Friday, July 23, 2010

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

The third film in the Twilight series did not disappoint. There was bad acting, uncomfortable silences, terrible dialogue and teen angst layered with some great one-liners, another fantastic soundtrack, and enough make out scenes and men without shirts to keep any woman entertained. There were less awkward Bella (Kristen Stewart) scenes than in the previous two movies mostly because there were so many other moments and actors to cover that the director could keep her quiet and/or off camera. If it were possible I'd recommend she not speak for the final film at all. I am anxious to see what they do with the final book, Breaking Dawn.

Although I will miss Bella's father, played by Billy Burke - brilliantly, might I add, as he has a very small role in the final book. He adds much needed grounding and comic relief for all the teen drama. The book lovers continue to prefer the novels whereas I find the re-writes for the film scripts way more compelling, ironic, and able to poke fun at the writing.

I may go see this one again.

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