Twilight Saga: New Moon trailer

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON trailer in HD

The biggest shock in this trailer is that the film lacks the distinctive blue/gray palette of the first film. While the colors are much brighter and richer, the film lacks the distinctive 'art-film haze' of Twilight. New director means new visual style I suppose, but I prefer consistency when I can get it with franchises. Aside from the last shots, there is nothing special about this teaser. That last shot is a doozy, an impressive transformation scene that basically promises fans that 'yes, this time we have an ample special effects budget'. It's not photo-real, but it is a nice bit of cheesy movie magic that is surprisingly effective. I'm assuming that the next trailer will expand a bit, especially regarding the newer characters (such as Graham Greene and Dakota Fanning) and the new bits of mythology. I've never read the books, so this will all be news to me.

Scott Mendelson

Comments

[gavottes]

Not photo-realistic is an extrememly kind assessment.

Mr. Wolfie is almost cute with his cartoonish colors and face. Like something out of a Disney film.

I hope they spend a little time working on that bit.
But why do I care if they do? This particular book is the worst of the four.
*************** SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Little Miss Forks disappears when her vamp man does. What saves her?
Inner courage? A new dedication to help fix the world's ills? Spending time with those less fortunate? Finding a group of friends that she can relate to and grow with?
Silly silly reader!!! That is not it!
A nother BOY saves her!
Boys are what makes us happy.
Without them we curl up into a ball in the forest and stay there for days and days.

***** End rant ****

[TigersEye]

The blue/gray palette was missing because they obviously filmed the sequel in the one month of summer we get here in the Pacific NW. (The "Forks" scenes, anyway.)

I admit I rented Twilight and now want to see the sequel, even though the acting was horrendous and even my teenager didn't like the movie enough to sit through the whole thing, ha ha!

[Dalovely]

The main point that is being missed regarding this franchise or revealing New Moon trailer..i­s .....this film doesn't have to be good and the acting doesn't even need to be remotely decent. Tweens will drive this movie to another Box Office hit because it's leading actor is the Hollywood's lastest golden boy. All the actors could be as dead as corpses or wooden..wi­th some effects thrown in ...Because Robert Pattinson is the magnet to all the tween girls eagerly awaiting to see him on big screen.

[Scott Mendelson - Huffpost Blogger]

You're right, but I felt no need to state the obvious, especially when the filmmakers seem to be trying to make a decent film (I rather tolerated the first film, quite enjoying the supporting cast and the location work).

[boo22]

I prefer correct spelling when I can get it with movie trailer reviews.

[Scott Mendelson - Huffpost Blogger]

Me too, thanks for the heads up.

Scott

[Amanda Donovan]

trailer looks great! cant wait. hopefully kristen stewart brushed up on her acting skills and that strange blinking tick. it does seem as though rob pattinsons accent has thankfully improved somewhat, too. love the new colors, and love the wolf- its going to be a lot of fun.

[bunnyv]

Glad I wasn't the only one cringing at Kristen's acting skills. I wanted to reach through the screen and shake her! lol