MOVIE REVIEW:
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE

06/29/10

SYNOPSIS: In ECLIPSE, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob -- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.

REVIEW: When it came to writing a review for this movie considering it’s demographic, I thought to myself who better than my 15 year old daughter who was quite excited about going to the screening. Here are her thoughts.

Jacob Black: I'm gunna fight for you until your heart stops beating.

Eclipse, The Twilight Saga’s third movie, was much less than what I expected. I feel it could have been better in different aspects. In the commercials they show an immense amount of action as if the movie was based on the fight … very wrong, the movie is more like a soap opera. The main theme is basically, as we all know, Bella and her die hard vampire love. All her loved ones including Edward and Jacob continue to try to convince her that she is better off staying human, but she claims she knows what she wants. Bella is faced with other decisions that will affect her feelings towards some of the choices she has made. She also has some intense discussions with the wolf that loves her. Another aspect that is interesting is that we finally see more detail of the Cullen family and their background as far as how they got to where they are now.

The special effects in the movie are outstanding and very well done. The conversion of the wolves looks so natural and real. The scenery is breathtaking and it also fits the whole setting of danger and fear. Having Forks as the main location, the mountains, the woods, the cloudiness, and constant rain matches the vampires. The weather plays a big part in one of my favorite scenes of the movie when heat is needed. Someone comes to the rescue.

Kristen Stewart is still the same Kristen; really no change in her acting. I do believe there is a slight difference though. She shows more expression even though my father says she’s the same. The new actress for the villain Victoria, Bryce Dallas Howard, does pretty well even though I see a change in the character’s attitude as the old Victoria was more furious and Bryce is more calm and less aggressive. Dakota Fanning is one good sharp vampire. She can play her role well. She has no facial expression when she uses her power. You couldn’t tell until you saw the person screaming. Her attitude is priceless and she has the face of an evildoer. Also, Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) acts awesome as a fighter for Bella’s heart. Edward is being as supportive as he can be with Bella’s decisions, and knows that she can change her mind in a heart beat, and that breaks his heart. Alice is always a very “stand out” character. She’s gorgeous and is as caring as can be. Jasper and Rosalie play bigger parts in this move; these characters really pop out. You will also meet a lot of new characters that make up the “new army”.

Overall the movie focuses on figuring out the purpose of this “new army”, who’s behind it, and how they’re going to fight back as well as the ongoing fight for Bella’s love. There’s a lot of interaction between the two rivals. The movie is geared towards teens like me. I enjoyed it for the most part and my lesson learned is that when we encounter a decision to make we have to choose wisely because others never had the chance to choose. When comparing to the other Twilights, I still like New Moon the most.

Review By Cine Marcos
cinemarcos@smartcine.com

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I was extremely excited to see this next chapter in the Twilight Saga, and my six yeat old daughter, a huge "Team Edward" follower, fueled my love for it even more. With that said, I was almost dissapointed when I left the theatre after the midnight showing. I am an avid reader of the books, and usually read them once or twice a month. I felt in the movie they just touched on the key points from the book. This would be fine in most cases....but we are not dealing with an average book or movie. I felt that there was information missing that could have helped move the story along. I now know what information I need to fill in when I see it again.

As for the acting, I felt the three main characters (Bella, Edward & Jacob) did an excellent job in getting their point across in the movie. Ashley did an outstanding job as usual in the role of Alice, as did Kellen Lutz, Jackson Rathbone (Emmett & Jasper), and both Peter Faccinelli (Carlise) and Elizabeth Reasor (Esme). I felt that Nikki Reed (Rosalie) was a bit off this time around. It was hard to watch her and even harder to believe her. Bryce did a very good job as Victoria. It is hard to jump into a role in which a previous actor did a wonderful job and has a following. For those avid watchers, there is a difference in the acting. Nothing wrong with it, just different.

Even though I left feeling slightly dissapointed, I will watch it over and over again because I love the story itself. Just be prepared for some obvious differences and everything will be perfect!