I think it's just really important to see how much bella misses edward. I personally didn't think the book was too long. And they are obviously not gonna make it obnoxious. I think instead of worrying about making it short i think they have to worry about making it right. people have to feel the absence, it's important to be able to understand what they meant to each other

I think you can feel what Bella is feeling wthout making it into a half hrs worth off depression. We can tell how much she misses him throughout the movie with certain little things, like when she wraps her arms around herself to stop herself from falling apart, how she cant even think off his name, doesnt like listening to music etc, everyone needs to remember that its not just about Edward and Bella, yes its a big part, but its also what pushes Bella and Jacob together and makes them start building on a friendship that lasts forever, its about seeing that relationship grow and about the wolves and seeing how Jacob deals with it.

I wish the book was longer!!!


Ya i dont care how long the movie is as long as they do it right!!!!

Amazing fan made poster! I think its my favourite yet!

They can make it long enough without making it TOO long. I think they should find a mix because we don't want to be just stuck in one part of the movie for half of it, keep the story moving without rushing it or slowing it down. Focus on other things too though

I think it's just as important to show some of what Edward goes through. The book didn't do that as much, but the feeling is there; the phone call and what Alice sees shows that so thoroughly - it will be more difficult to get that all on screen, so cutting some of Bella's misery and maybe throwing in some flashbacks mixed with Edward missing Bella might not cut down on length so much as give us more input. I'm looking forward to see how they deal with Alice's return after Bella's cliff diving experiement - it was uplifting to read, hopefully it will be the turning point in the movie as well.

I agree that the movie needs to be as long as necessary to make it right with what the book conveyed--however long that may be. I'm not sure that I agree with cutting it down. One of the things in Twilight was that I felt like it jumped to each event too quickly. For instance, by cutting out the blood typing scene Bella and Edward go from almost enemies to confessing their love in an instant. There wasn't enough obvious growth. This book has so much going on that has to be put across in the movie or else we love intricate parts of New Moon. As for Jacob's attitude, I think that depends on interpretation. I always thought he was funny rather than obnoxious. Consider it this way: he sees Bella making herself suffer and wants to pull her out of it--he gets tired of being nice and feeling trampled.

Yeah I wonder how they'll handle that too. It's going to be great just to see the story we all love come to life on the big screen.

i think the new moon book was phenomenal... it touched me on earth shakening levels.. But i also agree that its possible to condense all those pages of the book and not have to spend most of the movie dwelling on bella's depression. But its vital for the story that they really potray bella's emptiness and depression on screen, thats for sure.


i really hope they dont screw it up!

Wow, I totally disagree. You need to have that length of depression with her so that when Edward comes back in the Italy scene, it makes it just that much more exciting.
I think her being upset is a very important part in the book, I mean you dont want it to seem like she was upset for a day and then bam! shes with Jacob forgetting all about Edward :/

In the book I dont think it was dragged out, I think it was perfect. It was just long enough to get you the reader into that state of mind. Where you start feeling like Bella and you start missing him just the same. As said before, it makes the climax of the book/movie that much more exciting.

They definitely need to make this movie as long as it needs to be to cover all the good scenes. I didn't think Jacobs over confidence was inappropriate, it all came out as a part of him turning into a wolf... that's when you started seeing that change, so it made sense to me. The Volturi DOES need to be scary (especially Demitri), I like the comment about them making James look like Barney... excellent! :)
I hope they grab everything in this one. I loved Twilight, but I did think it could have gone another 1/2 hour to cover the parts correctly that they missed. I would sit through it if it was done right (LOTR 4 hour extended edition was worth sitting through!)... ;)

Frankly the Twilight Movie did nothing to show the extent of Edward and Bella's love for each other. Not an I Love You, not the "pull" they felt towards each other, nothing. It did not do the book justice in this way. I hope this director can get it right in New Moon. I'm really concerned that the same screenwriter that did Twilight is doing New Moon. The Twilight Saga fans don't care if the movie is 2 hours long. The 1 hr. 20 min. Twilight was too fast and included scenes that were not even in the book (restaurant, fieldtrip, cafeteria). Wasted time from a Blood typing scene, the real car scene when she says she knows he is a vampire from research and Jacob breaking the treaty and telling her, and the crucial words for New Moon when Bella is in the hospital, "as long as it is what is best for you"!

Me too, I honestly didn't like it the first time through, b/c Edward wasn't there, but the 2nd time I read it, loved it. Got to read through it more and appreciate that absense.

I tottaly agree with Rina!!!
the book isn't too long.

I completely agree. Twilight's sequence of events made it look more like it went straight from animosity to an infatuation or puppy love. If they don't dwell for a little bit on her suffering zombie-like state, it is still gonna look like she ran to Jacob to get over a crush.

I agree, the book was not too long. It was actually one of my favorites out of the Saga. We need to see how much she misses Edward and how much she loves him. We really did not see that in the Twilight movie. You did not feel their passion for each other at all (in my opinion). Every book in the Saga is about their love and devotion for each other. The way they touch and kiss and just the way they are with each other. I also thought Jacob was right on the mark with the way he went after Bella. I had much rather the movie be longer and right with the story from the book. I just hope they get it right this time.

The most important scene is without a doubt the scene in italy; the moment they reunite. THis scene needs to be earth shattering. Im really curious on how they'll portray edward. In the book, he really is in a sort of "trance" state like he doesn't really absorb the reality of the moment.


I can just see robert pattinson showing edward stumble around as a drunk in that moment of his suicide, actually.. lol that would be quite interesting. He seems like he would portray that quite well.. :) or maybe they'll have him all serious and serene... what do you guys think?

VERY well put!!! Because in Eclipse, you have to see that Edward/Jacob rivalry, loved the banter in Eclipse!

VERY well put!!! Because in Eclipse, you have to see that Edward/Jacob rivalry, loved the banter in Eclipse!

I think the movie should be as close to the book as possible. I don't think that they need to stray away from the real story. Yes a hour of Bella being depressed would be a mistake, but making jacob seem less confident is wrong. Jacob is Jacob. Personally I think that Jacob should be a little cocky HELLO HE'S BECOMING A JIANT WOLF. This isnt some story that Stephanie meyer took and transformed from its original virson. This is from her imagination. This is her story. I would be insulted if they screwed with Jacobs personality.

In Notting Hill, there's a scene where Hugh Grant is walking through the town after Julia Roberts goes back to the U.S. and time is literally passing by in front of him. The seasons and the people change but he stays the same. That's kind of how I pictured Bella in those months after Edward leaves. She's just kind of going through the motions while life and everything is still going on around her. So they can make the point of her misery in a more condenced (just a bit) way but they definitely shouldn't tone it down. Losing a love like Edward would KILL me. He's Edward Friggin Cullen... he's like no one else on the planet! Bella's depression needs to be felt way down in the pit of our stomachs.

I agree! The movie can be as long as they want it as long as they get it right!

Totally agree with you.

I feel that the most important thing for new moon is for them to capture how absolutely destroyed Bella is without Edward. Because even thought her relationship with Jacob does grow, the most prevalent theme in the book is remorse. And if that theme is not portrayed in the movie, the feel of the book will be lost.

People! It's not that the book was too long - the part with Bella and Jacob is toooooo long and I agree! It definitely needs to be shorter because I will not sit through an hour or more of just Kristen and Taylor on screen! There's so much to tell in New Moon and if done right it will be a great movie!

Gah, it's like we share the same mind, Mary!

Totally hit it on the head Mary! I hopr this new director can get it right as far as the book goes! I admit New Moon was not my favorite book, but I hope they do it right!

love that scene in Notting Hill!
I read somewhere on here that Ashlee Green said he's going to "flitter" through the movie when Bella's imaging him talking to her... I was kind of picturing when movies do ghosts, like bad reception maybe?

OH....Im watching Twiligh right now. Hehehehe. I love it.

I also agree with you. But on the other hand, alot of people dont realize that it IS about Edward & Bella. Everything Bella did was because of Edward, yes she was spending time with Jake, but it was to hear Edward, even when she had to take a break from the bikes, she made Jake go hiking with her to find the meadow (because she wanted to hear Edward), she wanted Jake to take her cliff dividing to hear Edward, everything she did with Jake was in her mind, indirectly, about Edward...yes, she developed a life long friendship with Jake, but that was just a plus, it was always about Edward.

I could not have said it better.

Loved the banter in Eclipse too, cant wait to see it on screen. :)

Jacob's Overconfidence


The one aspect of this book that made it unique and moved the overall story forward was how Bella's relationship with Jacob grew in Edward's absence. She didn't know whether or not Edward would ever return and began to believe that she should allow herself some slice of happiness through someone else. One thing I do not want to see, however, is Jacob's arrogant overconfidence. Never before "New Moon" have we seen Jacob be so forward and sure of himself. He used to be shy and quiet around Bella, just happy to be in her presence. In "New Moon," however, he became someone who wasn't afraid to say how he felt and what he wanted, even if Bella didn't necessarily want to hear it. This was not the Jacob I had gotten to know in "Twilight." As a friend, that kind of behavior can be good, even helpful, but we all know that friendship was not what Jacob was after. Let's try to tone his attitude down and just make his "sureness" amusing instead of annoying.



This I disagree with, this is not about Twilight, its about New Moon, and how the characters develop, Jacob mostly going through his transition, he has to be straight forward and cocky because its how he was in the book! If they change it then they are not staying true to the book. Personally I would sit through it if was 3hrs long because I dont want to miss anything form it, but I dont want to see Bella being depressed for half off it because it isnt like that in the book. It says she lies on the floor and doesnt get back up in her bedroom and then it goes....October through til January , and having the disscussion with Charlie in the kitchen about him sending her to florida. After the awful night in the cinema with jess she starts the friendship of with jacob.

Wow I don't know if you guys realize this but every book in this saga is long! I think some of just thought it was too long because Edward was goes away and is gone for a long time! I think that they need to make it apparent that she misses him but I don't want to sit through that much of Bella being depressed!

But the thing is that Twilight was 2 hours long.


And that is what bugs me, I totally agree with you, there wasn't that "pull" that we've read in the book, and somehow they were just jumping from scene to scene....and it lasted for 2 hours. So in ALL that time they didn't manage to put crucial scenes like they should've been.... I think it has a lot to do with the director also and not only screenwriter. It bugged me so much that we didn't hear "I love you." not once....even though some said Edward mouthed it toward the end when he's saying good bye to Bella..but I just don't see it.

So I think at least at the beginning they have to make that right, so we can see how much they love each other, so the brake up makes sense.

I don't know, but strangely enough I belive Chris, I don't know why...but somehow from what I've seen so far he's taken it very seriously....so I really hope he'll do it right.

And I agree with the article with cutting some things down...it can be done so everyone can be satisfied, but it has to be done right...

and I so agree with this "I want the scene in Italy with the Volturi to be KILLER!"...oh man I really can't wait for that part...and can't wait to see who will play the Volturi!

Well, I read through about half the comments, so i'm proably about to say the same thing someone else has already said, but oh well.


They have, I mean HAVE, to capture the "hole" that is created in Bella. They have to nail the wood scene where Sam finds Bella. They have to show how Bella has not only changed inside, but outside as well. Her complextion is pale, her eyes and cheeks are sunken in... this girl is hard core depressed. They need to have a scene where she wakes up screaming from her dream. Then with Jacob, they have to show his compassion. They have to show how Bella is unintetionally using him as a crutch to mend herself... that Jacob is genuinely falling in love with this broken girl, and he's OK with that. Then they have to nail the change in Jacob. I know taylor's up for it, but they have to show the emotional pain he's feeling by keeping Bella out for the time period that he does. And then her hole has to be re-opened when she thinks she's lost Jacob too. Kristen Stewart has some massive shoes to fill.



And they have to work ont he dazzle thing. After watching Twilight on DVd so many times already (ha) I've come to the conclusion that I hate the way they did the Dazzle on Edwards skin. They were completely off bat. I watched it on a 46 inch HD flat screen... and that didn't even help it!



Ummm... I guess that's all I want to say for now!!! I am currently watching twilight on DVD and am in the process of re-reading New Moon. Is there a 12 Step Program out there for Twilight Addicts???

Geez, if people think that New Moon was too long, what are they gonna do with Eclipse and Breaking Dawn?

Yes I agree with you 100%, but dont you think that when she realises that she can "hear" Edward it brings a new meaning to her life, I loved those parts because It made you have a smile on your face also. What I mean about cutting it down is, that I dont want to see Bella lying in bed for half the film with depression. I want to see the part in the woods when he leaves, she's a crumpled mess and Sam finds her, back in Charlies house, and when she goes to her room and falls to the floor and doesnt wake up again. But in the book it skips from October-January and the waking up begins, when Charlie says she's going to florida. I just dont want them to dwell on the depression off bella on her own, because that didint really exsist in the book.

If you find that 12 step program let me know. I have read the books 5 times already and I have watched the DVD 8 times since Saturday. I think I am sort of OBSESSED!!

Someone did say in an interview that the dazzle effect was going to be much better in New Moon. Ashley Greene, maybe?

I totally agree, the first time I read new moon I was in such a hurry to have Edward back, I missed a lot of stuff and didn't enjoy it half as much as when I read it again, I took my time

Oh and I also want the volturi to scare the hell out off me. Because although Aro is kind speaking, Bella said that thats when he is the most scariest. And Felix and Demetri always made a huge impression on me, and I cant wait ti see Marcus-looking bored! LMAO

i agree too!!!! new moon was awesome....especially the second time around becuase i wasnt skipping parts to find edward again

I dont think the book was too long at all!! I think its really important to emphasize how Bella feels without Edward. How sad and depressed she is. Then how Jacob slowly lifts her out of that rut. Thats what important.

I agree... I'm up for a long movie if they do a good job.

All I can really say about this is that without development of Jacob and Bella's friendship . . . where would this story have gone? What would have happened to Bella? Would she have continued in her downward spiral? Would we have the wolves? Would we have the action or drama in Eclipse? And would the Voturi have stopped in Breaking Dawn to listen to Carlisle?


Sure, we would all like to see more of Edward in New Moon but that IS NOT how Stephenie wrote the book. She wrote it to incorporate the legend of the wolves . . . to give Bella's story more depth and meaning . . . to give Edward some competition . . . and to bring Bella out of her funk. These books ARE about more than a love story. They are about FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, PARENTHOOD, and the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love.

I think the beauty of the second book is to see how Bella deals with loosing the thing that means the most to her. You learn so much about Bella and it makes you really understand the depth of their relationship. Cutting it down just so that Robert Pattinson can have more screentime is idiotic. Don't missunderstand, i love robert, but i love the books more and think it is important to stay true to Stephenie meyer's vision.

Definitely disagree that the book was too long. When I first read it, I thought it felt longer than it really was because I was anxiously awaiting the return of Edward...but reading it again I think everything had its purpose and had a great story arc. I think we do need to see a lot of Bella missing Edward, I really do...it shows the depth of her love for him.

