Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Eclipse



Eclipse is the third movie in the Twilight series. The filmmakers like to refer to it as a saga but I refuse to do so. The Star Wars geek in me dies hard, I suppose.

Eclipse finds the lives of Edward and Bella settling back to normal. They're back together and planning the next stages of their relationship while Jacob pines for a chance with Bella. Under their noses however, someone is building an army of vampires.

Revoke my man card if you'd like, but I actually enjoyed this one. The stories built up in the previous movie blossomed further here. There was enough action to keep my interest piqued the entire time. There was enough tension between the three leads to make the story more bearable. And they developed some of the other members of the Cullen family, fleshing out the characters and making you want to see more. The dialogue took a turn for the worse here though as there are a few scenes that are downright painful to listen to. Again, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner are your leads. Lautner falls victim to the pen this time, getting to spout some of the terrible dialogue himself. In terms of the supporting cast, Facinelli, Greene, Kendrick and Fanning return. Jackson Rathbone and Nikki Reed step up here and both are better for it. So, I suspect that they will get the terrible dialogue next time out,lol.

Of the three movies in this series, Eclipse has been the best of the bunch, hands down.

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