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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 18/11/2012 2:13:25 AM   
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 Don't know if this falls under the same banner but I hear Kermode got some unbelievably vitriolic flack for daring to champion the Twilight films. Why do people care enough about this to troll some guy who actually likes these films?

Also: people who drone on endlessly about Daniel "Blonde Bond Bouncer Thug" Craig being wrong for the role and the stupid cunting gun barrel being in the wrong place.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 18/11/2012 2:50:42 AM   
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Don't know if this falls under the same banner but I hear Kermode got some unbelievably vitriolic flack for daring to champion the Twilight films. Why do people care enough about this to troll some guy who actually likes these films?



I think critics cop a lot of hate in general, let alone liking bad films. Some of the comments on old Siskel and Ebert vids on Youtube are horrific. I don't care how much you don't like someone or their opinions, making fun of them for having cancer is fucking awful.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 18/11/2012 3:00:39 AM   
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 The worst case was the critic who gave a negative to TDKR and got death threats for it.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 18/11/2012 10:12:51 AM   
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 Bryan Singer making Superman Returns.

Peter Jackson making King Kong.

The Star Wars fans who keep complaining about not having the original theatrical versions on blu ray.

Empires nothing but Hobbit coverage issue.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 18/11/2012 11:17:34 AM   
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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 18/11/2012 11:30:37 AM   
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Empires nothing but Hobbit coverage issue.


Yes, they should show the restraint they do when they give Star Wars a few pages here and there.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 18/11/2012 11:50:50 AM   
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 On the bright side it is no where to the level it used to be. I can remember about four issues I purchased and then never bothered reading other than scanning through because it was about 80% Star Wars.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 18/11/2012 12:11:20 PM   
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 I haven't read the magazine in a dog's age. Was the coverage really that OTT or is it non-fans bitching over nothing?

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 18/11/2012 12:24:39 PM   
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 Oh, it was Hobbit-heavy, but no more so than when they do a Star Wars special.

So yeah, it's the usual hypocritical "it's fanboy rubbish cos I don't like it" whining rubbish spewed out as usual.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 18/11/2012 12:25:40 PM   
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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 18/11/2012 12:33:07 PM   
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ORIGINAL: MonsterCat

Don't know if this falls under the same banner but I hear Kermode got some unbelievably vitriolic flack for daring to champion the Twilight films. Why do people care enough about this to troll some guy who actually likes these films?



I think critics cop a lot of hate in general, let alone liking bad films. Some of the comments on old Siskel and Ebert vids on Youtube are horrific. I don't care how much you don't like someone or their opinions, making fun of them for having cancer is fucking awful.


Thing is, I bet that the people who gave Kermode a hard time for liking Twilight are Star Wars and Transformers fans. And the Twilight films are a hundred times more mature than Bay's sexist crap and those awful SW prequels.

As for the cancer jibes - well, ninety percent of people who have message board/comment section accounts on film websites are pondscum.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 18/11/2012 12:46:22 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: MonsterCat

Don't know if this falls under the same banner but I hear Kermode got some unbelievably vitriolic flack for daring to champion the Twilight films. Why do people care enough about this to troll some guy who actually likes these films?



I think critics cop a lot of hate in general, let alone liking bad films. Some of the comments on old Siskel and Ebert vids on Youtube are horrific. I don't care how much you don't like someone or their opinions, making fun of them for having cancer is fucking awful.


Thing is, I bet that the people who gave Kermode a hard time for liking Twilight are Star Wars and Transformers fans. And the Twilight films are a hundred times more mature than Bay's sexist crap and those awful SW prequels.

As for the cancer jibes - well, ninety percent of people who have message board/comment section accounts on film websites are pondscum.


Or on just about any social network site,unfortunately.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 20/11/2012 1:35:17 PM   
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sorry but kermode got dissed cos his praise for 'twiglet' involved a snide and unnecessary side swipe at 'star wars'.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 20/11/2012 2:22:06 PM   
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sorry but kermode got dissed cos his praise for 'twiglet' involved a snide and unnecessary side swipe at 'star wars'.


