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Hit-Whoring, But a Delicious: Anne Rice Slams ‘Twilight’ Vamps
It only took the first Twilight for me to realize these movies were not made for me, and have yet to see any of the sequels. In fact, while other horror sites continue to hit-whore the hell out of the franchise, we’ve taken a major step back in coverage and are looking to celebrate November 16, 2012 (the day Breaking Dawn part 2 hits theaters and concludes the franchise) like we just won the lottery. The point is, the “Twilight” books and movies just aren’t for our audience. On the flip side, Anne Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles” absolutely is…
Making the rounds this morning is Anne Rice’s latest statement, shared via Facebook, which has spawned over 2,000 responses and 94,000 “likes”.
“Lestat and Louie feel sorry for vampires that sparkle in the sun,” said Rice, referring to her popular characters (who were portrayed by Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in the 1994 movie). “They would never hurt immortals who choose to spend eternity going to high school over and over again in a small town —- anymore than they would hurt the physically disabled or the mentally challenged. My vampires possess gravitas. They can afford to be merciful.”
Back in 2009 Rice stated that the series was “made for 12 year olds” and “does not entirely make sense”. THR also noted that Rice isn’t the only author to take a stab at Meyer. In 2009, Stephen King said, “Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn.” Adding, “She’s not very good.”
This all makes for a very good conversation piece, considering the polarity between our own readers on whether or not we should even cover Twilight. I’m going with “no”. Have your say below. 
After pulling in $28 million at the worldwide box office this month, director (and star) Dev Patel’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Monkey Man is now available to watch at home.
You can rent Monkey Man for $19.99 or digitally purchase the film for $24.99!
Monkey Man is currently 88% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro awarding the film 4.5/5 stars in her review out of SXSW back in March.
Meagan raves, “While the violence onscreen is palpable and painful, it’s not just the exquisite fight choreography and thrilling action set pieces that set Monkey Man apart but also its political consciousness, unique narrative structure, and myth-making scale.”
“While Monkey Man pays tribute to all of the action genre’s greats, from the Indonesian action classics to Korean revenge cinema and even a John Wick joke or two, Dev Patel’s cultural spin and unique narrative structure leave behind all influences in the dust for new terrain,” Meagan’s review continues.
She adds, “Monkey Man presents Dev Patel as a new action hero, a tenacious underdog with a penetrating stare who bites, bludgeons, and stabs his way through bodies to gloriously bloody excess. More excitingly, the film introduces Patel as a strong visionary right out of the gate.”
Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Monkey Man is produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions.
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