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New Moon director Chris Weitz spills the beans on a few things he hid in the film – exclusively in this week’s Entertainment Weekly. Some clues include hidden wolves, vampire elevator music, an element to Bella’s baggage, speed tricks, the answer to what Jacob says to Bella before he almost kisses her. Full details here.
Entertainment Weekly's issue from this week is now on stands.
Remember my friend, Tanner, who did the review of "Twilight" last year? Well, he's back again with an even better review of "New Moon!" Here ya go:
New Moon
Smith’s Verdict: ***1/2
Reviewed by Tanner Smith
WARNING: This review of “New Moon” may contain spoilers to those who are not fond of the Twilight Saga books. However, if you aren’t, then you shouldn’t be on this website to begin with. (Tanner's Note!)
If you recall, in my review of 2008’s “Twilight,” I stated that the second half of the movie was much better than the first half, which was introducing the characters but was also average at best while doing it. In fact, I probably should’ve given it three stars. But the second chapter in the Twilight Saga, as the book series (written by Stephanie Meyer) “Twilight” was based on is called, entitled “New Moon” gets a true, no holding back three-and-a-half star-rating from me and I write that with pride. This is a sequel that is better-looking and better-acted (and possibly better-written) than its predecessor and a sequel like that is hard to come by these days.
Kristen Stewart reprises her role as Bella Swan, a teenaged girl who, with her vampire boyfriend Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), has been through some serious tests of love in the first movie. As “New Moon” starts, presumably months after the first one ended, Bella is turning eighteen years old and fearing growing old while Edward will stay a teenager forever. Her party with Edward’s family ends in disaster, as one of Edward’s brothers gets…well, let’s just say he gets a little bloodthirsty.
Edward—for Bella’s sake, he says—leaves Bella and promises that she’ll never see him again. Bella doesn’t take this very well. She moans and groans in her sleep and stares out the window for a long time. But the one person who might break her depression for a while is Bella’s childhood friend Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner).
After spending a few days together, Jacob begins to fall in love with Bella, who still has her mind on Edward. But Edward hasn’t disappeared from the movie—he shows up in Bella’s mind every now and then. Even though Edward’s gone away from Bella, Bella still hasn’t made it past the supernatural part of her small town Forks. As it turns out, Jacob is part of a pack of werewolves and transforms only when he gets angry (apparently, the full moon theory is bull). Werewolves usually feel hot, whereas vampires feel cold, so Jacob nearly spends the rest of the movie without a shirt, revealing a six pack. Bella even has a line, “You’ve gotten so buff!”
Many strange events happen in this movie (Jacob tries to convince Bella that he’s the right one for her, Bella nearly kills herself, a vengeful vampire from the first movie is on the loose, etc.) and they all lead to a climax in Italy, in which the Volturi are introduced to the saga. The Volturi are what you might call vampire dictators. Michael Sheen leads the clan as Aro, a vampire full of mystery. But even more mysterious (and pretty good at staying mysterious and creepy-looking) is Dakota Fanning as Aro’s assistant Jane, whose eyes are probably redder than any of the other vampires in the saga. They are there to keep humans from knowing the truth about vampires. Since Bella is a human who knows a lot about vampires, there is a lot of suspense in the scene in which they’re all together.
I mentioned above that “New Moon” is a well-made movie and it is impressive. The scenery looks brighter and prettier than what we saw in “Twilight,” a lower budget original directed by Catherine Hardwicke. And the special effects, compared to the cheap effects in “Twilight,” are much better. The werewolf scenes look nearly convincing and there are many scenes in this movie that are mesmerizing. For example, there’s a scene in which Bella is staring at the window. The camera is circling around her. Captions tell us that months have passed—every time that window is seen, the seasons change (sunny weather, leaves, snow). Director Chris Weitz, who also directed “The Golden Compass,” directs this movie not as a teen supernatural movie. No, what he does is riskier. He makes it look as epic as possible.
The performances are on the right track, especially the performances by Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.
Stewart doesn’t play Bella as a sex-crazed, depressed egomaniac (OK, I’ll admit, that’s how I pictured her when I read the books) but as a regular teenage girl full of sadness, vulnerability, and jealousy. She handles her role better than she did in “Twilight” and that’s an accomplishment. Taylor Lautner, whom I almost can’t forgive for his role in the lame 2005 kiddie 3-D flick “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl,” also does a pretty good job at playing Jacob. He’s an interesting and charismatic supporting character and I really liked the scenes he and Bella share together. They have sweetness to them, almost too sweet and you’d wonder what it’d be like if Bella wound up with Jacob instead of Edward. Robert Pattinson, reprising his role as Edward, is also good. I only wish the other lot of supporting characters (Bella’s friends, Bella’s dad who is still played by Billy Burke, Edward’s interesting vampire family) had more to do.
The music is terrific. Composer Alexandre Desplat brings the film’s epic tone more alive with his subtle music score.
The Twilight Saga movies are full of self-seriousness and they nearly wallow in it. But the reason it works for me is that the actors interact and (in “New Moon,” especially) the material actually has room to breathe. The material doesn’t suck you in. In the books, the characters of Bella and Edward are surrounded by lines such as “His golden eyes smoldered” and “He continued to kiss my hair, my forehead, my wrists…but never my lips and that was good.” What’s refreshing about the movie is that Stewart and Pattinson get around without actually saying those pathetic lines.
A third movie is expected to arrive in 2010. I can only guess how many diehard fans of the saga are going to be disappointed when ticket sales are sold out. “New Moon” ends on a closing line that will definitely make the fans anxious.
Good Job Tanner! Thanks for your review, we loved it! Can't wait for the "Eclipse" review from you. :) --Bite Of Twilight Admin.
Movie "Twilight" hits Chinese screens CCTV-International
"The movie "Twilight", which has won wide acclaim among teenagers in Europe and America, now is available in the Chinese mainland. And it's expected to be a major contender in the New Year Season fray."
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