We'll, that makes it all alright then.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 20/11/2012 4:37:40 PM   
musht


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sorry but kermode got dissed cos his praise for 'twiglet' involved a snide and unnecessary side swipe at 'star wars'.


got people talking about the article, he knows what he's doing

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 20/11/2012 5:03:20 PM   
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ORIGINAL: MonsterCat


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ORIGINAL: scarface666brooksy!!


quote:

ORIGINAL: MonsterCat

Don't know if this falls under the same banner but I hear Kermode got some unbelievably vitriolic flack for daring to champion the Twilight films. Why do people care enough about this to troll some guy who actually likes these films?



I think critics cop a lot of hate in general, let alone liking bad films. Some of the comments on old Siskel and Ebert vids on Youtube are horrific. I don't care how much you don't like someone or their opinions, making fun of them for having cancer is fucking awful.


Thing is, I bet that the people who gave Kermode a hard time for liking Twilight are Star Wars and Transformers fans. And the Twilight films are a hundred times more mature than Bay's sexist crap and those awful SW prequels.

As for the cancer jibes - well, ninety percent of people who have message board/comment section accounts on film websites are pondscum.





I would rather watch The Transformers films then Twilight any day. Don't always agree with Kermode he does go over the top to much. The Cancer jibes are stupid.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 20/11/2012 5:08:08 PM   
MonsterCat


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sorry but kermode got dissed cos his praise for 'twiglet' involved a snide and unnecessary side swipe at 'star wars'.


In the article he did direct a jibe towards some films which haven't even begun filming, but even then that's no excuse for insulting anyone let alone Kermode.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 21/11/2012 10:17:29 AM   
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sorry but kermode got dissed cos his praise for 'twiglet' involved a snide and unnecessary side swipe at 'star wars'.


In the article he did direct a jibe towards some films which haven't even begun filming, but even then that's no excuse for insulting anyone let alone Kermode.



true.
kermode did have some positive points to make about 'twiglet'.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 21/11/2012 10:29:40 AM   
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 As everyone knows, Evil Dead 2 is awesome. However, the Evil Dead 2 Bluray is shit. Stick to the DVD.

An example of a fanboy, not fanatical fanboyism.

I'll still ban you for dissing Evil Dead 2 though...

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 21/11/2012 10:49:59 AM   
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 Evil Dead 2 is the Bomb (to use outdated phraseology).

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 21/11/2012 1:04:11 PM   
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the sort of person who has to watch Star Wars at least half a dozen times day and actually think they are Jedi Knights by dressing as such and speaking shit whilst at the same time playing with a fluorescent tube.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 21/11/2012 1:30:24 PM   
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I find your lack of faith disturbing.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 21/11/2012 1:58:15 PM   
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 I've got a bad feeling about this...



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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 28/11/2012 3:53:10 PM   
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 Christopher Nolan bum-kissing. Can't stand it. The guy makes ok films, but hell some people are just nuts.

Also, writing that reminds me: My second fanboy gripe is not being able to write something like that /\ /\ /\ /\ without someone calling you a troll. Saying something honest that contradicts another persons views is not always trolling. Fanboys have a problem understanding this.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 28/11/2012 7:57:14 PM   
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 It is more about presenting a valid debate on why he is not good/is good which makes it trolling or not. Often people just say "He is rubbish" and then will not elaborate on why he is or vice versa support someone without having any rationale on why it is "sooooooooo good".

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 28/11/2012 8:30:31 PM   
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 What about when they claim "you know nothing about Bond films" because you're OK with the gun barrel being at the end of the movie.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 5/12/2012 12:51:50 AM   
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I've got a bad feeling about this...




you always say that Clowny! you always say 'I got a bad feelin' about this'........
when I get back to ComicCon without you I'll tell your mom you were an ED fanboy!


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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 7/12/2012 12:11:43 PM   
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 The Star Wars '' fans'' who constantly moan and whinge about the original trilogy not being released '' properly '' on dvd/blu and who instead buy '' despecialised '' editions ( I.E.- Bootleg ) off the internet.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 7/12/2012 12:16:47 PM   
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 The James Bond "fans" who constantly moan about Daniel Craig being blonde and not being handsome enough for the role who "claim" they won't watch the films yet seem to still believe they're entitled to an opinion about it.

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RE: Most ridiculous display of fanboy-ism you've seen? - 7/12/2012 12:21:48 PM   
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The James Bond "fans" who constantly moan about Daniel Craig not being blonde and not being handsome enough for the role who "claim" they won't watch the films yet seem to still believe they're entitled to an opinion about it.


Um, i think we can all agree that he is blonde.

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