New Moon Review - Spoilers

I have now seen New Moon four times. So now for my review . . . .
New Moon, the movie, is 1,000, no 1,000,000 times better than Twilight, the movie.
New Moon was much closer to the book than Twilight. Much of the dialog from New Moon was taken directly from the book, but not always delivered in the same tone of voice indicated in the book. Still there is not a single scene that is lifted directly from the pages of the book. I wish there had been. I know that Stephenie Meyer is quoted as saying that if they had literally put the book on screen, it would have been a six hour movie. My only response to that statement is, I hope the theater sells a bigger bucket of popcorn. 2 hours was too short for this movie. The basic story elements were there, but so much was cut in order to get to 2 hours.
All of the vampires looked better in Twilight. Especially Esme. In the voting scene, Esme's eyes look like yellow golf balls. They're HUGE. Rosalie's hair is so obviously a wig. I've read what the treatments did to her hair in Twilight, so I understand why she wanted to go with a wig for New Moon and Eclipse. But they really should have continued searching for a better wig. I hope that's not a sign of things to come for Bella's wig in Eclipse. And Edward's hair is the wrong color in New Moon. In the books and in Twilight Edward's hair is bronze, but in New Moon it's a dark brown. And don't even get me started on the Volvo.
The werewolves are AMAZING!!! They look so real. Especially the scene in which Jacob chases Victoria and she jumps off the cliff. Jacob, in wolf form, is standing atop the cliff and the wind is blowing his fur. It's wonderful.
A side note - Taylor either had a better wig in New Moon than in Twilight, or he is more comfortable with it. If you didn't know that it was a wig, you would have thought he'd grown his hair out.
And I didn't even notice any painted on werewolf abs.
While much of the dialog is taken from the book, there are many lines that were added in an effort to add some comic relief. During my second viewing, I commented that the book was not a comedy. But the wisecracks are necessary in order to prevent the audience from crying through the whole movie. My favorites:
Edward: "You can't trust vampires. Trust Me."
Alice (in response to Bella asking if she's coming back): "As soon as you put the dog out."
Jessica (talking about Eric and Angela): "He's just trying to get lucky."
Jessica (in Port Angeles about the guys on the motorcycles): "Well, they're great."
Bella (talking about Jacob, at the movies with Mike and Jacob): "You're so hot.. . . It's like you're running a fever."
I did not like the way Robert Pattinson portrayed Edward for most of the hallucinations. I understand why Chris Weitz went with visual hallucinations instead of auditory ones, but in the book, Edward was usually angry at Bella for doing things that are stupid and reckless. And then, during the scene with Laurent in the meadow, Edward is growling in her head. That was left out of the movie.
And what was with that CHEESY vision Alice showed Aro?!?!?!? I'm sure there was a reason that she showed that particular vision to him, but I have no idea what it is. If anyone knows, PLEASE tell me.
It should be noted that it was during the fourth time I saw the movie that I started to pick it apart. This is something I usually do during the first time I see a movie that was adapted from a book I have read. That is a huge compliment to this movie.
This is a movie for Twilight fans. Twilight fans will love the movie. If you're not a Twilight fan, well, you might be entertained.
I'm going to write another blog of all the differences between the book and the movie. That will be a LONG blog. I may have to go chapter by chapter to keep it at a manageable length.