The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Another unnecessary episode that deals with the same old thing: the same naive and stupid romance, exploiting the current stupidity and silly trend of stupid people. Rather, it's more about immaturity, and there’s plenty of it. And yet, if the series was taken seriously even for a moment, it wouldn't be so bad. Visually, it is a very attractive thing; thematically, however, it's a complete mess. Unfortunately, the “new age romance style” has to be there, even if the devil rides a werewolf and then everything goes downhill. (14/01/2013)

A great candidate for the trash! :-)) I read the book in one breath, once, a while ago, and I know I can't read it again because I'm just not brave enough. I've seen the movie and my mind was running with phrases like "wind-up toys", "boring", "Hey, that was pretty interesting, too bad the next scene killed it", "I know those actors can act in there somewhere", "I wonder how much makeup that used up?", "Weren't the wolves prettier in the second one?" etc... I managed to get a hundred things done, I spent two days watching it, I could never have watched it in one go, I think I’d have to retire to warmer climates for my nerves. The dialogue is stupid, the way the actors say it makes it sound even stupider – it was good in a book, but as soon as someone says it out loud, you either blow your brains out or rupture your diaphragm. Bella has exactly the kind of qualities I can't stand, so I was praying the movie would change the script and kill her off – and of course that can't happen. They could also have killed Edward so he could die a virgin – it would have been such a perfectly tragic ending, ah well... A girl offers herself to you and you don't go for it? I understand you can control your hunger, but your sexual desire? Amen. But there's no point in discussing it, he's going to do it to her in the next installment anyway... :-D And unfortunately, it's not helped by the fact that I've come to loathe their brown contact lenses. Why the hell can't they finally, someday, bang something better out of this? Mission: Impossible (so I guess I'll call Tom... :-D). Btw: did you notice how, in the scene where the bad vampires come out of the water, it looks more like a zombie clan? ^^ (10/07/2010)

Probably the darkest (however, I'm still cautious about using that word in the case of Twilight – in short, with a grain of salt) and most action-packed installment of the entire series, but one that still suffers from the same ills that run through the saga – whether it's the emo-gay-metro Ed or the occasionally more-than-awkward dialogue or behavior of the characters (Bella clearly leads the way in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) Unlike the two previous ones, I was also quite looking forward to the third installment, because I've really liked David Slade's work so far, so I was secretly hoping for a meat scene ala 30 Days of Night)) The result is that THIS is, in my opinion, material so "heavy" and impossible to grasp in a reasonable or tasteful way that anyone would break teeth on it, being limited by a script that doesn't really give rise to any real directorial exhibition. And if I were to overthink it a lot, I could say that at times there was an attempt at a sort of psychology of the characters (specifically the Cullen vampires and their pasts) that didn't bother me that much. Out of the entire series, this for me is the most bearable instalment so far, and the one that pisses me off the least. (14/09/2010)

A step forward, yet at the same time a light stepping in place. David Slade is a director who can best tame a problematic script, and thanks to excellent flashbacks and gripping action, he knows how to build anticipation for the finale. And yet he also suffers from having taken on this particular installment. Eclipse hurts in terms of plot progression. There is no crucial decision made or any action taken that would fundamentally change the situation. There is only one big battle, which is lucky to have attractive fighters on both sides. Though the third installment loses something by not having a solid face of its own (Twilight is a cold opening, Twilight: New Moon is an intimate melodrama), and in the very end it feels like a nostalgic installment with its battles in the mountains, it works great in this form. Even if Bella's doubts and decision-making sometimes get on my nerves. But I have never spit on the Twilight saga and it seems that I won't in the future either. So, we'll see each other at Twilight: Breaking Dawn. (30/11/2011)

The first film had a scene in the woods and a baseball game, the second Italian porn, and the third... has a blooming meadow and the story of Rosalie and Jasper Hale. The recasting of Bryce Dallas Howard's is just one of many oddities, like the fact that Kristen Stewart still doesn't look much older than she did in Panic Room. I mean, wow. However, the lines heard about Bella having to be home by four, graduating from English studies, and Edward asking her if she will get out of the car if he asks her to...? Uh....what? "I kissed Bella. And she broke her hand." "Eau de wolf coming up." "Oh, my God. Dad. I'm a virgin." "I Am Hotter Than You!" "If we weren't natural enemies, I might actually like you."!!! (09/11/2011)