Obviously, I am one of those people who eagerly anticipated the release of the third installment of the Twilight Saga. I wanted to watch it on its first day of showing but the lines were so long that I decided otherwise. Without any hassle, I got my tickets online and watched the flick last Saturday.
For a fan of the series, one would always go back to comparing the book with the movie. I watched the movie as it was, no thoughts of comparison of the book. Surprisingly, I found it good. Many would agree with me that the books were not that exciting as compared to what other authors would have written. David Slade and his team sure did a great job in translating the book into the big screen. It was how I pictured in the book, a mix of heart-warming scenes with action-packed sequences. The fight scene on the last part was good. Though, I never expected the Volturi twist wherein Jane waited for the vampires to attack the Cullens before doing any action. Interesting and really evil.
As for the new Victoria, hmmm. Rachel LeFevre was more menacing that Bryce Dallas Howard, but the latter lived up to the role. Riley was also good. I loved the way the story showed the building of Victoria's vampire army. It made everything more cohesive and clear. As usual, the wolf pack with all their six-pack glory maintained their shirtless scenes. Alex Meraz aka Paul was the best in the bunch, next to Taylor Lautner aka Jacob Black of course. Taylor Lautner, whew. That guy takes my breath away every time I see him shirtless in every scene, which is like most of the time. Haha! Edward was still the usual. Actually, I was already contemplating if I should jump ship to Team Jacob. Hmmm...
The makeup and the wardrobe was way better this time as compared to the past 2 movies. Everyone looked good and the clothes were just right. Rosalie and Esme looked better. Even Bella Swan looked better.. Hmmm, maybe the eyebrows?
For a vampire movie, it was kinda weird that I was left teary-eyed by three scenes. First was when Edward got down on one knee and proposed to Bella. The scene was perfect, warm lights and a handsome brooding vampire before you pouring his heart out. Well, I would say YES in a heartbeat! The second scene was when Jacob and Edward were talking in the tent. Two guys talking about love, kinda gay but definitely interesting. Haha! The last scene was when Bella visited Jacob after the fight. You could really sense the hurt in Jacob's every word. I liked his parting words that said something like "Maybe even then.". I was kinda disappointed though that they did not include the line that I was waiting for.
"The clouds I can handle, but could not fight with an eclipse."
Those would have nailed it. Oh well, I guess they had a reason of omitting that part. As a whole, I loved the movie. I agree that this was so far, the best among the three films. I can't wait for Breaking Dawn 1 and 2. For now, I'll just enjoy Eclipse. I'm thinking of watching it again.
Now, who's with me?
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