Spoiler-Free New Moon Mini Review

Liked it a lot, but didn't love it as much as the first. Still, roumagrl has been with me for four! RPattz! leading! roles! and this one was no exception.

I will see it again, but not quite an embarrassingly large number of times as the first one.

1. Third time's the charm. Three times is a running gag. Five is right out. (Some elements were repeated too often for unfortunate comedic effect among some viewers, and I'm a saint for not beaning them with my handbag, but it had expensive pens inside.)

2. I missed Carter Burwell (the score composer) the most.

3. Okay, I lied. I missed Nancy Richardson the most. That woman had the editorial razor going full bore. Twilight's timing was crisp. From titles up to introducing all but two main players to central problem in eleven minutes flat.

4. I seriously wanted a one-word line after the last line.

5. My favorite line was in the movie (albeit in a contextually-altered form). It was a car-related line, if that helps.

6. Dakota Fanning rules the world.

7. Michael Sheen's Aro? DO NOT WANT to meet in a dark alley. Seriously creepy, and in a good way.

8. Hill towns of Tuscany FTW. I will use my Stipula Volterra tomorrow. :D

9. Catherine Hardwicke is better at creating intimate scenes, but this movie really wasn't about those.

10. Rick pointed out it had none of the visual poetry of the first film (and didn't use its location to the same effect).

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