Put the twilight stigma behind and enjoy it for what it is: Pure Entertainment

Rating: 2/10 (6 December 2009)

I just finished watching the Twilight Saga: New Moon and was pleasantly surprised. It was an entertaining and different weekend flick. However, it seems that a majority of the people on the internet would not agree with me. I will attribute this to the general stigma people have towards twilight. Mind you, I'm not a very big fan of the books and found the first film absolutely cringe-worthy and hilarious but I went in with an open mind and actually found myself enjoying it.
Yes, New Moon is a very melodramatic movie and may not be for everyone. However, that doesn't necessarily make it bad. The style director Chris Weitz incorporates reminds me of your typical Bollywood (Indian Film Industry) movie which I think brings something fresh to Hollywood. Two thumbs up to Weitz for making this movie a thousand times better than Twilight. The CGI may not be top notch but was done well and the scenes seems to flow better than they did in twilight. My favourite part of the movie was a chase scene through the woods accompanied by a Thom Yorke song. It stayed with me after I left the theater.
The acting wasn't Oscar worthy but how many performances these days truly are? In my opinion the stand out performance was Taylor Lautner's who brought a certain vulnerability to the character of Jacob and in the end made Jacob seem more likable than he was in the book. I think more people should focus on how much of Jacob's personality he has embodied than how much muscle he put on. This movie actually made me like Kristen Stewart somewhat as an actress as her incessant blinking has toned down a bit and she brings to screen a character many girls (although they shouldn't) can, in secret, relate to. I'm a huge fan of Robert Pattinson but the movie didn't do him justice. I'm glad he smiled more than he did in twilight but his performance just didn't make me ache for Edward the way some of his other characters in movies such as How to Be, Little Ashes and The Bad Mother's Handbook have.
And of course I can't forget Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli and Machael Sheen who brought the extra pizzaz needed to make the movie worthwhile.
My only complaint: Bad Script! Summit should really consider hiring someone else to write Breaking Dawn.
7/10