KB and Smexy Mandi Discuss New Moon The Movie Part 2

First, let's get this out of the way, shall we?

and now onto the important stuff...

Rather than posting a more traditional review of the movie New Moon, Mandi from Smexy Books and I got together to discuss this movie that dominated the past weekend. Being major Twi-Hard fans, we conducted a professional and insightful discussion on the movie itself and kept in mind that it's not always the amount of sparkling vampires or perfect abs that makes movie a must see viewing.
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What I will say is that after seeing New Moon, Team Jacob is in full effect and you may be surprised what our opinions are as fans in general... .

But first Mho had to get into the spirit of New Moon madness!

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Mho's so talented! he can read both books at the same time

Mho's overwhelmed by his New Moon collectable cards

Part 1 of this discussion can be viewed at Smexy Books...

KB: I was a bit disappointed with the major climax of the movie when Bells goes to Rome to save Edward from killing himself and the Volturi. It didn’t really astound me as I was expecting. How about you?

Smexy: I think that was the worst part of the movie! First, I found the sequence leading up to that moment, where Edward thinks Bella is dead to be confusing. It happened a bit differently in the book and I think if you had not read the book you would have been confused. Then, when Bella rushes into Edward’s arms just as he is about to expose himself (well, expose his sparklies) he was just like – oh hey. I mean, I know he at first thought he was already dead or dreaming, but even when he realized Bella was actually there – hello Edward! The love of your life just saved your ass. Get excited – show some emotion. I think they should have just replayed nekkid Jacob in the rainstorm over and over again. (because that is the only scene I have on replay in my head right now;)

The ending kind of surprised me – they did it a bit differently than the book. However, I have a feeling at the beginning of Eclipse they will get everyone back on track. Is it June yet? Am I allowed to be excited already? We only have three months until we are legally able to lust after Taylor Lautner. You think I am bad now, just wait. Taylor Swift better step back.

KB: Yup, the big, let’s save Edward scene was a bit let down. And my heart was breaking for Jacob when he begged Bella to stay with him. But we know that wasn’t in the cards and Bella had to save sparkles. For once she saves Edward! Girl power! I must admit that Alice and Bella do make a great team together. And I did like how Bella would write emails to Alice even though Alice would never see them. Alice in a way helped Bella heal like Jacob did.

And I will say I enjoyed the movie ending also. Sets up Eclipse perfectly, where Bella is stuck in between Jacob and Edward and where Edward asks… well that was a nice twist you didn’t see coming.

Another thing I found so annoying was the amount of times Edward glowed or sparkled. It looked so fake and ridiculous, including those scenes where Bella dreams of lying in the meadow with Edward with all the bright and wonderful flowers. Gag me. Was expecting a few pixies to come along and sing a Disney song.

Drinking from a New Moon souveir cup is very important when watching this movie

Smexy: Yeah, what was that dream scene? I thought we were in a sparkly Little House on the Prairie for a moment. And oh, the sparkles – they still sucked in New Moon. I thought after how awful they looked in Twilight they would have spent some money making it look better. Not so much. However, with a flat Edward and bad sparklies, I still really enjoyed this movie. I think it is a vast improvement over Twilight and I can’t wait to see how Edward matches up to Jacob in Eclipse since they both should have similar screen time.

I’m already anticipating the tent menage scene ;)

KB: I have a good idea what the vision Alice sees is from. If they panned down we would have seen... oops must wait for Breaking Dawn the movie! I found the first 30 minutes boring but the moment Jacob came on the screen, he made it worth the viewing. Jacob is going to have to put up with a lot from his puppy… wolf man!

Eclipse is going to blow the twi-hard fans away. More love, angst and fight scenes than you can imagine.

So, what grade would you give New Moon, for what’s worth, because we both know this is not a masterpiece of filmmaking.

Smexy: I would personally give it a B. And yes I realize compared to many other films out there it is a pile of cheez whiz, but considering the amount of entertainment it provides and the fact that it sticks so close to the books, it gets a B from me.

KB: I am torn between a B- and B. But I did enjoy the movie and I am very excited for Eclipse in June. Also the movie did stick close to the book. So, if you are a fan of the Twilight series and New Moon, you won’t be disappointed.

I say bring on the teenie bopper tent manage scene!

Two young Twi-Hard fans (with DD) are ready for Eclipse in June!

Fello Twi-Hard fans, what are your impressions of New Moon? Are you still on Team "Sparkle" Edward or now Team "Abs" Jacob?