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Going to see New Moon made me realize that it had been a year since my first movie after my back surgery. I still remember driving to the cheap theater to see the movie that all the girls were screaming at in the theater, and that I had to sit very carefully in the chair at the theater to stay comfortable. Flash forward to a year later and another trip to the cheap theater: it was a much more comfortable sitting experience, although this second installation of the series was more painful than the first.

I can't help going to see the Twilight movies because I just like to know what America's watching and talking about, and to me it's like watching one of those crazy movies about mythological beasts on the Sci-Fi (I just can't spell it the other way) channel. It's a kitsch series starring a bunch of cute teens. The first movie actually did capture some of the wonder Bella experienced at first glimpsing the supernatural world, as well as the angst of teenage infatuation. This second movie doesn't capture anything that feels genuine, but it's entertaining because it's so unintentionally funny!

I'm not sure why the werewolves all need to travel in packs of half-clothed-cuttoff-jean-wearing boys, or why they have to run everywhere they go, but it certainly is amusing. And in comparison, a half-clothed-gaunt-and-pasty Robert Pattinson is even funnier. I love that only evil vampires seem to have red eyes. I love how angry everybody gets out of nowhere. I love it whenever Bella gets flung against a wall. And her sequence of depression and recklessness is entertaining too.

It's certainly not a good movie, but I had fun watching it. And now that I've learned about Riff Trax from Ryan, I fully intend to watch all of these movies again!