I just don't get why...

Rating: 3/10 (6 December 2009)

I suppose it's just me, but I can't for the life of me figure out what drives people to actually applaud this tripe. I did give the books a chance, and thought they were OK, but this depressing weak-willed self- pity / teenage angst phase has got to be the most damaging crap this country has even seen. Before I sound too much like an old out-of-touch jerk, know that I really wanted to enjoy these movies. The acting in this latest movie is tepid, the actors are either overacting a great deal or not even trying, and the entire cast really are nothing more than B-film at best. I can only assume that the people who love this movie so much are hardcore fans who wanted to believe in it after the books success, because as an average audience member I was not impressed at all. I'd say the showing I went to was split about 60/40 disliking it (Judging by the snide remarks near me). I guess it's a rental later on if you liked the first one, but if not - hype is a terrible thing in this case. Buy the books with the money you save not seeing this in a theater....
TICM