My Review of “New Moon”

Okay so I just got back from seeing “New Moon”. I don’t know anything about the books, first film, or the rules concerning the existence of both the vampires and werewolves but they do mention some sort of treaty in this film that has many rules and regulations involving what the vampires and werewolves can do. Honestly, I’m not very interested in knowing the full details of these obligations.

Don’t you remember the good old days when vampires, werewolves, and zombies simply lived for the thirst of human blood? These days it seems like everywhere you turn whether it be on your television or movie screen, these typically scary monsters have been transformed into teeny boppy, clean-cut, supermodel-like, and appealing vampires with fake fangs and muscular bodies. Well in “New Moon” it’s essentially nipples galore. But remember, the reason is because these dangerous and monstrous teenagers are “too hot” for their shirts…literally.

If I sat here and tried to explain the plot of “New Moon”, I’d simply be wasting your time and mine. Basically it’s a love triangle between a human girl who wants to be with a vampire but is dumped by him and finds comfort with a guy who she discovers is really a werewolf who is supposed to kill vampires. Yet really, the girl truly loves the vampire and will do anything to get his attention even putting her own life at risk. There’s also numberous scenes where the characters express their undeniable love for each other and at this point I’m rolling my eyes with cynicism.

The movie is played on one note. A very slow and at times boring one. There are moments where the action does become intriguing but never truly pays off in order to squeeze in more of the corny love triangle plotline. The dialog is what you’d expect from a movie like this where everything seems stretched out in order to make a two-hour long movie with characters that appear and are never mentioned again. The acting is just okay. I at least appreciate the fact that these actors didn’t go over the top with their characters but with Kristen Stewart, I wish she would’ve given her role a little more sense of surprise and shock. The girl just saw her friend turn into a werewolf and her face, eyes, and emotions never change.

Maybe the biggest problem I had with this film was that it never mentioned anything that happened in the first film. This sequel requires you to know what’s happened before which, for a person like me whose completely unaware about anything involving these stories, made me feel a little discouraged and confused. It’s not as bad of a film as I expected but it definitely wasn’t as great as the fan hype made it seem. Maybe next time…?

**1/2 out of ****

~ by chrisperks93 on November 21, 2009.