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Author Topic: New Moon (2009) Jeremy Jorgenson Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1002 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Feb 2005 posted 11-22-2009 07:47 PM                        So, the film opens with the title New Moon and closes with the title Twilight Saga New Moon, yet all the promotional materials have the title as The Twilight Saga: New Moon... odd. So I decided to title the subject with the first title on screen, which is also the title of the book. As the prints showed up too late for me to build/screen on Wednesday, and were screened before I got to work on Thursday, I ended up going to see this Saturday night with my sister at the theatre near where she lives, and we [gasp] Spoiler Alert - Click to Toggle paid to see a movie! I've read the books, wasn't super impressed, neither was I "super impressed" with the first film. But... I thought this was quite a few steps up from Twilight. Good for what it is. Taylor Lautner's physical transformation between the shooting of the first two films is quite impressive too. I'm surprised more hasn't been made that director Chris Weitz is the grandson of Lupita Tovar, who was in the "other" 1931 Universal Studios Dracula ... I mean, vampires are vampires, right?  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-23-2009 11:17 AM                        Well if the book is simply titled "New Moon" you can attribute that "twilight" reference to the marketing department. They just want to make sure everyone knows the movie is out there. George Lucas did a similar thing when he retitled "Raiders of the Lost Ark" to "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" for a video release a while back.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 11-23-2009 02:54 PM                     Yeah...that was a great move. At least they didn't change the actual title on screen.  |  IP: Logged

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