Twilight Saga: New Moon [Blu-ray] (2010)

This Is the Reverse of How Love and Life Should Be. They worship death and suicide. They hate life. The victim suffers from a severe case of Stockholm Syndrome, even when her abuser tells her to leave him. The parents are subservient to their own children. Mass murderers are given mass appeal as the good guys. The protectors of human life are given disrespect as the bad guys. This franchise should be called "Depression" or "Style over Substance". Parents, don't show this to your children. It is complete nonsense. I don't recommend this entire franchise.This might be a movie about the nightmares of being in abusive families, either foster-care or blood-related, with inappropriate dads and submissive/missing moms.

I bought this movie for my girlfriend because she is a book nerd and has to read the book before she sees the movie so it makes sense. She doesn't always say the book was better. Sometimes she likes the movie better. In this case, she thought they complemented each other. The movie follows the book closely. It has to condense some for time allowed, that why so many movies are cut up in two parts these days. The YA genre is full of paranormal romance. This story was a refreshing spin off the usual formula of teen angst with supernatural/futuristic elements. I have to say, that I watched it too and while I wasn't as engrossed in it as my girlfriend was, it was easy to follow, well-written, and had a strong leading player. I recommend this movie whether you have read the book or not.

I am not a movie watcher nor do I like Vampire movies so this was a total surprise to me. I kept seeing advertisements, pictures, toys and all sorts of stuff for this movie but could never understand the draw to it, another Vampire movie big deal..So I asked my 22 year old son about it. He said it was a romance movie and not much on the blood and gore, that picked my curiosity. Lucky for me, a few days later they had Twilight, New Moon and Twilight eclipse on cable to advertise Breaking Dawn 2 to DVD. So I turned it on expecting to turn the channel with in a half hour, boy was I wrong!!! I sat through the whole movie with my heart pounding, no vampire here.LOL... I found it to be a very addicting love story between a girl and her family, vampire and his family, werewolf and his family and how they all came together . It felt a bit like Cinderella but she actually had two prince charming, one a vampire and the other a werewolf.. Both with a few wicked step sisters and brothers thrown in, to make it interesting... I really liked this movie and all the the rest of the twilight movies... Matter of fact after seeing New Moon and eclipse I ended up buying all five of the Twilight Movies....Beware! if you watch one they might get their bite on you and you might end up buying all five movie to get your fill, of Twilight!!!!!

Hmmmmm, I'm still not seeing what made this so important to so many people. The plot is all over the place, the weirdest distraction being an abrupt road trip to Italy to keep Edward from sparkling inappropriately. If there was meant to be any drama or suspense I haven't seen it anywhere. All I did see was that dreary, drab Bella Swan moping endlessly. Not that it was easy to distinguish her lifeless behavior from her normal expressionless demeanor. When this sourpuss wasn't moping, she was nagging BITE ME! As underplayed by Kristen Stewart, Bella just isn't a compelling character. She's a drip. Yet she still has boys stacked like cord wood wanting to be with her. Why?Why moon over a dead guy when she has a perfectly good werewolf in her own backyard?None of this makes any sense (I can only suspect that the books manage this better, but because of these movie adaptations, I still have no incentive to read them.)Insult to injury, they waste the considerable talents of Graham Greene in a throwaway role that hardly allows him any distinction; his part could have been played by anyone. They could have even used CGI for the part, made him as cartoony as the werewolves.

One of the most anticipated films of the year, New Moon is a stronger film than its predecessor and one that will delight its fans.Haunted by dreams highlighting the eventual aging that will separate her from her immortal boyfriend, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is eager to make the transition from human to vampire, but Edward (Robert Pattinson) does not want to damn her soul for all eternity -- the consequences of becoming a vampire. He wishes her to remain human, something that becomes dangerous when on her eighteenth birthday Bella sheds a drop of blood that causes Jasper, the newest "vegetarian" member of the Cullen clan, to lose control. This event compels Edward to decide it is too dangerous for her to be around him and that he must leave Forks. Breaking up with her and promising she will never see him again, Edward does not realize his actions will send her spiraling into a deep depression. Months later, Bella makes an irrational and stupid decision that causes Edward to reappear in her subconscious mind, warning her against danger. The "rush" causes her to make attempts to reconnect with memories of him through reckless behavior.Recruiting her Indian friend Jacob Black (Raylor Lautner) in helping her refurbish two mountain bikes, the time they spend together soon makes his own sudden and inexplicable distance unbearable and eventually reveals a dark secret that might separate her from Edward forever...The movie follows the book very well, so the same things I did not care for in the novel also make it onto the big screen. My biggest complaint is Bella's emotional state and how she falls apart without a boyfriend. I find that unforgivable and in direct contrast with strong heroines who pull themselves together and attempt to move on rather than plotting ways in which to endanger their life just enough to see ghosts from the past. That kind of love is dangerous and obsessive rather than emotionally fulfilling and true. Most of Bella's actions can be called into question due to their selfishness, including using Jacob -- she takes advantage of his friendship knowing what he feels for her and while she does keep him at a sort of distance, one cannot help feeling sorry for him in the end when she cruelly reminds him that it "has always been about Edward." Poor Jacob never had a chance, although in some respects the audience might find him a better match for her.However, the film is fun to watch and memorable for its improved dialogue. There are still many corny moments and certain comments prompted titters from the audience, but it is a stronger installment than the first and has good pacing... and finally, a studio has come up with a decent werewolf that is neither a puppet nor a badly-done CGI "were-rat" (Harry Potter, I am looking at you!). These giant, fierce wolves are magnificent. In fact, the only thing I did not like about the filmmaking style was that often action scenes left me wanting to see more since the shots were so quick it didn't allow me to really appreciate all that was happening on-screen. The costumes, production design, close-ups of the characters, the distinction between human-drinking and "vegetarian" vampires through the different colors of their eyes and notable guest appearances were great. Veteran actor Michael Sheen hams it up as the darkly comical leader of an Italian clan of vampires known as the Volturi that brought to mind some of the better moments of Interview with the Vampire, but with a modern twist. He is joined by a cast of familiar, sneering faces that also includes a sinister Dakota Fanning.A charming sense of humor and an improvement in acting assists this film in being a decent sequel and a certain success at the box office. In spite of the times I wanted to slap Bella, it was more entertaining than I anticipated.

