Fiddleford H. McGucket
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Nov 20, 2009 15:52:51 GMT -5
I have to take my girlfriend to see New Moon will someone do me a favor and hold my man card plz Ok......no. Let's be honest here, For as much s*** as New Moon is going to get, it's pretty much a one way ticket to lovin that night. I'ts about as effective as Sex Panther
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biafra
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Post by biafra on Nov 20, 2009 15:57:39 GMT -5
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Nov 20, 2009 16:03:04 GMT -5
I have to take my girlfriend to see New Moon will someone do me a favor and hold my man card plz Ok......no. Let's be honest here, For as much s*** as New Moon is going to get, it's pretty much a one way ticket to lovin that night. I'ts about as effective as Sex Panther I will give the movie that concession. When the people who saw the midnight showing were leaving, a LOT of the women were rather....horny.....
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Post by tap on Nov 20, 2009 16:30:55 GMT -5
I'm talking about 7-10 year old girls. You don't need to be "stupid" to be impressionable. But that's not the fault of the film and the filmmakers (and with it, Meyer and her publishers). Kids shouldn't be gleaning morality from vampire stories, but it is the responsibility of the parents who are most likely buying these books and movie tickets for their kids to educate their children about healthy interpersonal relationships and the ups and downs of life that go with them. Marketing Twilight to adolescents isn't necessarily morally evil, it's calculated. I'm not saying this is right, but I'm not saying sole responsibility should be shouldered by the producers of media. Parents in this case should be the arbiters of what their children do or don't see to the point where their kids are able to start determining what is best for them. I wouldn't even go so far to say that Twilight and Twilight-related properties even promotes the idea of stalkerish boys and damsel-in-distress girls: those are plot points. The only ideas I could see in the Twilight franchise that it pushes would be: the formation of the heterosexual couple (which is a staple of most cinematic narratives, an idea attributed to Raymond Bellour); the continuation of the film industry as an auxiliary of capital generation (just look at the midnight screening revenues); and as a product of standardization and consumption, the film functions to smooth over and erase any ruptures to the ideological status quo through entertainment (borrowed from Horkheimer and Adorno's critiques of the 'culture industry'). Complaints about what messages young people are seemingly superficial in relation to these wider factors. And even then, one can still enjoy the film while being conscious of these factors... or not. No one is really duped into buying into these values because buying a ticket already subscribes to the continued success of the whole of the system (even so far that this is where the true enjoyment of seeing a movie lies). All of this is moot, however, because in 50 years time the Twilight franchise will be a footnote of history (how many people today still talk about how successful The Love Bug was in 1969?). I only say this now to clarify a point made previously in a purely pejorative sense.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Nov 20, 2009 16:36:35 GMT -5
I predict the next cash cow are teenage girls (and adult women) swooning over Sasquatches.
So yeah, I'm going to start writing that screenplay post haste.
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Grendel
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Post by Grendel on Nov 20, 2009 19:17:12 GMT -5
I predict the next cash cow are teenage girls (and adult women) swooning over Sasquatches. So yeah, I'm going to start writing that screenplay post haste. I may have to beat you to that ... ;D
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Nov 20, 2009 19:41:25 GMT -5
I predict the next cash cow are teenage girls (and adult women) swooning over Sasquatches. So yeah, I'm going to start writing that screenplay post haste. If you did that. I would literally have to marry you. Because that idea is awesome.
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Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 20, 2009 19:46:56 GMT -5
I predict the next cash cow are teenage girls (and adult women) swooning over Sasquatches. So yeah, I'm going to start writing that screenplay post haste. I hope this happens. Way to ruin werewolves, hollywood.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Nov 20, 2009 19:51:05 GMT -5
You know I really don't hate the movies or the books. It's all the advertising and shoving the crap in my face that makes me not like it. Yeah, that's ridiculous. I'm watching South Park and there's an ad for Twilight, watching wrestling, football, Monk, White Collar, Smallville, Supernatural and there are ads for Twilight. You can't escape it. It would be easy to ignore if the damn thing wasn't advertised during every show. It's freaking ridiculous. I predict the next cash cow are teenage girls (and adult women) swooning over Sasquatches. So yeah, I'm going to start writing that screenplay post haste. Does that include all tall hairy things? Because that means Chewbacca may finally get some love.
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biafra
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Post by biafra on Nov 20, 2009 19:53:01 GMT -5
I predict the next cash cow are teenage girls (and adult women) swooning over Sasquatches. So yeah, I'm going to start writing that screenplay post haste. I hope this happens. Way to ruin werewolves, hollywood. Are they ruined though? Really? Same with vampires; did every other example of either in the public lexicon suddenly go away?\ No matter what people say twilight will not erase the other versions of vampires. Twilight will not make people forget Dracula. Or Teen Wolf.
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Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 20, 2009 19:55:53 GMT -5
You know I really don't hate the movies or the books. It's all the advertising and shoving the crap in my face that makes me not like it. Yeah, that's ridiculous. I'm watching South Park and there's an ad for Twilight, watching wrestling, football, Monk, White Collar, Smallville, Supernatural and there are ads for Twilight. You can't escape it. It would be easy to ignore if the damn thing wasn't advertised during every show. It's freaking ridiculous. I predict the next cash cow are teenage girls (and adult women) swooning over Sasquatches. So yeah, I'm going to start writing that screenplay post haste. Does that include all tall hairy things? Because that means Chewbacca may finally get some love. As might A-Train/Giant Bernard.
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Post by thwak is T.hawk on Nov 20, 2009 20:00:26 GMT -5
you know, most times I feel bad having to be a part of the singles thread on this forum.
but it's times like these where being a part of that community makes me very, very happy.
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Post by Rorschach on Nov 20, 2009 20:35:40 GMT -5
There's only one Edward and Be(l)la pairing I'm willing to accept. *applause* That was awesomely done.
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Jay Peas 42
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Nov 20, 2009 20:50:50 GMT -5
Where's that Robot Chicken Parody of this? And please let it include Spike.
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Post by ohiofan1 on Nov 20, 2009 21:28:41 GMT -5
I'm sure it cant be worst then
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Post by Captain Obvious on Nov 20, 2009 21:54:34 GMT -5
I saw the first movie last night and I enjoyed it, going to see New Moon tomorrow.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 20, 2009 23:06:33 GMT -5
I predict the next cash cow are teenage girls (and adult women) swooning over Sasquatches. So yeah, I'm going to start writing that screenplay post haste. 'Theirs was a love that was Abominable' could be your tagline
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