The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Two-Disc Special Edition) |  | Director: Chris Weitz
Actors: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Running Time: 130 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: SUMD66113353D
UPC: 025192058158
EAN: 0025192058158
ASIN: B001OQCV56
Theatrical Release Date: November 20, 2009
Release Date: March 20, 2010
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THE ROMANCE BETWEEN MORTAL BELLA SWANN AND VAMPIRE EDWARD CULLEN GROWS MORE INTENSE AS ANCIENT SECRETS THREATEN TO DESTROY THEM. WHEN EDWARD LEAVES IN ORDER TO KEEP BELLA SAFE, SHE TESTS FATE IN INCREASINGLY RECKLESS WAYS IN ORDER TO GLIMPSE HER LOVE ONCE MORE.
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New Moon, the second in Stephenie Meyer's blockbuster teen-fiction saga adapted for film, is stronger than its predecessor, Twilight. Director Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass), taking the helm from Catherine Hardwicke, brings a lighter, more assured touch to the sequel, which continues the star-crossed love story of mortal Bella (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson). Incidentally, Edward is absent for most of the film; after an accident on Bella's birthday reminds Edward that her life is always at risk when he's around, he chooses to abandon her, sending her into a deep depression. The only person who helps her heal her broken heart is her friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner), a member of the Quileute tribe who, as he grows taller, beefier, and more aggressive (with less clothing), comes to realize he's not entirely human either. But even his love for Bella doesn't prevent her from throwing herself in the path of danger, because that's the only time she can see visions of Edward. One such fateful misunderstanding sends Edward into the coven of the Volturi (a sort of vampire Mafia, if you will), where the most dangerous vampires hold both Edward and Bella's fate in their cold, dark hands. Much of New Moon rests on the shoulders of Lautner, so scrawny in Twilight, who famously packed on the muscle to avoid getting recast. He's very nearly successful in carrying the load, but the cheese-tastic beefcake scenes disservice him, and Jacob and Bella's complicated friendship stumbles on its way to any kind of love triangle. Some of that blame lies with Stewart, who understandably holds her emotions close to her chest but reveals much too little (c'mon, even an angsty girl has to be a little joyful in the arms of two different hunks). As is with the book, the film is just a bridge between sagas, so the plot drags and not a lot happens. Fortunately, while Twilight was trapped in its own self-consciousness, the wobbly-legged cast seems to have found stronger footing in New Moon; the jokes come faster, the writing (by Melissa Rosenberg, who also scribed Twilight) is a hair wittier. (Even Pattinson seems more comfortable in Edward's skin.) The Volturi, highlighted by Michael Sheen's Aro and Dakota Fanning's Jane, also make an all-too-brief impression, but at least there's more to look forward to when Eclipse, the third installment, is released. --Ellen A. Kim
Stills from The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Click for larger image)
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 Obsession is not love--sorry kids...((possible spoilers)) September 2, 2010
LuvBooks (DC)
And grown a-- women who should know better. I just watched New Moon last night via Netflix. That was pretty much the only way I would watch it bc I would never have paid for a ticket. From the beginning of this series, the hype killed any interest I may have had in it. The actors were everywhere. Teens were going nuts, women my age (27) going nuts, women my MOM'S age were going nuts. It just killed any plans I had to see the movies. First movie I didn't watch til this year when we had a blizzard. As I said, I watched NM last night and it was bad. I'm a fan of Buffy, Angel, some Anne Rice, heck, I even liked that weird Jim Carrey vampire movie from before he became a star, but Twilight just bugs me. The second time around, the sparkling faces *still* don't do it for me. I'm no big fan of "Edward," but even he looked worse in this movie. "KStew's" range of emotions *still* consisted of Emo and More Emo. Out of the three, Jacob did the best acting bc he was the only one I hoped survived. He might have a future in Hollywood if he can get away from this franchise. Also, he and Edward had more chemistry than Bella had w/either one of them. Even in the last movie, the nemesis tension between them was palpable. The script was humorless which is pretty sad for a teen movie. It's obviously a moody film, but there was no typical-teen sarcasm or anything like that.
On to the story, it was utter garbage. No plot, no action, no suspense. I cringed through the entire movie. I only kept it on otherwise, it would have been a waste of my Netflix free trial. Anyway, I'm a person who can watch movies ranging from Citizen Kane to My Man Godfrey to Memento to The Hangover and enjoy them all. I'm not pretentious with entertainment, so I was honestly hoping that the series would have found a groove and improved once the 2nd movie appeared. Not so. It's still the same overly hormonal teenage stuff. It's funny because I'm an 80s baby so we had Clueless (loosely Shakespearean), Can't Hardly Wait, 10 Things (also Shakespearean), Scream, and many other teen flicks. These millennium kids have Twilight. They're getting gypped. Edward was a vision for a good chunk of the movie which suited me just fine; however, his absence caused Bella to have screaming fits at night (see: obsession). She gets closer to Jacob during this time doing pretty normal teenage stuff: motorcycles, movies, etc. She even embraces warmth. ((Which honestly, even in a fluffy movie like this, had so much potential. It would have been much more interesting if the story was written in a way that Jacob ACTUALLY had a chance. Her line: "Don't make me choose bc it would be him, meaning Edward, pretty much killed any chance for a believable triangle.)) That goes to hell once Ed's "sister" returns and you just see a regression in Bella's character. She becomes more obsessed with Edward than before. She disses Jacob who actually helped her during the time she was depressed.
Which also begs to question: what is it that draws these guys to such a downer type of girl? I mean, she's so BLAH. Edward, ok yeah, I can see it, but Jacob could do so much better. He has a nice family, nice future sis-in-law...dude, get away from this moody girl.
Disclosure: I skipped over the entire part of the movie in the temple structure or whatever. Once Edward came back, Bella started talking about turning again, and I lost interest. The only reason she wanted to turn was because she had nothing else going for her, which is pretty sad for a girl of only 18. I guess this makes me part of "Team Jacob" but that's more because there was no obsession there. Her "love" for Edward was pure obsession not based in any type of reality. She's being hunted because of him. I totally understand...who wouldn't want to be w/someone whose presence makes them a target? //total sarcasm.
As for the effects, the CGI was better this time, but still obvious. I did like the werewolf scenes. Edward and Bella also did a good bit of mumbling; I shouldn't have to turn my volume to 50 or read lips to figure out what's going on.
When the movie ended, I said "that's it?" I had no desire to see Eclipse. In fact, I went ahead and read the plot on Wikipedia just so that another Netflix movie wouldn't be wasted.
 Fast Shipping and Great Product Description August 31, 2010
Casey A. Maki
The item was shipped faster than promised. Item was used yet was exactly what was described so I knew what I was buying. Would reccommend!
A gift... August 26, 2010
Leslie Jill Aldridge (Killen, Alabama (BFE))
This movie was better than the first in my opinion. Great buy for a great friend :)
New Moon August 24, 2010
S. S. Street (North Lauderdale, FL, US)
Very good movie and the quality of the video was excellent. All the extra clips were also interesting.
TwiMom all the way August 22, 2010
TwiMom all the way
I love this movie, so naturally, my concern was the condition that it would be in since it was used, but wow! It was like new and it was delivered to me about 2 days after ordering. I am very happy!
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