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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
Horrible
I am a fan of the books. I enjoyed reading them. However, I do not like the movies. I saw Twilight last year and thought "Wow, Summit ruined it." I was generous and decided to give New Moon a chance with the movie having a new director. I am giving up being generous.
The Good: 1) Dakota Fanning as Jane was just how I pictured Jane in the books. Kudos to her. 2) Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathborne and Elizabeth Reaser return and I was impressed with their performances.
The Bad: 1) What was with all the extra scenes? They weren't in the book!
The Ugly: 1) Why did Robert Pattinson take off his shirt? He's gross. When I saw New Moon everyone in the theater went "Ewww" when Pattinson took off his shirt. 2) Kristen Stewart CANNOT ACT! Why did they pick her as Bella? In the books, Bella has a personality, you know? Stewart portrays her as someone who is detached from this world. Emily Browning would have been a much better choice. 3) Robert Pattinson may be a heartthrob to some but he cannot act.
All in all, Summit ruined the movies and picked horrible actors for the lead role. Stop with the movies! You're ruining the books!
If you do want to continue the movies because you're not listening to the fans, pick better actors for the rest of the roles, please! Unless you pick better actors for the leads, I won't be spending anymore money on the Twilight movies.
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)
Enjoyable
I heard of this movie through my 12 year old cousin who knew I was a Scooby Doo fan and mentioned this movie when I visited her. I must say I was apprehensive of the movie as I felt it wouldn't live up to the original 'Scooby Doo' movie and its sequel. I also was a little nervous as it didn't have any of the original cast in the movie.
When I watched this movie, I was prepared for poor acting and unreal special effects. However, I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed myself throughout it.
1. Frank Welker brings Scooby to life in this movie and I am happy that brought in an original 'Scooby Doo' cast member from the TV show. 2. Robbie Amell, Hayley Kiyoko and Kate Melton as Fred, Velma and Daphne fill the roles of these characters and their performances should make even the original cast of the movie proud. 3. Nick Palatas as Shaggy was the star of the show and had Shaggy's voice down to a T. Palatas and 'Scooby' steal the show as the always-in-trouble duo and Palatas' performance by far surpassed the rest.
All in all, this was a very enjoyable movie and if you are a Scooby Doo fan, as I am, I am sure you will enjoy this. It's great for the kids and adults, as well. My grandparents, parents and a few friends that were over, all enjoyed this movie and we are definitely going to add this to our movie collection when it becomes available.