Twilight New Moon

When director Chris Weitz took on The Twilight Saga : New Moon, he took on a juggernaut.

Pattison: 'D'Arcy', 'Heathcliff' and 'Romeo' rolled into one. Oh, and pale.

The first film in the franchise, Twilight, grossed over $380 million worldwide.

New Moon has already smashed box office records set by ‘Harry Potter and The Dark Knight.

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  • H of SA says:

    06:20pm | 24/11/09

    @ Zeta. I can actually scarily see Bowie in just the role you cast….creepy and bankable. Read more »

  • Tim says:

    03:11pm | 24/11/09

    Jessica, i think what your forgetting is that Vampires are meant to eat people, not fall in love with them. If you want to make a vampire movie, at least let the poor vampires chow down on some people, preferably stupid angsty teenage girls. Oh and throw in a car… Read more »

 

I watched Twilight New Moon at an inconspicuous cinema, at a very un-trendy hour. I figured that by strategically selecting the time and location, I would not have to be overwhelmed with screeching teeny boppers drooling over Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) or Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) as they vied for the attention of leading lady (and I use the term loosely) Bella Swan (Kirsten Stewart).

Twi-hards - there were hoards of them.

I figured wrong. When Edward made his first appearance, there was a scream, and it was not dissimilar to the cheer that enveloped practically all cinema patrons when Jacob took his shirt off (though admittedly, that was not an all too terrible sight).

It seems that where society was once divided along the axis of east or west, Angelina or Jennifer, Vegemite or Marmite, it is now divided along an axis of Edward or Jacob.

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  • The Faux Journalist says:

    05:02pm | 27/11/09

    Ofcourse its garbage, nothing surprising there. But Sarah you read 4 books in 4 days?? Do you have like a real job or any commitments? How do you pay the rent? Please I am fascinated. I am pushing it to read a chapter a night before I crash. I’m not… Read more »

  • shelly_hs@hotmail.com says:

    03:03pm | 27/11/09

    i love twilight…its the best movie ever made Read more »

 

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