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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Feb 21, 2010 22:12:16 GMT -5
Eh, one moron shouldn't impugn a whole fanbase.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Feb 21, 2010 22:16:14 GMT -5
Eh, one moron shouldn't impugn a whole fanbase. While this is normally true, this IS the Twilight fanbase we are talking about here. They, overall, have a hive mind mentality. Nearly all of them share the same general opinions with the only true separation of the ranks is....ugh I can't believe I'm typing this....Team Edward or Team Jacob. So I wouldn't at all be shocked if there were others among the fanbase that think the same as this person.
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Post by erisi236 on Feb 21, 2010 22:20:22 GMT -5
How can a werewolf be killed with a silver bullet?I refuse to believe anyone can be that dense, werewolves and silver bullets are like, Hell I dunno the Lone Ranger and silver bullets.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 22:22:10 GMT -5
Eh, one moron shouldn't impugn a whole fanbase. While this is normally true, this IS the Twilight fanbase we are talking about here. They, overall, have a hive mind mentality. Nearly all of them share the same general opinions with the only true separation of the ranks is....ugh I can't believe I'm typing this....Team Edward or Team Jacob. So I wouldn't at all be shocked if there were others among the fanbase that think the same as this person. Actually, I know a few Twilight fans who are quite intelligent and think the rest of the fanbase sucks.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Feb 21, 2010 22:23:40 GMT -5
While this is normally true, this IS the Twilight fanbase we are talking about here. They, overall, have a hive mind mentality. Nearly all of them share the same general opinions with the only true separation of the ranks is....ugh I can't believe I'm typing this....Team Edward or Team Jacob. So I wouldn't at all be shocked if there were others among the fanbase that think the same as this person. Actually, I know a few Twilight fans who are quite intelligent and think the rest of the fanbase sucks. That is a rare find.
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Post by DrewVonAwesome on Feb 21, 2010 22:52:44 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 22:57:07 GMT -5
Next thing you know, people will be complaining when vampire fiction doesn't depict them sparkling in sunlight.
Which is just ridiculous. We all know that they actually just get weakened in it, enough so that they tend to stay indoors and do their hunting at night.
What? I've come to prefer the original Dracula traits over the Nosferatu stuff.
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Post by AriadosMan on Feb 21, 2010 23:18:21 GMT -5
Next thing you know, people will be complaining when vampire fiction doesn't depict them sparkling in sunlight. Which is just ridiculous. We all know that they actually just get weakened in it, enough so that they tend to stay indoors and do their hunting at night. What? I've come to prefer the original Dracula traits over the Nosferatu stuff. Which is irrelevant, since Meyer's vamps don't get weakened by the sun anyway.
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Post by Jay Carroll on Feb 21, 2010 23:22:38 GMT -5
While this is normally true, this IS the Twilight fanbase we are talking about here. They, overall, have a hive mind mentality. Nearly all of them share the same general opinions with the only true separation of the ranks is....ugh I can't believe I'm typing this....Team Edward or Team Jacob. So I wouldn't at all be shocked if there were others among the fanbase that think the same as this person. Actually, I know a few Twilight fans who are quite intelligent and think the rest of the fanbase sucks. And I know a few who are intelligent and turn their brains off while viewing Twilight and reading the books, much the same way I ignore plotholes in professional wrestling when I find it convenient.
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Post by HMARK Center on Feb 21, 2010 23:40:15 GMT -5
The letter smacks of one word to me:
Ahem.
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE.
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Post by Jay Carroll on Feb 21, 2010 23:46:32 GMT -5
The letter smacks of one word to me: Ahem. FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE.The letter itself may be faked, but there are some people out there dense enough to think something similar to this.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Feb 21, 2010 23:52:03 GMT -5
Next thing you know, people will be complaining when vampire fiction doesn't depict them sparkling in sunlight. Which is just ridiculous. We all know that they actually just get weakened in it, enough so that they tend to stay indoors and do their hunting at night. What? I've come to prefer the original Dracula traits over the Nosferatu stuff. Which is irrelevant, since Meyer's vamps don't get weakened by the sun anyway. His point was that the original post had a person complaining about a werewolf being depicted in the traditional sense. It would be like the scenario described.
