Ofcourse it is no secret that The Twilight Saga is not one of cinema's finest forthbringings, as its first two films are some of the worst examples of acting/writing you will ever see, and while Eclipse might not be much better, atleast the unintentional comedy finally seems kept to a minimum this time. ( Yes, there are still unintentionally comically bad moments, but not so many as previous ones )The main reason that this one still towers over its terrible predecessors is because of the fact that we are actually given some insight to backstories of some of the Cullen's, such as that story about one of them being a confederate soldier or the one by that blonde Cullen woman ( I forget a lot of the Cullen's names as their characters were not very memorable ). The cinematography is a bit better than its predecessors too, yet we can still notice a lot of actual wideshots ( Such as the one in the mountains ) was greenscreened and therefore didn't quite look as great as it would have like to have been. Tension is a bit better than in the previous ones too with the story about the newborn army, but since this is kind of like a kids franchise we know none of the good guys are probably going to get hurt, and if they do, why should we even care? The people displayed here do not talk and act like actual people, and therefore an emotional connection cannot be made. The love triangle between Bella, Edward & Jacob is starting to become ridiculous. Ofcourse, i don't quite understand what anyone could see in Bella who always has just one facial expression, but Jacob's & Edward's fighting over her borderline on the comical. Seriously, who would fight over a inhuman emotionless dead inside kind of girl like Bella? The screenplay might be a little bit better, but still it mostly consists of your typical Twilight conversations like: 'You love him', 'I love you more', yeah these types of clichés are what your general Twilight screenplay consists of most of the time. It might have less unintional comedy, but let us not forget the AMAZING scene with Bella and her father when she admits she is a virgin. The sheer inhuman and unnatural acting by Kristen Stewart will make you laugh out loud at this point, but at least it was kept to a minimum this time.The acting by the three main characters is once again terrible. I reckon even if you get these actors to play on a film with an actual good script, they will still blow it with their delivery. Lautner might be slightly better than Pattinson and Pattinson slightly better than Stewart, but all three of them have non existent acting talents. It baffles me that especially Stewart is still somehow getting work, whose constant sighing makes it look like she is extremely nervous everytime she has to film a scene. I mean, i get that David Fincher cast her in Panic Room as the spoiled annoying little brat because she wasn't known at the time, but people who still cast her should know better. There is just no argument you can give in her favor when it comes down to acting. The sighing, hair touching, head shaking, eye contact evasing, open mouthing, deadened line deliveries & the list goes on. Like a robot sent from Mars to act on Earth, that is really what her style comes down to.While it is a bit better than its predecessors due to the fact that it had a couple of backstories which took the focus off Bella ( Who is a TERRIBLE character ), it is still a Twilight film featuring Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson, and this alone still makes sure it is a mediocre mess.

"Eclipse" is the third part of the Twilight saga and deals with Bella, who increasingly wishes to become a vampire herself while she is not willing to leave Jacob behind and is caught between engagement with Edward and her desire for another man. At the same time an evil vampire is about to form an army that wolves and vampires have to fight side by side.First of all this movie is literally pretty dark, electrical light doesn't seem to have reached the Seattle area. Despite this fact "Eclipse" is more or less your average High school love movie except that some of the characters show supernatural skills. However, the production is professional and the effects and technical side is appropriate for a blockbuster movie. Personally, I found a lot of plot points quite predictable but on the other hand I'm also probably not really the target group for the entire series.All in all it was entertaining enough to not really get bored, even though some of the lines are really hard to bear. If you're a fan of the series or if you just like teen romances with some additional drama, this could be a thing for you.

This movie is the 3rd in a series of five. The general plot involves a girl who desires to be a vampire. She is torn between loving a werewolf and loving a vampire. The actors and actress are a curious bunch that seems to grab and maintain your attention. Each of the first three movies move painfully slow, but deliberate enough that it gives one time to think about these circumstances from many different angles. I give the movie a ten, because I can see the care and effort that the team put in to create these three movies. I'm looking forward to watching the next two movies. The next two movies are Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2. I actually started research twilight phases, this is what brought me to these movies, and I'm glad it did.

Finally, Twilight is worthy of all the hype, attention, and popularity. Eclipse proves that there can be excitement, thrills, humour and awesome action scenes in the Twilight Saga, and soars above the low standards of the previous films. The cinematography is perfect. We get to see some beautiful snowy scenes, lush, dark forests, and the cameras are more intelligently aimed at capturing the feelings of this darker, more haunted Twilight than of the ones we've seen in the past. Although the dialogue is still rather unoriginal and uninspired, the script does flow more smoothly, and there's an awesome soundtrack as well. Thanks to the direction of David Slade, there is a drastic improvement in all areas. There's also entertaining humour; mostly coming from the brilliant Anna Kendrick who, as always, lights up the screen with the bubbliness of her character and gives the film its light-hearted moments. There's plenty of strong, exciting action, with breathless fight scenes. Although the previously two films lacked some battle moments, Eclipse makes up for that with some awesome sequences. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have returned with hot chemistry; the proposal scene really moved me and every word Edward spoke honestly seemed to come from his heart. Both actors have greatly improved their skills since the previous films, especially Pattinson. While Stewart is still wooden and her acting never reaches her eyes, she does give a lot more to the film than her previous efforts and is more focused. Although she's still frustratingly unemotional, she is improving. While also being a bit too wooden, Pattinson brings much more depth and emotion to his character. He outshines Stewart, reaching an emotional level she hadn't yet got to, and we get glimpses of emotion he showed previously in the first film; where he really shows how distraught Edward is at Bella's physical agony (in the climax). Their love is a lot more believable, and Edward seems to REALLY love and devote himself to Bella in this film. It's refreshing and satisfying; throwing away any doubts I might have had about his commitment to her. Once again, the scenes with Bella's school friends are humorous, light-hearted, and pure fun. Led by Anna Kendrick, they bring their roles to life, and I wish we'd got to see more of them. Billy Burke, Dakota Fanning and Bryce Dallas Howard are excellent actors who outshine everyone else. Howard is very underused, but she makes the most of every scene with a superb performance. Likewise, Fanning and Burke reprise their roles with brilliant and effortless acting, especially Fanning, and both of them are mature reliefs in a fantasy full of half-hearted actors who never reach the level of these experienced. Similarly, Elizabeth Reaser (in her role as Esme) is a very good, mature actress. Unfortunately, like many of the other older, more experienced actors, she has very little screen time. I was very happy to see more of Ashley Greene and Jackson Rathbone's characters, Jasper and Alice. They have strong chemistry, and their relationship wasn't only expanded on, but strengthened and sweetened with enchanting performances from both of them. But not all the actors are at the top of their games. Taylor Lautner's acting had drastically gotten worse, and especially when he tells Bella he loves her, the words are said so poorly and so badly that I had a seriously hard time believing he meant them. Overall, Eclipse is an action-packed, entertaining, humorous, and well put together film. It isn't perfect, but it's much better than its predecessors, and certainly has enough action and romance to carry the viewers through to the end.