New Moon has arrived!

Well, my anticipation has finally been quelled. I went to see New Moon last weekend and, let’s just say, it’s lived up to my expectations. Clearly the film was not the work of Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke, but that of Chris Weitz. The movie shifted from a cozy, somewhat homemade flick to a big-budget blockbuster of a film. The special effects have improved drastically and the sequel has an overall more professional aesthetic. However, the movie did retain its alternative rock-infused soundtrack featuring Muse and The Killers. Fans of the novel will not be disappointed; Weitz adhered to the novel fairly well. Although some minor details of the book were sacrificed for time, the film illustrates every major event of the novel explicitly. Even the new actors, comprising of the ‘wolf pack’ and ‘Volturi’ vampires, precisely depict the characters in the series. And if you were a fan of the commentary on the Twilight DVD (like I am; I highly recommend watching it) then you will be excited to know that Weitz plans to record a commentary for New Moon with Rob Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner. Ultimately the film was a success as evidenced by the $142.8 million earned during its opening weekend, and ultimately I cannot wait for the release of Eclipse on June 30th, 2010.