New Moon (2009)

Director:

Chris Weitz

Writers (WGA):

Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay)
Stephenie Meyer (novel)

Release Date:

20 November 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

The Next Chapter Begins

Plot:

After Bella recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward and his family...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Forks Washington | Washington | Werewolf | Date

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kristen Stewart	...	Bella Swan
Taylor Lautner	...	Jacob Black
Robert Pattinson	...	Edward Cullen
Billy Burke	...	Charlie Swan
Ashley Greene	...	Alice Cullen
Anna Kendrick	...	Jessica
Michael Welch	...	Mike
Justin Chon	...	Eric
Christian Serratos	...	Angela
Christina Jastrzembska	...	Gran / Bella
Jackson Rathbone	...	Jasper Hale
Russell Roberts	...	Mr. Berty
Cam Gigandet	...	James
Michael Sheen	...	Aro
Jamie Campbell Bower	...	Caius

Also Known As:

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (USA) (promotional title)
Twilight 2 (USA) (informal title)
Twilight: New Moon (USA) (informal title)
Untitled Sports Movie (Canada: English title) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence and action.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Japan:G | USA:PG-13 (certificate #45662) | Sweden:11 | Norway:11 | Ireland:12A | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Thailand:G | Brazil:12 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | UK:12A | Hong Kong:IIA | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-13

Company:

Imprint Entertainment

Trivia:

Broke the record for the biggest one-day gross in the US with $72.7 million. Former record holder was The Dark Knight (2008).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Bella finds Jacob in the rain, she slams her car door and it doesn't shut fully. The next scene you see the car shut completely.

Quotes:

Bella Swan: Alice, is it possible that everything's true? The fairy tales and horror stories? Is it possible that there isn't anything sane and normal at all?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Live from Studio Five: (#1.49)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

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Very disappointing

I loved the Twilight movie, that's how I started reading the books in the first place. I've read them about ten times each and I still like them. But New Moon's big screen adaptation was a huge let down.

One thing that was improved was that many of the characters actually smiled or laughed naturally when the moment called for it, as opposed to the "I don't crack a smile cause I'm a seriously deadly vampire" routine in Twilight.

I liked the portrayal of Alice, she seemed more like what she should be according to the book, Charlie and I also liked the wolves and the rest of the special effects.

But I couldn't feel the bond between Edward and Bella. I couldn't believe that they loved each other. Hell, I couldn't believe they even liked each other. Even at the end, after their ordeal, after deciding that they would never let each other go, they were frigid. The actors just delivered their lines, they didn't feel them.

The score ranged from awful to non-existent. It seems as though it was not written specifically for New Moon. Carter Burwell's score brings to memory specific scenes in Twilight. This one is an indifferent, generic one, I guess it would fit in whatever movie you threw it in.

However, the most important flaw was that the entire movie seemed very rushed, like it was originally supposed to be much longer but somebody edited it heavily and really, really badly. For example, in an instant we are informed that Edward is going to commit suicide thinking Bella's dead, she drives off with Alice *bang* next thing you know you see a plane in the air, *bang* next thing you know Alice and Bella are already inside the stolen car on their way to Volterra and it carries on like that until the end.

No character development, no bonds between them, no space to breathe, no explanation whatsoever of how things happened or how decisions were made, nothing but a hastily chopped up summary of the book.

Is the actual movie coming out any time soon?