tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920518586829685863.post3258500023829138586..comments2022-06-14T15:22:54.016-07:00Comments on Your Movie is Bad and You Should Feel Bad: Twilight: UnreliableCarl Eusebiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506073715797771632noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920518586829685863.post-41898217611091718132012-11-29T18:14:25.768-08:002012-11-29T18:14:25.768-08:00Well, all girls go to the book store when they wan...Well, all girls go to the book store when they want to gloom over a man. It's quiet there and no one would see the despair.hahaha The language is even older than I am and I've never heard a teen speak that way. Oh, and she got popular because she's the new girl in town. No matter how ugly or fat, everyone wants to go out with the new girl or be there friend...Like that's true. Those of us who have moved around knows that is NEVER the case. Maybe it's like the movie Ground Hog Day. No one knows the same day is repeating over and over again. Yes, that's it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043910500095763914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920518586829685863.post-53956007780693745462012-11-26T06:44:57.436-08:002012-11-26T06:44:57.436-08:00Oh, absolutely - I was pointing out that even with...Oh, absolutely - I was pointing out that even with the precaution of changing his name Connor still got caught in the 80s. Attending high school over and over again in the 21st century, in the same state? And always calling in sick when it's sunny? As Jules would say, "that's not the same ballpark, that's not even the same sport".<br /><br />Quite apart from anything else just how bored would you be if all you'd been doing for decades was going to high school? Connor gets it - he hasn't been an antique dealer for centuries, after all. If you're going to spend your immortality on PE lessons for the next 200 years, just do whatever it is kills vampires in Meyer's world and get out of the way so that someone who won't waste their gift can have a go.GAZZAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873358868025209180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920518586829685863.post-49340159267200225782012-11-26T03:42:49.450-08:002012-11-26T03:42:49.450-08:00To cut Connor some slack, he gets caught primarily...To cut Connor some slack, he gets caught primarily because it's the Gathering, and so he has to kill Fasil in a semi-public place and then the Kurgan attacks him while he's being tailed by Brenda. I never thought about his conduct indicating he's been arrested before, but yeah, it does seem to. While I adore his interrogation scenes, they do suggest he's no stranger to being questioned by '80s police officers.<br /><br />In fact, I like to think that <i>that's</i> what triggers the Gathering. The film gives no explanation for why it happens in the '80s, of all decades (just as it gives no explanation for immortality), and since you know my love for ambiguity, you'll not be surprised that I think leaving it unexplained is for the best. Still, my completely unfounded thought is that the Gathering occurs when the immortals can no longer effectively conceal their existence.<br /><br />Which just makes the Cullens' hiding in Forks, under their <i>original names</i>, all the more ludicrous. I mean, they register in public high school, which requires proof of birth, residence, vaccinations....<br /><br />Do the vampires keep up with their vaccinations so they can attend public school? And if so, does the nurse notice they don't have a pulse?Carl Eusebiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506073715797771632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920518586829685863.post-64951103164143663662012-11-25T19:57:14.456-08:002012-11-25T19:57:14.456-08:00Also worth pointing out that Conner McLeod DID get...Also worth pointing out that Conner McLeod DID get caught eventually - his tactic was no longer flawless with the record keeping abilities of the mid 80s, and if they ever tried to bring Highlander* into the 21st century they'd need to think of something a fair bit cleverer - it's not like he never does anything notable, he's clearly been arrested several times before because he's familiar with the procedure.<br /><br />*Shame they never made any sequels to Highlander. What's that? No, I'm sorry, I can't hear you. You'll be saying there were sequels to the Matrix next.GAZZAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873358868025209180noreply@blogger.com