That part about Jacob's overconfidence is stupid. That's exactly what needs to be shown in his character because not only does it shows how he evolves, but it foreshadows Jacob's transformation that causes him to have that confidence in the first place. New Moon has to show that because it is in the book and it is referenced a lot by Bella. So keeping his character in the realm of how he was in Twilight would be retarded and defeat the purpose of Jacob's character debut in New Moon. And besides Bella needed that confidence because it helped her keep it together like when he would hold her or hold her hand, he was her warm sun that filled the cold and dark hole that Edward created.

I totally agree!!

I agree. The Volturi needs to be scary as all hell.

I agree. I cried my heart out for Bella and felt the hole in my chest as I was reading it. Stephanie Meyers ability to get us to feel everything that Bella feels is amazing. I want to feel that when I watch the movie. That's the point......Bella is broken......she needs to be broken......Edward is the only one that can mend her.

There is no cure believe me LOL!!

Thank you. Well said.

I think the book was perfect the way it was

Here's MY deal.


I want Bella to be sad, and hurt. FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES to make everyone in the theatre rEalize it's EDWARD she is supposed to be with, her first love...her...TRUE LOVE.



I don't want to see him....AT ALL while he's away. I want to HEAR him.... but not SEE HIM....

It's not right if we do, I like the ominous presence that he has...even when he's NOT there.



People need to realize shes being RECKLESS so she can hear his voice.



and in ITLAY....it needs to be so INTENSE.

Yes, I totally agree, that would be very depressing, its depressing just reading it in your comment (LOL). lets just keep our fingers crossed and hope they really do a good job, with getting the important details in, also, I dont mind if they make it a littler longer than the norm. :)

I think we have to truely believe thats edwards gone and left bella. Otherwise it just will not work at all. We have to feel bella's lost and wishes to be back with edward. To know she broken so bad by this and how it rips her apart. And the whole thing about the book being too long its just cause fans were missing edward. Plus some ppl have not read the books would want to understand more about bella's feels.
I kinda wanna see how charlie ideals with bella when she tries to take her to pheonix. Also bella's distractions like the new friendship with Jacob. And the phone call from edward =D cant wait for that! And the run against time for bella to get to edward! its got to be goood! We got to really think his gonna die!!! the soundtrack has to be awesome!!! thats a defo!



I just hope and pray for Robert, Kristen and Talyor they do there best

And we can hope for the best =D

i agree i want the volturi to scare me too and i want to see Felix say "dibbs" and edwards reaction XD

XDD loool i did that too

I think it will be very hard, but we have to see how she miss him and that she can't really handle it to live without him. Not till then you realize how much she need him.
I think they shouldn't cut it too much.

I think it will be very hard, but we have to see how she miss him and that she can't really handle it to live without him. Not till then you realize how much she need him.
I think they shouldn't cut it too much.

Totally agree. That's exactly what I want out of the movie.

I think it's just really important to see how much bella misses edward. I personally didn't think the book was too long. And they are obviously not gonna make it obnoxious. I think instead of worrying about making it short i think they have to worry about making it right. people have to feel the absence, it's important to be able to understand what they meant to each other

Totally agree with you.

I really disagree with those who say the book dragged on. I mean, Bella misses Edward. She more than misses him, she....well, I can't find the right word for it. If you take that emotion she feels and turn it into "Bella misses Edward, but she doesn't really dwell on it" that just completely changes New Moon. New Moon is about how she is fighting this battle within herself of trying not to forget him, but recognizing that it is incredibly painful to think about him, and later on it is about how she is struggling to figure out if it is even right for her to move on, or if she really could at all.
OK I don't need to describe the plot of New Moon. The point is, I fundamentally disagree that they should lessen the pain she feels, because that is what the book is about. (That said, New Moon is my favorite book).

This book was my favorite. I would NOT mind at all if the made it into three hours.

I also completely agree with you. They should really worry on the QUALITY of New Moon and not the length! If Chris is soo committed to the movie then he should do it right! In my opinion, I don't think a whole lot of us will be too upset if they pushed back some dates and made the movies right! They will be a much better success and make their career unbelievably credible!
Oh and one of my MUST-BEs is Edward's voice! Def!!! It has to in there!!

I'm glad we all feel the same way!

yeah, edward's voice has to be SPOT ON. That means Rob, start practicing :D

I was just wondering what you guys thought about how they should do Edward's voice for New Moon. I know Ashley said in an interview that Edward will appear as flittering images. Like, when I was reading the book I imagined his face, but Bella doesn't, right? It hurts too much and she just hears him. I guess that can't work for the movie, but I was just wondering how you think they should do those scenes....
God the wait for anything from the movie is so hard....can't deal!!

I completely agree with each of you above. I don't need to comment anymore, because the comments before sums it all up...I feel the same way.

Yeah I mean I might have a breakdown if they are pushed back.....haha just kidding, I would rather they make an amazing movie.

I really didn't think that the "bella missing edward" part in new moon was obnoxious..It made me sad, which was what it was supposed to do. They should cut it down a little but DEFINITELY NOT hold back on showing how Bella felt when Edward left!

I definitely agree with you, I don;'t know how people could call it obnoxious. I agree with you too, that for the sake of the movie they cut could cut it back a little, like cut certain scenes out (although there are none I want out) but no, not the emotion. That is really important, it drives the rest of the series along. If that emotion doesn't come across, nothing else will make sense.

Did I miss where they said Bella missing Edward was obnoxious??? Maybe I have blocked that part of the article out Lol. I balled my eyes out, and I dont just mean crying loads, I was sobbing! I cant even imagine what I'll be like when I see it brought to life in the film. I think all the cinemas should have an offer on when you buy a ticket you get a free BOX (not packet cos it wont be enough) off tissues LMAO

Yeah, the article said "We need to see that she misses Edward and that he truly was what she wanted, but not to an obnoxious degree"
I find that pretty rude, I really don't think the pain Bella feels over Edward's absence is obnoxious....
I was crying during the book too, and I hope I cry just as much during the movie, meaning I hope they make an amazing movie and I hope thy DONT cut down the pain Bella feels!!

PS I like your profile pictures!!

exactly!! they should make us feel like bella feels. her lost, its not like any other boyfriend/girlfriend break up, this is "the love of your entire existence" leaving you and they should be able to make us feel that, but that's entirely up to kristen. now, they are a few pages on describing her feelings alone but that should be easy to show in a few minutes, i've seen it done in a few fan videos and they should be able to do it without it being obnoxious. and another thing is that they should be careful into not putting a lot of edward just to fill in the gaps. he ONLY needs to be where needed and that is...the begging (bday an all), the break up, the voices in her head and lastly in volterra. i really dont wanna see him through a window spying on bella while she's with jake -_-

yea im with u on this because ur right we do need to see how much it hurts her! and also if people think the book is to long then they r just too stupid to read it all or just too lazy to read it all!! if it just said bella misses edward, then ended we wouldnt c her and jacobs relationship growing or how much she really needs edward!

The Twilight series is all about the passion that Bella and Edward have for each other. Eliminating Bella's depression would be completely unreal. No one placed in Bella's situation would be able to just "get over" Edward. The pages may not have been necessary, but they showed that Edward's promise of "It will be as if I never existed" was impossible. If you can't sit down and read the book and appreciate it for how it is, then you obviously are not a true fan of Twilight.

i totally agree with u... i mean... we all know the story, read the book... and definetly waiting for something good, and by the way... pleas i need to get in touch with more fans to share comments and thoughts, my msn is cary_00@hotmail.com...

loving the posters, and the sets... omg.. i'm so exited about it... couting the days!!!!

^_^

I also completely agree with you. They should really worry on the QUALITY of New Moon and not the length! If Chris is soo committed to the movie then he should do it right! In my opinion, I don't think a whole lot of us will be too upset if they pushed back some dates and made the movies right! They will be a much better success and make their career unbelievably credible!
Oh and one of my MUST-BEs is Edward's voice! Def!!! It has to in there!!



I'm glad we all feel the same way!

IAWTP

I think you can feel what Bella is feeling wthout making it into a half hrs worth off depression. We can tell how much she misses him throughout the movie with certain little things, like when she wraps her arms around herself to stop herself from falling apart, how she cant even think off his name, doesnt like listening to music etc, everyone needs to remember that its not just about Edward and Bella, yes its a big part, but its also what pushes Bella and Jacob together and makes them start building on a friendship that lasts forever, its about seeing that relationship grow and about the wolves and seeing how Jacob deals with it.

Amazing fan made poster! I think its my favourite yet!

Yah deedee I agree! That poster ROCKS!

I also agree with you. But on the other hand, alot of people dont realize that it IS about Edward & Bella. Everything Bella did was because of Edward, yes she was spending time with Jake, but it was to hear Edward, even when she had to take a break from the bikes, she made Jake go hiking with her to find the meadow (because she wanted to hear Edward), she wanted Jake to take her cliff dividing to hear Edward, everything she did with Jake was in her mind, indirectly, about Edward...yes, she developed a life long friendship with Jake, but that was just a plus, it was always about Edward.

Yes I agree with you 100%, but dont you think that when she realises that she can "hear" Edward it brings a new meaning to her life, I loved those parts because It made you have a smile on your face also. What I mean about cutting it down is, that I dont want to see Bella lying in bed for half the film with depression. I want to see the part in the woods when he leaves, she's a crumpled mess and Sam finds her, back in Charlies house, and when she goes to her room and falls to the floor and doesnt wake up again. But in the book it skips from October-January and the waking up begins, when Charlie says she's going to florida. I just dont want them to dwell on the depression off bella on her own, because that didint really exsist in the book.

Oh and I also want the volturi to scare the hell out off me. Because although Aro is kind speaking, Bella said that thats when he is the most scariest. And Felix and Demetri always made a huge impression on me, and I cant wait ti see Marcus-looking bored! LMAO

I agree. The Volturi needs to be scary as all hell.

i agree i want the volturi to scare me too and i want to see Felix say "dibbs" and edwards reaction XD

Yes, I totally agree, that would be very depressing, its depressing just reading it in your comment (LOL). lets just keep our fingers crossed and hope they really do a good job, with getting the important details in, also, I dont mind if they make it a littler longer than the norm. :)

Yeah exactly. I wouldn't really mind if the extend it. I just hope they don't rush things like they did in Twilight.
I mean come on if some book adaptations like the LOTR ones were like +3 hours of runtime why not NM.

I agree. I think twilight was rushed in some areas and skipped around. I watched the movie before I read the books. I thought the movie was good before I read the book, but after I read the book I thought the movie could have been better. I wouldn't mind if the movie was 3 or 4 hours to tell the story well. I hope they make the wolves look as tall as horses and how the book describes them.

Exactly...

i just want the movie to be really good and i want it to be as close as possible to the book u know

I wish the book was longer!!!

Ya i dont care how long the movie is as long as they do it right!!!!

I agree! The movie can be as long as they want it as long as they get it right!

i agree too!!!! new moon was awesome....especially the second time around becuase i wasnt skipping parts to find edward again

XDD loool i did that too

I think it will be very hard, but we have to see how she miss him and that she can't really handle it to live without him. Not till then you realize how much she need him.
I think they shouldn't cut it too much.

They can make it long enough without making it TOO long. I think they should find a mix because we don't want to be just stuck in one part of the movie for half of it, keep the story moving without rushing it or slowing it down. Focus on other things too though

The article says "I want the scene in Italy with the Volturi to be KILLER! This group of centuries-old vampires are what the "Twilight" series is basically all about." What?? The Volturi are a just a minor part of the series. It is ALL about Edward and Bella.

I think it's just as important to show some of what Edward goes through. The book didn't do that as much, but the feeling is there; the phone call and what Alice sees shows that so thoroughly - it will be more difficult to get that all on screen, so cutting some of Bella's misery and maybe throwing in some flashbacks mixed with Edward missing Bella might not cut down on length so much as give us more input. I'm looking forward to see how they deal with Alice's return after Bella's cliff diving experiement - it was uplifting to read, hopefully it will be the turning point in the movie as well.

Yeah I wonder how they'll handle that too. It's going to be great just to see the story we all love come to life on the big screen.

I really didn't think that the "bella missing edward" part in new moon was obnoxious..It made me sad, which was what it was supposed to do. They should cut it down a little but DEFINITELY NOT hold back on showing how Bella felt when Edward left!

I agree that the movie needs to be as long as necessary to make it right with what the book conveyed--however long that may be. I'm not sure that I agree with cutting it down. One of the things in Twilight was that I felt like it jumped to each event too quickly. For instance, by cutting out the blood typing scene Bella and Edward go from almost enemies to confessing their love in an instant. There wasn't enough obvious growth. This book has so much going on that has to be put across in the movie or else we love intricate parts of New Moon. As for Jacob's attitude, I think that depends on interpretation. I always thought he was funny rather than obnoxious. Consider it this way: he sees Bella making herself suffer and wants to pull her out of it--he gets tired of being nice and feeling trampled.

I completely agree. Twilight's sequence of events made it look more like it went straight from animosity to an infatuation or puppy love. If they don't dwell for a little bit on her suffering zombie-like state, it is still gonna look like she ran to Jacob to get over a crush.

Julianne you just summed it up for me!

Yeah, I read an article with the screenwriter where she said that she knew fans would be disappoitned that the blood typing scene wasn't there, but that if she had kept that it would have been "too many times that Edward saved Bella, you can't have that in a movie, we had to pick the best ones".....well sorry, that was the story lady. And it wasn't like a damsel in distress thing, that banter that went on between Bella and Edward was hilarious, so....yeah.

yeah, edward's voice has to be SPOT ON. That means Rob, start practicing :D

Yah deedee I agree! That poster ROCKS!

I agree completely. Though New Moon was my least favorite of the books, I really do feel that is is gong to be fantastic to watch on the big screen. Everything that takes place in New Moon really is essential in the progression of Bella's relationship, not just with herself, but with Edward and Jacob. I strongly feel that Chris Wietz is going to do right by us, and make NM brilliant. Stick with the book and you can't go wrong. I don't care how long it is, as long as it's done right!

That is so stupid! The way Bella misses Edward is not "obnoxious". She was ready to trade ANYTHING for him that means that if he were to leave her she wouldn't be skipping down to school the next day. She wanted something with a passion so much that when she couldn't have it it nearly killed her, and we all know what she wanted with a passion, Edward Cullen.

i think the new moon book was phenomenal... it touched me on earth shakening levels.. But i also agree that its possible to condense all those pages of the book and not have to spend most of the movie dwelling on bella's depression. But its vital for the story that they really potray bella's emptiness and depression on screen, thats for sure.

i really hope they dont screw it up!

