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Razzies Blowback Proves There May Be Such a Thing as Too Much 'Twilight' Hate

The awards for bad movies have nominated the Twilight franchise in every single category, which has led a lot of people — even those who wouldn't normally defend Twilight — to wonder whether the Razzies are just trolling all of us this year. 

By Esther Zuckerman
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There are more than enough films from the past year that deserve to be considered for Oscar nominations, which will be announced Thursday morning. But let us not forget that this time of year also brings the announcement of the nominees for the Razzies. And the annual awards for bad movies have nominated the Twilight franchise in every single category, from Worst Picture to Worst Director to Worst Screen Couple (twice), which has led a lot of people — even those who wouldn't come close to defending Twilight under normal circumstances — to wonder whether the Golden Raspberry Awards are just trolling all of us this year.

That was the sentiment, at least, from Twitter this morning:

While surely The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part II wasn't going to be nominated for any Oscars, it also didn't make year-end lists of the worst-reviewed movies. In fact it was 48 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes (still putting it in the "rotten" category, but far closer to "fresh" than many), and, hey, both the New Yorker and New York Times reviews were deemed fresh. If the Razzies wanted to hit Robert Pattinson why not go for Bel Ami, which was only 28 percent fresh? Or if their target was the vampire craze, doesn't Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter deserve some fun poked at it?

So are the Razzies just gunning for Twihard's tears? Well, Razzies founder John Wilson told the AP as much: "This is our equivalent to 'The Lord of the Rings.' It's our members' last chance to razz 'Twilight.'" (You, too, can join the Razzies voting ranks by paying a fee.)

Alas, the 32-year-old Razzies have become pretty irrelevant, little more than a nugget for moviegoers to gab over while they await to hear about actual awards. Any overanalysis, then, leads to double trolling. No one can win, it seems, when it comes to the Razzies.

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