Surpasses Twilight in Every Aspect

Rating: 5/10 (20 November 2009)

This movie was exactly what I had hoped Twilight to be. They cut out the annoying cheesy music and much of the awkward acting moments that just made me laugh in Twilight. So glad a REAL director had this one. Sorry Catherine, but you butchered the first movie with the jumpy scenes and awkward cinematography. I felt like I was watching an actual professional movie in New Moon, not a documentary. It was obvious that Rob and Kristen were much more comfortable this time around, and their scenes actually seemed sincere to the audience, contrary to the awkwardly laughable ones in Twilight. And above all, this movie actually had a beautiful music score. Hats off to Alexandre Desplat! I was relieved when I wasn't hearing that completely out of place grungy background music. These movies are based on love stories, not murder mysteries, so good ridden. Quite possibly the most important reaction that came from me after seeing New Moon was my want for more! It actually left me wanting to get home to pick up my Twilight Series books off the shelf again for another read. To me, New Moon really reflected what made all of us fans go crazy over these novels in the first place. Tween girls will be swooning over this movie, men will be bored to death with it, and true fans will adore its loyalty to the novel. 10/10