Wow.... Reading some hate for NM :(

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2009)

Well, I just wanted to voice my opinion on the New Moon movie. First a little background info just because - lmao. I saw Twilight before reading the books; in fact I just read the books two weeks ago. I read all four without putting them down. I read a lot, and wasn't expecting too much after the Harry Potter series, but this series took be by surprise. I was really drawn into the fantasy/romance. I also identified with Bella in New Moon (the book) because well I have been heartbroken and Stephenie Myer (I thought) did an above excellent job at describing what that felt like and then the relationship with Jacob where he felt more for her than she did, she knew this fact but couldn't help that she was broken.
I am a 34 year old women, successful and even though single VERY happy with my life so I do not agree with the stereotype of "you would have to be a 12-16 year old", or " a cougar", or "emotionally inept person" to enjoy these books/movies. I enjoyed Twilight (otherwise I would not have read the series in the first place, even though everyone I knew was bugging me to read it, so much so I was defiantly not reading them just because, lol) but was glad I did. I was looking forward to New Moon coming out and seeing how it was going to be portrayed with a new director and the work that Taylor went through to remain as Jacob.
OK, finally about the movie I saw the first showing with my mother then went straight to another theater to meet some friends to see it with them. I could still see the emotions as well as the love between Kris (Bella) and Robert (Edward) as I had in the first movie, Twilight. I personally think Kris, Robert, Taylor and the entire cast did a very wonderful acting job in New Moon, I could feel the emotions each were trying to portray and felt for each character as I had in the book. I thought the special effects in NM were much better than Twilight, and laughed when Taylor (Jacob) first took his shirt off to give it to Kris (Bella) for her bleeding head. Not because it was a bad scene but because of all the ooh's and ah's from the audience lol. Taylor did great with buffing it up and I think he did a fantastic job at fulfilling the very least my idea of Jacob I had in my mind.
I think that others need to realize that if they are not use to reading books before a movie, the movie may not meet their expectations. I have read dozens of books by Steven King and the movies have never matched with my own imagination. As we all know you just can't put everything from a book into a movie either, the book will always play out differently than what actors/directors/writers can bring to a film. Maybe, that needs to be a factor before the movie is watched. If you are not a big reader you may not know this and then may be let down by the movie. So, remember this whenever you read a book then watch the movie. These books are no exception even though NM does a good job of staying on track with the book.
The music however did NOT grab me as the music did in Twilight, it didn't seem to flow at all with the movie. As for some of the comments written on how Kris (Bella) is not a good role model for teens HELLO – It's a movie based on characters from a book about mythical creatures, it is a fantasy/romance . AND there hasn't been any sex, drinking, loads of cursing that many many other movies contain . Anyhow, I loved the movie (everything but the music ) And I am very happy with the books and movies thus far, but this is my opinion, don't listen to me or anyone else, just go read/watch the movie and see for yourself