Me too, I honestly didn't like it the first time through, b/c Edward wasn't there, but the 2nd time I read it, loved it. Got to read through it more and appreciate that absense.

I totally agree, the first time I read new moon I was in such a hurry to have Edward back, I missed a lot of stuff and didn't enjoy it half as much as when I read it again, I took my time

Wow, I totally disagree. You need to have that length of depression with her so that when Edward comes back in the Italy scene, it makes it just that much more exciting.
I think her being upset is a very important part in the book, I mean you dont want it to seem like she was upset for a day and then bam! shes with Jacob forgetting all about Edward :/
In the book I dont think it was dragged out, I think it was perfect. It was just long enough to get you the reader into that state of mind. Where you start feeling like Bella and you start missing him just the same. As said before, it makes the climax of the book/movie that much more exciting.

They definitely need to make this movie as long as it needs to be to cover all the good scenes. I didn't think Jacobs over confidence was inappropriate, it all came out as a part of him turning into a wolf... that's when you started seeing that change, so it made sense to me. The Volturi DOES need to be scary (especially Demitri), I like the comment about them making James look like Barney... excellent! :)
I hope they grab everything in this one. I loved Twilight, but I did think it could have gone another 1/2 hour to cover the parts correctly that they missed. I would sit through it if it was done right (LOTR 4 hour extended edition was worth sitting through!)... ;)

Frankly the Twilight Movie did nothing to show the extent of Edward and Bella's love for each other. Not an I Love You, not the "pull" they felt towards each other, nothing. It did not do the book justice in this way. I hope this director can get it right in New Moon. I'm really concerned that the same screenwriter that did Twilight is doing New Moon. The Twilight Saga fans don't care if the movie is 2 hours long. The 1 hr. 20 min. Twilight was too fast and included scenes that were not even in the book (restaurant, fieldtrip, cafeteria). Wasted time from a Blood typing scene, the real car scene when she says she knows he is a vampire from research and Jacob breaking the treaty and telling her, and the crucial words for New Moon when Bella is in the hospital, "as long as it is what is best for you"!

Gah, it's like we share the same mind, Mary!

Totally hit it on the head Mary! I hopr this new director can get it right as far as the book goes! I admit New Moon was not my favorite book, but I hope they do it right!

But the thing is that Twilight was 2 hours long.

And that is what bugs me, I totally agree with you, there wasn't that "pull" that we've read in the book, and somehow they were just jumping from scene to scene....and it lasted for 2 hours. So in ALL that time they didn't manage to put crucial scenes like they should've been.... I think it has a lot to do with the director also and not only screenwriter. It bugged me so much that we didn't hear "I love you." not once....even though some said Edward mouthed it toward the end when he's saying good bye to Bella..but I just don't see it.
So I think at least at the beginning they have to make that right, so we can see how much they love each other, so the brake up makes sense.
I don't know, but strangely enough I belive Chris, I don't know why...but somehow from what I've seen so far he's taken it very seriously....so I really hope he'll do it right.
And I agree with the article with cutting some things down...it can be done so everyone can be satisfied, but it has to be done right...
and I so agree with this "I want the scene in Italy with the Volturi to be KILLER!"...oh man I really can't wait for that part...and can't wait to see who will play the Volturi!

I agree with you about Chris. For some reason, I really feel good about him. I am not sure what it is, I juts feel like something is there. Catherine as a person is great, she's funny and she is definitely into Twilight, but I don't think her vision brought the book to life in the best way possible. Now, that doesn't mean I hate the first movie (believe me, even with the bad things I have to say about it, with the improvements I think could have been made and that I am hoping that are there for New Moon, I have still watched it multiple times.)
Chris, show us our feelings about you are spot on!!!!

Agreed, I really think that line "as long as it is what is best for you" is so vital, because Bella brings it back in the forest before Edward leaves......that scene needs to be spot on.

I agree. I think they should have gotten a different screen writer. She didn't portray their feelings fully. I would have liked to see alice and rosalie getting bella dressed for prom and bella actually wear the high heel instead of a ked looking shoe. james bit her on the hand not wrist. The writer left out the funny moments. Like when edward spies on bella in gym and the blood typing scene with edward and mike fighting over taking her to the nurse, edward holding up the parking lot so he can laugh at eric asking her to prom. Small things that were good in the book. I was dissappointed when I read they got the same writer. I wish stephanie would have made them slow down the pace a little so it wouldn't be so rushed.

At first I hated new moon. In fact, I dropped it for a good week or so because I was angry that Edward left and Bella was basically frozen within herself. However, once I reread it a second time, I appreciated the complexity of the writing and the plot. Bella's pain is so strong, they cannot subsitute that in the film. That is what the second book is truly about, so to "dumb" it down would not do anybody any good. And then I went to read the rest of the article...I agree that the Volturi have to be in tip-top form. I thought Catherine did a good job with James in Twilight....he was just creepy enough to make me shudder. But the Volturi have to be 20x creepier then that...especially Aro and Jane (with I think Dakota will do so well with by the way). On Jake's arrogance being toned down. Yes, before he transformed he was Bella's "sun"....he was a young boy who was innoncent and had a huge crush on his childhood friend. Of course he was so energetic around her...life was good. And the BOOM...the whole werewolf thing happened; that rocked his world. He became bitter because he was held almost against his will to go see Bella; he knew she was hurting already and that probably killed him. And then the mood swings of being a werewolf come into play and he cant help but be a straight-talker and tells Bella exactly what his thoughts are. I agree I got angry at some points with his attitude, but I think it actually sets up nicely with his rivalry with Edward. So they cannot cut that out too much or the effect will be lost on the audience.

VERY well put!!! Because in Eclipse, you have to see that Edward/Jacob rivalry, loved the banter in Eclipse!

Loved the banter in Eclipse too, cant wait to see it on screen. :)

I could not have said it better.

I tottaly agree with Rina!!!
the book isn't too long.

I agree, the book was not too long. It was actually one of my favorites out of the Saga. We need to see how much she misses Edward and how much she loves him. We really did not see that in the Twilight movie. You did not feel their passion for each other at all (in my opinion). Every book in the Saga is about their love and devotion for each other. The way they touch and kiss and just the way they are with each other. I also thought Jacob was right on the mark with the way he went after Bella. I had much rather the movie be longer and right with the story from the book. I just hope they get it right this time.

Ughh people annoy me when they complain about this book. I didn't feel it was too long and drawn out at all. People are seriously only saying that b/c Edward was gone for most of it and they get tired of not reading about him. I mean come on, would it really be believable if the book were 100 pages less in which all those slow, depressed months in Bella's life would be crammed into a time span that ends up feeling like 2 months rather than half a year? No. It's very effective how long it's written, b/c it really creates that long, dark time Bella is having to deal with b/c of Edward's absence, which makes the ending where they finally reunite that much more enjoyable and, once again, believable to read.
So obviously, I think New Moon was written perfectly. Beautiful, amazing book.

The most important scene is without a doubt the scene in italy; the moment they reunite. THis scene needs to be earth shattering. Im really curious on how they'll portray edward. In the book, he really is in a sort of "trance" state like he doesn't really absorb the reality of the moment.

I can just see robert pattinson showing edward stumble around as a drunk in that moment of his suicide, actually.. lol that would be quite interesting. He seems like he would portray that quite well.. :) or maybe they'll have him all serious and serene... what do you guys think?

There are so many scenes that I think are crucial to New Moon, like really. But yeah, the Italy scene is so so so so so so important, the running, and then Bella finding him, and him thinking he is dead, and Bella trying to convince him he's not so she can save him, but not until she says "Volturi" does he really believe her and then he pushes her to the wall and protects her. That needs to done well, or it will be ruined.

I think the movie should be as close to the book as possible. I don't think that they need to stray away from the real story. Yes a hour of Bella being depressed would be a mistake, but making jacob seem less confident is wrong. Jacob is Jacob. Personally I think that Jacob should be a little cocky HELLO HE'S BECOMING A JIANT WOLF. This isnt some story that Stephanie meyer took and transformed from its original virson. This is from her imagination. This is her story. I would be insulted if they screwed with Jacobs personality.

In Notting Hill, there's a scene where Hugh Grant is walking through the town after Julia Roberts goes back to the U.S. and time is literally passing by in front of him. The seasons and the people change but he stays the same. That's kind of how I pictured Bella in those months after Edward leaves. She's just kind of going through the motions while life and everything is still going on around her. So they can make the point of her misery in a more condenced (just a bit) way but they definitely shouldn't tone it down. Losing a love like Edward would KILL me. He's Edward Friggin Cullen... he's like no one else on the planet! Bella's depression needs to be felt way down in the pit of our stomachs.

love that scene in Notting Hill!
I read somewhere on here that Ashlee Green said he's going to "flitter" through the movie when Bella's imaging him talking to her... I was kind of picturing when movies do ghosts, like bad reception maybe?

I agree with you, the director could totally do something cinematic to show time passing and Bella standing still while she is in shock. Then show how she kind of comes to and starts to try to get back into life even though she is heartbroken. They do need to show the stength and depth of Edward and Bella at the beginning to show how their relationship deepens after he saves her from James so that the audience who might not have read the books see what Edward is giving up and what sends Bella into deep shock. I think they could spend 2.5 hours and get it right with some good script writing. I want to be totally blown away when Bella runs throught the square to save Edward and be scared to death by the Vollturi. Is it November yet????

I feel that the most important thing for new moon is for them to capture how absolutely destroyed Bella is without Edward. Because even thought her relationship with Jacob does grow, the most prevalent theme in the book is remorse. And if that theme is not portrayed in the movie, the feel of the book will be lost.

People! It's not that the book was too long - the part with Bella and Jacob is toooooo long and I agree! It definitely needs to be shorter because I will not sit through an hour or more of just Kristen and Taylor on screen! There's so much to tell in New Moon and if done right it will be a great movie!

Yeah exactly. I wouldn't really mind if the extend it. I just hope they don't rush things like they did in Twilight.
I mean come on if some book adaptations like the LOTR ones were like +3 hours of runtime why not NM.

OH....Im watching Twiligh right now. Hehehehe. I love it.

i dont really agree because if Bella got over bella in a day then obviously he didnt mean much to her, i think that is why stephenie emphasized bella missing edward so badly...

Jacob's Overconfidence

The one aspect of this book that made it unique and moved the overall story forward was how Bella's relationship with Jacob grew in Edward's absence. She didn't know whether or not Edward would ever return and began to believe that she should allow herself some slice of happiness through someone else. One thing I do not want to see, however, is Jacob's arrogant overconfidence. Never before "New Moon" have we seen Jacob be so forward and sure of himself. He used to be shy and quiet around Bella, just happy to be in her presence. In "New Moon," however, he became someone who wasn't afraid to say how he felt and what he wanted, even if Bella didn't necessarily want to hear it. This was not the Jacob I had gotten to know in "Twilight." As a friend, that kind of behavior can be good, even helpful, but we all know that friendship was not what Jacob was after. Let's try to tone his attitude down and just make his "sureness" amusing instead of annoying.

This I disagree with, this is not about Twilight, its about New Moon, and how the characters develop, Jacob mostly going through his transition, he has to be straight forward and cocky because its how he was in the book! If they change it then they are not staying true to the book. Personally I would sit through it if was 3hrs long because I dont want to miss anything form it, but I dont want to see Bella being depressed for half off it because it isnt like that in the book. It says she lies on the floor and doesnt get back up in her bedroom and then it goes....October through til January , and having the disscussion with Charlie in the kitchen about him sending her to florida. After the awful night in the cinema with jess she starts the friendship of with jacob.

i agree with what a lot of you guys are saying. i think it is important that we see bella's pain, but the movie shouldn't be just bella's suffering for like the whole first half like the book was. it would be incredibly boring, to see kristen stewart moping around, staring off into space, for 60 minutes. the beauty of film is that you can convey an emotion to the audience quickly and effectively, and hopefully chirs weitz will do this in new moon throughout the movie using bella's body launguage, nightmares, flashbacks, etc.


also, this was just a little thought i was having. i know new moon is totally focused on bella and jacob, and robert will be appearing a few times in the middle to "warn" bella when she pulls her dangerous stunts. but don't you guys think it would be cool if every once and a while they would just switch the story to edward and what he was doing? idk, but when i was reading the book i always wondered where he was. i think it would be incredibly interesting if they put in a few minutes of him tracking victoria and showing how sad he was, too. just a thought :)

Wow I don't know if you guys realize this but every book in this saga is long! I think some of just thought it was too long because Edward was goes away and is gone for a long time! I think that they need to make it apparent that she misses him but I don't want to sit through that much of Bella being depressed!

Well, I read through about half the comments, so i'm proably about to say the same thing someone else has already said, but oh well.

They have, I mean HAVE, to capture the "hole" that is created in Bella. They have to nail the wood scene where Sam finds Bella. They have to show how Bella has not only changed inside, but outside as well. Her complextion is pale, her eyes and cheeks are sunken in... this girl is hard core depressed. They need to have a scene where she wakes up screaming from her dream. Then with Jacob, they have to show his compassion. They have to show how Bella is unintetionally using him as a crutch to mend herself... that Jacob is genuinely falling in love with this broken girl, and he's OK with that. Then they have to nail the change in Jacob. I know taylor's up for it, but they have to show the emotional pain he's feeling by keeping Bella out for the time period that he does. And then her hole has to be re-opened when she thinks she's lost Jacob too. Kristen Stewart has some massive shoes to fill.

And they have to work ont he dazzle thing. After watching Twilight on DVd so many times already (ha) I've come to the conclusion that I hate the way they did the Dazzle on Edwards skin. They were completely off bat. I watched it on a 46 inch HD flat screen... and that didn't even help it!

Ummm... I guess that's all I want to say for now!!! I am currently watching twilight on DVD and am in the process of re-reading New Moon. Is there a 12 Step Program out there for Twilight Addicts???

Someone did say in an interview that the dazzle effect was going to be much better in New Moon. Ashley Greene, maybe?

I agree... I'm up for a long movie if they do a good job.

I agree completely. Though New Moon was my least favorite of the books, I really do feel that is is gong to be fantastic to watch on the big screen. Everything that takes place in New Moon really is essential in the progression of Bella's relationship, not just with herself, but with Edward and Jacob. I strongly feel that Chris Wietz is going to do right by us, and make NM brilliant. Stick with the book and you can't go wrong. I don't care how long it is, as long as it's done right!

they better show that proposeal thats for one thing. Thats main problem (for bella) in the 3 book.


And for new moon they have to add something in the begging to show you how in love bella and edward are! They didnt show enough... no, nothing at all, that how much she loves him! She was really to become a vampire at the end of the 1st book. She just didnt lose edward, she lost her hole future! (that she really wanted).. like come on they never even said "i love you" to each other. The whole thing on bella being depressed just wont make sence (if you just see the moive and not read the book). Dont get me wrong I love the moive twilight but they could have made it some much better!

