The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

it has one of the most satisfying moments in film history - the moment where Bella punches Jacob in the face

my my my love this movie

In my opinion the best movie of the saga.

The third installment of The Twilight Saga, _Eclipse_, finally delivers on the promise and potential that has been developing over the last two films. Up until now the primary focus of the series has been on the romance of Edward and Bella, but with that issue reaching a resolution the focus shifts toward an action/adventure tale. The worlds of vampires and werewolves finally collide in spectacular, brutal fights when a vampire army marches on Forks intent on killing Bella and the Cullens. David Slate’s directing is especially evocative and dramatic, and the pacing does an impressive job at moving between the melodrama and the action; creating a suspenseful lead-up toward the final battle. Additionally, the storytelling emphasizes character based drama, creating personal stakes for the action that ensues. _Eclipse_ has once again placed the series on firm ground, building on and enriching this epic story of vampires and werewolves.

Edward Cullen is a nasty piece of work

A great recovery from the 2nd film as the 3rd really ramps up the tension and violence and the build up to the premise of this series as it dives deep into the relationship Bella has with Edward and Jacob and how to the types have to fight to get along to protect her as a new evil is coming. Unlike the first 2 films, the characters are here and developed but now we see how they are all going to fit in this mysterious world that revolves around Bella. Of course the scenery and plot development is spot on again.

It's getting better again. I don't really like the second movie as it's too depressing but this is fine. The story isn't really progressing but at least we're along for a nice ride. The Jacob vs. Edward situation is (slowly) getting resolved, Bella said yes, the plan for the marriage and transformation is basically set, and we got some nice action at the end that resolved the Victoria issue.

I'm mostly happy that the Cullen's and Quileute's are finally getting along quite well. And even Edward and Jacob got to talk a bit and hate each other less.

RIP little girl though - that hurt :o But the Cullen's tried well to save her.

Now, I'm just waiting for Edward to finally turn Bella into a vampire! :D

PS: I really liked the scene where Alice trained fighting against Jasper! Her fast and evasive moves are cool :)

PPS: And it was nice to learn about the (terrible) backstories of Rosalie and Jasper.

Okay, I'm mostly just angry about the Robert Frost misquote. Also, that is the weirdest engagement ring I've ever seen. And I get that Edward's supposed to be all sinister and cold, but there's a difference between 'broodingly intense' and just 'mostly indifferent.' That was kind of funny in the first one but by now it's just... weird. Then again, Bella may be right when she says she belongs in his world - she's definitely got the whole apathy thing down already.

Punching Jake once was not enough, what a disgusting character.

Third movie in the series, worst one yet. I didn't like it when I saw it before and hoped it might be a smidge better this time around. Unfortunately, it is not.

Rating: 1.5/5 - 60% - Not Recommended to Everyone