The week tweenagers have been waiting for all year is finally here: THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON is in theaters everywhere this Friday (and Thursday night in most cases) to rock the world with frenzied screaming and twinkling dumbness. On DVD things are a bit better, with the highly anticipated release of THANKSKILLING, the long-await TRAIN (the TERROR TRAIN remake), and for all you TWILIGHT fans, TAINTLIGHT–a TWILIGHT parody. So what are you? Team Edward or team…zzZZZzzz…
NEW MOON
Rated: PG-13 for some violence and action.
Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning and Nikki Reed
Directed by Chris Weitz
Run Time:???
Bella Swan delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part of, only to find herself in greater peril than ever before.
THANKSKILLING
Rated: R
Starring Chuck Lamb, Lance Predmore, Lindsey Anderson
Directed by Jordan Downey
Run Time: 70 Min.
An evil turkey is unleashed…and he s one fowl mouthed bastard! Five college kids heading home for Thanksgiving break cross paths with the turkey, who s possessed by an ancient Indian curse. In this hilariously gory spoof, the teens must stop the maniac bird before he kills them all! Some great cheesy goodness for the holiday season! A perfectly portioned mix of comedy, gore and campiness!
TRAIN
Rated: R
Starring Thora Birch
Directed by Gideon Raff
Run Time: 92 min.
Touring Eastern Europe with her college wrestling team, Alex (Thora Birch) attends a debauched late-night party that causes Alex and several teammates to miss their train to Odessa. Her coach is furious, but a mysterious woman offers the coach and wrestlers a ride on an alternative train. The coach agrees, and the athletes, exhausted and hung over, gratefully climb aboard. But the train harbors a deadly secret, and for Alex and her fellow passengers, a blood-soaked nightmare is just beginning.
TAINTLIGHT
Rated: UnRated
Starring Meredith Host, Kurt Indovina, Billy Garberina
Directed by Chris Seaver
Run Time: 65 minutes
Riding the lofty coattails of the international tween sensation, TAINTLIGHT is the tale of Stella, a young girl who falls in love with an ancient, beautifully-behaired bloodsucker named Edgar. They struggle to stay together in the midst of vampire carnage, but a love triangle bubbles up when a Michael Jackson-loving werewolf named Jack comes forward professing his own love for Stella. Meanwhile, a rival group of “real” vampires led by the evil Razor McBleed are on the prowl, looking to put the stake to Edgar so they can feast on Stella and the rest of Bonejack Heights in this over the top horror parody with tongue firmly in cheek!