I also got round to watching Twilight this weekend, a disaffected teen highschool vampire emo love story (phew). Having never seen Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I can't state for a fact that all these themes have been covered already, but i'd be willing to bet a high collared wool coat and a set of pale but interesting good looks on it.
Visually its quite nice, all misty and sombre, and the styling tries to subvert the usual sartorial choices of modern vampire/teen films, but it never quite manages to tear itself away from that ubiquitous U.S look. The producers probably think the actors are all dressed like a dreamy version of Joy Division, but in fact they look more like My Chemical Romance doing a Gap Advert.
You could write the plot out on the back of a Fall Out Boy album before the film has even started, and rather than examining any of the few interesting ideas it throws up, it prefers to persist with dull flatulent 'girl in danger' plotlines.
The film is essentially a neutered version of True Blood, a series with gore, violence, lots of sex and style, and the pop sensibilities to make it fun. Like Twilight it is based on a popular modern vampire novel, except its set in the deep south, in a world where Vampires have 'come out of the closet' and live side by side with humans. It has the courage to explore ideas, never takes itself too seriously, and while it can sometimes get a bit schmaltzy, its well worth a watch. It also has the best title sequence ever - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z64wSWfoDQ8
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