Well, if you are anything like me then this sparked some interest, mainly because 1) a fanboy actually acknowledged the existence of New Moon and 2) This fanboy wants to strike back...whatever that means...
So I got to reading. The author of this article, who goes by Alex, doesn't do a whole lot of Twilight bashing himself (don't get too excited, the comments are insanity) but he does spend his time moaning about how his beloved fanboy movies are getting knocked out of record holding places due to a chick movie. Really, this dude is for real take a look:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------I'm wondering how or when the fanboys are going to strike back. As a die-hard fanboy myself I'm a little bit more than pissed off about this. I am thankful that it didn't break all of the The Dark Knight's records, but it's broken enough to get under my skin. So what movie can we fight back with? What is waiting out there?
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So he goes on to reveal the movies he thinks have the best shot at knocking New Moon out of a top box office spot, like Spider Man 4, Avatar, Iron Man 2. But he eventually places his bet with Toy Story 3. And concludes with this:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------You may be wondering why the heck I'm even writing about this. I don't know about the rest of you, but I've felt a sense of pride knowing that the movies at the top of the biggest opening weekend chart have all been superhero movies or fanboys movies that deserve that spot. Before Spider-Man 3 broke records it was other movies like Pirates of the Carribbean and Spider Man (the first one) and Transformers and Star Wars and X-Men that topped the charts. Plus there's already been a little battle, as Shrek the Third (a franchise I hate) nearly took a top spot in 2007 when it came out. But thankfully it was knocked out by these other movies.
So if you're a fanboy like me and upset that the wretched Twilight franchise has reared its ugly head on the box office charts, what movie are you going to get behind and support in hopes it will knock New Moon down a few knotches when it hits theaters?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Pretty ridiculous right? This is so blatantly sexist I don't know what to say. If this had been a race issue instead of gender people wouldn't tolerate it. He would be in heaps of trouble.
What, are women less deserving Alex? Is that what you are saying because it sure comes off that way??What really got me were the people leaving comments. I just find it so amusing how people speak their opinions like it's the damn truth. Once again it's the "all Twilight fans are stupid teenage girls, bored housewives, and stupid fad-hopping moviegoers around the world," or my personal favorite, "it's obvious Twilight is retarded, we all know," oh and I have to throw in this one commenter's question, "Why are boys associated with awesome films and girls associated with crappy preteen nonsense?" That's not really the best thing to be saying if ever want to have a real girlfriend there little buddy. Just sayin'.
I've never been one to care about box office numbers, but reading stuff like this makes me want to root for Twilight even more. And my pick for what movie will knock New Moon down..........Eclipse of course ;) and the Breaking Dawn....(part one) *crosses fingers* then (part two) *crosses fingers again*
If you'd like you can read Alex's article in it's entirety, and I dare you, leave a comment, let him know how you feel.
If you'd like we can further discuss in the forum HERE.
Blue Cherry
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