Movie Review: Eclipse
Isabella Swan was a normal teenage girl, in a normal world, until she met Edward Cullen and Jacob Black. Since then she has been up against a sadistic vampire, the Volturi and an angry werewolf, Paul. But what lies ahead is something only Edward’s ‘brother’, Jasper Hale, can help the Cullens with. A newborn vampire army created by revenge ridden Victoria for what Edward did to her mate, James. ‘Mate for mate,’ as Victoria sees it. But what she doesn’t know is the Cullens have a secret on their side. With graduation coming fast, Bella gets more and more worried about becoming immortal and the fight. But the real question is: Who will she choose?
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Eclipse is my favorite book from the saga (we always have our favorites!), because it is full of action and revelations. Best parts of the book are Rosalie’s and Jasper’s pasts, the Quileute tribe and Chapter 20:
Compromise. Chapter 20 is the part where Bella tries to convince Edward to sleep with her, though technically, he can’t, because vampires don’t sleep. Edward is always so smart.
I am glad that the movie lived up to my expectations. I was surprised when I learned, even before seeing it, that the production staff had included the parts that I liked the most. I was quite expecting that they’d cut them because it will be too long. But surprise! It made me more anxious to see the movie.
The movie was great. It was the best movie from the saga so far. The new characters were casted well, and the old ones had improved in every aspect: looks, acting skills, wardrobe, hair and bodies. Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) looked less pale than usual. He was really messed up in
New Moon, like he was always in pain (although he really was in the book), so
Eclipse was kind of a makeover for him, and he smiled that crooked smile a lot. If you’d see the first movie again, you’d notice the difference – and for me, it’s positive. He looked better.
Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) was very pretty. I had always loved her hair, and she seemed happier in this movie. Hilarious, actually. Bella’s best scenes were the ones where she had stupidly broken her hand (hit a werewolf, what a genius move, Bella); when she spent her time with her mother, Rene (Sarah Clarke); when she had the uncomfortable sex talk with her father, Charlie (Billy Burke); and the moment where she let her blood flow from her arm to distract Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Riley (Xavier Samuel) (quite heroic).
The Cullens were still gorgeous. It’s good to see them work their muscles off. Esme (Elizabeth Reaser) and Alice (Ashley Greene) looked even prettier when they fight. Emmet (Kellan Lutz) was always big, yeah. Jasper (Jackson Rathbone) was one of the best characters in this movie, and he looked better when he talked and became open and not just looked stiff. And I love how he looked when he wasn’t a vampire yet, and that moment when he said “She [Alice] had found me even before I realize that I was looking for her.” And why did Rosalie (Nikki Reed) look like Barbie? She wasn’t that much pretty before. Maybe it was because of the hair? She totally reminded me of my old dolls. Unbelievable – and unfair.
“Who the hell knows?” (when teenagers are asked about what they would want to be). I agree with Jessica Stanley (Anna Kendrick), though I disagree with the writer’s idea of making her a Valedictory address. I thought it would be Angela Webber (Christian Serratos) (because she was more serious in studying and Jessica was just gossiping with Bella in the books), but Jessica nailed it! And it looked more convincing with her delivering it, better than anyone else, because the speech was light and funny and less serious, but very true. “This is the time to make mistakes, to be in the wrong train and get stuck somewhere.”
And oh yes Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), you were way hotter than Edward,
literally. We all knew that. Don’t rub it in Edward’s face. Why was Seth (Booboo Stewart)’s voice so puberty-ish? And why was Paul (Alex Meraz) still so damn hot? Imprint on me, Paul! Please. I don’t care if you smelled like a dog or maybe drooled like one, or about the fact that you were always running half-naked.
Before this imprint thing goes crazy (my movie reviews suck), I am positive that you would like
Eclipse. So go buy yourself a movie ticket and that over-priced popcorn, and fall in love... with the werewolves and Chief Swan! He was an adorable father.
I write movie reviews like crap.
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Movie Review: Eclipse
Isabella Swan was a normal teenage girl, in a normal world, until she met Edward Cullen and Jacob Black. Since then she has been up against a sadistic vampire, the Volturi and an angry werewolf, Paul. But what lies ahead is something only Edward’s ‘brother’, Jasper Hale, can help the Cullens with. A newborn vampire army created by revenge ridden Victoria for what Edward did to her mate, James. ‘Mate for mate,’ as Victoria sees it. But what she doesn’t know is the Cullens have a secret on their side. With graduation coming fast, Bella gets more and more worried about becoming immortal and the fight. But the real question is: Who will she choose?
©
Eclipse is my favorite book from the saga (we always have our favorites!), because it is full of action and revelations. Best parts of the book are Rosalie’s and Jasper’s pasts, the Quileute tribe and Chapter 20:
Compromise. Chapter 20 is the part where Bella tries to convince Edward to sleep with her, though technically, he can’t, because vampires don’t sleep. Edward is always so smart.
I am glad that the movie lived up to my expectations. I was surprised when I learned, even before seeing it, that the production staff had included the parts that I liked the most. I was quite expecting that they’d cut them because it will be too long. But surprise! It made me more anxious to see the movie.
The movie was great. It was the best movie from the saga so far. The new characters were casted well, and the old ones had improved in every aspect: looks, acting skills, wardrobe, hair and bodies. Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) looked less pale than usual. He was really messed up in
New Moon, like he was always in pain (although he really was in the book), so
Eclipse was kind of a makeover for him, and he smiled that crooked smile a lot. If you’d see the first movie again, you’d notice the difference – and for me, it’s positive. He looked better.
Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) was very pretty. I had always loved her hair, and she seemed happier in this movie. Hilarious, actually. Bella’s best scenes were the ones where she had stupidly broken her hand (hit a werewolf, what a genius move, Bella); when she spent her time with her mother, Rene (Sarah Clarke); when she had the uncomfortable sex talk with her father, Charlie (Billy Burke); and the moment where she let her blood flow from her arm to distract Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Riley (Xavier Samuel) (quite heroic).
The Cullens were still gorgeous. It’s good to see them work their muscles off. Esme (Elizabeth Reaser) and Alice (Ashley Greene) looked even prettier when they fight. Emmet (Kellan Lutz) was always big, yeah. Jasper (Jackson Rathbone) was one of the best characters in this movie, and he looked better when he talked and became open and not just looked stiff. And I love how he looked when he wasn’t a vampire yet, and that moment when he said “She [Alice] had found me even before I realize that I was looking for her.” And why did Rosalie (Nikki Reed) look like Barbie? She wasn’t that much pretty before. Maybe it was because of the hair? She totally reminded me of my old dolls. Unbelievable – and unfair.
“Who the hell knows?” (when teenagers are asked about what they would want to be). I agree with Jessica Stanley (Anna Kendrick), though I disagree with the writer’s idea of making her a Valedictory address. I thought it would be Angela Webber (Christian Serratos) (because she was more serious in studying and Jessica was just gossiping with Bella in the books), but Jessica nailed it! And it looked more convincing with her delivering it, better than anyone else, because the speech was light and funny and less serious, but very true. “This is the time to make mistakes, to be in the wrong train and get stuck somewhere.”
And oh yes Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), you were way hotter than Edward,
literally. We all knew that. Don’t rub it in Edward’s face. Why was Seth (Booboo Stewart)’s voice so puberty-ish? And why was Paul (Alex Meraz) still so damn hot? Imprint on me, Paul! Please. I don’t care if you smelled like a dog or maybe drooled like one, or about the fact that you were always running half-naked.
Before this imprint thing goes crazy (my movie reviews suck), I am positive that you would like
Eclipse. So go buy yourself a movie ticket and that over-priced popcorn, and fall in love... with the werewolves and Chief Swan! He was an adorable father.
I write movie reviews like crap.
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Already several months had passed, and I am missing
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry more and more each fleeting day. There are just some things in life that we can never forget – especially that something that had given us knowledge, skills, strong relationships and a second home. I am glad that everything in the magical world is now at peace, since Voldemort (yes, I can now say his name; no need to be afraid) had died. I had secretly admired Tom Marvolo Riddle (Voldemort’s birth name) though, because of his intelligence, passion and love for magic. Wasn’t he very clever to think of and conjure his seven
Horcruxes to preserve his life, or form a clan of
Death Eaters who were very loyal to him and would give up their lives just for him to succeed? Not everybody can acquire that much loyalty from people these days. I do not, however, admire him for the way he had carried out all of his plans. He had a good agenda, his means just weren’t morally right. But he still is one of the darkest wizards of all time… and let’s leave it that way.
Oh, for all those who are baffled of what I’m saying here and who the heck I am, my name is
Christine Faye Ordas, and I am an alumnus of Hogwarts. I came from the bronze-and-blue-clad house of the smart ass witch Rowena Ravenclaw and her dictum
“Wit beyond measure is a man’s greatest treasure.” And yes, I know the wonderful Luna Lovegood (she’s such a darling) and Harry Potter’s first crush Cho Chang. I had just left Hogwarts last May. Right now I am trying to pursue a career in magical researches, literature and writing. It’s my dream to inscribe intellectual books, publish and sell them in
Flourish and Blotts for the future Hogwarts students’ use. I am also planning to credibly write for the
Daily Prophet, the magical world’s primary news bulletin. And of course, I will be very much honored to contribute to Mr. Xenophilius Lovegood’s
Quibbler (hence, my interest in magical researches). I have always found the Lovegoods a fascinating family, and I bet working with and for them will be very exciting. Or maybe, in Merlin’s beard’s time, I can write legends and bedtime stories like the famous – and wickedly brilliant – Beedle the Bard.
And that’s how my life goes these days. I am utterly missing my old school, my friends, the Great Hall, the bronze eagle knocker just outside the Ravenclaw common room, Professor Flitwick (the head of our house), Hogsmeade, the Quidditch matches (although I didn’t actually play for the house), the moving portraits, the castle ghosts, the pumpkins on Halloween, the giant pine trees on Christmas, Rubeus Hagrid’s (Hogwarts’ gamekeeper) tea and treacle fudge – even the crabby Argus Filch (Hogwarts’ caretaker) I miss. Maybe I can visit the school grounds sometimes and see how the magical world’s been doing since Voldemort died (I’ve been spending my months in the muggle world, you see). I’ve heard everybody’s been moving on and starting all over again; the ministry is back on work under Kingsley Shacklebolt; and Harry Potter’s scar haven’t been disturbing him since.
All is well, indeed.
And because of that, we should celebrate and drink firewhisky! Oh, I still don’t drink firewhisky; I can take butterbeer or tea or pumpkin juice – just not firewhisky, please.
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