I frankly loved it!

Rating: 8/10 (26 November 2009)

I don't honestly get why this film has received SUCH a poor rating. Yes I am a massive fan of the books, a fan who was seriously eager for round 2 (New Moon) to come out to due to the awful cinematic trauma that was Twilight...I'm not deluded, it was BAD! In a nut I felt the first Twilight book was butchered by a director who frankly didn't know what the hec she was doing.
Then it seems fortunes turned, Chris Weitz took it on, and I just have to send him a massive THANK YOU! Thank you for turning something out that was as close to the book as you could have possibly made it. The Twilight saga is after all no literary masterpiece to make an award winner of, so I think its only fair to say that you did as best you could with what you had and what you made was excellent, in my opinion, so much so that I wouldn't mind paying another visit to the cinema to watch it all over again.
My only criticism, albeit a minor one, was that it was a little long and there was that slow motion wood scene that just could have been, well, less laughable! But even Kirsten Stewart, who I generally find wooden and slightly irritating, managed to pull back my previous opinions a touch and 'act' enough for it to become an enjoyable experience (keep up the good work). Hats off to Taylor Lautner, who was a fantastic and believable Jacob Black in every sense, not to mention great eye candy that I have to admit had me feeling slightly wrong... being nearly 30 myself. Rob Pattinson again played a marvellous Edward, tortured, intense and in love seems to suit him, but I look forward to seeing him in other roles - Little Ashes btw is brilliant if you haven't seen it. Another kudos would be the fx and fight scenes, bravo! I for one found my heart beating with the soundtrack at various key moments, and my hands gripping the arm rest with some intensity during the wolf fight and Eds final show down with Felix... very entertaining.
So to sum up New Moon... well quite simply it was a good film, especially if you know and love the books. Reasonably well acted, and well, satisfying. Don't knock it before you try it as they say!
I look forward to Eclipse, and the final instalment, I just hope that Chris Weitz carries it through to the end so that no one gets the opportunity to make a hash of the rest after such a positive turnaround.
Well done!