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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Two-Disc Special Edition) |  | Director: Chris Weitz
Actors: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson
Studio: Summit Entertainment
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 130 Minutes
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
UPC: 025192058158
EAN: 0025192058158
ASIN: B001OQCV56
Theatrical Release Date: November 20, 2009
Release Date: March 20, 2010 (New: Today)
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New Moon, the second in Stephenie Meyer's blockbuster teen-fiction saga adapted for film, is stronger than its predecessor, Twilight. Director Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass), taking the helm from Catherine Hardwicke, brings a lighter, more assured touch to the sequel, which continues the star-crossed love story of mortal Bella (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson). Incidentally, Edward is absent for most of the film; after an accident on Bella's birthday reminds Edward that her life is always at risk when he's around, he chooses to abandon her, sending her into a deep depression. The only person who helps her heal her broken heart is her friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner), a member of the Quileute tribe who, as he grows taller, beefier, and more aggressive (with less clothing), comes to realize he's not entirely human either. But even his love for Bella doesn't prevent her from throwing herself in the path of danger, because that's the only time she can see visions of Edward. One such fateful misunderstanding sends Edward into the coven of the Volturi (a sort of vampire Mafia, if you will), where the most dangerous vampires hold both Edward and Bella's fate in their cold, dark hands. Much of New Moon rests on the shoulders of Lautner, so scrawny in Twilight, who famously packed on the muscle to avoid getting recast. He's very nearly successful in carrying the load, but the cheese-tastic beefcake scenes disservice him, and Jacob and Bella's complicated friendship stumbles on its way to any kind of love triangle. Some of that blame lies with Stewart, who understandably holds her emotions close to her chest but reveals much too little (c'mon, even an angsty girl has to be a little joyful in the arms of two different hunks). As is with the book, the film is just a bridge between sagas, so the plot drags and not a lot happens. Fortunately, while Twilight was trapped in its own self-consciousness, the wobbly-legged cast seems to have found stronger footing in New Moon; the jokes come faster, the writing (by Melissa Rosenberg, who also scribed Twilight) is a hair wittier. (Even Pattinson seems more comfortable in Edward's skin.) The Volturi, highlighted by Michael Sheen's Aro and Dakota Fanning's Jane, also make an all-too-brief impression, but at least there's more to look forward to when Eclipse, the third installment, is released. --Ellen A. Kim
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In the second chapter of Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling Twilight series, the romance between mortal Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) grows more intense as ancient secrets threaten to destroy them. When Edward leaves in an effort to keep Bella safe, she tests fate in increasingly reckless ways in order to glimpse her love once more. But when she’s saved from the brink by her friend, Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), Bella will uncover mysteries of the supernatural world that will put her in more peril than ever before.
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 who see this? March 20, 2010
Ernesto Hernandez
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
this is worse than the first one ,very bad movie ,,,,uhh ,what happen with this film?
 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Review March 20, 2010
Craig Whittle (Phoenix, AZ)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON
STARRING: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Billy Burke, Dakota Fanning, Michael Sheen, Anna Kendrick, Michael Welch, Nikki Reed, Rachelle Lefevre, Graham Greene, Gil Birmingham, Justin Chon, Christian Serratos, Jackson Rathbone and Tom Cruise - I mean Peter Facinelli
WRITTEN BY: Melissa Rosenberg; based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer
DIRECTED BY: Chris Weitz
Rated: PG - 13
Genre: Drama / Horror
Release Date: 20 November 2009
If you can get past how ridiculous the film is and just accept it for what it is, you may actually enjoy The Twilight Saga's latest installment, New Moon. At least that's what worked for me.
In 2008 I hadn't even so much as seen a trailer for Twilight and had heard exactly nothing about it; until my kid-sister Kelly (who's sick in the head over this whole debacle just like any other 16-year-old girl), dragged me to it. Her pitch was, "You'll love it! The books are all great and it's a vampire movie!" She had me. I was in. Then I gave Twilight a measly two stars. `Vampire movie?' - I thought to myself; `I don't think so.'
Going into New Moon, I knew exactly what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. This time, I placed myself in the mind of a 16-year-old and realized that this movie was a lot like high school; the drama mind you, not the vampires and werewolves - but the boy/girl drama that all of us can relate to. That's why the franchise is so popular.
As I looked around the theater, I realized that these movies were going to involve a lot of high school memories for these kids. For me, it was the American Pie series and lo and behold; the guy who co-directed American Pie (Chris Weitz), directed New Moon as well. He really captured the essence of high school from the hardest R element with American Pie all the way down to an almost PG perspective with New Moon.
