News: Twilight Fans Turn Into a Violent Mob

Nov 10, 2008 20:19

Robert Pattinson, the actor playing Edward Cullen in the Twilight movies, was to make an appearance at Stonestown Galleria, a mall
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jeannietran November 11 2008, 08:15:55 UTC
Did you know that it's the same guy that played Cedric Diggory? I'm not getting the "overwhelmingly handsome" thing from him. The casting for the movie is terrible. Much like the writing.

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lysythe November 11 2008, 09:05:49 UTC
Actually, I think the choice of him as Edward is perfect- knowing how bad the books sucked, he still managed to act in it. (Not that I've read the books (bar about half the first) or seen the movie- just that anyone who can still do something they're aware is sucky has got balls.)

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jeannietran November 11 2008, 18:25:28 UTC
How do you know he's aware that it's sucky? No matter how bad the movie is, it'll still be huge because of the Twilight mega-fanbase. It doesn't have to do with having balls, but it was a smart decision on his part because the movie will make buckets of money.

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lysythe November 12 2008, 03:36:01 UTC
He was interviewed and made a statement to that effect. I guess you're right about the cash bit, though.

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fashion_piranha November 11 2008, 16:49:36 UTC
Yeah, but I barely remember that Potter movie. I know Cedric was there...and that's about all I recall. Oh well.

Maybe we don't get the devastating handsomeness because we're too old? I mean, he's like 16 or something in the books, right?

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jeannietran November 11 2008, 18:33:25 UTC
I thought he was cast wrong for the HP movie as well, because he was suppose to be the school heartthrob... maybe it's a British thing.

Technically in the books he's like 100 =) But I don't think us being old should have an affect our ability to judge attractiveness.

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k00kaburra November 11 2008, 20:23:30 UTC
Well, true that. Hot is still hot, right?

But I'm basing this off the idea that I know my tastes have changed dramatically over past ten years. This is such an embarrassing example to use, because it makes me sound like a crazy person, but here we go: When I was 14-16, I thought Davy was the cutest Monkee. British charm, puppy-dog eyes, crazy unibrow (this is not something I noticed at the time, but it REALLY bothers me now) and a snappy dresser. But now, at my ripe old age of 24, I think Mike is the cutest Monkee. Because he's tall and got great cheekbones and Texan. Southern is hot.
I use this example because the Monkees on my DVDs haven't aged or changed at all. Those TV episodes from the 1960s are exactly the same as they've ever been. But I have grown up, and I have changed, and I no longer see things the way my younger self did. So I'm wondering if my 14 year old self would "get" the Pattison hots, but my 24 year old self just can't see it anymore.

Lots of words, don't think I actually said anything of substance. Oh

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jeannietran November 13 2008, 00:03:33 UTC
I get what you're saying. Maybe our adolescent selves might find him attractive... I was pretty silly at 14 (back in the Nsync Backstreet Boys days! how embarrassing), but I think devastatingly handsomeness should transcend age barriers.

At any rate, we should go see the movie and mock it together.

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fashion_piranha November 13 2008, 03:47:27 UTC
A bunch of my co-workers want to see it the night it premieres (21st) and I promised I'd go with them, are you going to be in town?

(The correct answer is YES. Be in town that Friday!)

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