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The Twilight Saga: New Moon

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

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Reviews Counted:198

Fresh:56

Rotten:142

Average Rating:4.6/10

Consensus: 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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some violence and action

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Nov 20, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $274,598,319

Synopsis: In the second installment of Stephenie Meyer’s TWILIGHT series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as BELLA SWAN (Kristen Stewart) delves deeper into the mysteries of the... In the second installment of Stephenie Meyer’s TWILIGHT series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as BELLA SWAN (Kristen Stewart) delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part of—only to find herself in greater peril than ever before. Following Bella’s ill-fated 18th birthday party, EDWARD CULLEN (Robert Pattinson) and his family abandon the town of Forks, Washington, in an effort to protect her from the dangers inherent in their world. As the heartbroken Bella sleepwalks through her senior year of high school, numb and alone, she discovers Edward’s image comes to her whenever she puts herself in jeopardy. Her desire to be with him at any cost leads her to take greater and greater risks. With the help of her childhood friend JACOB BLACK (Taylor Lautner), Bella refurbishes an old motorbike to carry her on her adventures. Bella’s frozen heart is gradually thawed by her budding relationship with Jacob, a member of the mysterious Quileute tribe, who has a supernatural secret of his own. When a chance encounter brings Bella face to face with a former nemesis, only the intervention of a pack of supernaturally large wolves saves her from a grisly fate, and the encounter makes it frighteningly clear that Bella is still in grave danger. In a race against the clock, Bella learns the secret of the Quileutes and Edward’s true motivation for leaving her. She also faces the prospect of a potentially deadly reunion with her beloved that is a far cry from the one she’d hoped for. [More]

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Chaske Spencer, Bronson Pelletier, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon, Tyson Houseman, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Edi Gathegi, Rachelle Lefevre, Billy Burke, Charlie Bewley, Jamie Campbell Bower, Daniel Cudmore, Christopher Heyerdahl, Cameron Bright, Noot Seer, Michael Sheen, Graham Greene, Tinsel Korey

Director: Chris Weitz

Director: Chris Weitz
Screenwriter: Melissa Rosenberg
Producer: Mark Morgan, Greg Mooradian, Wyck Godfrey
Studio: Summit Entertainment

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niz propu%u0161tenih prilika da film postane zabavna samoparodija

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
12/20/09
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

full review at Movies for the Masses

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
12/10/09
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

Kristen Stewart does herself no favors by following her performance in Adventureland with this mope-a-palooza retread

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment 4 Comments
12/08/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

I am not ashamed to admit that I will be the first in line for Twilight part three.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment 2 Comments
12/07/09
Sara Vilkomerson
Sara Vilkomerson
New York Observer
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The entire film seems to consist of three thoughts, cycled ad nauseum: Don't leave me. I can't live without you. Make me a vampire.

Full Review Source: Cinemalogue.com | comment Comment
12/06/09
Rubin Safaya
Rubin Safaya
Cinemalogue.com

As she ponders her future, Bella is less aware than you are that she has very similar effects on the monster boy rivals for her affection -- glowing eyes, rising tempers, pronounced teeth, ungodly strength, usually demonstrated on others of their ilk or f

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
12/04/09
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

The scenery is still there, but just about everything else that worked in the first film doesn't in 'New Moon.' For one thing, the structure is a mess.

Full Review Source: The Trend | comment 1 Comment
12/03/09
Stephen Silver
Stephen Silver
The Trend

Despite the focus on young, shirtless werewolves and well coiffed vampires, the second installment of Stephanie Meyer's immensely popular series comes off as a tepid adventure in Zombieland.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
12/02/09
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Around about here, Pattinson gets to bare his own chest -- a bad idea in a movie that also features Taylor Lautner- and we notice that while his face is heavily pancaked, his torso is of a normal human hue. Whatever, I suppose.

Full Review Source: MTV | comment Comment
12/01/09
Kurt Loder
Kurt Loder
MTV

Bella's tedious moping takes center stage until a poorly delivered telephone message (what a lame dramatic device!) sends everyone to Italy to confront 'the Vulturi'...

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment 9 Comments
12/01/09
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Bella could go down in literature as one of the dullest, most self-obsessed geeks of all time. Pick a wolf, pick a vampire, pick someone in the animal kingdom, and get on with it.The first film was tolerable. "New Moon" just needs to go away quickly. P

Full Review Source: CNNRadio | comment 12 Comments
12/01/09
Paul Chambers
Paul Chambers
CNNRadio

Not as intense as it's predecessor Twilight, but still manages to shine."

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment 3 Comments
11/30/09
Jolene Mendez
Jolene Mendez
Entertainment Spectrum

So we've got a paper cut and a phone call, and a romance that never feels as big as the movie tries to make it seem.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
11/28/09
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

"New Moon" is a terrible, terrible movie that is essentially "Transformers 2" for the training bra set with pseudo-soulful glances from bare-chested boys substituting for giant robots blowing things up.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment 19 Comments
11/27/09
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
eFilmCritic.com

Had the audience at my screening heaving and sighing so often, here's a recommendation: Bring an oxygen tank. You'll need it and a mask, particularly in the presence of so much heaving and sighing and busy shirtlessness.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment 2 Comments
11/27/09
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

For true Twilight believers, the slow moments are more opportunity to gaze at pretty-boy young men playing characters who're both the best and worst boyfriends a girl could ever have.

Full Review Source: Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) | comment 3 Comments
11/27/09
John Wirt
John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

Chris Weitz’s film caters as well as the previous movie did to pale, fantasy-loving teenage girls, while adding a bit more humour for the rest of us.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
11/27/09
Edward Porter
Edward Porter
Sunday Times (UK)

The film takes itself rather earnestly, the heroine is more than half in love with easeful death, and the lighting by Spanish ace cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe is impressive.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
11/27/09
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Romeo And Juliet it ain't, but as a solid love story, New Moon gets the blood pumping.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment 1 Comment
11/27/09
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

So tedious and stupid that it makes last year's Twilight seem like Nosferatu.

Full Review Source: Independent on Sunday | comment 5 Comments
11/27/09
Nicholas Barber
Nicholas Barber
Independent on Sunday
 
 
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