Directed by CHRIS WEITZ
Starring KRISTEN STEWART, ROBERT PATTINSON, and TAYLOR LAUTNER
I preface this review with full disclosure that I am biased. I hate these movies, but my younger sister wanted to see this drudge so I went. I despise this franchise with a passionate disdain.
**Warning Spoilers** - Edward (
Robert Pattinson) the vampire meets Bella (
Kristen Stewart) in previous film, Edward and Bella start dating, Bella gets a minor cut in front of vampire's family. One of vampire's family members goes crazy and wants to eat her. Thus begins the drama of '
New Moon.' Edward breaks off the relationship because he doesn't want Bella to get hurt.
Now, I know breaking up is hard to do, but Bella goes a little crazy. She finds solace in Jacob (Taylor Lautner), aka werewolf boy, who is cute as a button. She finds out that he's a werewolf and tries to get over her vampire lost love. Bella uses the werewolf boy shamelessly. She doesn't even give the poor boy a kiss whilst waiting for Edward. Then vampire boy and Bella are eventually reunited. That's it. Now save your $8 and stay home.
Admittedly, Robert Pattinson has some sort of je nais se quois about him. He's interesting and I can understand why leagues of young girls swoon, but besides that, the story sucks. Ultimately, the writer,
Stephanie Meyer is no Anne Rice. In fact, she's painfully boring.
Recommendation: Skip it. Leave it to the young and hardy.
ONE - 1/2 STARS OUT OF FIVE
What struck me the most about this were the legions of middle aged women lining up to lust after a teenage boy who walked around shirtless.
ReplyDeleteIf the same number of men my age lined up to lust after, say, [I'm drawing a blank on a teen actress of the same 16-17 age group] who was dressed in a white shirt with no bra, the men would be absolutely killed in the media for "sexualizing" a "young girl" no matter how physically mature she actually was.