I know last week I was a bit distracted by all things New Moon and Twilight. When you find a book that can totally make you forget all time and reality, you go with it. There is no point in avoiding it. It will suck you in.
That's the Twilight series for me. I used to read 3-4 books a week when I was single. This was the first series since motherhood and marriage that I got into. I'm forever grateful.
After Twilight I was a bit nervous for New Moon. For starters it was my least favorite book of the 4 since it's so dark. Plus I was a little gunshy after the midnight viewing experience of the first one (oh yes I di-id Jamie!).
Becca and I arrived at the theater about an hour before showtime. Actually the line wasn't too bad. I was way better than getting a number and being assigned to one of 4 lines at the midnight showing of Twilight. We each got a mocha since 7:00 pm on a Friday night is way to late for us old ones.
We chatted and began to notice that most people in line were our age or at least old enough to drive themselves to the theater. We began to think this experience might not be so bad. Maybe all the swooning and screaming when Edward or Jacob came on the screen would be minimal.
We got great seats, turned off our phones and set our expectations low. We also decided that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. When the audience swooned, we did too.
It was a great experience. I loved this movie WAY better than the first one. It stuck to the dialogue in the book, stuck to the storyline and brought the book to life. They did add a fight scene to the movie, but it didn't bother me. I think it worked well the the story and set us up for the next couple movies.
Both Becca and I, true Twi-Hards, left the theater ready to see it again. New Moon wasn't our favorite book, but the movie made us want to read it again.
I'm glad I went. Thank Becca for encouraging me to give it a shot. I'll be ready for Eclipse!
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