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Sam the Cinema Snob

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Re: Twilight
« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2008, 07:39:03 AM »
Picking up chicks at Twilight would be a good idea if all the chicks were over the age of 14.
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Re: Twilight
« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2008, 09:40:13 AM »
No and maybe.

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Re: Twilight
« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2008, 09:49:03 AM »
So what's the over/under for the number of reviews that use a vampire related pun about how much the movie sucks?  I'm going to set it at a conservative 6.5.

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Re: Twilight
« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2008, 09:53:36 AM »
So what's the over/under for the number of reviews that use a vampire related pun about how much the movie sucks?  I'm going to set it at a conservative 6.5.

What about the British press calling it Bloody Awful!

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Re: Twilight
« Reply #14 on: November 19, 2008, 10:52:08 AM »
So what's the over/under for the number of reviews that use a vampire related pun about how much the movie sucks?  I'm going to set it at a conservative 6.5.

What about the British press calling it Bloody Awful!

You raise a fair point.  American reviews: 6.5. British reviews: 8

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Re: Twilight
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2008, 12:31:41 PM »
Its got a 35% on Rotten Tomatoes and is, seriously, declining by the minute.
I've stopped reading the book, because when your Vampire boyfriend stands outside your house every night and watches you, that is not love, it's a felony. The  books is not very well written either Edward has no range, he either laughs or broods, there is nothing inbetween. Bella also has two, she can swoon or be sarcastic, again just those two things nothing inbetween. Seriously the author can't figure out another word for cringe. It took me 200 pages but I can officially call this book awful.

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Re: Twilight
« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2008, 01:06:07 PM »
Even if the film was decent, I doubt the critics would give it passable rating especially if the majority of them have seen Let the Right One In. I've seen neither that nor Twilight, and only plan on seeing the first, but given that Let the Right One In has been screening for a while in release and previously at festivals I'd imagine that critics would only immediately compare them and after seeing how high the RT score for LtRONI is, it's not surprising that, by comparison, Twilight is abysmal.

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Re: Twilight
« Reply #17 on: November 20, 2008, 01:20:24 PM »
It's also not surprising given that most critics are elitest assholes and wouldn't want to be seen giving a modicum of praise to something so mainstream and with such a large preteen/teen fanbase.  Not that I think it'll be any good, but you have to keep that in mind when reading reviews.

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Re: Twilight
« Reply #18 on: November 20, 2008, 01:56:12 PM »
It's also not surprising given that most critics are elitest assholes and wouldn't want to be seen giving a modicum of praise to something so mainstream and with such a large preteen/teen fanbase.  Not that I think it'll be any good, but you have to keep that in mind when reading reviews.

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Re: Twilight
« Reply #19 on: November 20, 2008, 02:23:54 PM »
It's also not surprising given that most critics are elitest assholes and wouldn't want to be seen giving a modicum of praise to something so mainstream and with such a large preteen/teen fanbase.  Not that I think it'll be any good, but you have to keep that in mind when reading reviews.

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