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    Image of MisterHippity MisterHippity
    11/22/09

    In reply to Vampire Weekend! Twlight: New Moon Sucks Big Money from Wallets Worldwide
    You could have just ended that headline after the word "Sucks."
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    Image of unclevanya unclevanya
    11/23/09

    @MisterHippity: Or changed "wallets" to "handbags".
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    11/22/09

    In reply to Vampire Weekend! Twlight: New Moon Sucks Big Money from Wallets Worldwide
    This heinous vampire soul-suck rated 29% on Rotten Tomatoes. Which must be the equivalent of watching dust collect in an empty room...sober.
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    Image of Balsa Wood Balsa Wood
    11/22/09

    In reply to Vampire Weekend! Twlight: New Moon Sucks Big Money from Wallets Worldwide
    1% gays? Lowballing.
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    Image of MattGaymon MattGaymon
    11/22/09

    @Balsa Wood: Actually I was going to commend Foster for a realistic figure. There's nothing for gay people to like here. The last time we were on board was Queen of the Damned, and well, I mean.

    Which, by the way, did you know some insane Scot murdered his friend and ate the head because Aaliyah told him to do so?
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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    11/22/09

    @Balsa Wood: To clarify, 1% of men were gay upon entering.

    Oh Jacob, how you lure me with those biceps...
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    Image of CumaeanSibyl CumaeanSibyl
    11/22/09

    In reply to Vampire Weekend! Twlight: New Moon Sucks Big Money from Wallets Worldwide
    Bullock's movie should do better in the next week. She pulls female audiences, but they were all busy.

    You forgot "werewolf fetishists" in your list there, Foster.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    11/22/09

    In reply to Vampire Weekend! Twlight: New Moon Sucks Big Money from Wallets Worldwide
    Tangentially on topic: would someone please explain to me how Mormons think vampires are acceptable subject matter? The Catholics are predictably (if belatedly) pissed, but why is Steffanee Meyer's church silent on the issue? Is it because she's raised their profile immeasurably with her fame? I'm so curious about this, because religious hypocrisy fascinates me, but I have yet to read an article, blog post or comment discussing this.
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    Image of Maryscary Maryscary
    11/22/09

    @Lysergic Asset: IDK, maybe because here's nothing in the Book of Mormon about not drinking blood? If Edward had a latte or a mojito, then, there'd be some angry Mormons...
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    Image of Lucky Lucky
    11/22/09

    @Lysergic Asset: From what I know, the Mormons (for the most part) don't view books like Twilight or Harry Potter as inherently bad because they involve magic and vampires. I think most focus on the message, which in the Twilight series is obviously abstinence until marriage, male dominance over females, etc. etc.

    I could be wrong. But in high school my Mormon friends liked and read/saw Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, etc. As long as it remains a fantasy and people don't start saying that magic is real or good doesn't triumph over evil, then I think it's cool with them.
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    Image of Swifter Swifter
    11/22/09

    @Lysergic Asset: Vampires are Lutheran.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    11/22/09

    @Maryscary: Good point. Kind of like Carrie Prejean's mind-numbing "It doesn't say anything about breast implants in the Bible" quote.

    #tips
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    11/22/09

    @Lucky: Thanks. This is an explanation I can wrap my mind around.

    #tips
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    11/22/09

    @Swifter: Learn something new every day. I would've thought they were atheist.

    #tips
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/22/09

    In reply to Vampire Weekend! Twlight: New Moon Sucks Big Money from Wallets Worldwide
    At the risk of being annoying, I think that makes it BatsSpidersSparkly Vampires. The fact that The Dark Knight is still on top is the only thing stopping me from wishing death on humanity.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/22/09

    @DahlELama: Fixed! Thank you. Not at all annoying.
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    Image of D2theMatthews D2theMatthews
    11/22/09

    In reply to Vampire Weekend! Twlight: New Moon Sucks Big Money from Wallets Worldwide
    In honor of Twillight's success, I'm going to drink and watch Near Dark, just like God intended.
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    11/18/09

    In reply to Michael Lewis —
    Well, would it? Would Liar's Poker make a good movie?

    I ask people this all the time (if they've read the book, of course), and I think it's a close call. Of course I love the book too, but unlike Wall Street, practically this whole movie would have to take place inside the office.

    One of the book's strengths is characterization -- but I'm not sure that can be translated to screen when you have such a limited number of locations to work with. By contrast, think of how Gordon Gekko's character was developed simply by the locations he was shown in -- predawn beach, squash court, locker room, art party, etc.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/18/09

    @skahammer: I adore Michael Lewis, but I'm with you on this. I loved the book, but it's just not movie material. There's no simple story arc, no actually likeable characters, it would require far too much compression to fit into 2 hours.