Geez, if people think that New Moon was too long, what are they gonna do with Eclipse and Breaking Dawn?

If you find that 12 step program let me know. I have read the books 5 times already and I have watched the DVD 8 times since Saturday. I think I am sort of OBSESSED!!

There is no cure believe me LOL!!

Book was not to long. She needs to dwell on edward that was what the book was about . They should make it longer than the first one

if they dont give rob the part wher ehe says "as if i never existed" im gonna be really mad thats like a really important thing he says right atere he leaves her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I dont think the book was too long at all!! I think its really important to emphasize how Bella feels without Edward. How sad and depressed she is. Then how Jacob slowly lifts her out of that rut. Thats what important.

Is not that there is no cure, but we DONT WANT to be cured!!!!!!!

I would love to see them use Bella's dreams to re-connect Edward to the pain of her loss. If dreams were used during her depression to re-tell the story of how Bella and Edward became so connected, which was mostly missing from the the Twilight movie, using her memories ( from the Book) to show how their love grew, and the pain they both endured. The push pull of emotions that created such a great love story. These dreams would cause her so much pain and it would include Edward more in the beginning of the movie. Also it would be interesting if they used a ghostly figure of Edward whispering in her ear when she hears his voice. It would give us all the Edward fix without destroying the continuity of New Moon.


Jacob needs to be all that and more, he's got massive growth hormones running thru his body along with wolf hormones, how could he not be cocky....

All I can really say about this is that without development of Jacob and Bella's friendship . . . where would this story have gone? What would have happened to Bella? Would she have continued in her downward spiral? Would we have the wolves? Would we have the action or drama in Eclipse? And would the Voturi have stopped in Breaking Dawn to listen to Carlisle?

Sure, we would all like to see more of Edward in New Moon but that IS NOT how Stephenie wrote the book. She wrote it to incorporate the legend of the wolves . . . to give Bella's story more depth and meaning . . . to give Edward some competition . . . and to bring Bella out of her funk. These books ARE about more than a love story. They are about FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, PARENTHOOD, and the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love.

We need to see Bella FEEL the loss of Edward to really understand how wonderful it is when he does come back. And after reading New Moon for a third time, I still cried. I still felt her pain when he left, and I understand the "hole" that he left in her. This is what this book is about!

I was thinking the same thing how she is not only losing Edward, but the rest of the Cullen family too. They were her family and life, and then they all left. I would definitely be as depressed as Bella if I were in her shoes.

I know. She always worried about how hard she was making it on them (the Cullen's) and the danger she was bringing to the family. Then she worried a ton about putting the wolves in danger too (who had also become like extended family to her). I just don't think people remember or maybe even realize that this story is sooo much bigger than Bella and Edward's love for each other. It is the friendship and family that make the Saga more than your average young adult or even adult romance story!

To channel Seth for a moment... Hear, hear!
I completely agree.

Yeah, definitely. That reminds me of when Alice comes back, and how profoundly that affects Bella. It wasn't only about losing Edward, it was about losing that whole entire family and that future that she was set on. It made it so depressing to read New Moon, to read it and keep remembering that it wasn't just that Edward was gone, it was that all of the Cullens were nowhere to be found. That made the whole book feel empty - something I think Stephenie was able to capture really well, to really make the readers feel that nothing Bella felt because of the Cullens absence.

Exactly. And it made you wonder how they felt about leaving her because you know they love her by the end of Twilight...the way they were willing to risk their lives to save her from James/Victoria. Then they were all so happy to see her when she, Alice, and Edward return from Volterra. But you know, it's the loss the wolves experience too at the end of the book. They grow to love and accept Bella during the time Edward is gone. You know it was very difficult for the pack too when she chooses Edward and the Cullens (and not just because they can feel what Jake feels). :)

It is a very difficult read for me as well. It is painful. Even though I've read it 3 times, it still hurts. It's like peeling an onion...so many layers and the tears just keep coming! And I do find Alice's return a very emotional time for Bella as well as Alice!

Yeah, I agree with pretty much everything I have ever seen from you. Haha. It was incredibly painful to read how Bella felt about the Cullens leaving, because it did make you wonder what they really felt about her. While I was not in the dark about Edward's feelings for Bella like Bella was, it was still painful to understand that they just up and left her. She became extremely close with Jacob, and his family because a family to her as well. They weren't a family in the same way that the Cullens were, but that doesn't mean she could just let go of the bond she had with them, which is what Eclipse was about, partly - that divide she felt for her love for Edward and his family, and what she felt about Jacob and his family. I hope Weitz is able to pull this off - he has a lot on his plate, and while it isn't his responsibility to fix what Catherine messed up (or create what she didn't), the rest of the movies would greatly benefit from creating those deep relationships that weren't portrayed too well in the first movie. (But that's just my opinion)
I wish we could just sit and talk about this! The only friend i have that read the first three books, she hates New Moon and thinks the depression is way over the top and doesn't make sense; basically that it's dumb.

Email me anytime...tweter76@yahoo.com

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And yes, Chris has a lot to live up to. New Moon is a HUGE undertaking after how poorly Twilight turned out w/ regard to the actual story. I have full faith that he will "fix" what needs fixed and do New Moon justice!

OMG i totally love you right now
anyone who says that they should 'skip' over the whole Bella-Jacob relationship should seriously go back and read the book. Its what New Moon is all about, and if you dont like it then you cant be a Twilight Saga fan. You cant cut out whole sections, it wont make sense, and not just to those who havnt read Twilight but the fans as well. I mean I know I sat through the 5th Harry Potter and was like 'Uh excuse me but it did not happen like that', and for the record Twilight is so much better and the movie has to prove it. The series would not make sense without the relationship between Bella and Jacob and it needs to be portrayed right in the movie or there will be an uproar.

I have watched many lengthy movies!!! I really hope that does not become an Issue. I really agree with as someone said earlier it is the quality that they should focus on. I am sure that if you ask any twilight fan they would be more than willing to watch a three hour movie!! I wish they would have, we wouldn't of lost so many important details in the first movie. Whoever said the books were too long is just plain crazy!! I couldn't get enough!!

I can't believe that was even said!! Too long? If you have ever been abandoned by anyone who you have loved you know that Stephanie Myer Portrays that feeling extremely well in the entire novel! And if you think its too long you really need to have yourself check for lack of emotion! This book speaks out so strongly and grabs you emotionally i have never been able to have someone relate to me on an emotional level as far as books or movies and SHE HIT IT RIGHT ON!!!

I think the beauty of the second book is to see how Bella deals with loosing the thing that means the most to her. You learn so much about Bella and it makes you really understand the depth of their relationship. Cutting it down just so that Robert Pattinson can have more screentime is idiotic. Don't missunderstand, i love robert, but i love the books more and think it is important to stay true to Stephenie meyer's vision.

Thank you. Well said.

Definitely disagree that the book was too long. When I first read it, I thought it felt longer than it really was because I was anxiously awaiting the return of Edward...but reading it again I think everything had its purpose and had a great story arc. I think we do need to see a lot of Bella missing Edward, I really do...it shows the depth of her love for him.

I totally agree!!

That part about Jacob's overconfidence is stupid. That's exactly what needs to be shown in his character because not only does it shows how he evolves, but it foreshadows Jacob's transformation that causes him to have that confidence in the first place. New Moon has to show that because it is in the book and it is referenced a lot by Bella. So keeping his character in the realm of how he was in Twilight would be retarded and defeat the purpose of Jacob's character debut in New Moon. And besides Bella needed that confidence because it helped her keep it together like when he would hold her or hold her hand, he was her warm sun that filled the cold and dark hole that Edward created.

I completely agree with each of you above. I don't need to comment anymore, because the comments before sums it all up...I feel the same way.

I agree. I cried my heart out for Bella and felt the hole in my chest as I was reading it. Stephanie Meyers ability to get us to feel everything that Bella feels is amazing. I want to feel that when I watch the movie. That's the point......Bella is broken......she needs to be broken......Edward is the only one that can mend her.

Could not have said it better. I felt the same exact way. You suffered with her and felt like Edward left you. And yeah..I must say that Jacob was a....hmm..distraction..but NO EDWARD.

Totally agree. That's exactly what I want out of the movie.

I think the book was perfect the way it was

Uhhh you can't cut out how MUCH Bella suffers. That is the REASON FOR THE ENTIRE FREAKIN MOVIE!!!!! Without the suffering there would be no depth to her and Edward later.

IAWTP

i think they have to show the whole Bella sufferring and Jacob helping her out also they have to show the part wen she rolls in a ball to keep the hole from ripping her apart they need to include all of it even if it turns out to be a 4 hour movie it needs to be there and they have to show the break up perfectly if i dont cry in theaters it means that it wasnt good enough and the poster thing is amazing and i think taylor and rob look rlly hot there =]

Here's MY deal.

I want Bella to be sad, and hurt. FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES to make everyone in the theatre rEalize it's EDWARD she is supposed to be with, her first love...her...TRUE LOVE.

I don't want to see him....AT ALL while he's away. I want to HEAR him.... but not SEE HIM....
It's not right if we do, I like the ominous presence that he has...even when he's NOT there.

People need to realize shes being RECKLESS so she can hear his voice.

and in ITLAY....it needs to be so INTENSE.

I'm trying really really hard to think of this from a non-twilight-readers perspective. It's so hard to seperate what I KNOW of the story from memorizing the books, as opposed to what people may understand of the story by just watching the movie. Over all, I don't think Twilight was long enough, or emotional enough. Bella and Edward being soul mates, just did not come through for me. I want, no need to see a stronger dedication between the two, if not, then how are they going to show how badly it rips Bella apart? It needs to make you cry, fall apart, want to die! I don't care how long it takes. Her relationship with Jacob needs to be very obviously for fun, and "brotherly" love and companionship (from her point of view). Jacob needs to be not obnoxious, but smitten by Bella, and not afraid to show it, caring for her and loving her and wanting her to feel better (and truly hating Edward for doing this to her!)
I think my favorite part in the book is the feeling of great joy when Alice shows up. I'm not sure why, but I think it's because Bella is so seriously questioning her sanity-did Edward-did the Cullens even really exist? Did they ever really care about her? Edwards phone call is so pivotal-it needs to be very clear that he loves her like nothing else in his entire existence and there is not point in life if she is dead. Rob has to really fall apart here.
The Volturi has to be as scary as the Harry Potter scenes with Voldemort-at the very least! Terrified to even speak their names -that's how bad it should be.
I think that if Kristen changed the vulnerability level with Rob ALOT after he returns and she finally believes he really loved her all along, that would redeem the problems from Twilight. We could feel that Bella was shy and holding back before a little bit. But now that he's home, and she knows he is devoted to her, she can completely melt, and let go of the shyness and putoffishness that Kristen tends to show on screen. O.K...long, but those are my gut feelings!

I totally agree with you about the Alice part, it was like the turning point in the book for me, I think part of it was that before, Bella had been thinking about maybe trying to move on with Jacob, and it even seemed like she was going to. But then as soon as she saw that car and thought of the Cullens, they were her world again - and we saw just how much she couldn't move on, and how her loyalty still existed to them.

yes! yes yes!

Exactly...

I think we have to truely believe thats edwards gone and left bella. Otherwise it just will not work at all. We have to feel bella's lost and wishes to be back with edward. To know she broken so bad by this and how it rips her apart. And the whole thing about the book being too long its just cause fans were missing edward. Plus some ppl have not read the books would want to understand more about bella's feels.
I kinda wanna see how charlie ideals with bella when she tries to take her to pheonix. Also bella's distractions like the new friendship with Jacob. And the phone call from edward =D cant wait for that! And the run against time for bella to get to edward! its got to be goood! We got to really think his gonna die!!! the soundtrack has to be awesome!!! thats a defo!

I just hope and pray for Robert, Kristen and Talyor they do there best
And we can hope for the best =D

Since the DVD came out this past weekend, I received a lot of comments about the length of the movie. It was too short...I think die hard fans would rather watch a longer movie than compromise on scenes that are essential to the story. They should focus on Bella's suffering at the beginning and through it all until she sees Edward again just because it keeps it real. Although I know the New Moon book is quite huge and there's only so much the producers can capture on set, I just hope they don't change too many details....

I agre in most of the parts with you. I think that is very important to show how bella miss edward because all the books are about that irresionable love, and when you see bella sufer that much you are going to say this is a true love story.

This is silly. The book was at just the right length.
And I think that the people in charge of the movie should spend a large amount of time on Bella's pain without Edward, because unfortunately in the first movie, the complete love Edward and Bella have wasn't shown. So it would only undermine the series more to have Bella's pain only shown briefly. The whole point of new moon is to show how Bella NEEDS edward, because without him, her life is nothing. And it has to show how Jacob tries to save her from her depression.

Leave the books alone, I say. The length is fine in the book and the length in the movie should be used to its full advantage.

Haha. there.

I want Aro to creep the hell out of me. Spine chilling creepiness. The kind that makes your skin crawl.

I also want to feel Bella's rock bottom devestation so we can understand why Jacob is her ray of sun.

I absoulty agree that whole movie is basicaly Bella depressed.. I want to see her grieve for Edward thats the whole point and i hope they make that a major issue of the movie.. u cant just have bella happy a few weeks later.... So i think this artical is wwrong and i do not agree with it

so bella needs to be saD MOST OF THE MOVIE..
BUT OTHER THAN THAT NEW MOON SUCKED ANYWAYS THE WORSE TWILIGHT BOOK

i just want the movie to be really good and i want it to be as close as possible to the book u know

The article says "I want the scene in Italy with the Volturi to be KILLER! This group of centuries-old vampires are what the "Twilight" series is basically all about." What?? The Volturi are a just a minor part of the series. It is ALL about Edward and Bella.

I think the Volturi play a major role in the book, its not minor in any way possible, they let Bella live on the understanding that she changes into a vampire and are constantly mentioned throughout Eclipse and play a major Role in Breaking Dawn. It's not just all about Edward and Bella, but I suppose everyone see it differently.

The Volturi ARE major!!!! They are the catalyst in New Moon to Bella "winning" the argument about being changed. They are the source of everyone coming together in BD (and I think did play a role in Victoria's army of newborns . . . after all, they did show up late to the showdown!). They are the antagonist of the Saga in one form or another . . . through-out each of the books (even in Twilight they are mentioned). UGH . . . what books ARE these people reading?

I know! I finished New Moon the other night (thats 10 times I've read it now) and every time I read it I see another side to it, off course through tears but thats to be expected Lol. But the Volturi are major players in all the books, heck they were even mentioned in not so certain words in twilight.

I feel like getting the books and hitting people round the head with them to knock an ickle bit off sense into them. Slightly aggressive yes but it winds me up no end how blind some people are.

