Written by Cathy Calendine

I’m not usually  the movie premier kind of girl, but I had to make an exception for “New Moon” last night. Sitting in a theatre packed with “Twilight Saga” fans for 2 hours  before the movie began at midnight was almost torturous, and I hoped it would be worth it. Like most Twilight fans, I’m in love with the books, but the first movie was somewhat of a disappointment for me. It strayed from the book too much, leaving out the detailed process of how Bella and Edward actually fell in love. I also couldn’t get past Kristen Stewart’s akward acting. I’d  hoped that the new “New Moon” director Chris Weitz could nail this second installment better then the first director, and man did he ever!

“You know, my aim from the beginning was to kind of do a faithful adaptation of the book and something that the fans of the books would appreciate,” said Weitz. “And it feels very good.”

Well Chris, you nailed it – big time! Whatever you hoped for the second movie, it is that and so much more!  I left the theatre with no disappointments whatsoever and wondering when I could find the time to go see it again! The loud, excited chatter from the audience leaving the theatre was right along with me. “It was amazing….that was so much better than the first…..Jacob is so hot!”.  Kristen Stewart, Rob Pattinson and Taylor Lautner  lived up to their characters as well as Stephenie Meyer wrote them. I give “New Moon” 10 thumbs up!

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