An improvement??

Rating: 4/10 (30 November 2009)

I'm thinking that the ratings were a little harsh for this movie. It wasn't great, but at least it improved from Twilight. But still, much of this movie was completely illogical, and it screwed up (less than Twilight, but still screwed up) some of the scenes in the book.
Kristen Stewart STILL can't seem to express any type of emotion even if her life depended on it. Robert Pattinson's acting was also a bit questionable, but I could see a small improvement from the first movie.
One of the scenes between Edward and Bella still bothers me to this day. This is the scene when Edward dumps Bella, because apparently, even though he is COMPLETELY IN LOVE with her, he still thinks he is "unhealthy" for her and says he has to leave. While Edward talks in a harsher tone than I imagined when I read the book, Bella acts "devestated," or rather starts breathing heavily and asks him why he is leaving. What really bothered me was the heavy breathing. What, was she smoking?? I suppose Kristen Stewart thought that when a normal person is actually experiencing an intense feeling of loss, they stand around awkwardly and breathe heavily.
The only good actor in this movie was Taylor Lautner. He really is amazing, he gets into his character, and you can feel his sadness, and his pain. He outshines Kristin Stewart's acting by a THOUSAND times. The scenes with just him and her are awkward, in the way that he is so much better at having feelings than her, and the times where they almost kiss were just plain weird. Like Edward, Jacob is this amazing guy (who happens to be a werewolf, ANOTHER mythical character) and he just falls for Bella for no reason. Again, Bella has NO PERSONALITY. What right does she have to get these guys, when she has nothing to offer them in return? It doesn't make sense.
While the special effects were improved from the last movie, the fight scenes were mildly exciting, but were not memorable. What were the fight scenes again? Oh yeah, the meadow with Laurent, the werewolves chasing Vicotria, and the pointless fight between Edward and one of the Volturi. What was that about?
One last scene that made me think "what the..." was when Aro, the Volturi leader asks Alice what she saw in Bella's future. The screen then shows Bella and Edward running (more like frolicking) through the forest, the sun sparkly on their skin. Bottom line, it was a very gay scene.
Like the last movie, this movie had very few redeeming qualities. The only ones were Taylor Lautner's acting and the scenes when his shirt was off. Other than that, it was kind of not great.