Last year, Twilight proved to zillions of shrieking Twi-hards that no matter how passionately you love a florid, overwritten, hilarious book, the movie can be even better. How will this year’s installment, New Moon, fare with a new director (the non-vagina-having Chris Weitz) and a new love interest (Jacob Black, played by Taylor Lautner)?
Good news! Once again, Hollywood magic has delivered a version of a Twilight story that is dramatically superior to Stephenie Meyer’s novel! How? Let us count all 34 ways, in our completely spoiler-filled slideshow.
Previously: 28 Reasons That Twilight the Movie Is Better Than Twilight the Book
Related: David Edelstein on New Moon