Buffy/Twilight smackdown

Yah, I may have mentioned before that I’ve had this vampire thing since I was in my teens. Watched every Hammer Horror vampire movie that was on late night TV, read the original Dracula many times. Loved the Vampire Chronicles. Then later got hooked on Buffy. But my wife was sent a copy of the first two or three Twilight books and thought they were dreadful, so I’ve never read them or gone to see the movie (not that I get out to the movies much, now that I have two young kids).

Anyway, I came across this fantastic Buffy/Twilight smackdown via someone on Twitter, and it makes me more glad than ever that I didn’t see the Twilight movie.

As Hortense commented on Jezebel.com:

Everything that is portrayed in Twilight as super romantic about Edward is exposed as creepy and stalkerish here, which is fantastic, as Edward Cullen’s creepiness too often gets a pass from those who brush aside his controlling, stalkerish ways as the signs of "true love." Edward is not the dreamboat here—he’s the enemy. The best part? Edward lays down his famous line, "You’re like my own personal brand of heroin," and Buffy responds, "Oh my god, what are you, 12?"

Watch it. It’s awesome. Then go watch Buffy.

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