Sometimes I think the problem is . . . what's the opposite of dated? The books seem very much about the teenager now, which I can't relate to. But characters like Bella and Harry . . . those are the ones who are going to last. The books are set "now", but not so much so that you won't be able to understand them in twenty years.

I'm much less critical of other book interpretations no

Maybe I should see it for that reason! I'm not as bad I used to be, but there's always that little voice in my head saying, "But that's not how it was in the book."