I have been accused of not having enough of a sense of humor, pero as a mami to a pre-teen chica, a sense of humor is all you got, especially in a theatre full of pre-teens and teens at midnight swooning over teen vampires in love. Yes, I saw Twilight last night.

My 11 year old had read all the books (and so have I- pero I always read what she reads so we can discuss etc), so she just had to be at the local movie theater’s first showing at 12:01 early this morning/late last night to get her some Edward Cullen and she wasn’t the only one.

My hija and I arrived a little after 10 pm to find that there were already about 25 people in front of us with their printed online movie tickets to see the film adaptation of the first of a series of books by Stephanie Meyer. Most were teenagers, young adults. La Mapu, at age 11 was the youngest, and I at the ripe age of 31 was clearly the oldest. Thankfully other mother’s dragged by their daughters arrived and at 11 pm there was a mad rush to theatre number 5. So mad was the rush that one mother was seen later, as I paid way too damn much for popcorn, complaining to the manager because she couldn’t get a good seat for her and her daughter even though she had been the first on line. Yes, people were taking this that seriously.

After enduring an hour of chatter and a mouse scare the lights finally dimmed and the excitement level in the theatre rose and as soon as the movie started, applause broke out and random acts of squealing began. Most of the squealing was reserved for Robert Pattinson aka Edward Cullen, the forever 17 vampire who wants the blood and booty of a mortal transplant to the Pacific Northwest, Bella Swan.

So how was the film? Well if you have read the books, you know what will happen. There is not doubt that it’s sexy in a teen innocent way that involves lots of hints at cheesy romance (take me to the tops of trees, pick me up in your car, kiss me). I thought the acting was pretty bad as was the makeup. I mean I know that vampires are supposed to be pale pero these were so white maybe to whiteout the whiteness of the rest of the cast? There are a few people of color characters, highlighted by the character of Jacob played by Taylor Lautner. There are even at least two likely Latinos pero all the people of color are background or friends of the main characters.

Over all the experience was mindless, silly fun that makes girls have unrealistic expectations of the lengths a date will go for you (No one has yet to suck vampire venom out of me- any takers?) and most importantly my daughter had a good time.

Apparently the sequel may be out next year, so I have time to prepare myself.