While I like the movies, I've never been impressed with them. They were good representations of the books and they didn't disappoint but I wasn't WOWed. The books so outrocked the movies, which is usually the case. I've never met a movie that outdid it's book counterpart. That being said, Eclipse had to be the best of the three movies. I was finally impressed. My first statement to my fellow movie watchers was, "Our little babies have grown up and gotten acting lessons!" All the slight kinks an inadequacies that were too prevalent in Twilight & New Moon seemed to be happily iron out in Eclipse. Read more on parajunkee.com
This was my 2 1/2 yr olds first movie in the theater. She actually was dying to see Princess and the Frog but it wasn't out yet. With the freezing weather - a movie was perfect on our day off. This being the only childrens movie in the theater - except that Fox movie (and that looks bizarre) we went to see Planet 51 with low expectations.
I was proven wrong. This movie was funny, entertaining and had a good overall message. My 2 yr old was entertained throughout the entire movie. She wasn't scared, or bored. I wasn't bored and I was laughing throughout half the movie. Go see it with your kids, highly recommend.
First opinion. Kristen Stewart got herself some acting lessons. Bravo. No more erratic Tourette's like blinking and stuttering to show high emotion. I really was digging on her. The Edward/Bella interaction was a little strained, but I think it was a Rob Patz issue and not a Kristen thing. Rob's struggle throughout the movie was a bit more intense in this one - and I really don't think he did as good of a job in New Moon as he did in Twilight. Probably stemming from the fact that he wasn't in this movie as much - and there really wasn't a way for him to build up the character....