Not
"Look we're being ROMANTIC" like the other films (especially the mental New Moon), but an actual, believable scene bewteen two people who
seem to really like each other. And so it goes throughout the entire
film, as scene after scene manages to do what it's supposed to rather
than just having the people inside the film talking about emotions they
don't seem to be feeling.
It helps – a lot – that the story is
a very straightforward one.
Someone (the evil Victoria from the
first two films) is creating an army of newborn vampires over in
Seattle, and as newborns are the toughest form of vampires (they still
have human blood inside them to fuel them), Edward's vampire clan and
the local werewolves lead by Bella's other love interest Jacob (Taylor
Lautner) have to team up to defend her.
Once again Bella
is the centre of the entire universe - in reality the movie could have just been
called "FIGHT OVER ME" - as the battle between Edward and Jacob for Bella
is all Twilight : Eclipse is really about (her human friends get two entire
scenes in a two hour movie).
But Twilight : Eclipse
is also about love in a way the other films weren't :
Bella's looming
– and previously eagerly awaited - conversion to a vampire is countered
with a string of reminders of what she'll be losing (family, friends, a
human life) and the grim and cruel tales of how Edward’s fellow
vampires were turned (which all involve some kind of nasty romantic
betrayal).
It isn't exactly genius level stuff, but at
least it is something akin to an actual cinematic theme. It also makes the endless "Now
boys, stop fighting over me [giggle]" scenes seem like they are there
for more of a reason than to ogle the shirtless Taylor (even Edward
asks him "don't you own a shirt?").
It's still "giggle girl" fantasy stuff and anyone who takes it remotely seriously is only fooling themselves, but Twilight : Eclipse is a definite step up from Twilight : New Moon.
At this rate, by the time they wrap up the series they'll actually know what they're doing. DVD Special Features
The Twi-hards eat up DVD Special Features - mostly because it's an excuse to watch more of their favourite Hotties.
Included
on the 2-Disc Edition are Two Audio Commentaries with Kristen Stewart
& Robert Pattinson and Stephenie Meyer & Wyck Godfrey, "The
Twilight Saga: Eclipse Insider" (a 6-Part Making-of Documentary),
there's also Deleted & Extended Scenes, a Photo Galley and Music
Videos from Muse and Metric.
Conclusion: 70% Extras: 65%
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