Twilight: New Moon or 'Tweelight' (as I think it should have been named cos at times the action was a little 'twee' for me) focusses on the life of emo poster child Bella and her pale faced mate Edward, the vampire from the Cullen's clan who happen to reside in the same quaint town of Forks as young Bella does.
The angst and suffering portrayed by these two kids in the second installation of the Twilight series was a little difficult to bear combined with the screams of young teenagers in the cinema (with whom I had the pleasure of sharing company with) whenever the other big star of the series young Jacob the newly discovered werewold was to remove his shirt!
If anyone hasn't yet heard about the Twilight phenomenon I would find it hard to believe but anyhow I will give you a quick run down on the premise of the film. It's your typical teen flick full of jocks, the dark mysterious types and the girl that could be popular but chooses not to in the guises of werewolfs, vampires and vampire lovers!
The first film in the series was slick and entertaining, particularly in the way that the vampires were able to showcase their super speed and ability to bound through space and time......however the second film seems to rely too heavily on the drama faced by Bella when her beloved vampire BF leaves town. It feels as though the majority of the film is spent with close-up's of Bella looking forlorn and deeply depressed because she can't live without her vampire BF, who has left Bella to protect her and allow her to lead a more normal life which clearly she isn't keen on pursuing!
The first film was certainly able to bring us a sense of fun clearly lacking from the second film and the arrival of the werewolves in this feature proves to be particulalry unspectacular, although my young teenage friends would surely disagree with me! The film's finale also results in a typical Hollywood ending which seems particularly unbeliveable considering the age of the characters..but I will leave it at that as I don't want to spoil the ending for you.
So is it worth the trip to the cinema or the $7 to hire in the comfort of your home, I think I would go with the latter!
The first film in the series was slick and entertaining, particularly in the way that the vampires were able to showcase their super speed and ability to bound through space and time......however the second film seems to rely too heavily on the drama faced by Bella when her beloved vampire BF leaves town. It feels as though the majority of the film is spent with close-up's of Bella looking forlorn and deeply depressed because she can't live without her vampire BF, who has left Bella to protect her and allow her to lead a more normal life which clearly she isn't keen on pursuing!
The first film was certainly able to bring us a sense of fun clearly lacking from the second film and the arrival of the werewolves in this feature proves to be particulalry unspectacular, although my young teenage friends would surely disagree with me! The film's finale also results in a typical Hollywood ending which seems particularly unbeliveable considering the age of the characters..but I will leave it at that as I don't want to spoil the ending for you.
So is it worth the trip to the cinema or the $7 to hire in the comfort of your home, I think I would go with the latter!
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