But instead of taking the opportunity to live up to the tradition, and show off the vampire vs. werewolf plotline isn't just a bunch of pretty faces engaged
in a girlfight, New Moon has copped out with a "flash of pixels" transformation.
Says Child:
The young men simply vanish, and are replaced by their animal counterparts: as a feat of special effects engineering, it's right up there with some of Dr Who's worst moments, and this from a film with a reported $50m budget.Snap! Child definitely calls it like it is, but is it really surprising?