OOPS guess thats my rant over LMAO

I really do think it's a maturity/life experience thing. One of my friends has a 13yr old sister with whom I am able to hold conversations similar to ours with. She really gets the story as a whole, but she has had some rough life experiences in her brief 13yrs. I think it makes all the difference in the world between seeing the saga purely as a love story or as so much more.

I didn't like how the painting of the volturi and carlisle, and edward's explanation of the painting was not in twilight which sets up how she sort of knows who the volturi are for new moon.

I think the book was a perfect length, and I disagree with people who thing it needs to be cut down. The books length is perfect and I cant wait for the movie.

Ughh people annoy me when they complain about this book. I didn't feel it was too long and drawn out at all. People are seriously only saying that b/c Edward was gone for most of it and they get tired of not reading about him. I mean come on, would it really be believable if the book were 100 pages less in which all those slow, depressed months in Bella's life would be crammed into a time span that ends up feeling like 2 months rather than half a year? No. It's very effective how long it's written, b/c it really creates that long, dark time Bella is having to deal with b/c of Edward's absence, which makes the ending where they finally reunite that much more enjoyable and, once again, believable to read.
So obviously, I think New Moon was written perfectly. Beautiful, amazing book.

Oh i know i used to think that New Moon was my least favorite from the entire series but i re read it like a month ago and now i think it is my favorite.

"Let's not have Bella dwell so much on his absence."


What? That doesn't make any sense -- that's the point of the book! His absence is all Bella can think about, all that the book is based upon. Why would we want less of that? I don't think the book was too long at all; NM showed how devastated she truly was and the all-encompassing pain she felt without Edward. I'm fine with the movie being longer if it means more of the book is displayed -- it's one of the most important parts of the series.

I think that we should see everything Bella and Edward. It's true that some pages weren't necessary. Most of the book does include Edward just not directly and almost everything is directed back to Edward. Jacob is important, too. WE should see the bond forming but Bella has to look terrible. Zomby-like. and the Volturi have got to scare us.

i dont really agree because if Bella got over bella in a day then obviously he didnt mean much to her, i think that is why stephenie emphasized bella missing edward so badly...

They have to show Bella missing and longing for Edward, she uses Jacob to get threw her pain of missing him. I hope they put when Edward purposes at the end, that I cant wait for.

i agree with what a lot of you guys are saying. i think it is important that we see bella's pain, but the movie shouldn't be just bella's suffering for like the whole first half like the book was. it would be incredibly boring, to see kristen stewart moping around, staring off into space, for 60 minutes. the beauty of film is that you can convey an emotion to the audience quickly and effectively, and hopefully chirs weitz will do this in new moon throughout the movie using bella's body launguage, nightmares, flashbacks, etc.

also, this was just a little thought i was having. i know new moon is totally focused on bella and jacob, and robert will be appearing a few times in the middle to "warn" bella when she pulls her dangerous stunts. but don't you guys think it would be cool if every once and a while they would just switch the story to edward and what he was doing? idk, but when i was reading the book i always wondered where he was. i think it would be incredibly interesting if they put in a few minutes of him tracking victoria and showing how sad he was, too. just a thought :)

they better show that proposeal thats for one thing. Thats main problem (for bella) in the 3 book.

And for new moon they have to add something in the begging to show you how in love bella and edward are! They didnt show enough... no, nothing at all, that how much she loves him! She was really to become a vampire at the end of the 1st book. She just didnt lose edward, she lost her hole future! (that she really wanted).. like come on they never even said "i love you" to each other. The whole thing on bella being depressed just wont make sence (if you just see the moive and not read the book). Dont get me wrong I love the moive twilight but they could have made it some much better!

I really don't agree with much of the article. New Moon and Eclipse are my favorite books. And Edwards absence didn't bother me at all. i think it made the book less "lovey dovey" and it got funny. The books are only funny when the werewolves are in it (except for the feather in Breaking Dawn LMAO).
Back to the article... We do need to see Bella depressed and longing for Edward...It sets up a lot of events (only really depress people want to hear voices lol). And Jacob's overconfidence is (in my opinion) the best part of the book. What? he doesn't deserve to be confident ( it also sets up the transformation to a werewolf thing ) Bella is selfish and Edwards is over protective, but Jake can't be confident. It's not a flaw just the way he personalty moves throughout the book. I think if he wasn't confident we would see all the Edward/Jacob battles throughout the books. I believe the movie will be great if they keep it as close to the book as possible.



TEAM JACOB

Edward should have stayed away!

Book was not to long. She needs to dwell on edward that was what the book was about . They should make it longer than the first one

if they dont give rob the part wher ehe says "as if i never existed" im gonna be really mad thats like a really important thing he says right atere he leaves her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would love to see them use Bella's dreams to re-connect Edward to the pain of her loss. If dreams were used during her depression to re-tell the story of how Bella and Edward became so connected, which was mostly missing from the the Twilight movie, using her memories ( from the Book) to show how their love grew, and the pain they both endured. The push pull of emotions that created such a great love story. These dreams would cause her so much pain and it would include Edward more in the beginning of the movie. Also it would be interesting if they used a ghostly figure of Edward whispering in her ear when she hears his voice. It would give us all the Edward fix without destroying the continuity of New Moon.

Jacob needs to be all that and more, he's got massive growth hormones running thru his body along with wolf hormones, how could he not be cocky....

okay, im absolutly twilight obsessed.
i read this article and i was like i had to comment this.

so these are the fifteen things that have to be in the movie--

1--showing how much bella and edward are in love, and together.

2--the birthday and how it affected edward

3--the rude and cold way he acts before leaving her

4--HIM LEAVING: /

5--her DISTANT/BLANK phase. when she didnt talk or socialize.

6--becoming close to jacob. how much he likes her but she doesnt like him like that.

7--the visions of edward.

8--the return of laurent and victoria

9--some really hot werewolf scenes(:

10--all im gonna say is, THE CLIFF!

11--alice coming back

12--alice tells bella whats been going on in the cullens life.

13--the reaction when alice sees edward

14--saving edward. everything.

15--the reunion between bella and the cullens. also the vote.



these things would make new moon the best it could possibly be.

i dont know about you guys, but this is what i want to see.

please comment about this.

i will comment back(:





love ,

-team switzerland!

I have watched many lengthy movies!!! I really hope that does not become an Issue. I really agree with as someone said earlier it is the quality that they should focus on. I am sure that if you ask any twilight fan they would be more than willing to watch a three hour movie!! I wish they would have, we wouldn't of lost so many important details in the first movie. Whoever said the books were too long is just plain crazy!! I couldn't get enough!!

I can't believe that was even said!! Too long? If you have ever been abandoned by anyone who you have loved you know that Stephanie Myer Portrays that feeling extremely well in the entire novel! And if you think its too long you really need to have yourself check for lack of emotion! This book speaks out so strongly and grabs you emotionally i have never been able to have someone relate to me on an emotional level as far as books or movies and SHE HIT IT RIGHT ON!!!

i think they have to show the whole Bella sufferring and Jacob helping her out also they have to show the part wen she rolls in a ball to keep the hole from ripping her apart they need to include all of it even if it turns out to be a 4 hour movie it needs to be there and they have to show the break up perfectly if i dont cry in theaters it means that it wasnt good enough and the poster thing is amazing and i think taylor and rob look rlly hot there =]

I think that either way she will have a hard time to try to think of a way to have his vioce in her head that isn't a obvious way to do it. Does that make sense?


I get though why edward stayed away long in the story, you needed to find out more about jacob otherwise when it came to the 3rd and 4th book you'd be like "why does he care so much?".



Can't wait for new moon :D



SQUEEE!



Chels out

Julianne you just summed it up for me!

don't forget the proposal!!!...i may cry if that's not in there.:(

I absolutely agree w/ the majority of you guys!!
I don't think the book was too long... it was perfect and plus I truly believe that Bella's catatonic phase needs to be spot on b/c that's totally essential to the outcome in the end! Shoot, don't worry about shortening the movie, I think we've all made it clear enough that we won't mind sitting through a 3-hour NM movie... heck no... we'll love that! Make it as long as it needs to be by including ALL the essential stuff, please =]

oh and the almost-kiss-phone-ringing-and-jacob-answers-it-telling-edward-charlie's-at-the-funeral scene in the kitchen!!

Since the DVD came out this past weekend, I received a lot of comments about the length of the movie. It was too short...I think die hard fans would rather watch a longer movie than compromise on scenes that are essential to the story. They should focus on Bella's suffering at the beginning and through it all until she sees Edward again just because it keeps it real. Although I know the New Moon book is quite huge and there's only so much the producers can capture on set, I just hope they don't change too many details....

I was thinking the same thing how she is not only losing Edward, but the rest of the Cullen family too. They were her family and life, and then they all left. I would definitely be as depressed as Bella if I were in her shoes.

I agre in most of the parts with you. I think that is very important to show how bella miss edward because all the books are about that irresionable love, and when you see bella sufer that much you are going to say this is a true love story.

This is silly. The book was at just the right length.
And I think that the people in charge of the movie should spend a large amount of time on Bella's pain without Edward, because unfortunately in the first movie, the complete love Edward and Bella have wasn't shown. So it would only undermine the series more to have Bella's pain only shown briefly. The whole point of new moon is to show how Bella NEEDS edward, because without him, her life is nothing. And it has to show how Jacob tries to save her from her depression.
Leave the books alone, I say. The length is fine in the book and the length in the movie should be used to its full advantage.
Haha. there.

God I completely agree with you, that connection between Bella and Edward didn't come across. I definitely think that both the actors have the potential to show it, but it wasn't in the script. Granted, I understand how hard it must have been to decide what to put in, and for the sake of the movie they chose the action as being the focus, so the time spent on James and Laurent and Victoria was the priority.
That is what I am worried about. How will Chris change what they did in the first movie to really bring Bella and Edward's relationship to the screen? Like, really? They can't spend 15 minutes on Bella and Edward in the beginning of the movie (even though it would need much more), they have to move the story along, but at the same time the rest of the movies need that time otherwise the emotion will not come across. Aah so much to worry about but yet still exciting.

AMEN!

I absoulty agree that whole movie is basicaly Bella depressed.. I want to see her grieve for Edward thats the whole point and i hope they make that a major issue of the movie.. u cant just have bella happy a few weeks later.... So i think this artical is wwrong and i do not agree with it

so bella needs to be saD MOST OF THE MOVIE..
BUT OTHER THAN THAT NEW MOON SUCKED ANYWAYS THE WORSE TWILIGHT BOOK

Is not that there is no cure, but we DONT WANT to be cured!!!!!!!

I didn't read all of the comments either, but I agree with IrishGirl... the movie rests on Kristen. Personally, I really DO want to see all of that heartache Bella feels when Edward leaves. It's a major point in her life and in the other books (and I'm sure movies) she references it as the darkest time in her life. It can't simply be "glossed over" in a montage and then suddenly she's hanging out with Jacob... it wouldn't be fair to Bella and Edward's relationship.


If they need to cut stuff out, I think it should be mostly from the middle of the book... you HAVE to have the beginning (Bella's birthday), you HAVE to keep the end (Volterra and Edward's return), so the only thing that's left is the middle.



That being said, I'm really looking forward to her bonding with Jacob and getting to know him better... he is so funny and perfect as Jacob that it will be interesting to see. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE MOVIE TRIANGLE BETWEEN BELLA, JACOB, AND MIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hilarious...

I know. She always worried about how hard she was making it on them (the Cullen's) and the danger she was bringing to the family. Then she worried a ton about putting the wolves in danger too (who had also become like extended family to her). I just don't think people remember or maybe even realize that this story is sooo much bigger than Bella and Edward's love for each other. It is the friendship and family that make the Saga more than your average young adult or even adult romance story!

I agree with you, the director could totally do something cinematic to show time passing and Bella standing still while she is in shock. Then show how she kind of comes to and starts to try to get back into life even though she is heartbroken. They do need to show the stength and depth of Edward and Bella at the beginning to show how their relationship deepens after he saves her from James so that the audience who might not have read the books see what Edward is giving up and what sends Bella into deep shock. I think they could spend 2.5 hours and get it right with some good script writing. I want to be totally blown away when Bella runs throught the square to save Edward and be scared to death by the Vollturi. Is it November yet????

I think the book was a perfect length, and I disagree with people who thing it needs to be cut down. The books length is perfect and I cant wait for the movie.

Hey, Just watched Twilight first time, well done to all actors and actresses, directors and so on, some really appealing scenery, great performances all around. I think I will pick up and read the Twilight series, but I think I will read New Moon closer to the actual Movie début, I like surprises. I hear New Moon is being made in Canada that’s also a bonus… home turf, Canada is really beautiful, take in all you can, I apologize in advance for the weather. I guess the reason I am writing is I would like the creators of New Moon and the other sequels which I am sure will follow to keep the material more secretive if possible I find that adds to the excitement. Good luck to the cast with all of your future endeavors.


Cheers

Nicole, 23

"Let's not have Bella dwell so much on his absence."

What? That doesn't make any sense -- that's the point of the book! His absence is all Bella can think about, all that the book is based upon. Why would we want less of that? I don't think the book was too long at all; NM showed how devastated she truly was and the all-encompassing pain she felt without Edward. I'm fine with the movie being longer if it means more of the book is displayed -- it's one of the most important parts of the series.

The whole saga is about Edward and Bella’s love for one another and what they go through. New Moon was my least favorite of all the books. I don’t want to see two hours of Jacob. It doesn’t matter about Jacob’s arrogant attitude, true love wins out in the
end. All this Team Jacob stuff doesn’t matter either, because Bella chooses her soul mate, the love of her life. Jacob for all his hatred of vampires, as he calls them blood suckers, falls for one. Not only does he fall for one, but it’s Edward’s daughter! LOL

The scenes in Italy need to be fantastic; Aro needs to scare us he needs to be terrifying. The wolves need to look frightening too, if they look like puppies who is going to think they can scare anybody.

I wonder if Kristin is going to be able to portray the love and lost Bella feels for and about Edward, and Rob, I hope he’ll have enough time to show us how tough this was for Edward to leave her, because he feels he has to in order to keep her safe. If we don’t feel like they are soul mates that will ruin the whole thing. We have to believe she is so in love and can’t live without him that she would drop everything to run off to save the love of her life, or it won’t make sense.

I Guess I could have been a tad more creative with my name ..I'm Nicole from the previous comment ..Nicole K.

