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Ladytex
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09-27-2001
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 8:02 am
Getting this started. I've got my tickets for the midnight showing. In fact, I'll be at the theatre watching Twilight at 9 and then New Moon at midnight! Tomorrow is gonna be a long day at work, lol. There are about 10 of us going ...
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 8:28 am
My daughter is going to be in Florida for Thanksgiving, so we won't be seeing it until the week after.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 9:37 am
My sister is going this weekend. She is smitten with this series. Have fun, Ladytex!
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 10:34 am
My two eldest have tickets for the 10pm showing tonight. Too excited to even wait for the weekend. They won't care but Ebert just gave it a worse rating then he did to the first. The characters in this movie should be arrested for loitering with intent to moan. RFLOL I thought all the rumours were that they had learned from the first and had made this film faster paced, more action-packed? Sounds like there is even less dialogue and more staring, glaring and petulance. Will see what other critics think as I come across their reviews. Whoops, forgot the link: Twilight: New Moon review. I don't always agree with Ebert but I can usually tell whether or not I will enjoy a movie based on why he liked it or disliked it. There have been movies that he has just loved but I can tell from the review that it wasn't my style. Not all reviewers offer the same type of detailed explanations for their opinions.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 11:48 am
Here is a different point of view: Review New Moon Definite Improvement and as I've said, critics are entitled to their opinions, and that's what they are ... opinions and everybody's got one. I read the book, loved it, and expect to like the movie.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 11:49 am
I can tell you that the book was a tedious bore, so I expect the film to be a tedious bore in a pretty package! LOL!. I love Ebert's reviews: "You know you're in trouble with a sequel when the word of mouth advises you to see the first movie twice instead. " Will I go see it? Yes! After enduring 800 or more boring pages of the book I think I'm entitled to some big screen eye-candy. But I have a feeling Ebert's review will be more entertaining than the flick!
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 1:04 pm
I hope you enjoy it Ladytex!!! And I hope my girls do too, seeing how I am footing the bill. LOL But for me, I came so close to walking out of the first one, the only thing that kept me in my seat was my 11 yr old beside me. It was so horrible that I won't be paying to see the second. I will wait until it comes out on DVD and go see Blindside instead.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 1:10 pm
I hope the fans enjoy the film too. As for me, I had a vampire nightmare the other night and blame all the ads for this movie. Curse you, trendy vampires! I didn't see the first film and am not planning on seeing the sequel but did read most of the books. I rate them on a scale of "how-much-did-I-hate-Bella-in-this-book?": Book 1 - She's kinda annoying Book 2 - I truly loathed her Book 3 - Hey, she doesn't seem as bad in this one...oh wait, I spoke too soon Book 4 - Forget just Bella, I disliked almost everyone; couldn't finish the book
My apologies to Twilight fans. 
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 1:27 pm
LOL Calamity! I haven't read the 4th book yet so are not reading your comment about it, but I laughed at your other 3. Yes, Bella has to be the dumbest character ever. I keep asking myself why everyone seems to love her so much?! I can't find anything even remotely interesting about her. The character of Edward is what drew me in. I think a better author could have really fleshed out these characters and storylines into something really special, not just mildly intriguing. Oh well!
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 1:35 pm
if anyone has an extra at least $3.3 mil laying around...you could buy the cullen house... Cullen House
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 1:51 pm
Nice house! My other favorite reviewer has his review up: http://www.reelviews.net/master.html
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 11:46 pm
holly and i are seeing this for my birthday at 12:20 tomorrow.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Friday, November 20, 2009 - 3:53 am
I hope you enjoy it, landi.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, November 20, 2009 - 6:02 am
Landi, y'all will love it. I think my DD and I are going again next week. Hopefully, though, at 12:20, you won't have to deal with the hormonal teenage girls that went into a frenzy whenever Jacob was shirtless, LOL ...
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Hypermom
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, November 20, 2009 - 10:29 am
I'm going tomorrow with my sister, my 12-year-old niece, my daughter....and my hubby. lol
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, November 20, 2009 - 10:38 am
Ladytex, another good reason why Elizabeth and I will go during the day the week after Thanksgiving, no hormonal teens!
