Okay, let’s get this out of the way right now; I am not this series' target audience. Now that we have that out of the way, let me just say that while I do not enjoy these films nor will I ever waste my energy trudging through the novels, they should still find some way to have a broader appeal. All I can say is that if people have dubbed Seinfeld a show about nothing, they ain’t seen nothing yet.
Upping the production budget and adding more established actors (Dakota Fanning and Michael Sheen) to stand around doing as little as the rest of the cast a better movie does not make. According to some sources, this film cost about $20 million more to make than Twilight did and all I can see we get out of this is a longer, more boring, sillier, and ultimately repetitive and inferior film.
It is nowhere near what you could call one of the worst films of the year, but I guess since the movie has a built-in fan base it ultimately doesn’t truly matter what I think. 
Fans will flock and the movie will probably make more money than the last one and maybe by the third entry, Eclipse, director David Slade will be able to finally make a film with a broader appeal. The fact that Slade also directed the graphic novel adaptation 30 Days of Night gives me hope in that he’s dealt with the genre before.
The “vampires” and werewolves are back with a much heavier emphasis thankfully on the wolf pack. I know people love their Robert Pattinson but he is absolutely the most boring aspect of both films. It seems to be that his only direction is to stare at the ground, mumble his lines, and take five minutes to say one sentence and in that time almost never finish a thought. Team Edward needs a new leader. Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene) would do nicely as at least she appears to have some kind of personality.
We’re told it’s been 10 years since the Cullen clan have moved to Forks, WA and people are starting to notice that Carlisle (Mike Dexter himself, Peter Facinelli) ain’t gettin’ any older. This is what Edward gives as his excuse to Bella (Kristen Stewart) to explain why he needs to leave her and can never return. The audience knows that it was actually due to her blood-riddled 18th birthday party. These events set in motion a long, and I mean long, string of montages that are so repetitive it turns the film into a case of self-parody and this is only the first sequel.
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Article comments
1 - birdy
the reviewer says they should try to make these movies with broader appeal? ummm... last i remember, these books and movies have been smashing records. what more appeal do you want? these movies are doing better than 95% percent of all others. so, are you saying that the twilight series should aspire to be like other movie recipes that don't do as well at the box office? obviously they're fine as they are because the people have voted with their dollars and this is what they like. why on earth would we want to change the movies to suit you when that would make us like it less? you just don't make any sense.
2 - birdy
changing the movie to suit you would be like sticking a lifetime movie love story in the middle of an adult film. sure, that might give it "broader appeal" but it would screw the whole thing up. it would take everything a man likes about adult films out of it. don't mess with our twilight. we like it fine just as it is. now go watch transformers or guys tackling each other or something.
3 - Cathy Wasserman
This is like someone who hates opera, reviewing the opera.....
Need I say more.
4 - FeedMeFear
"Am I an idiot or are vampires undead? I know that you can “kill” a vampire and whatnot but there is so much emphasis on him not being able to “live” without Bella that it just gets funnier every time it’s mentioned."
LOL! I love the irony and the outright sillyness of the movie...though not enough to see it!
5 - Jean
I'm a fan of the whole series and all the characters but I think when all is said and done Taylor Lautner will end up having had the best role of the series.
6 - Jordan Richardson
Birdy, there's nothing "adult" about the Twilight series. It is and always will be nothing more than a modern Mormon allegory touting the virtues of abstinence.
The vampires are toothless, boring clods who don't risk a thing (they glitter in the sunlight? Puh-lease!) and the other characters a dull, one-dimensional renderings of teenagers with none of the angst or difficulty of that existence. Before you say it: Kristen Stewart's "breathing" does not equal angsty teenage stuff.
Let's face it: Twilight is the vampire series for tweens and teens who like to play it safe. It's a bloodless, soulless, gutless series of books and films that will certainly please its target audience because its target audience doesn't know any better.
7 - Cathie
This guy who wrote this article is an idiot!! Seriously.
**The film is going by THE BOOK! And the BOOK portrays Edward Cullen a certain way, and Robert Pattinson ACTS IT OUT according to the book! He does a damn good job of playing Edward Cullen! And Im not even a Team Edward girl!!! But I can "appreciate" an actor embelishing his charcter and role. So good job Rob Pattinson! Even Team Jacob people love what you do as Edward!! Rock on!!
8 - Jamie
These books are great. And the movies have been so far as well. They are for all ages. You dont always have to have cussing, sex, an insane amount of blood and gore for a movie to be good!!!
9 - Vick
Oh man. I agree. Rob P does a great job of Edward Cullen. He's a great actor in this charcter I think.
10 - Jay
I agree with what you say about her breathing and being better in this film. Check this out to compare for yourself.