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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Two-Disc Special Edition)
RRP: $32.99Our Price: $11.59 (subject to change)Editorial
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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.
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New Moon, the second in Stephenie Meyer's blockbuster teen-fiction saga adapted for film, is stronger than its predecessor, Twilight. Director Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass), taking the helm from Catherine Hardwicke, brings a lighter, more assured touch to the sequel, which continues the star-crossed love story of mortal Bella (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson). Incidentally, Edward is absent for most of the film; after an accident on Bella's birthday reminds Edward that her life is always at risk when he's around, he chooses to abandon her, sending her into a deep depression. The only person who helps her heal her broken heart is her friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner), a member of the Quileute tribe who, as he grows taller, beefier, and more aggressive (with less clothing), comes to realize he's not entirely human either. But even his love for Bella doesn't prevent her from throwing herself in the path of danger, because that's the only time she can see visions of Edward. One such fateful misunderstanding sends Edward into the coven of the Volturi (a sort of vampire Mafia, if you will), where the most dangerous vampires hold both Edward and Bella's fate in their cold, dark hands. Much of New Moon rests on the shoulders of Lautner, so scrawny in Twilight, who famously packed on the muscle to avoid getting recast. He's very nearly successful in carrying the load, but the cheese-tastic beefcake scenes disservice him, and Jacob and Bella's complicated friendship stumbles on its way to any kind of love triangle. Some of that blame lies with Stewart, who understandably holds her emotions close to her chest but reveals much too little (c'mon, even an angsty girl has to be a little joyful in the arms of two different hunks). As is with the book, the film is just a bridge between sagas, so the plot drags and not a lot happens. Fortunately, while Twilight was trapped in its own self-consciousness, the wobbly-legged cast seems to have found stronger footing in New Moon; the jokes come faster, the writing (by Melissa Rosenberg, who also scribed Twilight) is a hair wittier. (Even Pattinson seems more comfortable in Edward's skin.) The Volturi, highlighted by Michael Sheen's Aro and Dakota Fanning's Jane, also make an all-too-brief impression, but at least there's more to look forward to when Eclipse, the third installment, is released. --Ellen A. Kim
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Oh, God, I want to slit my throat!Review date: 2010-07-28 Rating: 2 out of 10How can anyone make a movie about vampires and werewolves and make it so boring???????
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ReviewsThe Twilight Saga: New MoonReview date: 2010-07-28 Rating: 10 out of 10Absolutely fabulous. Completely hooked on The Twilight Saga and can now watch the movie whenever I want to. Great buy.New MoonReview date: 2010-07-28 Rating: 8 out of 10I haven't actually viewed the movie as of yet, but I received it timely & I've never had a problem with any dvd's I've ever ordered, so I'm confident that the dvds will be very good.I give up.Review date: 2010-07-25 Rating: 2 out of 10Being a lover of all things vampire, I really WANT to like The Twilight Saga. Before seeing "New Moon," I saw it as a chance for redemption, since the first film in this series was tolerable, yet slow and a bit shallow. But after seeing this film, I'm convinced that I should give up and move onto something new. This entire film could've been replaced by 130 minutes of Taylor Lautner running around with his shirt off, and I would've felt like I actually got my money's worth. At least the plot would be more interesting that way.
Buyer bewareReview date: 2010-07-25 Rating: 4 out of 10The DVD was scratched, the case was a little damaged and the leaflet was not in the case. This seller should be honest what she/he/they are putting out and not lie how new it is.
Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s):
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
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Recording label: Summit Entertainment Manufacturer: Summit EntertainmentEAN: 0025192058158Binding: DVDFormat: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Release date: 2010-03-20Universal product code (UPC): 025192058158Number of discs: 2Aspect ratio: 2.40:1Audience rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)Region code: 1Running time: 130 minutesTheatrical release date: 2009-11-20Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)
Language: English (Original Language)
Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (SUMMIT)
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