New Moon (2009)

Director:

Chris Weitz

Writers (WGA):

Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay)
Stephenie Meyer (novel)

Release Date:

20 November 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

The Next Chapter Begins

Plot:

After Bella recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward and his family...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Forks Washington | Washington | Werewolf | Good Versus Evil

Cast

Kristen Stewart	...	Bella Swan
Taylor Lautner	...	Jacob Black
Robert Pattinson	...	Edward Cullen
Billy Burke	...	Charlie Swan
Ashley Greene	...	Alice Cullen
Anna Kendrick	...	Jessica
Michael Welch	...	Mike
Justin Chon	...	Eric
Christian Serratos	...	Angela
Christina Jastrzembska	...	Gran / Bella
Jackson Rathbone	...	Jasper Hale
Russell Roberts	...	Mr. Berty
Cam Gigandet	...	James
Michael Sheen	...	Aro
Jamie Campbell Bower	...	Caius

Also Known As:

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (USA) (promotional title)
Twilight 2 (USA) (informal title)
Twilight: New Moon (USA) (informal title)
Untitled Sports Movie (Canada: English title) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence and action.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Japan:G | USA:PG-13 (certificate #45662) | Sweden:11 | Norway:11 | Ireland:12A | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:PG | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Thailand:G | Brazil:12 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | UK:12A | Hong Kong:IIA

Filming Locations:

David Thompson Secondary School, Victoria-Fraserview, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Imprint Entertainment

Trivia:

Robert Pattinson refused to have his eyebrows waxed as extensively as he had in the first movie, resulting in a slightly bushier look on Edward.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene after Bella finds out from Laurent that Victoria is after her, she is sleeping in her bed. The dream catcher is hanging to the side of the round circle on the headboard. After Jacob climbs into Bella's room - he focuses on the dream catcher. The straps are now encircling the headboard.

Quotes:

Aro: What will we do with you now?
Marcus: You already know what you're going to do, Aro.
Caius: She knows too much. She's a liablity.
Aro: That's true...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Office: Secret Santa (#6.12)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

La Cathédrale engloutie

I'm sorry but...

I don't usually do these, but I think this movie needs a fair judgement as most of the comments so far have either been uneducated, or based on a personal vendetta against the saga.

Starting afresh, let's look at this movie. It is based on a book targeted primarily at females between the ages of 13-40. If you do not fall into that range, did you really expect to like it anyway? That'd be like going to see "He's Just Not That Into You" if you hate romances, or "Saw" if you hate violence - and then complaining about it. The movie has a set target audience, it's what it thrives on. If it appeals to you, great. If it doesn't, fine, either leave it be like I do with movies I do not like, or leave an educated and constructive review.

So the movie, well I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed Twilight, yet New Moon was better. The narrative was greatly improved, it had a deeper plot and it was great to see the director explore new realms of cinematography and camera angles. I took my friend who hugely disliked the first movie along with me, and she left having enjoyed the 2hrs and agreeing that New Moon was certainly worth the £6 cinema ticket. Chris Weitz has done fantastic work on only his 6th directing job. His style may not be unique, but for an emerging artist he has certainly left his mark.

The acting was again much improved. For the large part, these actors are unknowns who have jumped in at the deep end. The one criticism I would have is that it'd be nice for the character of "Bella" (Kristen Stewart) to be allowed the humour and fun loving attitude that she posses in the books, to shine through into the movie. It'd also be nice to see some of the characters back stories developed more, but on a short time scale, I understand the difficulties here.

On the whole, "Twilight - New Moon" deserves much higher respect than it is receiving. It is highly unfair that it is written off just based on peoples opinions of the saga. This is a charming and beautiful adaptation of Stephanie Meyers story and does not deserve to be slammed so unproductively. It does not give out bad messages to it's audience, if that was the case "Romeo and Juliet" should be re induced as at least a 15 to avoid 'such negative messages' being revealed to it's target audience.

Give this movie a chance, even just out of curiosity - you never know, you may become a fan. It's harmless, entertaining fun that at least demands sensible and logical reviews.

If you dislike the movies/books so much, have some self respect and don't watch it - or at least produce a worthy point.