What do I want? Easy. I want the book on screen. But that's not going to happen. Hopefully, it'll be a better adaptation than Twilight though (not hard, really...)

exactly!! they should make us feel like bella feels. her lost, its not like any other boyfriend/girlfriend break up, this is "the love of your entire existence" leaving you and they should be able to make us feel that, but that's entirely up to kristen. now, they are a few pages on describing her feelings alone but that should be easy to show in a few minutes, i've seen it done in a few fan videos and they should be able to do it without it being obnoxious. and another thing is that they should be careful into not putting a lot of edward just to fill in the gaps. he ONLY needs to be where needed and that is...the begging (bday an all), the break up, the voices in her head and lastly in volterra. i really dont wanna see him through a window spying on bella while she's with jake -_-

MOre edward and less jacob yey!!!!
i WISH

Completely agree. Edward and Bella are the focal point of the whole twilight series. yes, jacob and bella's relationship is important, but we can't just skim over bella missing edward. i mean, the way I interpretted their relationship, they are tied to eachother; she can't just appear to get over him, since he is like a part of her soul. the most important part of the movie is to get BELLA's character right; she has to be really sad about edward and as much as she tries to be normal, she cant and WONT let go of him.

okay, im absolutly twilight obsessed.
i read this article and i was like i had to comment this.
so these are the fifteen things that have to be in the movie--
1--showing how much bella and edward are in love, and together.
2--the birthday and how it affected edward
3--the rude and cold way he acts before leaving her
4--HIM LEAVING: /
5--her DISTANT/BLANK phase. when she didnt talk or socialize.
6--becoming close to jacob. how much he likes her but she doesnt like him like that.
7--the visions of edward.
8--the return of laurent and victoria
9--some really hot werewolf scenes(:
10--all im gonna say is, THE CLIFF!
11--alice coming back
12--alice tells bella whats been going on in the cullens life.
13--the reaction when alice sees edward
14--saving edward. everything.
15--the reunion between bella and the cullens. also the vote.

these things would make new moon the best it could possibly be.
i dont know about you guys, but this is what i want to see.
please comment about this.
i will comment back(:


love ,
-team switzerland!

don't forget the proposal!!!...i may cry if that's not in there.:(

oh and the almost-kiss-phone-ringing-and-jacob-answers-it-telling-edward-charlie's-at-the-funeral scene in the kitchen!!

OH!! the vote is very important!!!.. i love ur 15 things they r my favs to ...
but i really think Bellas misery should be flashbacks and mostly of Jacob and bellas realtionship too coz they have time to go further on that with eclipse.. hmm they should stay with the 15 things u said.. and they should add more time to the movie like 2 and a half hours to make "some" justice to the book... hopefully new moon will be better that Twilight movie.. im looki ng forward for the phasing stuff u know ... i like the phasing in underworl they should make it like that :)

I really disagree with those who say the book dragged on. I mean, Bella misses Edward. She more than misses him, she....well, I can't find the right word for it. If you take that emotion she feels and turn it into "Bella misses Edward, but she doesn't really dwell on it" that just completely changes New Moon. New Moon is about how she is fighting this battle within herself of trying not to forget him, but recognizing that it is incredibly painful to think about him, and later on it is about how she is struggling to figure out if it is even right for her to move on, or if she really could at all.
OK I don't need to describe the plot of New Moon. The point is, I fundamentally disagree that they should lessen the pain she feels, because that is what the book is about. (That said, New Moon is my favorite book).

Yeah I mean I might have a breakdown if they are pushed back.....haha just kidding, I would rather they make an amazing movie.

I definitely agree with you, I don;'t know how people could call it obnoxious. I agree with you too, that for the sake of the movie they cut could cut it back a little, like cut certain scenes out (although there are none I want out) but no, not the emotion. That is really important, it drives the rest of the series along. If that emotion doesn't come across, nothing else will make sense.

OK, I'm not going to be very popular here, but I literally skipped about 150 pages in the middle of Eclipse and never missed it. I am so totally not interested in Jacob's relationship with Bella. I couldn't wait to get back to the Cullens family and Edward in particualr. I agree that the movie needs to spend more time at the beginning establishing Edward and Bella's devotion to one another (it was not as fully developed as it should ahve been in the movie version of Twilight). I suggest the film-makers plow through the middle of New Moon as quickly as possible without skipping over any essential plot-points, and then jump back in with the Cullens' family. They definitely should NOT scrimp on the last 100 +/- pages of the book (the trip to Italy, the Volturi, Bella and Edward's first night back together, the vote at the Cullens house and the wedding negotiations). That's by far the best part of the entire book!

I think that either way she will have a hard time to try to think of a way to have his vioce in her head that isn't a obvious way to do it. Does that make sense?

I get though why edward stayed away long in the story, you needed to find out more about jacob otherwise when it came to the 3rd and 4th book you'd be like "why does he care so much?".

Can't wait for new moon :D

SQUEEE!

Chels out

God I completely agree with you, that connection between Bella and Edward didn't come across. I definitely think that both the actors have the potential to show it, but it wasn't in the script. Granted, I understand how hard it must have been to decide what to put in, and for the sake of the movie they chose the action as being the focus, so the time spent on James and Laurent and Victoria was the priority.
That is what I am worried about. How will Chris change what they did in the first movie to really bring Bella and Edward's relationship to the screen? Like, really? They can't spend 15 minutes on Bella and Edward in the beginning of the movie (even though it would need much more), they have to move the story along, but at the same time the rest of the movies need that time otherwise the emotion will not come across. Aah so much to worry about but yet still exciting.

I agree with you about Chris. For some reason, I really feel good about him. I am not sure what it is, I juts feel like something is there. Catherine as a person is great, she's funny and she is definitely into Twilight, but I don't think her vision brought the book to life in the best way possible. Now, that doesn't mean I hate the first movie (believe me, even with the bad things I have to say about it, with the improvements I think could have been made and that I am hoping that are there for New Moon, I have still watched it multiple times.)
Chris, show us our feelings about you are spot on!!!!

I absolutely agree w/ the majority of you guys!!
I don't think the book was too long... it was perfect and plus I truly believe that Bella's catatonic phase needs to be spot on b/c that's totally essential to the outcome in the end! Shoot, don't worry about shortening the movie, I think we've all made it clear enough that we won't mind sitting through a 3-hour NM movie... heck no... we'll love that! Make it as long as it needs to be by including ALL the essential stuff, please =]

Yeah, I read an article with the screenwriter where she said that she knew fans would be disappoitned that the blood typing scene wasn't there, but that if she had kept that it would have been "too many times that Edward saved Bella, you can't have that in a movie, we had to pick the best ones".....well sorry, that was the story lady. And it wasn't like a damsel in distress thing, that banter that went on between Bella and Edward was hilarious, so....yeah.

I was just wondering what you guys thought about how they should do Edward's voice for New Moon. I know Ashley said in an interview that Edward will appear as flittering images. Like, when I was reading the book I imagined his face, but Bella doesn't, right? It hurts too much and she just hears him. I guess that can't work for the movie, but I was just wondering how you think they should do those scenes....
God the wait for anything from the movie is so hard....can't deal!!

PS I like your profile pictures!!

Agreed, I really think that line "as long as it is what is best for you" is so vital, because Bella brings it back in the forest before Edward leaves......that scene needs to be spot on.

There are so many scenes that I think are crucial to New Moon, like really. But yeah, the Italy scene is so so so so so so important, the running, and then Bella finding him, and him thinking he is dead, and Bella trying to convince him he's not so she can save him, but not until she says "Volturi" does he really believe her and then he pushes her to the wall and protects her. That needs to done well, or it will be ruined.

I totally agree with you about the Alice part, it was like the turning point in the book for me, I think part of it was that before, Bella had been thinking about maybe trying to move on with Jacob, and it even seemed like she was going to. But then as soon as she saw that car and thought of the Cullens, they were her world again - and we saw just how much she couldn't move on, and how her loyalty still existed to them.

Ok....I didn't go through all the comments but it seems everyone else is saying the same thing I'm thinking. It's almost as if the person that wrote the article on Starpulse didn't really 'read' New Moon. While we can't have an hour of the movie showing nothing but Bella in an catatonic state, the length of Bella's grief and zombie period will need to be conveyed in the film. Chris10, I thought, as you did, of the scene in Notting Hill to convey the passing of the months. While it doesn't have to be exactly like that scene, something visually interesting like that would work. But even if they don't do that, they at least need to have a scene with Jessica & Mike or Jessica & Angela talking about how she's been "this way" for months. Ultimately, this movie rests on Kristen's shoulders. She will have to do more than just blink to convey Bella's emotions. I hate to say it because Kristen is a great actress, but she blinked SO much in Twilight. It was unnerving. It seemed Bella's reply to everything was to flutter her eyelids. She will have to really convey Bella's heartache and despair.

Another big concern I have is the script. It's the same screenwriter, and she didn't really do the best job with Twilight for me. The movie was sadly lacking the sweet, witty, and sarcastic banter that Bella and Edward have with each other.

Totally agree with you. you can read my post below if your interesred. I LOVE your pic. What kind of dog is that? ( I know I'm off subject)...lol

I didn't read all of the comments either, but I agree with IrishGirl... the movie rests on Kristen. Personally, I really DO want to see all of that heartache Bella feels when Edward leaves. It's a major point in her life and in the other books (and I'm sure movies) she references it as the darkest time in her life. It can't simply be "glossed over" in a montage and then suddenly she's hanging out with Jacob... it wouldn't be fair to Bella and Edward's relationship.

If they need to cut stuff out, I think it should be mostly from the middle of the book... you HAVE to have the beginning (Bella's birthday), you HAVE to keep the end (Volterra and Edward's return), so the only thing that's left is the middle.

That being said, I'm really looking forward to her bonding with Jacob and getting to know him better... he is so funny and perfect as Jacob that it will be interesting to see. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE MOVIE TRIANGLE BETWEEN BELLA, JACOB, AND MIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hilarious...

I agree. the movie theater scene with bella, jacob,and mike was funny and kind of a key scene in that that is the last time bella sees jacob before he turns into a shapeshifter. she says he has a fever on the way back home and he turns when he gets back home with billy if i remember right. mike throwing up and them making fun of him is good too.

If Bella's depression is downplayed, it will negate her attraction to Jacob. She turns to him out of utter desperation. She has, literally, nowhere else to turn (at least, in her mind). She doesn't seek him, she falls into a relationship with him because her world without Edward is so bleak. Under other circumstances, their attraction probably would not have happened. If her desperation isn't fully visualized on screen, the reunion with Edward in Italy will not have the same impact. I vote to stay with the layout of the book. I felt the 3 title-only chapters that represented months of Bella's life with no sense of time or meaning were a brilliant literary device. Bella's depresession and subsequent rush to save Edward's life and their reunion should be the focal points of the book.

Hey, Just watched Twilight first time, well done to all actors and actresses, directors and so on, some really appealing scenery, great performances all around. I think I will pick up and read the Twilight series, but I think I will read New Moon closer to the actual Movie début, I like surprises. I hear New Moon is being made in Canada that’s also a bonus… home turf, Canada is really beautiful, take in all you can, I apologize in advance for the weather. I guess the reason I am writing is I would like the creators of New Moon and the other sequels which I am sure will follow to keep the material more secretive if possible I find that adds to the excitement. Good luck to the cast with all of your future endeavors.

Cheers
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The whole saga is about Edward and Bella’s love for one another and what they go through. New Moon was my least favorite of all the books. I don’t want to see two hours of Jacob. It doesn’t matter about Jacob’s arrogant attitude, true love wins out in the
end. All this Team Jacob stuff doesn’t matter either, because Bella chooses her soul mate, the love of her life. Jacob for all his hatred of vampires, as he calls them blood suckers, falls for one. Not only does he fall for one, but it’s Edward’s daughter! LOL
The scenes in Italy need to be fantastic; Aro needs to scare us he needs to be terrifying. The wolves need to look frightening too, if they look like puppies who is going to think they can scare anybody.
I wonder if Kristin is going to be able to portray the love and lost Bella feels for and about Edward, and Rob, I hope he’ll have enough time to show us how tough this was for Edward to leave her, because he feels he has to in order to keep her safe. If we don’t feel like they are soul mates that will ruin the whole thing. We have to believe she is so in love and can’t live without him that she would drop everything to run off to save the love of her life, or it won’t make sense.

The fact that they were unconditionally and irrevocably in love with each other should have been portrayed in Twilight. It shouldn't be the job of the New Moon director to get this point across only to make sure that the viewer understands the loss which in turn coordinates with the love.

The whole point of New Moon (the reason Stephenie wrote it) was to bring the wolves into the saga. And Jacob does matter. He matters because he has an unconditional love for Bella (even after she chooses Edward). He matters because he virtually brings her back to life after Edward leaves. He matters because in the end of the saga HE is the one who protects Bella and the Cullens from an attack by the other wolves when Bella is pregnant. And he matters because even though Bella is in love with Edward, she loves Jacob and wants the same happiness for him that she has with Edward. In the end, she is willing to give up everything to save Nessie and Jacob . . . to protect her family.

I've said it before - these books are about much, much more than a love story. Yes, the love story is the center of everything that happens in the saga . . . and it is Bella and Edward's love for each other that unites 3 families (human, vampires, and wolves) but friendship and family are key components to making the story work as a whole. It is not fair to simplify Stephenie's story by saying the saga is just a love story . . . it is far from just a love story.

tweter you officially rock!

Just sayin! :) (sorry . . . it's the literary buff coming out in me. sometimes I just can't help myself)

You're awesome... Just thought I might mention that. I'm a literary buff too, so I can totally see where you're coming from.

Well thank you! :)

I Guess I could have been a tad more creative with my name ..I'm Nicole from the previous comment ..Nicole K.

Correction... Bella's depression and subsequent rush to save Edward's life and their reunion should be the focal points of the MOVIE.

i actually loved new moon. I read it twice the first time I rushed through to see what happened with Edward but the second I took my time and really enjoyed it. I didn't think the book was too long. I think Stephenie did a great job showing how someone would feel in a situation like this. I lived through something similar a few years ago with my now husband so I can relate to Bella. I was completely devastate that whole year we were apart. I think that Chris Weitz needs to spend just as much time as Stephenie did showing how Bella felt without Edward and how they NEED each other. They should not try to downplay her depression by adding more of edward when he is away than necessary. Dont get me wrong I am TEAM EDWARD all the way and would love to see 2 hours of just him but in this movie for it to have the same effect as the book he shouldn't be. I can't wait for the movie.

Totally agree with you. you can read my post below if your interesred. I LOVE your pic. What kind of dog is that? ( I know I'm off subject)...lol

I completely agree TeamWolfPack and the order you put it in is perfect...I really hope they put these things in the movie It won't be the best movie if they don't.

OK, I'm not going to be very popular here, but I literally skipped about 150 pages in the middle of Eclipse and never missed it. I am so totally not interested in Jacob's relationship with Bella. I couldn't wait to get back to the Cullens family and Edward in particualr. I agree that the movie needs to spend more time at the beginning establishing Edward and Bella's devotion to one another (it was not as fully developed as it should ahve been in the movie version of Twilight). I suggest the film-makers plow through the middle of New Moon as quickly as possible without skipping over any essential plot-points, and then jump back in with the Cullens' family. They definitely should NOT scrimp on the last 100 +/- pages of the book (the trip to Italy, the Volturi, Bella and Edward's first night back together, the vote at the Cullens house and the wedding negotiations). That's by far the best part of the entire book!

