In order to keep up appearances, I thought I should follow my example that I set with Twilight and write a review of New Moon (If you don't remember/haven't read the Twilight review, click this link http://tdillo102091.xanga.com/687566423/item/)

Okay, so. New Moon. Midnight showing.

First off, apparently a mediocre book series about a vampire that loves a plainish, awkward girl is an obsession for many.  Before the movie started, there was a "trivia contest", where an audience member got to ask a lot of obscure questions from the books...and those who knew the answers won a poster.  (One question asked for a specific quote...first off, I was shocked to discover that people can even quote the books...c'mon people, this is Stephanie Meyer, not Shakespeare.)  The girl who asked the questions got to see a private screening of the show with her 4,546 friends she had with her (insert generic "I'm so jealous" girl comment here)
I would also like to take a moment here to comment on the various amounts of Twilight paraphanelia that people had on them...and I would also like to negate the purpose "Team Jacob" and "Team Edward" shirts that everybody seems to own.  People, the series is over,  We know who Bella chooses.  There is nothing to root for.

Anyways, my issues with the movie...

1) Bella. Is. A. Moron.  Honestly, any girl with any sense and pride would choose to eventually forget Edward's sorry ass and move on with their life.  When somebody tells you they don't want you, you don't quit functioning for months at a time.  I find a week or two feasible, but not months.  For pete's sake, the girl spent three months in the same chair, moping. 

2) Bella doesn't kill herself. 
Honestly folks, she hallucinates about Edward.  That might be a sign of schizophrenia.  Most schizophrenics commit suicide.

3)  Jacob was too ripped.  And was probably on steroids.  The whole werewolf thing?  Yeah, totally roid rage.  The guy's sternocleidomastoid was about the size of my arm.  And when you compare him to the older, more mature werewolves, you realize that he is just a sex object in the movie.  Yeah, that's right Taylor whatsyourface.  You're a sex object.  I think half the room gasped when you removed your shirt.  Oh, and Taylor is also my name.  And I am a girl.  You've got a girl's name.  I actually yelled that after everybody gasped.  No joke.

4)  Edward still looks sickly when he sparkles.  Still.  It's really not pretty to look at.  If I were Bella, I'd hurl all over that in a heartbeat.

5)  The vampires still aren't pale enough!!!  By the end of the movie Robert Pattinson was almost human-looking again!! (Had I had to color him, I would've chosen apricot for sure.)

Despite all this bad, there were a few good things.

1) I found the special effects to be slightly better than the previous movie.  The wolf changing thing, that was pretty intense.

2)  The soundtrack to this movie was pretty good.  If there's one thing I like about these movies, it's the soundtracks.

3) The awesome commentary I was able to give.  Apparently it made Mai's viewing experience much more fufilling, and I enjoy pointing out dumb facts such as "If I had a dog that big, I would ride it like a horse"  and "Bella should go to college"

4)  The fact that I actually read the whole series beforehand, so I can be informed while viewing the movie. (Harry Potter is faaar better, hands down.)

5)  This movie didn't drag quite so much.  The first one did.  Granted, the books drag, but somehow this movie made time pass quickly.

6)  There was a preview for the movie The Lovely Bones, that looks awesome. For real. I was hanging on the edge of my seat.  I'm reading the book over Christmas break with Vibha, most def.

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