Okay, I want to reiterate, this post is a review for the New Moon movie. If you have yet to see it (to which I say, “WHHAAAAATTTT”), then you better not read this. I’m going to talk about some of the things that varied from book to movie, as well as the ending. I don’t want to mess up losing the New Moon virginity for anyone!
I have to start off by saying… I did NOT do the midnight showing business. First off, I did not want to watch it the first time surrounded by tweens. Second, I took the day off work today, so I was able to go to a super early showing this morning. 10:30 a.m. in fact. Showed up 2 hours early to get in line to find that we were the line. Oh, and the 2 Movie Guys trying to get us to do an interview on TV to which I said “Hell to the nah!”
Got in to the theater and got some primo seats, about half way up, right smack dab in the middle! I like to call that the “sweet spot.” We sat in the theatre for about an hour and a half, watching YouTube videos, tweeting and eating overpriced “gourmet” pretzels. By the way, you can’t call a pretzel gourmet when I watch you heat it up in the microwave and then throw some cinnamon on it. Trailers start and what do you know?!? REMEMBER ME!!! I not only squeed and clapped my hands, but I noticed that no one else around was as excited. I atribute it the fact that later on in the movie I realized I was surrounded by Team Jacob. ::shudders::
And then the lights dimmed and the show began. And I have to say, the movie met every single one of my expectations.
It put Twilight to shame, which really didn’t surprise me. I knew that would happen. There were a few things that just really stood out as credits to Chris Wietz and the production team:
The “months passing” montage
I remember the first moment I flipped those pages. My heart just tore and I cried. But the movie made me ball!!! First off, the Lykke Li song was the absolute most appropriate song ever (and I called it that it would be played then). And watching the months past versus flipping the pages, hearing the screams, watching Charlie try to help and seeing just the utter sadness just killed me. So happy we brought a ton of tissues cause I needed them.
Harry Clearwater
I am actually sort of depressed we lost Harry, cause he was kind of hilarious! I loved him and was surprised he played so much of a bigger role then I expected. And honestly, the way the heart attack was induced was a pretty awesome addition. There just had to be a way to get Victoria in there more (so non-book readers don’t forget her) and having her play a role in his death was a surprise. Some of the hard core peeps are probably not going to like that addition, but I thought it was much better then just saying “Uh, Harry died. He had a heart attack.”
The Volturi showdown
Talk, talk, talk. That’s all the Volturi do in the books. They did not evoke the correct level of fear that I think the reader should have, at least I don’t think they did for me. They never seem to be “men of
action” in the books, but the movie changed that. I actually am afraid of the Volturi now. The whole scene just was spooky, and the fight was amazing. It was a great add and made the whole movie more action-packed (something the series has lacked in the books). And when they walked out, and the people were walking in, I almost threw up when I saw the kids in the group. First thought, no, so wrong. Second thought, we are trying to show they have no compassion for humans, which that point is definitely made. But wow. There was an audible gasp when we all saw that.
The Ending!
Wow, wow, wow. It was perfect. I have nothing more to add then that. Great touch with that one!
And let’s face it, there are some things from the movie that I wasn’t totally loving.
Rosalie
First off, I must say I am not on the NReed hate train. Got no reason to be, at least at the moment. But she looked like hell, did she not. I don’t even think it was the wig itself, it looked like she had a bad makeup job. I mean, she is a gorgeous girl, but she was not done justice. I actually felt kind of bad for her when I saw her.
The Cliff Diving Scene
First off, when Bella and Jacob came across the guys cliff diving, the comment was never made that they would do it sometime together. Kind of important, cause now for those that haven’t read the books, it looks like Bella was trying to kill herself. Really she was just trying to get that adrenaline high. And the song choice was wrong. I love the Grizzly Bears song on the album. I mean, LOVE IT! But that was not a good place for it. Not at all. The whole scene could have just been so much better.
In closing, I give it 4 out of 5 stars, cause there was room for improvement. But overall, I loved the look and feel of the movie. I thought the music choices fit perfectly. And I think Cougar Cathy really screwed up the first one. Now that I see how it could have been, I’m a little sad for that one. Oh, and Kristen Stewart. If anyone, ANYONE doubted her in the first one, she nailed it in New Moon. She was amazingly perfect and I cried on more then one occasion thanks to her acting.
Alright now, let’s here it! What did you all think? What did you love? Hate? I want to talk about it!!!
P.S. If you are going to be at the Sam Bradley show tonight in Dallas, be sure to come by and say hi!! I’ll be there representing my other site, Shack of Soul. But seriously, if you talk to me, we gotta have some kind of code because I do not talk Rob at a Sam show. So instead of Rob, let’s say “the economy” and instead of “Rob My World” say “The economy is looking quite sexy today.” Then I’ll know where you came from and we can talk! 
