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Reviewed: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Directed by Chris Weitz
Twilight backlash has proved a force as fierce as Twilight love. Except unlike the adoration, with its Teams This vs. That, the hate has been more equal-opportunity: Bella’s boring! Stephenie Meyer is a terrible writer! Kristen Stewart acts with her hair, Taylor Lautner isn’t tall or buff enough, and, for the love of Bram Stoker, the vampires sparkle!
In New Moon, however — the second film adaptation of Meyer’s four-book series now dubbed The Twilight Saga — glitter is the least of the lead bloodsucker’s problems. Because even the harshest critics of the tween-scream franchise have got to admit that being cast as Edward, the Hawtest Vampire of Them All, has, ironically, done star Robert Pattinson no favors. His main job in the first film was to brood, crush on, and brood some more, acting like he’s the sexiest, most pretentious being un-alive.
In the follow-up, he’s onscreen half as much but looks twice as ridiculous: The story has the sullen Cullen dumping his true-but-mortal love, Bella (Stewart), after she suffers a paper cut at a birthday party thrown by his family. Even though the Cullens are “vegetarian” vamps, the trickle of blood sends even the most well-intentioned of them into a feral tizzy. Edward, being the controlling 109-year-old ass that he is, decides that it’s too dangerous for them to be together. He and the fam abruptly leave town, giving Bella no further explanation than “You’re no good for me.”
Meet New Moon Cast Members at Fair Oaks Mall
That is, “select” cast members. So don’t get your panties in a knot obsessing over the best outfit in which to drool on Robert Pattinson, ’cause he might not even show up.
Q&As at 15 stops, including Fair Oaks, will be open to the public. But to get up close and personal with the actors, you gotta earn it: VIP privileges will be bestowed only on fans who visit Hot Topic or…Nordstrom? really?…on Oct. 31. Visit either store’s Web site for more details.
The credentials will be handed out on a first come, first served basis beginning at 8 a.m. So you should probably get in line now.
Taylor Becomes a Wolf: New Moon Clip
Eeeee! It’s, like, SO hot when Jacob totally saves Bella.
In all seriousness, though, Kristen Stewart has a nice right hook. But I’m not sure I’m impressed with the wolf transformations. Benicio Del Toro is much scarier.
Get ready to squeal in 3…2…1:
Amazon Thinks I’m a 12-Year-Old Girl
Last night, the Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Oscar-winning Jennifer’s Body scribe Diablo Cody will be adapting Sweet Valley High, the beloved ’80s book series, for the big screen.
Beloved, that is, by seemingly all XX-chromosomed Gen Xers but me. Although I consumed my share of Judy Blume during some lazy, library-filled summers, the SVH books escaped me entirely as I leaped from tween-lit directly to Stephen King.
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