    Imagine trying to show on a movie screen just how he came up with the "bet on German volatility".
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    Image of pollyannacowgirl pollyannacowgirl
    11/18/09

    In reply to Michael Lewis —
    I have to agree. There is so much bullshit coming out of Hollywood; especially those goddamn re-makes or cartoons turned into live-action. It's a joke.

    There is still good art emerging in spite of the system, but it's rare as hen's teeth.

    I haven't been interested enough to see anything in a theater in over a year. There hasn't been anything I was compelled to see as soon as it came out; everything's been mediocre-looking enough to me to wait for its appearance on cable.
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    Image of hotpinklovesofa hotpinklovesofa
    11/18/09

    @pollyannacowgirl: I know. The only thing that has made me happy to pay to see it this year was The Hangover. Everything else I saw in the theatre was awful and so my Netflix addiction continues and will continue b/c I can't justify the cost of going to the theatre only to be disappointed by all the schlock.
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    11/18/09

    @hotpinklovesofa: You didn't dig Inglourious Basterds (which title I had to concentrate to misspell correctly)? I found watching it in the theater such a perfect moviegoing experience. It's loud, colorful, witty, suspenseful, and bounces back and forth between four languages, so your brain stays engaged throughout. Sooo fun.
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    Image of hotpinklovesofa hotpinklovesofa
    11/18/09

    @snugbug: Love Quentin and Basterds was great but The Hangover is still my favorite of the year thus far. Although I did see it after a very long string of very bad movies so maybe the feeling of satisfaction was intensified even more b/c of all the crap before it. Saw Basterds right after Hangover so was probably still on a high and not as blown away.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    11/18/09

    In reply to Michael Lewis —
    Must be nice to scoff at the illogical money machine that can't stop showering you with all that inexplicable cash.
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    11/18/09

    @MrInBetween: Nicely done.
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    Image of Swifter Swifter
    11/18/09

    In reply to Michael Lewis —
    Sandra Bullock is a lovely woman who has donated millions of dollars to charity and I will happily see her movies even when they suck.

    Michael Lewis is a financier. I do not care to see him or his story at all. Evidently, Hollywood agrees.
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    Image of Pete Gaines Pete Gaines
    11/18/09

    @Swifter: Bill Gates has donated billions of dollars to charity but I wouldn't pay a dime to see him in a movie adaptation of The Blind Side, either.

    Because they're shitty actors, see?
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    Image of takeouteurotrash takeouteurotrash
    11/18/09

    @Swifter: Michael Lewis has been an author since 1988, following his very junior career at SB on a RE desk. Pulling the pitchfork from the hip, are we?
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    Image of Swifter Swifter
    11/18/09

    @Pete Gaines: The movie-going public doesn't seem to agree with you as her films consistently make money.
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    11/18/09

    @takeouteurotrash: Nevertheless.
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    11/18/09

    @Swifter: " Sandra Bullock is a lovely woman who has donated millions of dollars to charity and I will happily see her movies even though they suck."

    FTFY
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    Image of dolemite1975 dolemite1975
    11/18/09

    @Swifter: I'd rather spend on Sandra than: Reese (barf), or Julia (UGH!), etc., etc..
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    Image of Pete Gaines Pete Gaines
    11/18/09

    @Swifter: The movie-going public is fucking stupid.

    (example a: you)
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    Image of Mo MoDo Mo MoDo
    08/24/09

    In reply to Sandra Bullock Adaptation Of Michael Lewis' Blind Side Looks Heartwarmingly Awful
    Blind Side has some subtle points about the self-serving noblesse oblige of a rich alumni family adopting a future All-American defensive player that is bound to get lost in the translation to the screen.
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    Image of WackoJacko WackoJacko
    08/23/09

    In reply to Sandra Bullock Adaptation Of Michael Lewis' Blind Side Looks Heartwarmingly Awful
    I think we should be counting our lucky stars! it could've been produced by and starring Renee Zellwegger, Jennifer Aniston, or shudder-shudder Katherine Heigel.
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    Image of Hockeymom Hockeymom
    08/23/09

    In reply to Sandra Bullock Adaptation Of Michael Lewis' Blind Side Looks Heartwarmingly Awful
    I loved this story. I read it and re-read it and then forced my husband to read it.
    The trailer does look like an after-school special. That said, I'll still go see it because I'm a sucker for that kind of shit.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    08/23/09

    @Hockeymom: I mean, I will too: it's The Michael Lewis Movie. Also, I want to see how much they play up the fact that an evangelical Christian family took the kid in. Hmm.
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    Image of Chip Skylark of Space Chip Skylark of Space
    08/24/09

    @Foster Kamer: I want to see if Sandra Bullock's movie husband has a lot of tats, and forearms like he's done some serious time.

    Evang Tats would be tats none-the-less, and fun to see in those heart warming practice sessions with their new po' friend.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    08/23/09

    In reply to Sandra Bullock Adaptation Of Michael Lewis' Blind Side Looks Heartwarmingly Awful
    Forget straight to video. This should go straight to Lifetime.
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