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SherlockChronicles.orgI'm not going to give an in depth review of the film, since the beloved Edd and darling Ryan have already produced stellar analyses; as such I shall give fans who were not lucky enough to attend the pre screening a nice peek into the event, as well as a couple of insights into my feelings regarding the film.
To begin: London is large. Leicester Square similarly so, teeming with people doing all sorts of (I imagine) fabulously exciting things. Wednesday night, a great proportion of these people happened to be massing against barriers, screaming, and hoping to catch a glimpse of the sexy Zac Efron at the 'Me and Orson Welles' premiere which happened to be along the road from the Odeon screening of New Moon. I was thus prepared for the piercing assault on my ears that I have come to associate with all things Twilight. The entrance to the Odeon was clear thank goodness, and I was able to give Ryan a swift hello before entering and being told to put my mobile in a plastic bag and hand it over. I don't know about you, but I am sadly unable to function to any reasonable degree without my trusty telephone- it was as though they asked me to hand over one of my hips or an elbow. Their vigilance was, of course, a necessary precaution against illegal filming of the movie, and subsequent pirate release. Fair: but I use my mobile as a watch and a calculator among a myriad of other things, including a mirror in the right light.
So there I was: lost, in the cathedral like building that is the Odeon, Leicester Square. Luckily, Edd was there to rescue me (his laptop and phone having been stolen by the same bullies that pilfered my mobile) and after collecting our tickets, we made our way up the stairs to the Circle section of the cinema. Seating ourselves in some rather snazzy leopard print seats, we took stock of our surroundings. We proceeded to note nearest fire exits for escape as a precautionary measure, and settled down to wait for the curtains to part and the film to start (completely intentional rhyme there, I was considering making this report an epic poem. Perhaps next time). Some thoughtful person had left in each seat a bottle of something brown: closer inspection revealed this to be 'Carpe Diem', a carbonated herbal tea. An utterly frightful concept, it was truly revolting, and I will never get over the fact that Edd managed to finish three quarters of his bottle before the film even began (he regretted this later however, when he had to go to the toilet at least twice during the screening. Served him right, nobody had any business drinking that bizarre concoction).
The film was to begin at half past six, but a delay occurred and it was announced that they had a 'special surprise' in store for us lucky people. Cue screaming as the audience assumed Robby P was about to make an appearance. No such luck for the poor girls wearing their lungs out, as the actual surprise was Michael Sheen- and he wasn't coming after all. So we all had to make do with Jamie Bower instead, something I was fairly languid about; and after his gratuitous thanks, and our gratuitous claps, the screening commenced.
New Moon is widely considered to be the least engaging, and to have the weakest plot of the four books that make up the Twilight Saga. The film adaption was in my opinion a successful venture, from the excellent casting of the Volturi to the disconcerting chemistry between Bella and Jacob. Taylor Lautner was impressively (and very obviously, him being topless for more or less the whole movie- not that I am complaining) muscular for his age and in comparison to Pattinson's wiry physique. As Edd commented in his review: I found myself leaning towards Team Jacob after watching New Moon. The angst, depression and tension was beautifully complemented by an excellent soundtrack and score, courtesy of Alexandre Desplat. The young actors did their level best with the script they were given, and for the most part succeeded in delivering commendable performances. At just over two hours long, the production had an almost interminable build up to the excitement of the Italy scenes, but this can be forgiven when remembering the original book it was based on. I would like to add my amusement to that of those who found the Bella and Edward running in hammy slow motion in the future a cringeworthy and hilarious sight: it was by far my favourite part of the film for this reason. In conclusion, I hand the film a solid 7/10.
The atmosphere in the cinema was a pleasant one as we all arose and left the auditorium- Twilight fans happily chatting and engaging in the timeless "Edward vs Jacob" debate, buying posters before collecting their phones and making their Twilight-sated way out into the dull reality of the world once again.
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