Read the above post to Julies. Skimping over the development of Bella and Jacob's relationship is not possible in order to really understand why Jacob and Edward go head to head in Eclipse or why he goes against his pack in Breaking Dawn in order to protect Bella. We may not like that Edward leaves her . . . but HE DOES and that IS what New Moon is about.

I guess I just don't understand why people want to change the path of the story here. So what if Edward isn't a key figure for part of the movie . . . this book shows the development of the wolves who happen to play key roles in Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Seriously . . . .

This book was my favorite. I would NOT mind at all if the made it into three hours.

The fact that they were unconditionally and irrevocably in love with each other should have been portrayed in Twilight. It shouldn't be the job of the New Moon director to get this point across only to make sure that the viewer understands the loss which in turn coordinates with the love.


The whole point of New Moon (the reason Stephenie wrote it) was to bring the wolves into the saga. And Jacob does matter. He matters because he has an unconditional love for Bella (even after she choses Edward). He matters because virtually brings her back to life after Edward leaves. He matters because in the end of the saga HE is the one who protects Bella and the Cullens from an attack by the other wolves when Bella is pregnant. And he matters because even though Bella is in love with Edward, she loves Jacob and wants the same happiness for him that she has with Edward. In the end, she is willing to give up everything to save Nessie and Jacob . . . to protect her family.



I've said it before - these books are about much, much more than a love story. Yes, the love story is the center of everything that happens in the saga . . . and it is Bella and Edward's love for each other that unite 3 families (human, vampires, and wolves) but friendship and family are key components to making the story work. It is not fair to simplify Stephenie's story by saying the saga is just a love story . . . it is far from just a love story.

Read the above post to Julies. Skimping over the development of Bella and Jacob's relationship is not possible in order to really understand why Jacob and Edward go head to head in Eclipse or why he goes against his pack in Breaking Dawn in order to protect Bella. We may not like that Edward leaves her . . . but HE DOES and that IS what New Moon is about.


I guess I just don't understand why people want to change the path of the story here. So what if Edward isn't a key figure for part of the movie . . . this book shows the development of the wolves who happen to play key roles in Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Seriously . . . .

If Bella's depression is downplayed, it will negate her attraction to Jacob. She turns to him out of utter desperation. She has, literally, nowhere else to turn (at least, in her mind). She doesn't seek him, she falls into a relationship with him because her world without Edward is so bleak. Under other circumstances, their attraction probably would not have happened. If her desperation isn't fully visualized on screen, the reunion with Edward in Italy will not have the same impact. I vote to stay with the layout of the book. I felt the 3 title-only chapters that represented months of Bella's life with no sense of time or meaning were a brilliant literary device. Bella's depresession and subsequent rush to save Edward's life and their reunion should be the focal points of the book.

Thank you! I agree completely. I am consider myself team Switzerland because I get her love for both of them and feel like, in the end, she really didn't have to chose to kick one or the other out of her life . . . she gets Jacob as a part of her family which is what she's always wanted and her happily ever after with Edward.


I do believe that it makes a difference if you've experienced some sort of traumatic loss in your life when you read New Moon . . . to fully understand how life virtually stands still even though it's still going on around you. It is painful. Stephenie wanted to show the reader how deeply affected by Edward's absence Bella was but also needed to be able to introduce the wolf pack and by making Jacob a significant part of Bella's life . . . she was able to successfully do just that!

AMEN!

Correction... Bella's depression and subsequent rush to save Edward's life and their reunion should be the focal points of the MOVIE.

I totally agree with you. If I remember correctly. Bella went to Jacob because of the motorcycles so that she could hear Edward's voice, something that would not have happened if Edward was around. They cannot downplay the depression, that would ruin the whole story, and probably the movie too. The movie should show that Bella can't let go of Edward, and it should also make it possible for the viewers to feel bad for Jacob when Bella rushes off to save him. (I doubt I will feel too bad for him, I am 100% team Edward) Of course the focus should be on Bella and Jacob, but it should be on Bella and Jacob with Edward still present in Bella's mind, heart and soul.

I think that they should stay true to the book as well. While it's not my favorite of the saga it is still very good. The whole thing about the book being to long is soooo wrong. It was just the right length. Stephenie did a great job with not letting it drag or cutting it short. Hopefully the movie is right on track. I agree with others about Twilight being rushed. It was a good movie I will admit but it did no justice to the book. They have to put the key scenes in there for it to be understood.

i actually loved new moon. I read it twice the first time I rushed through to see what happened with Edward but the second I took my time and really enjoyed it. I didn't think the book was too long. I think Stephenie did a great job showing how someone would feel in a situation like this. I lived through something similar a few years ago with my now husband so I can relate to Bella. I was completely devastate that whole year we were apart. I think that Chris Weitz needs to spend just as much time as Stephenie did showing how Bella felt without Edward and how they NEED each other. They should not try to downplay her depression by adding more of edward when he is away than necessary. Dont get me wrong I am TEAM EDWARD all the way and would love to see 2 hours of just him but in this movie for it to have the same effect as the book he shouldn't be. I can't wait for the movie.

Thank you! I agree completely. I am consider myself team Switzerland because I get her love for both of them and feel like, in the end, she really didn't have to choose to kick one or the other out of her life . . . she gets Jacob as a part of her family which is what she's always wanted and her happily ever after with Edward.

I do believe that it makes a difference if you've experienced some sort of traumatic loss in your life when you read New Moon . . . to fully understand how life virtually stands still even though it's still going on around you. It is painful. Stephenie wanted to show the reader how deeply affected by Edward's absence Bella was but also needed to be able to introduce the wolf pack and by making Jacob a significant part of Bella's life . . . she was able to successfully do just that and that is part of what this movie needs to portray.

We are agreeing a lot tonight haha! I have to agree with you. My own traumatic loss helped me to get through New Moon. I understood Bella's pain and I remember all to well what that indescribable pain feels like. How every movement feels like a dream instead of life. However, life experience again, allowed me to truly understand Jacob as well.

Yep, yep, yep! I too understand both Jacob and Bella. Both sides are difficult to live through. Both are painful. I think that the universal notion of love, friendship, family, and loss translate well through Stephenie's story and this is the reason she is able to reach more readers than just the young adult or females for that matter. It is also the reason why her readers are able to read the saga over and over again without getting tired of it!

I want to scream right now, basically because there has been some saying that bella and Jacobs relationship doesnt matter......WTF??? Of course it does! Im not going to ramble on but I agree with everything you have to say on this post (I always do lol)

Sometimes I think that some people where reading completely different books......

That was the reason for my little rant last night. I wanna be like, seriously dude... what books are you reading? :)

Just sayin! :) (sorry . . . it's the literary buff coming out in me. sometimes I just can't help myself)

Yep, yep, yep! I too understand both Jacob and Bella. Both sides are difficult to live through. Both are painful. I think that the universal notion of love, friendship, family, and loss translate well through Stephenie's story and this is the reason she is able to reach more readers than just the young adult or females for that matter. It is also the reason why her readers are able to read the saga over and over again without getting tired of it!

I dont think the book was too long i mean we need to see how much Edward meant to Bella and what him leaving has done to her. Its byond devistating to lose the one person she thought she was gunna love forever and who was going to always be there. When he leaves he takes apart of her plus he leaves no connections. He takes the pictuers she took of him and the other stuff he gave her. I think Stephanie did a great job of showing that. And Jacob being over confident well thats not really that strong untill after he becomes a werewolf. Before that its still there because he sees that Edwards left and he can finally move in on Bella plus Bella always coming over helps push that along. And Jacob not being the same person we read about in Twilight, you know the shy one, well its because hes not the same. He turns into a completly different person. Plus who wouldnt get a big confidence boost if they could turn into this HUGE werewolf who kicks vampire butt haha

I think that they should stay true to the book as well. While it's not my favorite of the saga it is still very good. The whole thing about the book being to long is soooo wrong. It was just the right length. Stephenie did a great job with not letting it drag or cutting it short. Hopefully the movie is right on track. I agree with others about Twilight being rushed. It was a good movie I will admit but it did no justice to the book. They have to put the key scenes in there for it to be understood.

I dont think the book was too long i mean we need to see how much Edward meant to Bella and what him leaving has done to her. Its byond devistating to lose the one person she thought she was gunna love forever and who was going to always be there. When he leaves he takes apart of her plus he leaves no connections. He takes the pictuers she took of him and the other stuff he gave her. I think Stephanie did a great job of showing that. And Jacob being over confident well thats not really that strong untill after he becomes a werewolf. Before that its still there because he sees that Edwards left and he can finally move in on Bella plus Bella always coming over helps push that along. And Jacob not being the same person we read about in Twilight, you know the shy one, well its because hes not the same. He turns into a completly different person. Plus who wouldnt get a big confidence boost if they could turn into this HUGE werewolf who kicks vampire butt haha

Surprisingly, I really enjoyed New Moon even without much of Edward's presence. I really hope that they do stay true to the book. I mean- New Moon plays a really important role in developing the characters, pinpointly Bella and Jacob. Well, it's obvious that most Twilight fans are in Team Edward (including me!). And I was rather surprised when I actually 'like' Jacob, even though after hearing from fans that "Oh, Jacob is a b******." or "Jacob's a jerk!" In New Moon, we can actually 'understand' Jacob through his relationship with Bella. So, I really hope that they won't cut out to many parts of Jacob-Bella's relationship and insert more Edward Cullen because 'Bella is Edward's obvious soulmate' and we have to give him more screen time. Urgh... I think most fans out there would want Chris to stay true to the book and hopes that he won't tear off too many pages of New Moon just because it's too long. Obviously, he would have to cut it short but hopefully not too short....

I don't think they should cut the movie down. Probably, because I think Twilight (the movie) should've been longer. I mean, I know that they had to make the movie appeal to a broader audience but I think the fans of the book would gladly watch a 3 hour movie if it had all the details worked into it. I know I would. So, that being said, New Moon should show how much Bella dwells on missing Edward, the PAIN & all the CRAP we all go through when someone we love leaves or is lost forever. That's why we love Bella because she's the average girl that we all can relate too. We should MISS Edward with her & I LOVE R. P. but if we don't miss him how are we going to feel the pain along with Bella. I also agree that this is the book where Bella's relationship with Jacob developed & it will matter in the next 2 films because where's the conflict going to be between Edward & Jacob if Jacob's character isn't fully developed (which I think the same about the first movie - it needed all the details for us to fall in love with their characters) we're not going to see why Bella should feel attached to his friendship in the future films. Of course, us fans will know why but we really want to see it come to life. As for the Volturi, YES, I want them to scare the hell out of me...bring on the horror. They are supposed to be FEARED by their own kind so they need to be MONSTERS! I really want to be freaked out when I first see them. So, go ahead make the film long. As long as it stays true to the book I think the fans would love it.

I am so excited about this film coming out, but i'm still hesitant that they are gonna miss important stuff out.... I was just wondering if there was a certain time length that they have said new moon is gonna b or nethin.. i mean is it likely to be like 3 hrs long.. cos i think if they keep it down to the length of twilight they are gonna miss seriously good stuff out! ... i mean wen edward breaks up with bella that has to be right.. and all the things she does to hear his voice... oh.. yeah and i imagine on film.. that we will see bella.. and then edward's face too talking... she wont see him.. jst hear him but the audience will see both... just how i imagine it will be on film. But who knows....


yeah and italy needs to be sooo intense, and the volturi need to be terrifying definitely. I hope that the movie really does focus on how she is devastated by edward going etc... cos i mean it's not really about bella and jacob... because she still thinks of edward and only does the stuff with jacob to hear his voice and also so that the pain of missing edward is gone for a while whilst she is having fun with jacob... so really it is just about edward and bella.



So, yeah does anyone know if it is likely that the film will be as short as twilight or if it's gonna be long so that they can have all the important parts in?

Oh i know i used to think that New Moon was my least favorite from the entire series but i re read it like a month ago and now i think it is my favorite.

Here is my thinking on how New Moon is going to be and how it should go.....
I had not read the book in almost 2 year's so after watching TWILIGHT and being a little disappointed in it, (LOVED IT, but slightly disappointed in the lack of relationship in between Bella and Jacob, as well as Bella and Alice. Those relationship's are KEY part's in the whole series that they are going to have to emphasise in New Moon so that they can carry out in Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.



I would like to think that this movie is NOT hard to do by the book because it goes as follow's.....

Bella's 18th Birthday, Jasper goes at Bella, Edward get's upset and leave's, Bella is devastated, Bella and Jacob become closer friend's, Jacob become's a wolf, Bella find's out Jacob is a wolf, Victoria stalk's Bella with intent to kill, Bella jump's off a cliff, Alice come's back to Fork's, Edward want's to die because he think's Bella is dead, Bella goes to "save" Edward, Voulterra get involved, Edward and Jacob are at odd's over Bella, Wolves and Vampire's are at odd's over Bella and Edward, Bella want's to be a vampire ASAP!



What really get's me is it seem's like Twilight was made as if it was going to be the only movie out of the series. I think they have GOT to get New Moon right if they are going to continue the rest of the series. NO adding thing's that are NOT IN THE BOOK, NO taking away from integeral part's of the book, plain and simple! In a nut shell, the above is what New Moon is about, to miss out on any of that or add thing's that were not there is a recipe for DISASTER!



If you ask me the screen writer's should be kissing Stephanie Meyer's butt for butchering Twilight the way that they did. I think that they should be LUCKY that TWIHARD's are as accepting of Twilight as they are because it really didn't play out the way that it should have. At this point the only way I feel that any of the "movie maker's" can redeem themselves is by STICKING TO THE BOOK! It would NOT be hard to do! If they need any advice, CALL ME! LOL

I don't think they should cut the movie down. Probably, because I think Twilight (the movie) should've been longer. I mean, I know that they had to make the movie appeal to a broader audience but I think the fans of the book would gladly watch a 3 hour movie if it had all the details worked into it. I know I would. So, that being said, New Moon should show how much Bella dwells on missing Edward, the PAIN & all the CRAP we all go through when someone we love leaves or is lost forever. That's why we love Bella because she's the average girl that we all can relate too. We should MISS Edward with her & I LOVE R. P. but if we don't miss him how are we going to feel the pain along with Bella. I also agree that this is the book where Bella's relationship with Jacob developed & it will matter in the next 2 films because where's the conflict going to be between Edward & Jacob if Jacob's character isn't fully developed (which I think the same about the first movie - it needed all the details for us to fall in love with their characters) we're not going to see why Bella should feel attached to his friendship in the future films. Of course, us fans will know why but we really want to see it come to life. As for the Volturi, YES, I want them to scare the hell out of me...bring on the horror. They are supposed to be FEARED by their own kind so they need to be MONSTERS! I really want to be freaked out when I first see them. So, go ahead make the film long. As long as it stays true to the book I think the fans would love it.

