Twilight Saga: New Moon, Top Critical Reviews
Published on: 20th November, 2009
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No matter how much horror fans hate it there is only one thing that matters today, the Twilight Saga: New Moon sequel is in theaters!!!! YAY!!! OMG!!!
Stephenie Meyer’s vampire soap opera has already broken Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith’s advance sales record on MovieTickets.com’s list of the Top-10 Advance Ticket Sellers of All-Time, and will most likely break a few more box office records before its run is over.
We already know what the fans of the series probably think about New Moon, but how are the critics scoring Chris Weitz’s chapter in the Twilight movie franchise? Trailer Addict’s Condensed Criticism overall rating is a “C”, and Rottentomatoes.com “top critics” rating is averaging 37%. However, RT users have given the movie a 67% approval rating proving that the fans and critics don’t always see eye-to-eye. Its up to you who you want to believe.
Here are some of the best quotes about the film:
Rotten Tomatoes Overall Consensus: The Twilight Saga’s second installment may satisfy hardcore fans of the series, but outsiders are likely to be turned off by its slow pace, relentlessly downcast tone, and excessive length.
“All three lovers are so joyless, it’s hard to imagine why any of them would want to spend eternity together.” — David Germain Associated Press
“I can’t comment on the acting because I didn’t catch Pattinson, Stewart and Lautner doing any. They basically primp and pose through the same humdrum motions they did before.” — Peter Travers
Rolling Stone magazine
“While most film series have weak second installments I found New Moon to be better than the original.” — Atomic Popcorn
“If you see this, see it with beer or with promise of sex afterward. Just don’t let her lather up your dong in body glitter…” Ain’t He Fat News
“Constrained by the plot of the novel, the film keeps the two lovers apart for quite a spell, robbing the project of the crazy-in-love energy that made Twilight, the first entry in the series, such a guilty pleasure.” — Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times
“The stakes are higher and the intensity deeper this time, despite a plot that approaches the ripest of melodrama – and which occasionally provokes unintended laughter, as does the terribly tween soundtrack.” — Peter Howell Toronto Star
“Though an improvement over the first Twilight film, this sequel drags and sputters, even in scenes meant to be infused with passion.” –Claudia Puig USA Today
Check back this weekend for Horror Yearbook’s Kelsey Zukowski’s review.
Kevin Touch
