It’s a war. A full scale war! Look at the hottie that is Xavier Samuel. Riley never sounded or looked so good.
Bryce Dallas Howard knows her Victoria! What was once a hunt has turned into vengeance. Will Bella and Edward escape unscathed?
Lots of new faces. Specifically Jodelle Ferland as Bree. She is so cute!
Elizabeth Reaser (Esme) and Peter Facinelli (Carlisle) sum up the supernatural interaction and cooperation that must take place in the Forks community. Kill some vamps but not all.
Kristen Stewart hits the nail on the head: Bella is in love with her best friend, but not as much as her true love.
Eclipse is promised to be darker and more intense, one of the reasons David Slade was hired because his background is traditionally darker and more intense than the first two Twilight Sage films.
There will be a lot of special effects with ropes, green screens, and technical stuff I can’t even name. So cool!
Boys will be excited for Eclipse – more action!
Girls will love it (duh!) because there’s more romance!
I love Alice’s new wig! Actually I love all the hair and costumes I’ve seen so far in the video. A definite improvement over New Moon’s hair and wardrobe.
An extra 1:23 to squee over. (I see the meadow - I see the meadow!)
That was fast - somehow I thought the 10 second Eclipse preview was all we were going to get for a while unless you went and saw Remember Me in theaters.
Is it me or were all of Jacob's lines delivered in the same tone for the trailer? Weird. Perhaps it's me being bias again. I wouldn't be surprised. I can't wait for Jacob to get smacked upside the head. Seriously, it's one of the scenes I'm most looking forward to in the movie.
Did you see Edward's eyes when Jacob says, "You have to consider the idea that I might be better than her?" Aw... I want to hug him. You know he's thinking, "Yes, I have." Poor Edward. Luckily he's not stupid and learns from his mistakes in New Moon.
Volturi and Jane - woot! Fun to see them compared to Victoria - dark cloaks versus flaming red hair. Victoria by the way for those who don't know is now being played by Bryce Dallas Howard instead of Rachelle Lefevre. I don't know the reason for this switch however. Does anyone know? I found a little something about the controversy. How did I miss this? It seems like it should have been really big news, but it went right over my head. Hopefully Bryce is good in the part.
Who's going to have a party? I totally am (even if it's a party of one lol I'm going to have to find someone to drag to the theaters with me on opening night). Here are some ideas to check out for games, snacks, prizes, decorations, and more:
I want more than 10 seconds! Where's the bonus 20%? I could use 2 more seconds.
Give me Robert Pattinson. Seriously, that boy is sex on a stick. As I said on Twitter who ever delivers him to my door for Christmas will have my eternal gratitude.
Kristen Stewart looked very Bella-esque. That makes me happy. I hate scenes where her makeup and clothes make her look more like herself and less like the character.
Also Taylor Lautner delivered his line with excellence. I still think the line is a bit creepy (in context... it could be romantic in other situations) and shows that his love isn't going to follow Bella if she isn't human. It'd be like Edward saying, "I'm going to fight for you until you turn furry." I don't think he'd say that, do you?
Go Team Edward! (I know there are some Team Jacob fans out there in Romancelandia but I just don't get it.)
I can't wait for June 30, 2010. Can you? I'm so going to be in the theaters at the midnight showing opening day. Anybody planning to party while in line for Eclipse? You know you'll be there at least 3 hours early to get the best seats and possibly longer depending on where you live.
What do you look forward to the most? I want to see the tent scene and the end scene in the meadow and Bella breaking her hand on Jacob's face and Edward's subsequent growlies. Swoon. Am I a nerd or what?
Continuation from New Moon Bash: Party Ideas. This post deals with party favors, party food, party setup, and party games.
Temporary Tattoos:
They’re cheap and fun! Apply them to the arm or cheek and declare your team pride. You can use them as cheap party favors and they’d be great to wear at the movies.
Rubber bracelets are another cheap favor idea for your New Moon movie party. You can get them in a variety of styles and colors and for any team. Show off your wolf and vampire pride!
Obviously the music of choice will be the movie soundtracks! What better way to hang out and have fun than listening to the New Moon Soundtrack or Twilight Soundtrack?
Party Supplies:
You're going to need New Moon themed party supplies. Check out the listings below for ideas.
So there you go, lots of party supplies to pick and choose from. Ebay is a great way to save money on your party.
New Moon Party Games:
Last time I shared some DIY games. This time I'm sharing official party games about the Twilight Saga. You can play Scene It? to jog everyone's memory about Twilight right before heading out see New Moon or play the official New Moon party game or whip out those trading cards.
You have to have yummy party snacks and food! Below are some ideas and if you included the making of them during the party with all the guests you're sure to have a blast.
Werewolf Kibble (Puppy Chow):
Ingredients:
1 12oz. box crispix
1 stick (8 tblsp.) butter
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups chocolate chips
3 cups powdered sugar
Directions:
Melt butter, peanut butter, and chocolate chips in microwave.
Stir together until smooth. Pour over crispix and fold until all are coated.
Put mixture into a plastic garbage bag with powdered sugar and shake until all are coated.
Feeds: A whole pack of werewolves. While I can't give an exact feed ratio, suffice it to say it takes about a weekend of 6 college boys and girls to finish. It's delicious!
Jell-O Vampire Popsicles:
Ingredients:
1 (3 oz.) pkg. Jell-O -- any red flavor
1 package Kool-Aid -- any red flavor
1 cup sugar
2 cups boiling water
2 cups cold water
Directions:
Bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
Dissolve Jell-O, Kool-Aid, and sugar in boiling water.
