The Twilight Saga: New Moon [Blu-ray]
by Chris Weitz
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Actor: Ashley Greene, Kristen Stewart, Rachelle Lefevre, Robert Pattinson, Taylor LautnerDirector: Chris Weitz
Brand: SUM
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 130 minutes
Published: 2010-03-01
Blu-ray Release Date: 2010-03-20
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Summit Entertainment
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- Condition: New
- Format: Blu-ray
- AC-3; Color; Dolby; DTS Surround Sound; Dubbed; Subtitled; Widescreen
Movie Reviews of The Twilight Saga: New Moon [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: The Greatest Movie Sequel in History, Unreservedly, Stunningly Beautiful!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
New Moon, the second installment in the Twilight Saga movie series, is by far the greatest movie sequel I've ever seen. The movie is a stunningly beautiful, exquisitely acted and excellently-produced film which is gripping, compelling, absorbing and immensely pleasurable from beginning to end.
The entire cast of actors and actresses were utterly excellent. It is hard for me to believe that young men and yound ladies this young can act so well, but Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, and especially Kristen Stewart, and the rest of the cast, were simply impeccable. As a film connoisseur, I would actually describe Kristen Stewart's performance as Garbo-esque or Meryl Streep-esque. I think Stewart deserves at least an Academy Award nomination, and I say that in all seriousness. I am captivated by her performance. Not only is she stunningly beautiful in her fragile demeanor and light complexion, but her mannerisms, gestures, inflections, pauses, dialects, vocal expressions, and line delivery couldn't be more perfect and consistently pleasing in my opinion. I don't think I've ever seen a finer performance for a similar part, and no other actress in my opinion could have done it better.
Pattinson's performance was also superb. I think he conveyed Edward's inner conflicts and concern and love for Bella so well. I loved it when he made his first appearance at Forks High and strolled over to Bella from his car. I love watching great actors and charismatic people like Robert. He captures Edward's sophistication, worldliness, charm and sense of humor perfectly.
Taylor Lautner was great as well. More than great. He simply "delivered". I am so relieved the producers are keeping him for the sequels, because he really pulled it off--and more so! He went from an innocent, playful teenager to a tortured, beligerent, adrenaline-laced wolf-person and he made it totally believable and genuine. Also, his rapport with Stewart was perfect in their emotional, close scenes together. I totally believed everything Lautner did, and considering what he had to do in this movie, that's saying a lot.
The supporting actors were also all great. Jasper's hairdos might have been over the top at times, but Jackson Rathbone was still great, and funny. I loved Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen. He achieved a greater depth to Dr. Cullen's character than in the first film, even though he was great in that one too. I also loved Nikki Reed as Rosalie. In her monologue explaining to Bella why she votes No contrasted to when she tossed Bella her gift that Alice picked out, I thought she showed the full range of a distinctive character. It's not easy to play the girl who's supposed to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Reed managed to show Rosalie's vulnerability and delicate/injured psyche.
This review is hard because this movie is so good, and all the actors were so great, I would have to go over each actor one at a time because they all deserve recognition. I've been in love with Christian Serratos' portrayal of Angela since the first movie. I wish I could take Serratos out to lunch dressed up like she does as Angela, because Christian as Angela is one of the cutest things on the face of the Earth.
This movie was just, ultra cool. I have to give immense credit to Chris Weitz. His work is worthy of a Best Director nomination, if not possibly the award. The entire production was simply beautiful, perfectly directed, perfectly designed, perfectly executed, I can't see a single flaw in it. The costumes, the superb make-up, the cinematography, the musical score. The songs chosen were good and complemented the scenes well. The songs kind of enhanced and commented on what was happening in the scenes that they were played in, which I thought was cool. The screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg couldn't have been better. After all, the writing is the most important element, especially for adapting books that fans are obsessive about.
Oh, and I do think I should mention Billy Burke and Edi Gathegi. Billy Burke is perfect as Bella's dad. His performance is so understated, yet so perfect, but it's crucial that Burke can pull it off, because Bella's father is so important to developing and supporting Bella's personality and her background. And I thought Gathegi was chilling as Laurent. The scene where he is preparing to kill Bella, his performance was exquisite. The inevitability of him devouring Bella was so visceral the way Gathegi acted it. You could feel the menace and murderous hunger and thirst and amorality of Laurent the vampire. Then when he sees Jacob and his pack as the giant wolves, his shock and terror. That scene is so important to conveying the strength of the wolves and their ability to fight vampires. Gathegi's short appearance was superb. It framed the sections of the film around it and was a turning point in the story. The short sequence when the wolves rip out his throat later was great fx, btw.
And I guess I should also mention that Ashley Greene reprises her role as Alice nicely. Greene is like absolutely perfect for the role of Alice. It's such a vital part in the stories, and Ashley Greene is the only actress for the part--I see her and only her as Alice, not any other actress or any other woman in the world.
The Volturi were great too. Dakota Fanning as Jane had some pretty good lines. Those red eyes bug me to death, though. Michael Sheen, Jamie Bower and Chris Heyerdahl were ultra cool as the chief Volturi. Any actors who I didn't mention is only for space constraints and keeping this review from being a novel--I didn't talk about Anna Kendrick, Michael Welch and Justin Chon, Rachelle Lefevre, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, et al, but face it--if I listed every great character actor in this movie, it would be the entire cast!
All in all, Twilight: New Moon is a worthy second installment in the Twilight Saga series. Really, it's miraculous that a sequel could be this good, usually sequels are terrible. Chris Weitz deserves immense credit for achieving it, and as Twilight fans we owe him a debt of gratitude and honor because he did our beloved series credit.
I think Stephanie Meyers has to be thrilled with the way New Moon turned out. This is a beautiful, exquisite, elegant film that will entrance you and fill you with smooth and steady ecstasy, and it builds and crests from beginning to end, as all great films do. It is not to be missed, and although it probably will never be honored as a "Great Film" or "Great Art", it is just as good quality as the greatest films ever made (it's a hundred times better quality than Titanic, for instance, which won 11 Academy Awards) and in my heart it wins about 15 Academy Award nominations, and more than a few Oscars. I will be seeing this a lot more times in the theaters, you can be sure. Simply the best!
*****UPDATE*****:
I've seen New Moon a second time now (only twice, but only because I'm traveling!), and it's even better the second time around. TOTALLY AWESOME! This is the way movies should be made!
I will be going a few more times before I leave town for overseas, but luckily it will be open in Asia in the next few days. Can't wait for Eclipse in June. If Chris Weitz directed that and it's anywhere like this one, it will most likely be a knockout. Absolutely tops!!!
Summary of The Twilight Saga: New Moon [Blu-ray]
In the second chapter of Stephenie Meyer?s best-selling Twilight series, the romance between mortal Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) grows more intense as ancient secrets threaten to destroy them. When Edward leaves in an effort to keep Bella safe, she tests fate in increasingly reckless ways in order to glimpse her love once more. But when she?s saved from the brink by her friend, Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), Bella will uncover mysteries of the supernatural world that will put her in more peril than ever before.Similar DVD Movies
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