Wahoo! The New Moon DVD was released today. The bummer part is that there are least three different versions with different content and deleted scenes. If you don’t want to buy all three just to get those 10 minutes or so of extra footage you can watch all the deleted scenes below. Enjoy!!

A few weeks have passed and I have seen New Moon 3 times now… had to make sure this review was thorough, ya know.

So far this movie is not getting very good reviews and honestly I can see why.. although not because it isn’t a good movie. It is a fans movie, made for the fans, to appeal to the fans of Twilight… of which there are millions. It does not do a good job of hooking those new to the Twilight universe and you may not understand much of it if you haven’t seen the previous movie but frankly this movie franchise has enough fans to support it without giving much care to such details.

For Twilight newbies and those being dragged to see it by your Twilight obsessed friends or significant others… well you may be bored. New Moon is HEAVY on dialogue and short on action. Basically this movie takes you on a journey of a break-up (Bella and Edward), the deep depression that results, the healing process, and the realization that perhaps you can love again. All of this occurs with MUCH talking and reflection by Bella as a narrator. Fans of the Twilight universe are thrilled by this because they get to see the book come to life on screen. They want to be there for every agonizing second, every bad dream, every word uttered, etc. For the fans this is almost as good as getting to experience it for themselves… seeing Bella’s journey continue in New Moon.

In between moments of heartbreak and hope, Bella finds out that her dearest friend Jacob, who is helping her find her way out of depression, is hiding something from her. That something is revealed when Bella lashes out at the pack of Indian boys who Bella feels are taking her Jacob away. One of them morphs into a wolf and suddenly Bella is thrown back into  the world of the paranormal. Her ex boyfriend is a vampire and her best friend and potential new love interest can shape shift into a wolf. The scenes that involve the wolves are fantastically filmed and the roaring of the wolves as they attack vampires or protect Bella are enough to give you goosebumps for the remainder of the day.

Just as Bella comes to terms with Jacob’s animal instincts and begins to contemplate the possibility that he could be her future she is called back into the vampire world again. A vision seen by Alice makes it appear as though a poorly executed cliff dive by Bella was actually a suicide attempt. In a twist that fans everywhere are dying to witness, Edward mistakenly concludes that Bella is dead and he seeks to end his own life by provoking the keeper of vampire laws in executing him. Fans are treated to a moment when Edward stands on his patio in Rio De Janeiro, crushing his cell phone in his fingers, as he assumes (incorrectly) that Bella has died. The look on his face in that scene in worth the price of admission… love, pain, guilt, and torment.

In another moment of sweet torment Jacob begs Bella not to run off to Italy and try to save Edward… he pleads with her to stay for his sake. The look on Jacob’s face when he realizes that Edward, even after he abandoned her, is still the more important figure in her life… it is heartbreaking.

Some of the happier moments fans can look forward too are an often shirtless Jacob, the misty appearance of Edward as Bella engages in reckless behavior, and a better look at the La Push reservation and the members that make up the wolf pack.

If you area fan of the books, my guess is that you will love the movie. If you are new to the Twilight world you may be a bit bored with all the talking and and you may also be confused by the details that get glossed over in the assumption that you ARE a fan of the books. If you already hate the Twilight universe then why are you even visiting this site? Just saying… don’t be hater. ;)

Second Official New Moon Trailer!! Wahoo!