go see it

Rating: 9/10 (20 November 2009)

First off, I've been reading the reviews on here saying how bad this movie sucks, and I have to completely disagree!!!! I have read all 4 books, and definitely thought the New Moon movie was better than the Twilight movie (which I also liked despite poor acting). Let's all face it.. all of the actors in these movies are not very experienced being only in their teens and early 20's. The special effects in this movie were SOOOO much better and more realistic than in Twilight. There were a few moments in the movie that did not follow the book, but I did not expect it to be a mirror image of the book. If you were expecting it to be exactly like the book, then I can see where you might be disappointed. If New Moon were to include everything from the book which we love, It would have been probably 5 hours long. The one part of the movie I did NOT like was the Volturi fight scene. For those of us who have read the book, we know that Edward has amazing fighting skills being that he can see what the person's move will be before they make it. I think the appearance of the vampires in New Moon was much better than in Twilight. I understand that the movie skipped around a bit trying to fit everything in, but like I said, if they were to fit everything in, the movie would be 5 hours long. I think that Kristen, Rob, and Taylor truly did the characters justice on an emotional level. I was especially blown away by Taylor's performance (I'm not a "team Jacob" fan). I would definitely recommend this movie! I was not disappointed, and I am excited for Eclipse to come out in the summer! -Downside to seeing New Moon at midnight... large crowds of teen girls who screamed at the actors' first appearances on scream and when Jacob took his shirt off. I have to say I was definitely impressed with Taylor's body though :o)