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The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

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Average Rating: 4.7/10
Reviews Counted: 216
Fresh: 60 | Rotten: 156

The Twilight Saga's second installment may satisfy hardcore fans of the series, but outsiders are likely to be turned off by its slow pace, relentlessly downcast tone, and excessive length.

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Average Rating: 5.3/10
Critic Reviews: 43
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 25

The Twilight Saga's second installment may satisfy hardcore fans of the series, but outsiders are likely to be turned off by its slow pace, relentlessly downcast tone, and excessive length.

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The supernatural tale of star-crossed lovers continues as the Cullen family flees Forks in order to protect Bella (Kristen Stewart), and the heartbroken high-school senior discovers that vampires aren't the only creatures in town. Realizing that Bella will never be safe as long as he's around, Edward (Robert Pattinson) makes the difficult decision to leave his beloved behind shortly after her 18th birthday. Reeling from her loss, Bella embraces self-destruction after being comforted by Edward's

Mar 20, 2010

$296.6M

Summit Entertainment

All Critics (218) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (61) | Rotten (158) | DVD (6)

So long as there are people, there will be love stories -- I hope they all feel as lush and lively as this one.

May 6, 2011 Full Review Source: Film.com | Comment
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I am not ashamed to admit that I will be the first in line for Twilight part three.

December 7, 2009 Full Review Source: New York Observer | Comments (26)
New York Observer
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If only director Chris Weitz had managed to tease out the real drama -- Bella's fear of aging -- instead of a tired one.

November 24, 2009 Full Review Source: Newsweek | Comment
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A landmark cinematic event in 280 words, or one for every $500,000 of weekend box office.

November 24, 2009 Full Review Source: New Republic | Comments (4)
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It has an amazing kind of emotional integrity and intensity.

November 23, 2009 Full Review Source: At the Movies | Comments (34)
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Weitz's pacing is so limp you're going to need the electricity generated by a live audience to keep from yelling, "Hurry it up!"

November 23, 2009 Full Review Source: New York Magazine | Comments (3)
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Ostensible heroine Bella is such a weak, needy, pathetic co-dependent who stirs up so much sh*t for those she purportedly loves that it's hard to muster much rooting interest for her.

April 8, 2012 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
TheMovieReport.com

The net result is boredom unless you're already heavily invested in this series and bringing your own enthusiasm to the table.

April 4, 2011 Full Review Source: Movies.com | Comment
Movies.com

Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, new director Chris Weitz has decided to be generally faithful to his source material despite the problems it's going to give him through a narrative that could delicately be described as 'sprawling.'

March 21, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | Comment
ComingSoon.net

The Twilight Saga's New Moon is not terrible, despite featuring some excruciatingly lazy storytelling, atrocious performances, listless direction and a core storyline that is both uninteresting and somewhat disturbing.

October 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Quickflix | Comment (1)

...a marked improvement over its decidedly uneven predecessor...

July 4, 2010 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comments (3)
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Robert Pattinson and his stomach cramps - I mean, aching unrequited love - are less oppressive, but the trade off is Taylor Lautner and his relentless shirtlessness.

June 23, 2010 Full Review Source: LarsenOnFilm | Comments (3)
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Poorly structured, poorly paced, poorly executed CGI in places and characters that are unlikeable, despite the fact that we should be rooting for them. An inaccessible mess.

April 14, 2010 Full Review Source: Film School Rejects | Comments (4)
Film School Rejects

For pity's sake, direct-to-video cheerleading competition films have more genuine intrigue than this.

April 12, 2010 Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com | Comments (2)
MovieCrypt.com

New Moon is only after the affectation of emotion, of swoon-worthy poses and faux-momentous aesthetics.

April 5, 2010 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | Comment (1)
Lessons of Darkness

My main problem with the Twilight series so far is that Bella doesn't have much in the way of admirable qualities. What's her distinction? She pines a lot.

March 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | Comments (6)
Window to the Movies

I wouldn't be surprised if in Twilight 3 Bella falls for Frankenstein.

March 19, 2010 Full Review Source: Sly Fox | Comment
Sly Fox

Ferocious werewolves suppressing their inner humans, up to no good undocumented undead illegally crossing borders for no reason than as possible filler, and sexy vampires that make panting girl hearts flutter and swoon across America.

March 7, 2010 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | Comment
NewsBlaze

I did find this film to be a little better than "Twilight" because of the romantic triangle aspect. That, and other plot developments add some complexity and suspense, making the film a bit more interesting.

February 18, 2010 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | Comments (4)
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Audience Reviews for The Twilight Saga: New Moon

First not horrible for what it is. Ive read the books just so i can make educated opinions on these kind of things. You know fangirls cant stand when you crush their movies if you havent seen them. My favorite character in the book is Alice. And Ashley Greene continues to do a wonderful job in that role in the movies.

November 28, 2009
jmanard52

Super Reviewer

I wasn't a huge fan of the first film but I thought this one was going to have more of a Vampires vs. Werewolfs theme so I gave it a go. I was disappointed to say the least. Like I said in my review of the first film, I was never in the target audience but even then, I went through teenage angst and went through a

May 14, 2012
SirPant

Super Reviewer

    1. Bella Swan: Will you marry me Edward?
    – Submitted by Nishitha G (7 months ago)
    1. Edward Cullen: Bella, will you marry me?
    – Submitted by Farah Z (8 months ago)
    1. Bella Swan: Why didn't you let me speak to him!?
    2. Jacob Black: He didn't ask for you.
    3. Bella Swan: I don't care!
    4. Alice: Bella, he's going to the Volturi. He wants to die too.
    – Submitted by Dejah S (8 months ago)
    1. Jacob Black: You're such a hypocrite. What, I'm not the right kind of monster for you?
    – Submitted by Dejah S (9 months ago)
    1. Alice: Bella, what is that god awful wet dog smell?
    – Submitted by Lea L (12 months ago)

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