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I knew NEW MOON would SUCK B#$$% but [clip]

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look at this garbage clip

First of all, what other reason is there to have like three or four well built guys walking around with their shirts off the entire picture except to appeal to a girl's sexual desires. I know I'm a hypocrite here because there are many many movies where a woman are put up for display and are the main appeal for guys, but this is ridiculous. I mean, most of the time, when a woman sees a "hot guy" on the screen, she sees it when he's clothed or during an intimate scene. These guys walk around like this. I thought this was based on a book, but it seems to be entirely about image.

Second, uh, the guy, who is twice her size in human form, overreacted just a "tad" at being slapped by a girl.

Third, are these effects finished. I've seen better effects from buddies. I mean this saga will no doubt make money, so why didn't the studio care at all what the effects look like. Both transformations look very very bad, the animals are much too big yet neither looks solid enough to inhabit real space, and when they transform, they seem to be shedding SOMETHING for a frame or two but WTF

The acting all around was bad, but the girl is obviously the lead, and I can't believe that she is really experiencing these events.

The location photography is passable for a made-for-TV film released in 1987.
 
Dude... you're bitching about a movie based on a Twilight book. What do you expect? The entire franchise is built on fetishizing abstinence while simultaneously titillating the audience.

It somehow seems fitting that the effects are just as subpar as the books.
 
That's the truth and a half.

And yet Twilight's existence is fully justified by the Rifftrax. Can't wait till New Moon's out on DVD. :D
 
I have no interest in Twilight and never saw the first movie... but I have to admit I thought the trailer for the sequel actually looked kinda GOOD.

Instead of the first one, which was apparently just two hours of people staring at each other, there actually seems to be a real story this time, with actual drama and action.

Frankly, as far as vampires go, I'd rather watch this than another insipid Underworld movie. lol
 
Yeah...that clip does show at least a hint of improvement from Twilight in that there's SOME action. The first movie was pretty bad, really, with them mostly making googoo eyes at eachother most of the time with a majority of the action cut out. It seems like Pattinson's worked on his accent some and Stewart may have improved her acting some.

I think there's an in story reason for the 'pack' being shirtless, mostly they don't bother because if they transform it just destroys whatever they're wearing anyway. They transform when they're particularly angry (or have strong emotional responses) and don't have the time to undress so it's easier just to go shirtless at least rather than destroying every piece of clothing they own. They also have a high body temperature so don't need to protection from the elements. Yes, sadly I remember that from reading New Moon.
 
Why do guys freak out at the fact that in addition to the many successful dumb fantasy films pandering to the lack of taste and subtlety of young men, now there's at least one equivalently successful and tacky series aimed in the same way at young women?

Dude, if shirtless guys bother you then clearly the movie wasn't made for you. Go see a superhero or something. :guffaw:
 
Somehow when glancing at the subject I merged "knew" and "new" into just "knew" and then wondered... why would there be shirtless hunks circling around Sam Rockwell? :)
 
That's the truth and a half.

And yet Twilight's existence is fully justified by the Rifftrax. Can't wait till New Moon's out on DVD. :D

OMG! THANK YOU!!! I suddenly have a reason to like the terrible Twilight franchise!

...Though I still have no reason to like the novels...
:sigh::hugegrin:
 
well it wouldn't be bad for her if it was just shirtless guys, but her mom also doesn't like the idea of her going to a theater unsupervised with her friend, She also doesn't like the idea of "good" vampires.

Plus, yes, she's ten, not a teenager, and maybe her mom doesn't think she's old enough to think that she is one.
 
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