Norton's Review Of Twilight New Moon

Rating: 9/10 (20 November 2009)

This should be a helpful insight to this movie, seeing as i'm the farthest thing from a fan you can be. From seeing the first film and the quality of the film and the story and seeing teenage girls go wild and scream for a movie that's quality was direct to DVD i walked into New moon slouched in my chair wanting to fall asleep. Then the movie started right away within ten minutes you can tell that this film is much different, the first one was so horrible the characters 2d but in this one we actually get to know the characters, the greatest addition was actually getting to here the other Cullen's talk besides Edward and Alice. The First half, being after Edward leaves is a little slow but the film picks up and even though you know whats going to happen, you find yourself captivated by "whats going to happen" the biggest being Jacob even though we know he doesn't get Bella everybody and the audience at Midnight screening hollered and yelped when he appeared on screen which was almost always shirtless and wet. I think that people will have a hard time with this series simply because the first was so bad and rushed together, heres the differences. Special Effects, a big thing people have complained about is the lack of good special effects in New /moon the Effects Aren't Aamzing But good enough, we gotta remember these movies are shot in released within 6 months so they cant be perfect but i think thats a good thing If anything this movie relies on the story more than the visuals. Another thing i liked was the absent of Edward, in the book he's gone and not seen till the end, i figured with the popularity and the way Hollywood is that the script would be changed and we would see more of him but i think in him being absent the viewer starts to like Jacob a little better than Edward and in the end this movie might be one of the greatest love stories. Its unbelievable to say but go into this movie not thinking of the first the movie. This is great, its more than just sparkly no shirt guys. I'm a fan of this movie or story and cant wait to see where it goes, i would go see this again, give it a chance. Their will be critics out their that base their reviews on the popularity and the heap that the first movie is. New Moon is a well made adaption and film that pulls you and leaves you hanging for Eclipse. Rating: 9/10