tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post8958652264638941998..comments2023-10-28T07:52:25.688-05:00Comments on Fabulous 35mm-"Does this make my film look fat?": Movie Review: Eclipseelizagolightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16196089948320707652noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-20145645641597811062010-12-16T07:55:26.510-06:002010-12-16T07:55:26.510-06:00Wow man, you just made me wanna go and watch this ...Wow man, you just made me wanna go and watch this movie and I don't know if it's good or bad. I've been totally avoiding seeing this series (for the obvious reasons - I'm a guy) but now I'm having second thoughts. Is this a good movie to start with or am I suppose to watch all the hundred thousand ones before?... :)Eclipsehttp://www.moviesplanet.com/movies/286199/eclipsenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-8797345205315511582010-07-06T23:13:56.967-05:002010-07-06T23:13:56.967-05:00I couldn't have put it better myself. Great re...I couldn't have put it better myself. Great review!Listening to the Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475749431414457808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-74810739251455035912010-07-06T19:12:53.067-05:002010-07-06T19:12:53.067-05:00Let's go Stacy!Let's go Stacy!elizagolightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196089948320707652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-43950594837746525842010-07-05T23:45:31.952-05:002010-07-05T23:45:31.952-05:00I'm so glad you liked K-Stew's acting in t...I'm so glad you liked K-Stew's acting in this one! I did, too. But, I've always like her...so. And it was my favorite of the books, so it is my favorite of the movies...<br /><br />Your Squee moment when Bella asked Jacob to kiss her, I had a physical reaction in the theatre. I mean, I knew it was coming, but Geeeeze! I react because I know how much she's playing with his heart, even though she really does love him AND Edward. It was the same way I reacted when I read the book. If it was more intense than it was, I may have exploded in my chair.<br /><br />I LOVED all of the Cullens in this movie. And, you're right, I'm so glad they included Rosalie's story. It helps us see Bella isn't just making some love-drunk rash decision about wanting to be turned. Good movie, I wouldn't mind seeing it again with you... :)Stacy Baileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-9491117443824953872010-07-04T02:36:51.253-05:002010-07-04T02:36:51.253-05:00I totally agree with losing steam and feeling more...I totally agree with losing steam and feeling more detached from this Saga, as a whole. I was not counting down the days for the release as I was for the first two. I'm not sure if it's b/c other things have surpassed it...I'm also a huge Sookie Stackhouse series/True Blood fan. Or, if it's b/c so much time has passed since I read the Twilight series...but I was not going into this movie w/ the excitement I felt from the first two. So, it's hard for me to compare my feelings between the three movies. I definitely think this was one was WAY better than Twilight and New Moon, in every way imaginable. I loved the chemistry between Edward and Kristin. I LOVED the tent scene, and the proposal when Bella finally says yes. Instead of leaving the theater, desperately wishing for the release of Breaking Dawn...I left wanting simply wanting to re-read the book series. (I didn't really know what to think of that reaction..lol.)<br /><br />Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie! :)Mallorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-57089818160625176242010-07-03T11:47:18.382-05:002010-07-03T11:47:18.382-05:00I just got through watching it and didn't love...I just got through watching it and didn't love it as much as I thought I would. I agree with a lot of what you wrote, but somehow it just seems like the series is losing steam for me. Of course I should say I saw Twilight without ever knowing anything about the books / fanbase (I got married that year and was living under a rock apparently) and from there I dove straight into the books and became a TwiHard.<br /><br />I hated Breaking Dawn but will still see the movies because of my love for the series.OCnativenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-63669310437098669772010-07-03T02:28:33.488-05:002010-07-03T02:28:33.488-05:00It's hard for me to comment, as I am also not ...It's hard for me to comment, as I am also not sure what I think. It's possible that I like this movie the best, but it provoked the least amount of emotion from me compared to the other two. This could possibly be from the continuous detachment I feel from the series as I read and watch other things I like better such as Hunger Games and the Sookie books. So yeah. More later.Catyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627831746556125532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-83030648590243562402010-07-02T23:07:10.315-05:002010-07-02T23:07:10.315-05:002. I laughed SO hard when I first read "Not a...2. I laughed SO hard when I first read "Not a very pretty film to look at" because for all the girls who are fans, it's ENORMOUSLY pretty. To us, all the boys, and the vamps in general are gorgeous. Not to mention, the scenery is pretty too.