Universal's Wolfman movie ripped off Twilight: New Moon!

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Well, it did according to this particularly dense Twilight fan, anyway:

Universal, Like, Totally Ripped Off Twilight!! !! !

Apparently Universal shamelessly copied the idea of a man turning into a wolf from Stephanie Meyer's emo-vampire stories - and didn't even have the good graces to make the werewolf look like an underwear model, instead making him look like a rabid man-beast! How inconsiderate can you get?!

I mean, never mind the tiny, insignificant facts that werewolf mythology is older than dirt, or that Universal first brought the Wolfman to the silver screen in 1941 (about 30 years before Miss Meyer was even born)... clearly Universal are stealing from a literary genius, and ought to be punished for their laziness.

I despair sometimes. I really do.

Wow.... that's all I have to say.

Also, Anthony Hopkins is badass.

*facepalm*

Brilliant

at first I clicked the link thinking a twilight fangirl posted the thread (yes, I like trolling the twilightfans, its funny as hell when they start whining and wanting to cut-wrists)

And yeah, it is not a damn rip-off, the person who wrote the article needs to learn some f*****g film history and even mythology. I want to shoot the reviewer right now.

Hopkins is awesome. Though it occurs to me that the last two movies I've seen him in, he's been at least half naked.

Oh dear. Now, I'm not saying Twilight fans are dumb, but that one is dumber than Rik Mayall showing his fake gun off.

*Facepalm, only more like Roj Blake than Picard*

Twilight bored me. But the thing is, when I watch something, I often research it first. I am often fascinated by where stories came from, what they were derived from, ever since I learned that many Doctor Who stories, particularly from the mid-1970s, were varied homages and rip-offs of various horror films and stories. Twilight, as insipid as it is, was inspired by what went on before. My guess is that Stephanie Meyer was basically making an Anne Rice novel for teenagers. It's not a rip-off as much as a poorly written teenage version of what has gone beforehand.

Personally, and I know someone is going to call me out on this, but the only vampire/werewolf movie I have watched, let alone enjoyed, was Van Helsing. Say what you like, but at least it was entertaining.

EDIT: Wait, is it possible that the letter was written as satire? I don't think that there are Twilight fans who are that dumb, and yet can still spell properly and use an email. Moral guardians, yes, because their self-righteousness takes them everywhere, but moral guardians are the bane of the fan of anything.