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Friday, November 20, 2009 - 10:47 am
My 20 yr old really loved it, said it was one of the best movies... EVER!! My 17yr old said it was definately better than the first one but still lots of unintentionally funny parts. Apparently Bella tells Jake he looks buff and then he keeps his shirt off for the rest of the movie, my 17yr old thinks it's a shame that Bella didn't tell him he has a nice butt. She also said that they finally get some action scenes but then slow them down which made it less than thrilling. They both said the best part was the Robert Pattinson (sp?) is in less than half the movie.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 1:55 pm
Went to see it yesterday in a packed theater -- mostly middle aged people. All the teens and the entire movie crowd were actually well behaved -- just heard a few squeals when Jacob came on screen. Overall I'd give the film a mild thumbs up. I think it delivered all of the important plot points from the book, used some nice visual stylings to do it, but avoided being as tedious as the book. I'm not sure anyone who hasn't read the books will get much out of any of these films, but for fans of the book, I think they will be quite pleased. Does anyone have a feeling for the demographics of team Jacob vs team Edward? I'm wondering if the most of the teens are team Jacob and more of us middle aged women are team Edward. I'm aware my sample size it too small to be scientific. LOL. I think Bella should go for Jacob, it's the smarter thing to do. But if I were Bella I'd be all about Edward -- that whole bad boy thing.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 3:39 pm
Adult female here. I think RPat is rather disgusting. Gossip is that he stinks and he admits he has really bad hygiene and wears clothes ad naseum without washing them. That's all I can think of when I look at him, he looks unkempt and slack-eyed like he's on a permanent hangover. He's too thin and doesn't look very fit (aka muscle). When he talks, he isn't clever or deep (I realize he's young but he's British and he's hurting their reputation LOL). Taylor is cute and well-built but he is only 17 so having smutty thoughts about him seems.... wrong. My two teen dds on the other hand seem to have no problem with it. LOL For what it's worth they DID think RPat was cute in Harry Potter and in the lead up to the first movie. Once they saw the movie they both lost interest. As for the characters. Sorry but Edward might look 17 but he isn't, he's an adult so its really creepy to me that he is pursuing a 17 yr old child.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 5:12 pm
How come there are always rumors of the hot guys stinking?! Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Mattew McConoughey, and now Rob P? I wonder if it's just to make us not feel so bad that we'll never get close to them. Ha, ha. I did't think Rob was hot at all, was actually quite tired of seeing him in the magazines, then I saw the first movie and read the book and fell. LOL. The whole bad boy thing, older man, lean and non-muscular. Gets me every time. I haven't seen enough interview footage of him to know if he seems a bit dimwitted -- he does seem very uncomfortable in the interview chair. I've just started book 4. All I keep thinking is "how are they going to film _that_!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 5:36 pm
Team Charlie here ... Rob Patterson does nothing for me and Taylor is just too young.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 7:50 pm
rob doesn't even come close to the ball park with johnny, brad, james franco., or many others. rob is on the other side of the dump on the opposite side of town from the ball park. i do not think he is cute at all...he just doesn't do it for me. taylor...is a very good looking boy. if i was younger, i'm sure i'd be all squilly for taylor, but now...he is good looking (even better without the shirt ). but...he is a young one...
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 7:59 pm
For me, Rob isn't hot, but Edward is. Not sure how to explain that. I've fallen for the character in the book and on screen. When I see Rob on interview shows he doesn't really do it for me. And Jacob doesn't at all. Too muscular. Go figure. *sigh* James Franco. Wish he'd finish school and get back to work! I miss him so.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 4:03 am
RPatz and whomever that girl is that also stars in the movie both look like they're on drugs full time. Do not like. My teenage nieces and nephews have all seen the movie multiple times already and they are fully aware of the premiere date for the NEXT movie. The franchise is making a fortune off of repeat business.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, December 11, 2009 - 1:45 pm
Does anyone have a feeling for the demographics of team Jacob vs team Edward? I'm just here again because both my 7-year old niece and my mother love the guy who plays Jacob so they had to have me watch him race mini motorbikes on Jimmy Fallon's show. It was pretty funny, lol. Anyway, when I read the books, I wasn't Team Anyone but I did like Jacob better - which meant in no way did I want the poor guy to get stuck with Bella.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 8:09 am
Watched it last night. Didn't love it. Wanted to but didn't. Love Jacob. So sweet. Wanted to yell at the screen ... run Jacob, run as far away as you can from Bella!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 9:03 am
Hey Vnicky, LOL, I am totally 'Team Jacob'!!! I've read all the books and not thrilled with the ending... but it is what it is. (shrug) DH and I watched New Moon last weekend, and really enjoyed it.
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