New Moon

Yup, that's right...we finally went to go see New Moon last Wednesday, and it was all I hoped for and more. Honestly, I didn't know what to expect out of the movie since I thought Twilight was terrible, but I was more than satisfied with the way they handled the second installment of the saga.

Let me say right off the bat - this was the best girls night we've had in a while, only because the running commentary during the movie was hilarious. Two of us who were team Edward were seated between two hard-core team Jacob fans, and so I was lucky enough to get the stereo effect of the comments (mostly about Jacob and his fantastic shirtlessness):

For instance, in the film, Jacob is teaching Bella to loosen up and ride a motercycle. Bella falls off, hits her head, and all of us who have read the book know that Jacob uses his shirt to bind her wound. This is the first scene where we get to see the new-and-improved Jacob, and here's what I hear from two of my friends:

"Ooo, here it comes!"
"Wait for it, wait for it..."
"5,4,3,2,1..." shirt comes off, followed by much giggling and squealing from all of us.

Another great moment, toward the end...Edward is driving Bella home, and shirtless Jacob leaps in front of the car forcing it to a stop. The quote this time?

"Well ya, I'd stop for that too!"

Finally, last share. The movie closes with Edward asking Bella to marry him, screen goes black. One of the 7 other people in the theatre, behind us and to the left sighs just loudly enough for us all to hear, causing the whole theatre to laugh.

This was one of those few movies where I actually think it was better because the theatre was empty...it let us all watch the movie almost as a single group. And the funniest part? I don't think any of us were teenagers.

Generally speaking, the writing was miles better, the storyline more consistent with the book, and the overall development of the characters was stronger. The holes that I noticed were understandable, based on the transition from page to movie. If you're into the Twilight saga, this movie is far more worth seeing than the original...and that gives me a lot of hope for Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, which in my opinion will need to be produced in just the right way for it to be excellent.

So, after all that - who wants to go again? :)