Did you have to ask? Yes, Becky, Erin, and I went opening night to see the latest in the Twilight series, New Moon. Thankfully, someone bought our tickets for us when they were at the box office earlier in the week and were told only 57 tickets were left. We braved teenagers and a long line to wait for our seats and managed to snag some extra seats for the group who had bought our tickets, making us a party of eight. Its Karma!I've decided not to bullet point the movie as I did with Twilight last year. New Moon is far better than Twilight. It has a bigger budget, the actors are more comfortable in their characters, and the overall suspense of what the audience wants is over. That being said, the movie does have some faults: the score, lack of Volturi (it felt so brief), lack of Charlie (not enough), and the break up scene.
The break up scene between Edward and Bella was wrenching for me to read and I expected it not to play out as well on screen, but they had me sucked in. Then Bella utters something similar to...well this changes everything. It yanked me out of the scene. I thought, no that's a direction of what the character should be feeling, but not stating. So close. The scene where Bella thinks Jacob is breaking up with her, plus the final scene when Bella tells Jacob she would always choose Edward were far more emotional, though I am Team Edward.
I believe the best thing in the movie is Taylor Lautner. Yes, the movie features a lot of eye candy, but come on, he's too young, but he can act. I found myself absorbed in his character when he was on screen. He did a wonderful job with the emotional upheaval that Jacob experiences through the movie. Considering I viewed his character as a bully in the book, I truly felt bad for his character in the movie, and that is all thanks to Taylor's performance.
I know some people will make fun of us Twi-hards, but we had a blast! We have shared the books, the emotions, and personal memories they invoke. The excitement of opening weekend of the first movie, the DVD release, and now the camaraderie and fun of waiting in line for the second movie, and planning for the third, it's a bonding experience. One that I am truly enjoying.
Thanks Gals for a great time! Countdown to June 30 begins!
8 comments:
Gasp! Jacob a bully? I LOVE him :)
Glad you enjoyed the movie so much - I thought it was top notch!
EEEEkkkkkk!
I'm still Team Bill. These baby-faced vamps do nothing for me.
Yes, EEEEkkkkk was the sound we heard frequently during the movie.
I'm Team Vampire, be it Bill, Eric, Angel, Spike, Edward. Its a vamp thing.
Nope, just Bill for me (love those CSA soldiers). Actually, it sounds like your movie experience was like mine going to see "Hard Day's Night" in 1964. But did anyone faint?
No fainting, but I did have hysterical weeping next to me.
I'll play along: I dunno, since reading from Dead to Worse, I'm torn between Team Bill and Team Eric! *Sigh* Can't wait for June!
It was a blast!!! I'm definitely up for a second viewing at the theater--and of course, we'll have to have a DVD party too.
Becky, representative for Team Jacob and Team Sam (apparently I'm drawn to shapeshifters--although Eric does tempt me in the Sookie books)
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