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The third installment of Stephenie Meyer's blockbuster vampire series is its most action packed, both in terms of fight scenes and human-vampire-werewolf lovin'. In Eclipse, the vampiric Cullen clan and the werewolves--their sworn enemies--unite against an army of "newborn" vampires, whose remnants of human blood in their veins makes them stronger and more uncontrollable, causing a string of murders in the Seattle area. They've been created by the vengeful vampire Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard, taking over for Rachelle Lefevre), still keen on destroying human Bella (Kristen Stewart). Thus, Bella is under careful watch, and her undead love Edward (Robert Pattinson) and werewolf best friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner) spend a lot of time arguing over who is the better man for her. (In one hilarious scene where Bella's freezing and only Jacob has the lupine body heat to warm her, he looks over at Edward and cracks, "I am hotter than you." Go Team Jacob!) But there's more at the heart of the triangle than love: Bella, against Edward's warnings, doesn't want to grow older than him and would willingly give up contact with her parents, the chance to grow old with children, and more to be turned into a bloodthirsty vampire. (Jacob's trump card is that Bella wouldn't have to give up her mortality to be with him.) But the unfolding of this love triangle is even clumsier than it was on the page; you're never really convinced Bella has romantic feelings for Jacob, even during their climactic kiss on top of the mountain. This is likely to confuse non-readers of the book series, as Stewart emotes nothing that intones there's a real competition here (clearly, she's Team Edward).
Pattinson, on the other hand, appears to have overcome his awkwardness to become a much cooler Edward; Howard, while missing Lefevre's mischief as Victoria, brings her own touch of soft-spoken manipulation; and Billy Burke, as Bella's father Charlie, continues to steal every scene he's in. The other Cullens also get far more play here, notably Rosalie (Nikki Reed), whose revealing back story is touching and tragic, and Jasper (Jackson Rathbone), who trains everyone in combat and who, halfway through the movie, adopts a sudden Southern accent that he didn't have before, once it's revealed he was a Confederate soldier (on a side note, it's mentioned in the books that Jasper can calm the emotions of others, but that trait isn't used in the movie). The climactic fight scene is well staged by director David Slade (30 Days of Night, Hard Candy); the violence, while not bloody, is still more abundant and disturbing than in the previous films; and the sex, while not actually happening between anyone (yet), is certainly on everyone's mind (but Edward wants to get married first). It seems the characters, and the series, are growing up. --Ellen A. Kim
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In the third chapter of Stephenie Meyer's phenomenal Twilight series, Bella Swan is surrounded by danger as Seattle is hit by a string of murders and an evil vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, Bella is forced to choose between her love, Edward Cullen, and her friend, Jacob Black-knowing that her decision may ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
* Includes two AUDIO COMMENTARIES with Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart and Stephenie Meyer & Wyck Godfrey
* Become the ultimate The Twilight Saga: Eclipse insider with a 6-PART MAKING-OF DOCUMENTARY
* See even more with DELETED & EXTENDED SCENES
* Relive every moment with the PHOTO GALLERY
* Watch your favorite scenes over and over in EDWARD FAST FORWARD and JACOB FAST FORWARD
* Plus MUSIC VIDEOS from Muse and Metric.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Lame, Laughable, Dumbed down,
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This review is from: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2-Disc Special Edition) (DVD)
I read the book first, perhaps that spoiled the movie for me. While the film follows the book fairly well, it misses out things, such as the depth of Bella's emotions, especially during the Jacob kiss scene, and afterward, and during the fight with Victoria, who is played by a much less threatening woman. She didn't give me the creeps at all, she rather looked kinda cuddley.I hated the line, "Well, I am hotter than you" by Jake in the tent. That is not said in the book and it was lame. I was dissapointed by Taylor Lautner's acting in this, I just did not believe him. He was just some kid. Nor did I believe Bella's "love" for him. The violence is pumped up in the film from the book, more senes of it, though it is not gorey. Vampires are killed without blood, as they shatter like in the book. Everything runs along rather quickly, scenes mushed together. The Volturi were not threatening, and seemed to me like kids dressing up and playing in the yard with a video camera. Charlie on the other hand is thoroughly believeable and one of the best acting jobs in the film. I really liked the "little talk" scene. I was also satisfied with Robert Pattinson's acting. Shame they couldn't find a pretty ring, that one they used looks like something from a garage sale. I liked the flashback sequences, Peter Murphy was frightful as the original cold one in the area. Costume of the Quillettes was also good. And it tells the sad story of Jasper's past as well as could be expected. Overall I thought the story was dumbed down for a younger audience. I am 36, same age as Stephanie Meyer, and I enjoyed the book, and don't see why the target audience for the movies seems to be 13/14. It deserves better.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Satisfied!,
This review is from: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2-Disc Special Edition) (DVD)
Very happy with this product, packaging, & delivery time. Being I live in Canada, it didn't take long to arrive at all.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good third part - sticks close to the book,
By Cozy Evenings with a Book "Book Lover" (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)
This review is from: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2-Disc Special Edition) (DVD)
In this 3rd movie Bella is hunted by Victoria. Victoria is the vampire girl with red hair who had her mate killed by Edward and his family in the first Twilight movie. And now Victoria wants revenge - to get that she is building an army of new vampires and has them march into Forks to help her achieve her mission. The werewolves and vampires reluctantly come together as one to fight off Victoria's vampire army. Tension builds between Edward and Jacob since they're both in love with Bella. And there's also the question of marriage between Edward and Bella and of course the volturi are waiting for Bella to be turned into a vampire which Edward never wants.A lot of people agree that this third movie stuck very close to the book - and that is a huge plus for all the fans out there. All the performances were played out very well and the new actress who is playing Victoria is fine as well - all though the old Victoria had a bigger impact on screen with her acting but what can you do. If in the past you thought Kristen Stewart played out her part a bit awkwardly, then there's none of that here. All the characters played very naturally and easily. The action was great, especially towards the end when the fighting broke out. There were some very funny moments and a very hot scene between Edward and Bella. The movie was interesting to watch, due to so much stuff going on and mostly due to our curiousity how Edward and Jacob keep battling for Bella. All in all a good third part, worth the watch.
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