What can I say about Twilight? I've never bothered much to read the books,or watch the movies for that matter, but I saw girls/women around me in awe about this. Edward this, Edward that, Robert Pattinson here and there. So after watching Vampire Diaries I got curious and started watching Twilight. Within 20 minutes I was hooked. Can't let go anymore, ordered the books, ordered all the movies there are and following everything now very closely.Feel a little embarrassed because I'm a 35 y/o woman that is totally hooked on the characters (book as wel as the people portraying them on screen) and keep rewatching over and over and over again. I actually feel a bit empty inside when I'm done watching, so I start from the beginning again haha!I love the story, the special effects in the movie, it's just such a great big love. You shouldn't overthink it all too much. I know people are saying well how stupid is that, she has to die in order to be with him, he is too protective and overbearing. But don't look at that. Look at why she wants to become a vampire and why he acts around her the way he does. It's their love. And that love is amazing and I would wish for everybody in the world.So read the books, watch the movies. You'll have a lovestory for life :)

This is the second film based on the books by Stephanie Meyer -  New Moon  - and it is definitely the Team Jacob film with Edward and the Cullen's appearing significantly less in this film than in the previous ones.Continuing on where the first film ended follows the romantic entanglements of Bella Swan with vampire Edward Cullen. This film features more of Bella's relationship with local boy and childhood friend Jacob Black.Once again I have to confess that I came to the film without reading the book, in fact I watched Twilight and New Moon back to back in the hopes that it would help me understand what was going on. I have just finished Twilight and am about to start New Moon (the book) - Twilight having filled in so many gaps which the first film left me with I hope the New Moon will do the same.For example: I don't understand is why Jasper would kick off at a drop of blood when at the end of the first film pints were gushing from a severed artery and it had no effect what so ever - but I'm new to this series and from what I see I'm sure that someone from the great fan community will be able to explain the why.This is one of those times when it is extremely important you read the book in order to understand the characters and their backgrounds. So much is left out that for those, like me, who came to the series with no knowledge of the background the films can seem disjointed. Once the books have been consumed the whole story becomes clearer, therefore, I recommend to anyone who has not already read the books that you do so - it makes the films much, much clearer.I have to admit that I'm with the people who are questioning the change of Director between films - and it wasn't just the association with Twilight as I always question a change of director in a series of films. One thing Chris Weitz did was bring out the best in Kirsten Stewart (Bella) and Taylor Lautner (Jacob). Miss Stewart finally came across as something other than the vacuous, sulky teenage brat and was able to portray the deeper desire and obsession with Edward that was missing from the first film. Unfortunately for Mr Lautner his part in the first film was minimal and did not show off his great acting talent.Michael Sheen is superbly (and charmingly) creepy as the head of the elite Italian vampire family.I thank the people at Amazon for getting this out to me for Saturday before the official release at midnight on Sunday; I've spent the last 36 hours watching the film, film with commentary (how about commentary from the actors next time - note to Mr Weitz: keep your hands off other people's burgers)This was a great follow up to Twilight and I look forward to reading the next book and watching the next film.--- for information ----Language options - English onlySubtitles - English onlyRunning Time - 127 minutes New Moon

I have read the books and admit the first film was good, well fillmed and directed, it flowed and the soundtrack fitted but I think changing the director has killed 'New Moon'. The visuals felt amaturish and could have been filmed on cheap camcorders, the atmosphere of a wet and miserable town had gone, the story just didn't flow right for me as there just seemed to be no emotion there (fair enough some of that is down to acting but some are down to what has been written in the script) and key elements had been written out (or more likely ended up on the editing room floor), as for the soundtrack, it just didn't go, every peice that was picked just clashed and I found it a distraction, for this I watched it a second time with the sound off and the subtitles on and that improved it slightly but really it is no way to enjoy a film.I just hope that they bring back Catherine Hardwicke to direct the remaining films

Just like the first Twilight this is an excellent movie, it's similar to the book, but it doesn't follow it completely.If you've read the book and like the story then this is a good companion to it and I highly recommend watching the film, watch all of the films released so far (I recently watched Eclipse in the cinema and it was great) as even though they aren't carbon copies of the books they are still wonderful movies in their own right.Just like Twilight this looks excellent in HD, I haven't seen the DVD of New Moon to compare it to the Bluray, but if the DVD of New Moon is similar to the DVD of Twilight then it is worth getting the Bluray if you have a Bluray player.I loved this movie, enjoyed the book and I'm hooked on the Twilight Saga.

Seller service was absolutely fine. No problems.The actual film however was almost as annoying as the book! Talk about bad acting! Everyone takes so long to say their lines. I was a big Twilight fan when I bought this and had seen it at the cinema so it's not a surprise - I have only bought this as a fan for the collection/addiction (I'm ashamed to admit) as I have to finish what I started!If you've not read/seen Twilight before then it's a good brainless story but it's a teen book/movie and it can be addictive - just keep that in mind. "Team Cullen!"