Don't go by the Promos will Disappoint

Rating: 5/10 (25 November 2009)

Had loads of expectations from "The New Moon" but was disappointed.There are numerous reasons to dislike "The New Moon" . 1.Direction 2.Music. 3.Run-time. The run-time for the new moon should have been much more.You cannot be expecting a story in a novel being explained in a short run-time.The editing of the movie was just not upto the mark.Most of the scenes were left unexplained e.g.Jacob's transformation into a werewolf.The movie seemed to be moving hurrying towards the latter half which was again not acceptable. The effort should have been to portray the nuisances of the character in a much finer way than what twilight had done rather than hurrying through the motions just to create a sequel to earn quick bucks.The background score in the first movie was much better than this one.It was actually one of the reasons for which i liked Twilight. The direction lacked the conviction which was there in the first part "Twilight" it seemed the director merely wanted to make a really entertaining movie on a plot which is complicated,difficult to handle and therein lies the problem with "The New moon".It could easily have been one of the best movies of 2009 if given the right treatment was meted out with a bit more screen space to the "Volturi" which was primarily one of the entertaining things in the movie. Summit entertainment needs to get its vision for "Eclipse(Post production)" and "Breaking Dawn" right it needs to be clear on whether to provide classic adaptations or just churn out run of the mill adaptations and waste plots for classics such as the "Twilight" series.I wont be wrong if I say "Rob.Pattison" is one of the reasons for the success of this Series.And they cant be expecting him to carry bulk of the load on his and Kristen stewart's Shoulder's. And there are some reasons You might just like "The New Moon". 1.Rob and Kristen. 2.Volturi. 3.Cullen family. 4.Special Effects. Though kristen stewart looks out of sorts at times with the same expression again and again(as most people complain about her expression)she does a commendable job.Robert Pattison one of the saving graces of the movie does a really good job with the kind of screen space he's given.The "Volturi" and the "Cullen Family" require a special mention as they didn't go overboard in any of the scenes in the movie from what i remember.The Special Effects in the movie was much better than the first one which was expected by the fans of this series. All in all "The New Moon" was entertaining but in parts,it could have been a classic but sadly the justification to the script and adaptations of the character was not done. Go watch "The New Moon" with least expectations of being entertained(as it promises in the promos) and hope the production house gets its right for the other two parts with regards to the the Direction,Run-time and Music. A Chapter not conveyed properly.