Monday, June 28, 2010

Twilight Saga: New Moon - 2009

Starring:
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Launter, Billy Burke

Rating:
PG-13 for some violence and action.

Movie description:
Life is great in Forks, Washington for Bella Swan but when Edward suddenly leaves her after an incident at her birthday party, her whole world is turned upside down. With Bella's heart broken, she turns to Jacob (Jake) her best friend to fill the void that was left by Edward. As Bella spends more time with Jake, she learns that there's more than vampires in the town of Forks. 

Review:
First of all let me just say that this movie, for me, beat the first one hands down.  The beginning started off in a similar way to the first, with Bella speaking, but that is really the only similarity.  This movie followed closely to the book, which can be rare.  I particularly liked the way blank pages in the book were explained in a unique way and also other times as Bella explained how she felt to the audience who had not read the books.  Introducing the werewolves was flawless and the action sequences were amazingly detailed, engaging and fast paced.  Special effects, props and layouts for each scene were great.  All the actors did an incredible job with the movie but special props have to go to Taylor Launter for his portrayal of both the young, innocent Jacob and the regretful, harder Jacob that comes later.  By now everyone knows how hard Taylor worked on his body for this movie, but his performance through his acting is were I give him the most credit. 

Twilight fans, fantasy fans and vampire fans will like/love this movie.  Sci-fi fans and high-adredine action fans may want to give this a miss, but there are a few action scenes if you can handle the teen-type romantic parts. 

Thank you for reading,
Alison
Self Proclaimed Movie Critic

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