New Moon Movie Review

After a whole year of anticipation, I was lucky enough to watch New Moon. I was NOT disappointed! First of all, I have to say that it was WAY better than Twilight. The directing was obviously better! The actors were better coached, and I was so proud of Kristen Stewart's portrayal of Bella Swan. She has already matured as an actress way beyond her years. Robert Pattinson has fine-tuned his American accent and sounded a lot more natural than he did in Twilight. The effects were much better. The fight scenes were very well planned and believable. The movie left out several key points of the novel, as was expected. Bella did not receive plane tickets from Carlisle and Esme for her birthday. We didn't get to see Bella going to her room to discover all the pictures of Edward and the tape of her lullaby were gone. No reference was made to Bella ripping out the stereo in her truck. During the scene in Volterra just after Bella saved Edward from revealing himself in the sunlight, he immediately told her that he lied when he said he didn't want her. In the novel, she did not learn this until much later. I loved the way that the Volturi were portrayed. They were just downright creepy. Their faces, their voices, their wardrobe were all really scary. I was disappointed in the wolves. The actors who portrayed the wolf pack were a great addition to the movie. They looked really hot! (Especially Kiowa Gordon) But the wolves themselves looked VERY fake. Obviously real wolves couldn't be used in every one of their scenes, but I think they could have done better. I really enjoyed getting to see Edward as he appeared in Bella's hallucinations, and when Robert Pattinson unbuttoned his shirt in Volterra -- Whew! -- the movie audience gasped! It was a great movie in my opinion, and I can't wait to see it again later this weekend. I am amazed at how many tickets have been presold. I live in a small town, and they were showing the movie on 4 sold-out screens. Pretty impressive!
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