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Stuart Heritage
Thanks to The Twilight Saga, vampires and werewolves have had a sexy
reinvention. Which other classic movie creatures could make us swoon
with a little New Moon fairy dust?
One thing that the colossal success of New Moon has taught us is that
you can sell teenage girls absolutely anything. Another thing New Moon
has taught us is that vampires and werewolves are officially cool again.
Sort of. The monsters in New Moon have had to adapt to the times to succeed - that's why the lead vampire in New Moon isn't a Romanian with slicked-back hair
who shouts "I vant to suck your blood!" and then turns into a bat -
he's a sallow-looking chap who talks about his feelings and sparkles
like a fairy whenever the sun gets too bright. And, unless I'm
mistaken, the werewolf appears to be the Mr September model from the
2004 Moody Topless Hunks calendar.
But if vampires and werewolves can successfully reinvent themselves as
sappy romantic leads in their own teenage dramas, what about all the
other old movie monsters? There are hundreds of them knocking around,
and they're all just as outsider-y as vampires and werewolves. Surely
they'd look just as cool staring into the middle distance for
interminable periods of time to the sound of Paramore. Isn't it about
time they started cashing in on Twilight fever?
Well, yes and no. Of all the classic movie monsters out there, only a
few would be suited to the New Moon treatment. Let's find out which of
them will be most suitable.
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- Production year: 2009
- Country: USA
- Cert (UK): 12A
- Runtime: 130 mins
- Directors: Chris Weitz
- Cast: Ashley Greene, Billy Burke, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Kristen Stewart, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
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