<br /><br />4.This kind of infuriated me. Taylor Lautner doesn't seem like the kind of kiddo to "believe his own hype" and be a real douche about anything. You can't make judgments about his character based on a performance. If anything, his performance may have seemed forced just because I don't think he's a hard ass in real life so that part of Jake was a stretch. <br /><br />6.LOVE JACKSON RATHBONE! He was one of my absolute favorites. At least you got to see him one good performance this weekend. :)<br /><br />10. YEAH. Bella is WRETCHED. Just wait for Breaking Dawn... though I am sure you will only see that if you get paid like this time. Every thing that happens in that one is 10000x worse than anything you've seen so far. <br /><br />I am so PROUD of you that you had mostly good things to say! This was a triumph for me. Mediocre is a much nicer word than other things you've used to describe Twilight.elizagolightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196089948320707652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-32563300231272482752010-07-02T22:50:05.115-05:002010-07-02T22:50:05.115-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kevin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09706276828853829294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-66794536346771103012010-07-02T22:49:39.406-05:002010-07-02T22:49:39.406-05:00. In general, outside of Lautner, I felt the actin.... In general, outside of Lautner, I felt the acting all across the board was a marked improvement. Jackson Rathbone was my favorite. Too bad he was so bad in The last Airbender. Guess you can only do so much with such a horrible script, but he was charming and charismatic in Eclipse. Looking forward to him in the future. <br /><br />7. The chemistry between Pattinson and Stewart was much improved, but still felt awkward and forced occasionally, which is confusing since they are a couple in real life. That being said, it felt more believable and natural than before. <br /><br />8. The film definitely had more energy than previous installments and managed to keep me interested 90% of the time. There were some moments I got sleepy and bored, but overall the pacing was much better. It still was kind of boring and forgettable, but held my interest the large majority of the film. <br /><br />9. The romance between Edward and Bella really worked. I have to say, I think thats why I thought New Moon was so awful. The books are not well-written and the films are mediocre, but the romance is powerful. In New Moon, Edward was gone 90% of the time, and the whole film felt really long and anti-climactic. This time, it worked. <br /><br />10. Overall, this was a much less painful experience for me than I expected, and I was not wanting to kill myself as I was when watching The Last Airbender. I think it's a middle of the road film. When you're spoiled on True Blood and superior vampire films like Let The Right One In, Twilight just seems tame and dull by comparison. It's not a bad movie, just a very mediocre one. I can't say I'd recommend it to anyone other than Twilight fans, but it wasn't painful. Just kind of meh. My main problem with the series is that I find the main characters so unlikeable. Bella Swan kind of makes my skin crawl, but that's another story for another time. I can't really muster up any passionate feeling toward Eclipse because all my rage has been used up on The Last Failbender. Eclipse just sort of washed over me with no impact one way or the other. Like I said, I didn't think it was a bad movie, just a middle of the road one. <br /><br />I'd give it a 2.75/5, maybe a 3/5 when I'm feeling generous. It was ok. I'm glad you enjoyed it. But let's face it, the best two minutes of screen time was the amazing Harry Potter trailer. :)Kevin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09706276828853829294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-50159136521068328202010-07-02T22:49:31.671-05:002010-07-02T22:49:31.671-05:00After seeing the film today, here are my bullet po...After seeing the film today, here are my bullet point reactions. I'll post a full review on my site later. <br /><br />1. It's definitely the strongest of the films. I think the writer and director finally figured out how to translate the material on to the screen in a cinematic way. It actually for once works as a film, whereas the first two felt like chores, this one flows in a way that works on screen. <br /><br />2. Visually, the film was not very impressive. I feel like I've been spoiled lately with the films I've been watching on dvd, but it just didn't really feel like there were many compelling images on screen. The sub-par CGI wolves in particular and cheesy wire stunts just kind of took me out of the story. Not a very pretty film to look at. <br /><br />3. I think the acting from Rob Pattinson improved a great deal. It's almost like he's accepted that he's doomed to be immortalized in this role forever and s finally deciding to just go with it and have fun while he can. He (and to a lesser extent, K-Stew) feels liek he just loosened up a lot. Maybe he finds the dialogue as silly as most of us? Who knows. Either way, it looked like he finally just kinda went with it this time. In any case, I found Pattinson and Edward to be wholly likable and charismatic. <br /><br />4. Taylor Lautner, on the other hand, was the worst performance of the film. I think he's bought into his own hype is is hamming it up in every single scene, overacting the crap out of all his lines, as if he takes the film and the story far too seriously. It almost felt like a parody of his performance in the last two films, but there you go. I was trying really hard not to laugh at him, but he was just really over the top and cheesy. <br /><br />5. Howard Shore's score was pretty good. Not the best thing he's ever done, but very melodic and haunting. <br /><br />cont....Kevin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09706276828853829294noreply@blogger.com