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Post by HMARK Center on Feb 21, 2010 23:56:17 GMT -5
The letter smacks of one word to me: Ahem. FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE.The letter itself may be faked, but there are some people out there dense enough to think something similar to this. I haven't seen one yet, so I'm not about to get worked up about it. I have no use for Twilight, and find it anti-feminist and poorly done, but this isn't something I'm about to rage over.
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Post by AriadosMan on Feb 21, 2010 23:57:35 GMT -5
There isn't really much of a consistent "tradition" of werewolf portrayals, though. Sometimes it was a voluntary shapeshifter who wore a wolfskin to turn into a werewolf, sometimes it was a wolf/human hybrid, sometimes a person permanently turned into a werewolf. The "traditional werewolf" everyone describes (INCLUDING silver bullets-silver was supposed to be a vampire's weakness) was codified by by the original Universal Wolfman in 1941.
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Post by MiLo Duck on Feb 21, 2010 23:59:21 GMT -5
Oh no, trust me, there are in fact people this dumb. They are more numerous than you imagine and they take comfort and solace in their ignorance. While not exclusive to the very young and somewhat obsessive, it certainly doesn't help matters. Someday this person, or the people represented by these sentiments, will grow up.
Hell, I remember a time in my life when I would have asserted that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was better than the Seven Samurai and that a mullet was an actual option for a haircut.
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Post by bob on Feb 22, 2010 1:01:12 GMT -5
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Feb 22, 2010 1:13:02 GMT -5
Wow. Fake or not, the fact that someone conceived this in any way is a pretty sad situation.
I watched Wolf Man last night, and was surprised to find that I kind of enjoyed it. I wasn't blown away or anything, but I always expect disappointment when it comes to remakes of classic horror films.
Being the way I am, I still prefer the Lon Chaney Jr. classic. But I did enjoy the new film.
Twilight, on the other hand...
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 22, 2010 7:36:21 GMT -5
Taylor Lautner Fan Letter To Universal: Your Wolfman Ripped Off Twilight"To whom this may concern: This movie was a complete waste and I feel that it offends ALL Twilight Fans around the world, that including myself. For one, it was a COMPLETE remaking of the Wolf Pack from the Twilight Saga: New Moon. It gives the werewolves a bad name and makes them look like some deformed mutation of a rabid dog. I actually started to like werewolves after seeing Jacob Black and all his awesomeness on the big screen at the movies. That was until I saw your crappy remake of what you call to be a "were wolf". I don't see how you live with yourself for making it the way you did. If I made this movie, I would be ashamed to even admit that I owned it. How can a werewolf be killed with a silver bullet? Better yet, have you saw the transformation of the man that is "supposed" to be the wolf? He sits in some chair and his entire body turns in to some mutated freak. If you would watch the transformation of Jacob Black, (Taylor Lautner) he doesn't come close to looking as fake, cheap and or mutated as the wolf man. You tell me, who looks to be the better werewolf. Your stupid Wolf Movie didn't even make the top Movie for the charts; Valentines Day WITH TAYLOR Lautner! Get that this is MY oppinion and I felt I wanted to express it because I saw that your email was on your site. I wanted to let you know this is what i thought of the wolf man that sucks. FREAKIN LAUTNER DID! " www.latinoreview.com/news/open-letter-to-universal-your-wolfman-ripped-off-twilight-9247 Don't let that person watch An American Werewolf if London. They'd really hate the transformation scene in that. The fact that the transformation is supposed to be pretty f***ing creepy would be lost on them. As for Wolfman not beating out Valentine's Day, who would have thunk that a movie called Valentine's Day featuring a big cast released Valentine's Day weekend, would beat out a horror movie? See you next Wednesday.
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Post by hassanchop on Feb 22, 2010 9:50:29 GMT -5
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Post by Clarence "Showstealer" Mason on Feb 22, 2010 10:00:44 GMT -5
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