The movie looks and feels like a day-time soap opera for kids. But unlike a lot of the Hollywood garbage aimed at this age group, this franchise has managed to be astronomically successful without being sleazy and disgusting and my hat is off to all of the filmmakers involved.
Kids are actually going absolutely nuts over these movies and there is no profanity, no drug and alcohol content, and strangely enough, there's no sex! This is a huge success for our society folks!
Now looking at the film as an adult, it has several problems. But who cares, it's not for adults! There's always True Blood and the Underworld franchise for us.
We start pretty much where we left off from the last installment. Kristen Stewart returns as Bella, the love-sick puppy of the mysterious Vampire Edward, played again by Robert Pattinson. Both of these kids are great actors and bring a lot of life to these characters. Their performances will live on in the hearts of today's teens, well into their adulthood. They're on-screen romance will be that of a Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan for this new generation.
After a close scare at Bella's birthday party, when a harmless paper cut turns into a blood bath (yes I realize how lame that sounds), Edward decides that he must leave Bella behind and forget all about her; for her own good, of course. Bella is heartbroken but Edward and his family of blood-suckers move from the town of Forks nonetheless.
This opens the door to a new relationship between Jacob (Taylor Lautner) and Bella. While I really like this kid, I don't think he's near the actor that Stewart and Pattinson are. However, he's only seventeen and has no-where near the experience they do; so maybe with time he'll surprise us all. I prefer him for Bella rather than Edward, just as a side note. I really like the way he talks and Edward is always grungy looking and creepy.
Bella uses him as a crutch to get over Edward and everything is fine until she realizes that Jacob is a werewolf. This girl has some luck. She first falls for a vampire and now a werewolf. In the event she survives long enough to attend college, she'll inevitably date a zombie.
Soon, things heat up a little and a few of the characters from the first film pop in to stalk Bella and score some screen time. With Edward no-where to be found, Bella is a sitting duck. Jacob must come to her aid. He starts to show interest in her as well and grows jealous of her still somewhat strong feelings for Edward.
Somewhere in the third act, something significant happens to Edward and Bella leaves Forks in hopes of helping him. She travels with Edward's sister Alice to Italy, which seems like it's only in the film to put the characters in some fresher scenery, but it was probably in the book as well, so what do I know?
Here in Italy, we meet up with some very nasty vampires who almost seem too nasty for this movie. One of them is played by Dakota Fanning and another by Michael Sheen. I don't need to tell you that the performances of these two legendary actors were amazing, but I just did. Anyhow, one thing leads to another and the movie is over.
The final scene was amazing. The line Bella delivers to Jacob kicked my teeth into the back of my skull. The film is very well shot and filled with artsy tidbits and super-awesome cinematography. The filmmakers picked excellent outdoor locations that make you want to visit Forks despite that fact that from what I've heard, it isn't filmed there.
Some of the issues that hurt the film are the cheesy special effects that we have become all too familiar with. The werewolves had a neat look, I'll give them that, and I understand that they are supposed to be super fast, but come on. They looked way too cartoony bouncing all over on the screen.
And while on the subject of bad CGI (computer graphic imagery), why did they need the dramatic shot of Bella leaping from a cliff into a CGI ocean? Couldn't they have pulled back and used a stunt double? If that wasn't an option, surly they could have fastened some sort of a net or other safety device off camera, to the other side of the cliff for her to jump into and then shot the other half of the jump from the bottom where she lands. The entire background looked absurdly phony as she leaped from that cliff.
There is no excuse for that in movies. If they were worried about her getting injured (which is understandable) they could have used some sort of harness and then erased that out digitally. If for whatever reason all of these ideas were brought up and not useable, then just find another location and come up with a different cool visual idea guys. Come on, you're Hollywood for God's sakes! I'm all for special effects when they make sense, but laziness seams to be CGI's best advocate these days.
Furthermore, the overall flow of the movie is daringly slow and dull. It's a drama from start to finish no doubt, but with vampires and werewolves involved, there just has to be more action! There has to be more something. I get that it's a romance but it needs more substance.
Also, if you haven't seen the first film or read the books, you are completely on your own. Characters just step in and out of the story at random, with the only excuse being that they needed to at least make an appearance. There is this underlying tone in the film where dramatic things or mildly humorous events will happen and the audience reacts to them; but not the way an audience would generally react to them in any other film. You get the feeling that they are reacting that way because they are comparing it to something from the book. I have not read any of the books (yet) and was bombarded by this repeatedly. I felt like the new guy at a late night secret cult meeting.
