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New Moon Released! Making Lots of Money!
The New Moon release topped $20,000,000 opening night!
Fans everywhere are squealing!
Critics everywhere either like it or don't!
And so on!
I have browsed reviews of the film, and have found that female reviewers and fans of the novels liked the film better than guys and people who hated the first film.
No surprise there.
There have been some calls for 'more action! Look at all those werewolves and vampires! We need more action!'
And some complaints of things being drawn out just a bit . . .too . . . much . . .
Many people feel that Jacob Black is a great character! Surely girls everywhere will turn from Team Edward to Team Jacob based on this film!*
Other people feel that it is not good that Edward is largely absent, while many say this is good, because Jacob is a better actor, better character, wears a shirt less, more attractive, etc, etc.
Some people are saying that the loyalty to the novel is definitely a plus for fans, but some people don't like that because they didn't like the novel.**
Film stills, set pics, images galore!
I have browsed the wonders of the internet to bring you these delightful New Moon film related photos. Let us commence the viewing.
This image is a still from New Moon and clearly shows Bella and Jacob having a deep conversation on some stairs. Looks like they're in a public building, since neither of them would have stairs like this in their homes. Jacob has not yet discovered his wolfy powers, since he cuts his hair when he does and here he is exhibiting long flowing raven locks, and Bella looks a bit sad, as she does in New Moon a lot.
Here we have a happier Bella with her beloved bloodsucking fiend/heartthrob Edward. They look like they're having a private moment, so perhaps we shouldn't be ogling them. This one could be either an early picture or a later one, but most certainly not a middle one because Edward runs off for a while there.
New Moon in Magazines
It's not just Jacob Black who is making headlines.
Sure, Taylor Lautner is on the cover of the October issue of Teen Vogue, and they do interview him and he talks about Bella and Jacob's relationship, seeing as that is all he ever talks about (except when he's talking about his abs, over which he and many others are very excited), but there are other magazines jumping on the Twilight Saga bandwagon.
Us Weekly, for example, is doing a 'Sexy Stars of New Moon' issue for September 25th. Fervor is such that it can already be pre-ordered at Barnes and Noble. It is suspected that this will focus on the other stars as well as Lautner's abs.
In the latest French Premiere magazine, Robert Pattinson makes a cover shot, and there are already claims of his alleged hotness to be found splashed across the internet as a result of his photo shoot. Interestingly enough, the focus is not on his abs, though as seen opposite this article, they are displayed to the general public.
Good things come to those who wait.
Shocking as it is to at least some portion of the world, the new film Bandslam didn't exactly slam to the top of the film charts, despite the promise of a new New Moon trailer. There were at least ten other films that did better in the United States this weekend.
It would appear that film producers felt that since the trailer has not thus far made enough people want to go see Bandslam, and since there's bootleg copies on the internet, they may as well release a high quality version to IMDb (please note that this is speculation only; it is remotely possible that there were other factors involved regarding this decision).
There are many questions remaining to all parties concerned, such as:
1. Why does no one want to watch Vanessa Hudgens? Is it because teens prefer her in High School Musical? Or did people really not pay attention to who was in Bandslam at all?
2. Does marketing for a film with the promise of another film's trailer just not work in this day and time?
The Highly Anticipated New New Moon Trailer
You knew it would happen.
Yes, the new trailer for New Moon has leaked onto YouTube.
This means that you can see it, in all its Jacob Black glory on the internet. You don't even have to leave your house!
This trailer proves once again that Jacob is very important, and in fact features him talking about how freaking brilliant New Moon will be, what with the action and excitement and well, Jacob.
He does talk about himself a bit.
This does happen when a young man becomes famous and suddenly women and girls everywhere throw their panties at him (yes, he has admitted such things occurring, but not in the trailer. That would just be weird and uncalled for).
More to be Seen of Jacob Black
For those of you waiting expectantly for scenic views of Jacob Black in the new trailer being released tomorrow, I have decided to give you a teaser.
If you look to your right, you will see a picture of Taylor Lautner from the film, and he is most certainly not wearing a shirt.
Readers of the book know that Jacob Black goes around with little covering his body in this segment of the story due to the fact that shapeshifting tends to destroy his clothing.
It would appear that filmmakers have decided to stay true to the book in this regard, and are fulfilling the promise of shapeshifting Native American boys in various states of undress. As far as we know, this is the sort of thing Stephenie Meyer could only imagine.
14 Seconds of a Trailer
So there is a new partial trailer that can be viewed on imdb. This is apparently a big deal, even though it's only 14 seconds. It is actually part of a trailer which will be shown in theaters before the movie Bandslam, which does not have the amount of fervor surrounding it that New Moon does. Supposedly, this trailer will boost sales for Bandslam, which it would appear has suddenly gotten very popular.
The preview trailer shows lots of Jacob, and by "lots" it means he is not wearing a shirt.
This is also apparently a big deal because he was told to work out a lot for all his shirtless screenshots which fans can look forward to in New Moon.
The preview trailer does not show Edward shirtless, and in fact does not show Edward at all. Whether this will remain true when the entire trailer is revealed is not currently known by the general populace.
Jacob's House?
Yes.
Apparently, this is where Jacob Black resides.
It could possibly be his garage, because it looks more like a garage and it was clear in the book that he had a garage/shed where we would fix cars and motorcycles and all that manly stuff.
Since that is where he tended to be all the time, one could say that that is where he resides.
However . . .
The same site recently showed this view of Jacob's house, which would appear more house-like that the previous picture, leading to the conclusion that the first picture is, in fact, his garage, and the second picture is clearly his house.
Mystery solved.
Where would we be without a Jacob versus Edward entry?
Personally, I prefer Jacob. I do realize I am in the minority here. I have a friend who hates him and drools over Edward’s long suffering strong and silent appeal. And okay, vampires are more classically sexy than werewolves (why dead people are more attractive than those who turn in to animals I do not know; it must just be human nature), but . . . I—just—love—him— I mean, Edward was interesting at first; he was so mysterious and aloof. But then Bella got to know him quite well and it is hard to keep being mysterious and aloof when that happens. So, naturally, he was rendered un-mysterious and approachable, at least to the readers and viewers. Jacob’s appeal, however, is that he’s friendly, boyishly charming, loving and enjoys a good laugh. That never gets old! My friend would say, ‘but he’s so immature and he whines!’ To which I reply, ‘well, he is younger, and he’s the third in a love triangle; come on, who doesn’t whine in that situation?’ Also, Jacob can fix motorcycles. Edward can pay people to do that; but you take away his money, and what is there?
Dear New Moon,
I have such high hopes for you. You are my favorite book of the series. You have a great cast. You will have more Jacob Black. You will have Bella acting all depressed and then going to Italy and whatnot. And motorcycles and cliff-diving. In short, I think you have a lot of potential. You will also have a new director. I am not going to say the director for Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke, was bad, because that is not what I am getting to at all. But think of the Harry Potter franchise. Chris Columbus directed the first two, and they were very enjoyable. Then Alfonso Cuaron directed the third one and I nearly wet myself it was so good (when I say wet myself, I mean I was on the verge of tears, not that I had drippy drawers). Part of that was also because I liked the third book better than the first two. Part of it, though, was that he had a new and unique vision that he brought to the film. My dream is that this sort of thing will happen for you too. Chris Weitz will be directing you. He has a very varied and eclectic career. He even directed The Golden Compass, another one of my favorites, though it did not become a smash hit.