Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Twilight: Eclipse
Watched because I’ve actually been to Forks and read the books. The cynical could say the movie’s raison d’être is to show off Taylor Lautner’s taut abs and bulging bis and pecs and that it certainly does for as Robert Pattison quips he barely ever wears a shirt even during the snow scenes. That our Bella forms the apex of a love triangle involving two mythical creatures, a vampire and a werewolf, stretches credibility. If you can accept that scenario then vampires who can walk in daylight and werewolves that transform at will should be no problem. As with most other book to screen transfers many pot-lines get truncated, the majority of the screen time is devoted to Bella and her suitors. Her father Charlie gets the usual taciturn one-liners. Until the final showdown the other characters remain pretty much on the periphery. The final scenes serve to set us up for the next outing.
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