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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Chicago Passes to ‘Vampires Suck’ Parody
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 15, 2010 - 11:25pm
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The movie poster for “Vampires Suck”.
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Why does pop culture love vampires and werewolves?
© 2010 Adam Fendelman, HollywoodChicago.com LLC
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CHICAGO – In our latest parody edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Vampires Suck”! “Vampires Suck” stars Matt Lanter, Chris Riggi, Jenn Proske and Ken Jeong from movie parodists Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer.
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Here is the plot description for “Vampires Suck”:
From motion picture parodists Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, comes “Vampires Suck”: a comedy with real bite. After successfully skewering Hollywood’s scariest movie (as two of the writers of “Scary Movie”), romantic comedy franchises (“Date Movie”), Hollywood blockbusters (“Epic Movie”), disaster films (“Disaster Movie”) and “300” (“Meet the Spartans”), Friedberg and Seltzer are at it again.
This time, they sink their teeth into today’s hottest pop culture phenomena: vampires and werewolves. The film stars Matt Lanter, who portrays vampire heartthrob Edward Sullen; Chris Riggi, as werewolf Jacob White; and Jenn Proske, as the soulful teen Becca who finds first love with the dreamily befanged Edward.
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 | By ADAM FENDELMAN |
Pop culture goes through
Pop culture goes through phases of what supernatural creatures are popular. Vampires tend to be a constant due to the number of different takes on them. There are so many different “theories” as to the origins of both of these creatures that a writer can make the story anything they want without it being wrong.
ITS SIMPLE...
For the exact same reason women find serial killers and jailbirds SEXY, and the reason people are fascinated with jumping out of airplanes or extreme sports. Its the fine line between fear and fantasy that captivates people. Being thrilled and even chilled without ACTUALLY being in any real danger turns that fear into EXCITEMENT, its almost like getting high without any legal consequence - LOL
Vampires & Werewolves
Everyone loves a good fantasy. Vampires are sexy, dangerous, mysterious and immortal and werewolves are misunderstood.
I don’t buy into the
I don’t buy into the werewolf thing but vampires will always seem mysterious and sexy and everyone is lured in by their dangerous side. Plus they don’t age or die, immortality is kinda unbeatable here.
why does pop culture love vampires and werewolves
not sure….its not real, but SEX SELLS
Vampires do Suck
I think it’s because they picked hot vampires and warewolves…
I think people like them for
I think people like them for many different reasons but mostly because they are mysterious and immortal.
Why does pop culture love vampires and werewolves?
Pop culture thrives on rivalries, but few are as epic as the one between werewolves and vampires. There’s nothing quite like a showdown between epic arch-nemeses to get us watching, taking sides and passionately invested in the outcome.
Why does pop culture love vampires and werewolves?
Because it is considered forbidden and erotic all rolled in one.
why does pop culture love vampires and werewolves?
Because they are mysterious and different from us mortals.