Twilight Saga: Eclipse: Blu Ray Review
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Released by Sony
Rating: M
New Moon ended with Robert Pattinson's Edward asking Kristen
Stewart's Bella to marry him - and this one follows on a short time
after that initial proposal. Back in her home town of Forks,
Bella's turning Edward down because he won't make her a vampire
like she wants so that they can be together forever.
However, Bella's dad Charlie (a welcome infusion of humanity and
humour amid the teenage angst) is keen for Bella to spend less time
with Edward and a little more time with Jacob (Taylor Lautner) and
her friends ahead of her graduation. But unknown to them, that's
when Bella's decided she wants to become a vampire and part of the
Cullen clan
Things though are moving apace elsewhere with vamp Victoria (Bryce
Dallas Howard) working on exacting her revenge on the Cullens
following the death of her beau back in the first film. And as she
forms her plan, Seattle is ravaged by a series of deaths which seem
to be tied in with Bella and Edward's destiny...
The third film in franchise is a marked change from the previous
two - it's a slower more evenly paced kind of film with a lot more
dialogue and bursts of action throughout. Consequently - and this
is where divisions will form, my Twihard friends - some of the
acting feels a little more stilted and the dialogue a bit cornier
as the romance plays out (sample lines - 'I will fight for you
until your heart stops beating' and ' Edward is my life.'). But to
be fair, you expect that - and the audience which loves this film,
won't care a jot for corniness and lines like those.
But ultimately, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is once again about
Bella, Jake and Edward (as well as the continuing antagonism
between the vamps and the wolves) - and all the rest of the film is
merely padding around that relentless triangular relationship.
Extras: A variety of releases including 2 disc
- the one disc has a commentary with RPatz and KStew.
Rating: 6/10