I am sorry for "ranting" but I also have to comment to all of the people that are saying that the relationship between Bella and Jacob does not need to play out so much, or it isn't that important! Are you kidding me....LOL
ARE YOU MISSING THE FACT THAT JACOB IMPRINT'S ON RENESSME IN BREAKING DAWN????? The relationship in between Bella and Jacob is just as important as it is between Edward and Bella.

I am so excited about this film coming out, but i'm still hesitant that they are gonna miss important stuff out.... I was just wondering if there was a certain time length that they have said new moon is gonna b or nethin.. i mean is it likely to be like 3 hrs long.. cos i think if they keep it down to the length of twilight they are gonna miss seriously good stuff out! ... i mean wen edward breaks up with bella that has to be right.. and all the things she does to hear his voice... oh.. yeah and i imagine on film.. that we will see bella.. and then edward's face too talking... she wont see him.. jst hear him but the audience will see both... just how i imagine it will be on film. But who knows....

yeah and italy needs to be sooo intense, and the volturi need to be terrifying definitely. I hope that the movie really does focus on how she is devastated by edward going etc... cos i mean it's not really about bella and jacob... because she still thinks of edward and only does the stuff with jacob to hear his voice and also so that the pain of missing edward is gone for a while whilst she is having fun with jacob... so really it is just about edward and bella.

So, yeah does anyone know if it is likely that the film will be as short as twilight or if it's gonna be long so that they can have all the important parts in?

Ah, always the latest to publish my own comment. I don't really agree with the "We get it. Let’s not have Bella dwell so heavily on his absence." No, not many of them get it. Some of my friends (who didn't read Twilight) almost hated the movie just because they didn't GET what/when/where Edward & Bella's love come from. Until I told them. Don't confuse the viewers. They need to understand. They need to see, and for me, as a reader, I can feel it because I've read the book. But I want those who have never read the book love it, and feels the pain when Edward left. I want them to cry. ;D


And yes, the only thing I was very very very anxious about this whole time is the cliff diving. I am excited to see all the scenes(again and again, I shall say). But the cliff diving is what I want best. Maybe the first movie, I never really expected a lot. I let them give me what they got. But this time, it's a bit different. THEY NEED TO MAKE IT RIGHT. OR ELSE I WILL CRY. [:

Here is my thinking on how New Moon is going to be and how it should go.....
I had not read the book in almost 2 year's so after watching TWILIGHT and being a little disappointed in it, (LOVED IT, but slightly disappointed in the lack of relationship in between Bella and Jacob, as well as Bella and Alice. Those relationship's are KEY part's in the whole series that they are going to have to emphasise in New Moon so that they can carry out in Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.

I would like to think that this movie is NOT hard to do by the book because it goes as follow's.....
Bella's 18th Birthday, Jasper goes at Bella, Edward get's upset and leave's, Bella is devastated, Bella and Jacob become closer friend's, Jacob become's a wolf, Bella find's out Jacob is a wolf, Victoria stalk's Bella with intent to kill, Bella jump's off a cliff, Alice come's back to Fork's, Edward want's to die because he think's Bella is dead, Bella goes to "save" Edward, Voulterra get involved, Edward and Jacob are at odd's over Bella, Wolves and Vampire's are at odd's over Bella and Edward, Bella want's to be a vampire ASAP!

What really get's me is it seem's like Twilight was made as if it was going to be the only movie out of the series. I think they have GOT to get New Moon right if they are going to continue the rest of the series. NO adding thing's that are NOT IN THE BOOK, NO taking away from integeral part's of the book, plain and simple! In a nut shell, the above is what New Moon is about, to miss out on any of that or add thing's that were not there is a recipe for DISASTER!

If you ask me the screen writer's should be kissing Stephanie Meyer's butt for butchering Twilight the way that they did. I think that they should be LUCKY that TWIHARD's are as accepting of Twilight as they are because it really didn't play out the way that it should have. At this point the only way I feel that any of the "movie maker's" can redeem themselves is by STICKING TO THE BOOK! It would NOT be hard to do! If they need any advice, CALL ME! LOL

I am sorry for "ranting" but I also have to comment to all of the people that are saying that the relationship between Bella and Jacob does not need to play out so much, or it isn't that important! Are you kidding me....LOL
ARE YOU MISSING THE FACT THAT JACOB IMPRINT'S ON RENESSME IN BREAKING DAWN????? The relationship in between Bella and Jacob is just as important as it is between Edward and Bella.

Ah, always the latest to publish my own comment. I don't really agree with the "We get it. Let’s not have Bella dwell so heavily on his absence." No, not many of them get it. Some of my friends (who didn't read Twilight) almost hated the movie just because they didn't GET what/when/where Edward & Bella's love come from. Until I told them. Don't confuse the viewers. They need to understand. They need to see, and for me, as a reader, I can feel it because I've read the book. But I want those who have never read the book love it, and feels the pain when Edward left. I want them to cry. ;D

And yes, the only thing I was very very very anxious about this whole time is the cliff diving. I am excited to see all the scenes(again and again, I shall say). But the cliff diving is what I want best. Maybe the first movie, I never really expected a lot. I let them give me what they got. But this time, it's a bit different. THEY NEED TO MAKE IT RIGHT. OR ELSE I WILL CRY. [:

what i'd like to see is the in betweens sure we all know how bella is feeling and all.
i want to see the parts when she is absent minded to the going ons around her leading up to when charlie finally has enough and puts his hands down on the table and wakes her up
when he tries to send her back to her mum as explained when alice comes back thought it would fill in some gaps
maybe i'm wrong...newayz

I think that the book wasn`t too long. It was great and It was very important to show how much Bella is missind Edward. And the action in Volterra was just amazing. The movie will be great.

New Moon is about the budding relationship between Bella and JACOB. If the relationship between these two isn't established well, the next movies won't make much sense. They should not cut down Jacob and Bella's time in the book just to show more Edward. That's what the first movie was for. New Moon is more wolves...less vampires. Therefore, more Jacob, less Edward. "Jacob is in, Edward is out." Sorry Edward fans.

i'm a edward fan, but i agree with you. the movie won't be as good if they cut down jacob time.

thats really stupid....every detail is important to the book and i dont thing that the book was too long
we need to see how everything unfolds likke it should

I think my biggest concern is how they plan on filming the scenes with the Volturi. I felt a little deflated after watching Twilight since the quality of certain scenes seemed to be lacking. I didn't feel the intensity I wanted to feel in the scene where James appears in the baseball field, and the vampires hardly seemed menacing enough. I was distracted by the poor quality of the special effects and the muted colours throughout the movie hardly invoked much feeling. A friend of mine who watched the movie first and then read the books, commented that without knowing the characters previously that she had difficulty relating to the characters in the movie and fully understanding their connections and thinking back I would have to agree. I hope that Chris Weitz can do for New Moon what he did for "The Golden Compass" and inject a bit more fantasy into the movie version of the saga.

I imagine for the Volturi scene in New Moon a hauntingly beautiful quality that invokes feelings which I felt when watching Guillermo del Toro's "Pan's Labrynth". I think it needs to feel like a nightmare that's too beautiful to look away from.

To: Chris Weitz and Mellissa Rosenberg.
DO NOT MESS UP NEW MOON!!!!!!!

Twilight had a not so great director and i really think she tried to make Twilight her own way but for one, Twilight had very important things that should have been in the movie. Alice and Bella were basically aqauntinces in the movie but in actuality, they were best friends.
Jacob and Bella's friendship is going to be rushed now because they didn't really show their friendship in Twilight.

Just please don't ruin this one.

I have to agree with you.
I was completely disappointed with the 'Twilight ' movie.
Obviously the screen writer took too many liberties with trying to make the story their own. I was so disappointed with the lack of 'Intense Passion' that Bella and Edward are supposed to feel for each other, the frustration with his self in "giving in" to the passion when they kiss, and Bella's complete lack of self controll when they are that intimate (forgetting to breath for instance) - yeah thats supposed to be often remember? and the fact that they only kissed once in the movie- yet it was at lest a half dozen times in the book (ok, I WAS counting!) but each time was an event and helped us to connect with and understand their longings, fears, and desires.

Alright, so I'm ranting!- anyway, my point is by CHOPPING (and I do mean butchering) the story line just to make it fit someone else's idea of good, you lose the real story that made us all fall in love with the books in the first place! So I hope that SOMEONE is paying attention to ALL of our comments, and make New Moon and the rest of the series worth going to the theater to see!
It's like they say "If I have to explain it, then your missing the point!"
And by the way, there is no cure for the addiction! Yeah, I've read the whole series 25 times and I've just started it again!

I don't agree with this person becasue bella is OBSESIVE about edward and we do need to see that.

The only thing that I care about is that this movie is the best that it can be. I want to leave the theater like I was one of Bella's friends or Charlie and feeling the emotional connections like they did in the novel. I want to have laughed and cried along with her. Yes, it is important to show the relationship between her and Jake otherwise why come back for two more movies? I am very interested to see how they are going to bring the last third of the book to life because all of that was very suspenseful. I am a huge Jasper fan and I can't wait to see the paper cut scene in the beginning. This is important to why Edward leaves in the first place. Like I said earlier I care about a well done movie, so if I have to sit there for three hours that is what I am going to do!

Are they going to make Breaking Dawn into a movie?

According to what I just checked at imbd.com (which could be wrong) Breaking Dawn has the tentative release date of 2013. Elipse has a tentative date for 2010. Guess we will all have to wait for an offical statement.

i read that new moon is coming out nov 20th, and eclipse is coming out june 30th.

yeah im pretty sure they are :)
well, atleast i read it somewhere that they are.
plus! Breaking Dawn was my favourite in the collection so im really hoping they do!

I think this person is so wrong.

New Moon does NOT drag on at all - especially if you read the book more than once. And its VERY important to see how truly heartbreaking Bella is throughout the book.

Jacob is not arrogant. At least not while he is still human. He simply finally gets the courage to tell Bella his feelings. He also is extremely understanding that her heart has been shattered, and won't be repaired for a long time. But then his life takes a complete 180 and think about all he is subjected to. Only then does he become frustrated w/ Bella's condition, and that even happens extremely gradually. His frustration may turn into bitterness, and maybe slightly arrogant, but I think that everything about Jacob is just perfectly fine!

As far as the Volturi goes, I pretty much agree. Yet their frightfulness needs to come from the POWER. They aren't evil to kill or to be mean. They are ROYALTY and they are POWERFUL. That is where they need to pull the absolute terror from.

OH!! the vote is very important!!!.. i love ur 15 things they r my favs to ...
but i really think Bellas misery should be flashbacks and mostly of Jacob and bellas realtionship too coz they have time to go further on that with eclipse.. hmm they should stay with the 15 things u said.. and they should add more time to the movie like 2 and a half hours to make "some" justice to the book... hopefully new moon will be better that Twilight movie.. im looki ng forward for the phasing stuff u know ... i like the phasing in underworl they shoul make like that :)

Cant wait for new moon..I know other fans feel the same...Now I think weve been good fan...actually excelent fan..Now why cant stephenie Meyer continue midnight sun..give us something in return....

What New moon Needs................

Them in love
Birthday party
Him leaving her in the woods
Bellas depresion
Bella and Jacob
Bellas voices
the cliff
alice retrund
italy
in the vouturi.
return.
and the Vote

don't forget the proposal!!

Although I loved the Twilight film, I agree with a lot of the commets listed about the film. The director TOTALLY screwed the set up for the other films. It included scenes not in the book that took so much time! And she cut out scenes and LINES that are important for the follow up films. Hope new director gets it right!

Some scenes I would change in the film: the restaurant, hospital, and the meadow. The book was so much better!

Mary I agree with you 100%!

I think that the movie should have all the things we love bout the book like all the little things that get over seen. I thought twilight was a good movie but misses all the little things that we all fall in love with. In twilight she totally messed the scene up where she tells him that she knows what he is and all of those things and many of those parts i fell in love with and that's what pulled me into the book. So i hope in the new moon movie that they can put all those little details into the movie because if the do it will be a fantastic movie. A movie that you wouldn't want to put down.

I don't think the book was to long...
The only part I thought was to long it when Edward isn't there and all they talk about is Jacob...

i definitly think that the Twilight movie was too short. they need to stop worrying about time. i know i would love it if New Moon was 2 1/2 to 3 hours long. i was dissapointed that they didnt have the scene where edward listens in on bella and jessica's conversatiuon about bella likin him. they definitly need to get more accurate with th 2cd one.

they need to have the birthday party. him leaving her, jacob and bella gettin closer, the dangerous stunts with edwards voice, alice returning, edward callin and jacob answerin, the volturi, and when she thinks she's dreaming while he's talkin to her.

I think that those that feel Bella missing Edward was obnoxious has never been in love. You need to read about how Bella felt in order to really relate to her and Edward's love. If it was cut short then you wouldn't fully understand how much she loved him. I feel that in 'Twilight', they could've made it longer to focus more on the falling in love aspect. I think it felt rushed compared to the book. So I am all for them taking the time to dedicate to getting that part of the movie right. What I want to know is how they are going to make Taylor Lautner look really tall. I know he put on muscle, but Jacob was extremely tall and Taylor looked like he was about 5' 8" at most.

They should have the scene when bella and carlisle talk becasue thats important!! well i think it is

I dont care if the movie is 2 plus hrs, I feel they just need to make sure they stick close to the book. Im glad the book showed us how really hard it is to deal with heartbreak vs the hollywood romance we typically see and read. I feel this is why the books touched the heart and everyone loves them cause it deals with real life emotions.
Besides that I dont think any of us Edward fans wanted Bella to get over Edward!

i think that the new moon movie should stay as true to the book as possible. i dont feel that new moon dragged on about how bella felt in edwards absence. i do however understand why some people would think of it that way. but i strongly feel that without all the information given in the book the readers might have had more of a craving to feel bellas loss of edward and to understand just how in love with him she is. being a huge twilight fan i just cant seem to find anything wrong with the story.some readers crave to have as much information as possible to be able to hold on to the characters they hold so dear,and to feel what they feel. and since edward and bellas story is so strong even i as a reader crave and want more to the story then what is out at this time.so in short they should stay as true to the book as possible to fulfill the expectations of the readers and give them what they want which is the book in film.

When you've truly felt that kind of loss, you can underdtand why its written that way. I do, and I felt that pain. That can't be shortened. It can't be 'sped up' for the movie. Her pain and loss isn't minor.

I disagree, the book isn't too long. I think it made the reader feel what Bella felt and miss Edward like she did. I remember wanting to get to the end of the book so bad just to see Edward again. It's perfect the way it is.