new moon? mehhh.

The 12:01am showing didn't actually start till 12:07am.  That was the first strike against this movie.

Yes, I sucked it up and went to the midnight showing of 'New Moon' last night.  And I'll be honest, as much as I LOVE the books and liked the first movie, I was really disappointed ::throw random objects at me here::

I know.  Everyone who reads this now despises me, but I have to be truthful.  Maybe the fact that the second book is my least favorite skewed my opinion of the movie, but it just didn't have the same allure that the first one did.  A few notes:

1.) That blue filter in the first movie made all the difference.  The Cullens are kind of weird looking without it.  Their hazel-colored contacts, MAJORLY CREEPY in this movie and not at all realistic looking.

2.) Dakota Fanning was amazing.  Minus the fact that she too was wearing blood red contacts that look like she spilled ketchup in her eyes.

3.) Rosalie's blonde wig?  So eighties.

4.) The wolf graphics were really well done.  Especially when they are transitioning from human to werewolf.  Seamless.  They definitely gave the appearance of a supernatural animal.

5.) Did anyone else notice that in the beginning two scenes with both Edward/Bella together, he never really looks at her?

6.) The story line seemed kind of choppy to me, but then again, that always seems to be the case when you make a movie from a book.

Overall, I'd give it 3.5 out of 5 stars.  Definitely worth seeing if you're a Twi-hard, but for me personally I prefer the first movie.  But, I've read mixed opinions/reviews about the movie so you'll have to go see it for yourself!

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[Nancy Hanson]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'll make sure and let Marisa know how you felt about the movie. Unfortunately, Marisa and I did not like the Twilight (okay, I'm really trying to make it through book 1 since everyone was so obsessed with it)series, however, Marisa did like book 2 better than book 1, so I was really looking forward to that book, now, I don't think I have to read it, LOL