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Lip service: when posters look bloody familiar

There are no new ideas. OK, fine — maybe there are one or two left floating around un-thought. But for the most part, your great idea has probably been thought up by someone else and theirs was probably greater. True in everyday life, incredibly true in Hollywood. So imagine my deja vu when looking thought new posters recently. Call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure I detect a theme.

First, there was the poster for the new Alan Ball-helmed vampire series True Blood. It's about vampires. The vampires are sexy. They drink human blood. You get the picture.

Then, I came across the poster for the new Diablo Cody-penned horror flick Jennifer's Body. It's about a demonic cheerleader. The cheerleader is sexy. She feeds off her classmates. You get the picture.

The posters are nearly identical, but seeing them side-by-side just kept setting off my where-have-I-seen-that-before alarm. And then it came to me: Oh, of course, Angelina Jolie. Now you get the big picture.

I've heard of blood-red lips but this is ridiculous. Plus, geez, those ladies are all such messy eaters. What, no one uses napkins anymore?

But, if we really want to give credit where credit is due, I think we have to go even further back. Way back in time. In fact, you might say you'd need to do the time warp. You know how it's done, don't you? It's just a jump to the left. And then a step to your right...

I.saw.sparks's picture

They really have no new ideas!

I'm sure there is a lot more pictures like those ones!! I don't think they are really appealing... but anyway, they have to find something new.

By the way, I wonder why is Angelina Jolie with bloody-lips? Is it a picture from a film she made? I don't think it's from a beauty photoshoot ^^

lectra's picture

secret petition

i think these posters are a secret petition for angelina to play a sexy vampire.
jennifer from pittsburgh's picture

Original thought

Like Fran Liebowitz said: Original thought is like original sin. It happened along time ago to someone other than you. I'm paraphrasing, but at least I'm not ripping off. And, before I end this, can I just say that the new JC Penney commercial with the Breakfast Club theme angers me beyond all reason? Talk about rip-offs and nothing being original. I don't shop at JC Penney, and now I know why, plus I won't start. Oh, who am I kidding. I wear stuff my kids out grow.
Dyonysia's picture

Megan Fox's Is THE SEXIEST

Hands down.

I cannot wait to see Jennifer's Body!

Alyssa12's picture

with your hand on your hip!

i saw the rocky movie. damn it, jannet looks good. lol
Shele's picture

Your choice of entertainment

is a bit disturbing.  I guess if one enjoys horror movies and vampire tales, one will see a lot of lip smacking blood.  Personally, this is the first time I've seen any of those pics.
LoveLillianGish's picture

Running out of ideas

This has been the case for years. My cynicism is shinning through right now. All there is lately is remakes or hybrids of various films combined into something lack luster. If its not a remake its a film that was been based on a movie, which fine, go for it but I tend to prefer the books, though that's not the case with the new vampire film-Twilight. The books didn't do much for me. I get the allure of lips, but at some point it becomes redundant and I might be one of the few who isn't impressed by Diablo Cody, but the fact that she got an Oscar says something about the american dream....anyways...yes, Hollywood has run out of concepts, which is sad because there are many floating around that could be good if given the chance...say gay themes films perchance? Yeah.
pussywillow's picture

Yes, strangely familiar....

Love Pussy xx
avflupus's picture

The original pick of angelina is

The original pick of angelina is from a photoshoot for EW i remenber i was looking for a computer magazine and see angelina face, the next thing i remenber was  the paperboy telling me are you going to buy it ?

this are the rest and let me tell you my favorite is the one with the apple

questions, coments?

queen.onda.scene's picture

True Blood

Isn't Kat von D supposed to be in this movie?

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