New Moon

Wolf-infested New Moon is every girl’s guilty pleasure.Imagine Transformers for the ladies and you’re not far off. The first Twilight movie melted girls’ hearts all over the globe with the romantic tale between a girl and a vampire even hard to know that its not real. Well some does it s real. Now, approximately a year later, fans welcome (and haters dread) the second installment of Stephanie Meyer’s phenomenally successful franchise, New Moon.

The movie picks up where the first chapter left. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart, every boys loves her and she is amazing) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) are all lovey-dovey until a certain incident (a paper cut actually) leads them to believe their relationship could never work out. So, Edward leaves Bella, saying it’s for her sake, and the poor girl is left shattered and staring out her window 24/7. In comes close friend Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) into the picture.

Remember the long-haired good-natured guy in Twilight? Well, this time he’s 26-pounds buffer, trades his locks for a neater new look and has a habit of not wearing a shirt. He also packs a mean six pack torso; giggles and sighs from female cinema viewers tell us the guy gets their absolute approval. Jacob, who obviously has feelings for Bella, provides her comfort at a time where she feels like she lost everything.

It turns out Jacob and his clan are werewolves. And while Edward is icy cold as a vampire, Jacob’s 108-degree body is the exact opposite. How’s that for a love triangle? Also making an appearance in New Moon are the Volturi, elder vampires who enforce their laws. Outstanding members include thought-reading Aro (Michael Sheen) and pain-inflicter Jane (Dakota Fanning).

The look in their eyes can really give you the chills! New Moon picks up a different mood under the directorial touch of Chris Weitz. And while I do miss the dreamy feel of Catherine Hardwicke’s first installment, I believe the new treatment suits the second movie rather well. Special effects have undergone a major facelift, and you’re now treated to delightfully realistic werewolf transformations and better-looking vampire powers.

Watch out for rather cool (albeit short) vampire versus werewolf scenes with plenty of fancy acrobatic maneuvers. There is also some humor in between all the love and heartbreak; the cinema scene was especially hilarious! The characters are also more varied this time around and are all surreally attractive. The vampires still look like they buried their faces in flour though.

Nevertheless, I’m very glad they gave Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene) more screen time this time around (what can I say, she’s just drop-dead gorgeous!). I believe girls will get a real kick out of New Moon.

With to-die-for bare-chested guys, and a delicious love triangle, it’s the same sort of guilty-pleasure that guys get from Transformers, and having said that, I’m sure there are still guys who’d enjoy the movie. After all, I did. Bring on Eclipse!

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