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Jove · 11-28-2009, 07:50 AM

New Moon: 8/10

Before watching the latest installment in the Twilight saga, I was concerned with three things in the movie that were mentioned in the book. The first would be the actor playing Jacob. Since in the book he increases in height and physique due to his rising status in the werewolf pack, the actor would have to put on some serious muscle before this movie was released. And we all know from the first movie, the actor was not exactly the strongest person shown on screen. The second issue would be the fact that in the book New Moon, nothing interesting or exciting happens for 200 pages after Edward breaks up with Bella. The third issue is the special effects of the werewolves. From the preview, the special effects looked rather weak, but the previews can hide the truth.

After viewing the film, the issues I raised in the previous paragraph were answered. According to the November issue of Men’s Health, the actor playing Jacob gained 40lbs of muscle to look the part of a werewolf and it shows on screen since he is shirtless for most of the movie.

The 200 pages in the book where nothing happens is diminished to 1 minute on screen where Bella sits in a chair for three months while the camera moves around her and the window showing the changes in the seasons.

And I was impressed with the special effects of the werewolves since it doesn’t look tacky because they look like massive wolves on steroids.

Now that the issues are out of the way, I must admit I was impressed with the movie because it followed the story quite well and I enjoyed the special effects of how the vampires fought against each other in the Volturi banquet room. The Volturi fight scene between Edward and Felix was intense and I liked how they showed the injury on Edward’s face is similar to the damage of the marble floors.

11-28-2009, 07:50 AM	#3668 (permalink)
Jove Groovy Hipster Nerd Location: Michigan	New Moon: 8/10 Before watching the latest installment in the Twilight saga, I was concerned with three things in the movie that were mentioned in the book. The first would be the actor playing Jacob. Since in the book he increases in height and physique due to his rising status in the werewolf pack, the actor would have to put on some serious muscle before this movie was released. And we all know from the first movie, the actor was not exactly the strongest person shown on screen. The second issue would be the fact that in the book New Moon, nothing interesting or exciting happens for 200 pages after Edward breaks up with Bella. The third issue is the special effects of the werewolves. From the preview, the special effects looked rather weak, but the previews can hide the truth. After viewing the film, the issues I raised in the previous paragraph were answered. According to the November issue of Men’s Health, the actor playing Jacob gained 40lbs of muscle to look the part of a werewolf and it shows on screen since he is shirtless for most of the movie. The 200 pages in the book where nothing happens is diminished to 1 minute on screen where Bella sits in a chair for three months while the camera moves around her and the window showing the changes in the seasons. And I was impressed with the special effects of the werewolves since it doesn’t look tacky because they look like massive wolves on steroids. Now that the issues are out of the way, I must admit I was impressed with the movie because it followed the story quite well and I enjoyed the special effects of how the vampires fought against each other in the Volturi banquet room. The Volturi fight scene between Edward and Felix was intense and I liked how they showed the injury on Edward’s face is similar to the damage of the marble floors.