Another major detail of the film that will annoy many is actually one of its strongest assets. It's kind of difficult to explain but I guess ridiculous is the best word to use when describing the dialogue. Much like the jargon used in Juno, if you will.
Teenagers don't talk like this; at least the ones I have been around recently and back when I was one myself. Just look at the scene between Bella and her friend when they are walking down the street after seeing the zombie flick and ask yourself if you are a parent, `Does my teen act like that?' Or if you are a teen or were a teen, `Is that or was that how I act or acted around my friends?' No, it's not. Just like in Juno, it is enjoyable and fun but that's not how teenagers talk and behave. Of course there are exceptions, but all of the characters in this film act in a very weird way that is both far more mature and unrealistic for their age.
Bella has so many mental-crisis issues in this film its mind boggling. At one point she is even upset about turning 18 because now she is getting older and soon Edward won't be interested in her anymore. Give me a break; 18?
After Edward leaves her, she begins to have these horrible nightmares that are so drastic it looks like she's going through heroin withdrawals. I found this hilarious and am surprised I wasn't stomped to death by angry teenage girls.
But the strange behavior of all these teenagers is very humorous and entertaining. For me the biggest laugh was when Jacob randomly called the wimpy kid a marshmallow.
Lastly, another thing that will irritate and entertain people in different ways, is how ridiculous the whole premise of the story is. Edward is well over a hundred years old, so why would he continue to go to school? Would you go to high school over and over again? And it's pretty ironic that the small town of Forks has vampires and werewolves and that no-one really seems to notice or care.
Again though, if you just go with it and accept that it's the norm in this world that is The Twilight Saga; then it's a good movie. I promise. Just try it.
Zero Stars March 19, 2010
Jack M. Walter (Baltimore, MD)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I can't believe how bad this movie was. I walked out after 45 minutes because the acting was so lame and the plot so ridiculous. It's a shame that young women and girls go to movies like this and end up thinking that this is the best that the movies can offer.
If they want to watch romance and/or vampire films, there are so many more examples that are of better quality, and I sure hope they don't think that love is in any way like the rellationships they see here. The books have to be better than this, at least I hope so.
WHAT'S UP?! March 19, 2010
J. Burgholzer (MA)
I'm surprised at all the people who did not like this movie or Twilight for that matter. I liked the movie Twilight, so much so I went out and got the book. I thought this was a good movie and everyone has to remember one thing: A BOOK IS A BOOK, A MOVIE IS A MOVIE. You will NEVER find everything that is in the book in the movie. Otherwise the movie would be 12 hours long. You're all saying how awful it is...yet I'm sure you'll all buy the DVD. Then you'll all say how horrible it is again, like a bunch of old fish wives at market crabbing on about their lazy husbands!! Then go and see Eclipse and come out here in December when that DVD gets released and say how horrible that movie was. All and all I don't know what you expect? The special effects were good. I thought it was VERY close to the book a few twist here and there but that added to the fun of it...held me in silence for two hours, had me jumping a few times. Now if you want to talk about butcher job on a novel turned movie...just look at the HARRY POTTER MOVIES...like HALF BLOOD PRINCE... UGH!! Now that was so bad I didn't even get the DVD last Christmas and have not seen it since....I am a huge HP fan, like alot of you guys here are Twilight fans so that is saying something if I don't get the DVD!!!
only like Jacob/Taylor other then that very boring!!! March 19, 2010
Amanda R. Lavecchia (usa)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I personally now can't stand Twilight. I tried liking it, since my cousin is a huge fan and hope to have something in common, but it just failed.
The books are boring-
I love vampire and werewolf novels and I read a lot of books but this Twilight saga is very childish for me to relate with and I'm six younger then my cousin whom is the fan. The written skills are of that of a ten year old, the plot is extremely boring to me.
The movie- much worse, the actors and script bored me to sleep in the cinema and only stay awake to get my money's worth which wasn't and I waste around $ 20 to see this movie. The Bella and Edward characters irritate me and their acting skills are terrible. Robert whatever his name is not even hot and has poor acting skills and I find him very unattractive! I only liked him in the Harry Potter movies, which his good as a mere character.
The only thing that keeps me linked to Twilight is that of Taylor's character Jacob Black and the werewolves, whom I only like in the movie.
But one thing irritates me about the werewolves is that they look like big huge dogs, not the classic werewolf look, which I was disappointed with.
The only enjoyable part of the movie to me was when Taylor takes off his shirt for the first time. That's it.
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