mine. That's right, one of my favorite movies is a cartoon. But so what? The ability for a movie to be clever enough to pull in an adult but funny enough to make a 5-year old belly laugh is amazing to me.
Any age-defying favorites you'd like to share?
Comments
Terry says:
My granddaughter and I share movies together a lot. Here are some favorites: Pay It Forward; The Ultimate Gift; Shiloh series; Harry Potter series; and many others that are rated G or PG are usually movies that are "age-defying" and often heart-warming good human stories.
11/21/08 3:25 PM
Terry says:
My 16-year-old granddaughter and I are going this evening to watch Twilight. And she warned me that we have to get there at least an hour early because it will be packed!
11/21/08 3:27 PM
Cheryl Tyler says:
I got hooked on the Stephenie Meyer's series about two years ago and have read the first three books. I couldn't put them down! I have no clue why but I loved them. I saw young people and old people alike involved in reading the series. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I'm sure I can get another 64-year-old 'young' person to go with me when I do!
11/26/08 4:30 PM