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    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    06:24 AM

    In reply to Vampires Versus Werewolves: The Dance Off
    teen wolf 1 had his own theme song
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    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    02:14 AM

    In reply to New Moon, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Celibacy
    I'm absolutely sure that self-parody is in no way the reason why anyone likes these.
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    01:22 AM

    In reply to New Moon, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Celibacy
    The worst part of watching the movie on opening night was when people would yell at me for laughing.
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    Image of jenrobe jenrobe
    12:32 AM

    In reply to New Moon, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Celibacy
    "Sparkling vampire pubes". Thank you.
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/20/09

    In reply to New Moon, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Celibacy
    I think the best criticism of Stephenie Meyer and Twilight comes from Stephen King who said, in part -- ""the real difference [between Rowling and Meyer] is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer, and Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn. She's not very good." It says something when even Stephen King thinks you can't write worth a darn.
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    01:58 AM

    @Bill-Lee: It says something when even Stephen King thinks you can't write worth a darn.

    HA!
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    Image of Vulcan Has No Moon Vulcan Has No Moon
    11/20/09

    In reply to New Moon, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Celibacy
    "Critics say New Moon, Twi-hards suck"

    The reviews from Time and USA Today are especially piquant and probably the best thing about this ghastly, dull pap.
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    Edited by Vulcan Has No Moon at 11/20/09 8:07 PM Vulcan Has No Moon was starred Vulcan Has No Moon was unstarred
    Image of Dresan Dresan
    11/20/09

    In reply to New Moon, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Celibacy
    So are you saying that the writer is trolling Twilight fans?

    Right in their movie?

    And she gets money for it??

    She's a genius!
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    11/20/09

    In reply to New Moon, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Celibacy
    Annalee, you (and the other editors here) make me want to watch movies that I know I shouldn't watch. This is how much I enjoy your (and their) writing.
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    Image of Rasselas Rasselas
    11/20/09

    In reply to New Moon, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Celibacy
    A friend of mine is very fond of these books and the movies, in the guilty pleasure mode. I told her that, even if Twilight is ridiculous from time to time, dramatizing and allegorizing the desires of adolescent girls is a perfectly respectable artistic purpose, and a rather underacknowledged one, compared to the familiar novel/movie/opera about a middle-aged divorced man having sex with young women and ruminating about sunsets while flyfishing.
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    Image of Dr.Quatermass Dr.Quatermass
    11/20/09

    @Rasselas: I too have to talk myself out of bad habits.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/20/09

    In reply to New Moon, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Celibacy
    Ah, shit, we lost another one to the Twilight machine.
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    Image of sonicsurge sonicsurge
    11/20/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch: No Annalee, NOOOOOOOOOOO.

    *Sob*
    She was one of the better ones. Her writing was amazing. ;_;
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    omgwtflolbbqbye promoted this comment Edited by sonicsurge at 11/20/09 5:05 PM sonicsurge was starred sonicsurge was unstarred
    Image of Dr.Quatermass Dr.Quatermass
    11/20/09

    In reply to New Moon, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Celibacy
    I hope you are right Annalee but I have my misgivings.

    Maybe if the first movie wasn't so boring. It wasn't even ridiculous enough to get angry about, it was just a lackluster (ha ha) teen drama riding on the current vampire trend. If the second movie has a staff that is intelligent enough to know its current role in the media then that is great but with a budding franchise such as this one, I doubt the production staff is allowing too much "self-mockery." I mean, what if these girls catch wind of the fingers pointing at them behind their back. Seems like a pretty big gamble for almost no return. Unless of course, they are confident that their current demographic will either discount such lies or just not care.

    If that is the case, I applaud the gall these movie makers have. What is more beatnik than creating something wretched and mocking and selling it right into the hands of the people it makes fun of?

    Also, complimentary Edward Cullen pillows abound.

    Just saying.
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    Image of ♠ Final ♠ ♠ Final ♠
    11/20/09

    In reply to Vampires Versus Werewolves: The Dance Off
    Vampires got clowned. If one of their own didn't break up the rave, it would have been close. You can't let the human get away AND have Wesley Snipes beat you all down at your own party.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    11/20/09

    In reply to Vampires Versus Werewolves: The Dance Off
    Wait. "Who just got served?" means we're voting for the LOSER in the contest, right?
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    11/20/09

    @braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: jesus yes.
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    Meredith Woerner was starred Meredith Woerner was unstarred
    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    11/20/09

    @Meredith Woerner: Don't swear at me, Meredith. It's not my fault your survey is counter-intuitive.
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    11/20/09

    @braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: ha ha ha ha. it's not my fault you're getting old.
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    Meredith Woerner was starred Meredith Woerner was unstarred
    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    11/20/09

    @Meredith Woerner: What? What are you talking about? I AM STILL VERY YOUNG!

    Look, I'm going to purchase a very fast automobile and date an exotic dancer as irrefutable evidence of that fact.
     Reply
    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    11/20/09

    In reply to Vampires Versus Werewolves: The Dance Off
    So much 80's music, I can't handle it!
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    11/20/09

    In reply to Vampires Versus Werewolves: The Dance Off
    Werewolf steppers, at least their leader, won the battle in my mind.
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    Image of dougr650 dougr650
    11/20/09

    @LittleDragon: Agreed. Werewolf stepping FTW!
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