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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Twilight Saga: Eclipse

You can't always base a movie on the book, but I still had high hopes. If you haven't read the previous two books and simply opted to watch Twilight and New Moon, I can easily see how you were disappointed. So, I held my breath when I went with my wife (finally we got to see one of them together) to see Eclipse.

And we weren't disappointed.

By far, and I mean by a long ways, Eclipse what the other two previous movies should have been. Spectacular CGI and action, humor, more meaningful dialog between the main characters—this movie had it all. If I had to pick a best part, or a favorite part, it would have to be the end battle between the newborn vampires and the Cullen/werewolf alliance. The special effects were spot on, and I thought the shattering sound of the newborns was perfect.

They really followed the book closer than the first two movies. The casting was excellent—all but one person, in my opinion. The character of Victoria. I really felt like they dropped the ball when they replaced the actress who played the role of Victoria. While Bryce Dallas Howard is probably a decent actress, for me she just didn't fit the role. Her hair was way too curly, and she appeared to be very juvenile—maybe it's just me, but I think they should have tried to keep the other actress.

Aside from that little hiccup, this was by far the best Twilight movie to date.
Posted by Jeremy English at 9:00 AM

1 comment:

  1. Belka!July 7, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    I had mixed feelings on the whole shattering/crystal/glass vampires. While it was cool, it makes the fourth book more...unbelievable (I know, I know, it's already unbelievable). Plus, in the second movie, when Edward was fighting with the Volturi, his cheek cracked and it seemed more like stone to me. It will be interesting to see how the fourth book is portrayed in film.

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