Add the 2 cups of cold water and stir well.
Pour into Popsicle molds or ice cube trays or Dixie cups.
Freeze partially then add sticks.
Freeze until firm (about 2 to 3 hours).
Feeds: About 2 dozen vampires. Whew - now you don't have to watch your neck so much.
Likes:
Jasper - hot. Great clips from the birthday sequence.
Jacob transforming into a werewolf - nothing like the creepy wolf/man thing of Harry Potter. It's well executed, which makes me extremely hopeful for the rest of the special effects.
The 3 words being included that Hardwicke didn't provide in Twilight.
Laurent with his creepy red eyes and his dialogue. Nice.
Edward's kiss on Bella's forehead.
Costumes. Yum.
Dislikes:
Bella's new look makes her look like the actress and not like the character. Sorry, it's true. Definitely a big irk as I just loved the long curly hair from before and the pale practically makeup-less look. Would have been happier to see a difference between the birthday scene and the scene with Laurent as it would have perhaps just shown Alice's influence, alas that does not seem to be the case.
Didn't like how rushed the 3 words were. It's too hastily cut or spoken... one or the other. Makes it all very awkward.
Toss-up:
I can't decide if I like or dislike the awkward delivery of a majority of the lines. I'm sure they sound better in the movie and the awkwardness would still fit with the characters as they grow throughout New Moon, but at the same time I'm wondering why some of the lines are delivered in such a jerky/jilted manner.
I am very upset with Associated Press Movie Critic Christy Lemire's review of Twilight. She gave the film 1.5 Stars and wrote a very unappealing look at the book's film adaptation. I thoroughly enjoyed the film and I think the review was written to be controversial rather than an adequate depiction of the movie. I don't know why critics try to take the fun out of something, but I am determined she was just being a sourpuss about the whole affair.
I went to the midnight premiere last night wearing one of my handmade Twilight pendants. I sat there in my seat waiting for the movie to start for nearly two hours and chatted with a nice girl who came dragging along a friend who wasn't at all interested in the movie or books. We were both Edward fans and had similar opinions and views of the books and the waiting time was spent very pleasurably. I commend the theater for opening up seating immediately instead of making us wait outside. The one question we both asked was:
Would the movie live up to the hype?
I say it did. Sure there were some over the top segments, but it was done in accordance to the book. The slow-down filming of the scenes pushed it to the level of being too much. This mostly occurs with the introduction of the supermodel vampires - wonderfully cast and in the biology scene when Edward first gets a whiff of Bella's pungent and lethal scent. It was unintentionally funny, and I think watching it a second time away from immature boy commentators will be thoroughly acceptable instead of slightly laughable.
Thoughts on the Casting:
Bella was perfectly cast with Kristen Stewart. She made watching the slightly awkward and shy Bella Swan very enjoyable not at all the sullen face Lemire makes her out to be. (Her hair I could kill for - gorgeous!) The sexual/romantic tension between Stewart and Robert Pattinson, playing vampire Edward Cullens, was phenomenal. Very hot kiss scenes between them (once again would be more enjoyable without the immature boys yelling across the theater... and that's saying something because the scenes were amazing even with the commentary going on.)
The Cullens family was wonderfully cast too. I was worried with how many unknown names (at least to me) that were appearing throughout the film that it would fall short of readers' expectations. Alice played by Ashley Greene was perky, cute, and fun. Jackson Rathbone played a seriously sexy Jasper. I loved him in the film and could watch him as often as Bella and Edward. Jasper is the newest Vegan vampire and it's very hard for him to be around humans - hence the nearly always present expression of pain on his face.
Lemire mentioned that Rosalie only had one expression - the sneer and scowl. Well if Lemire has read the books Rosalie is the disapproving vampire. She doesn't like Bella and all Bella ever sees her do is sneer and scowl. Rosalie does provide some good humor at the start of the flight from danger scenes.
Dr. Carlisle Cullen is also one sexy vampire. Yum. He plays the hot fatherly doctor figure very well. Of the vampires, he looks most like a vampire. The others are as pale as Bella in most instances.
The high school mortals were also amazing in their roles. The film built up their friendship quickly without much dialogue. I could easily believe that the group had been friends for years. Eric and Mike were fantastic. Jessica and Angela too. Jessica provided a lot of humor to her scenes because you can see where her thoughts were all the time based on her facial expressions.
Bella's father and mother were similarly excellent choices, though I agree with Lemire's comment on the bad cop style mustache for Billy Burke.
Jacob and the rest of the Quileute Tribe were done well. I have never been a Jacob fan by any stretch of the imagination but I enjoyed him in this movie. I did hear on the way out of the theaters that some girls were switching loyalties to Edward. I thought Jacob was pretty cute - apparently they didn't agree.
Casting gets a 5 out of 5.
Thoughts on Special Effects:
Lemire says Twilight was a low budget film. I don't know what that means, or how much Twilight ran on so I can't really comment on money to visual effects and ask something like where did all the money go?
Edward's flying through the trees reminded me of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It was more choppy than the Chinese film and harder to get behind. This goes very much into the over the top area. The meadow sequence was perfectly acceptable. I also enjoyed his second run through the trees and climbing up them with Bella on his back. That was easier to believe in a way. Sort of Spider-Manish. I also liked his pet name for her in spider monkey. Much better than sweetheart, baby, luv, honey, sexy, etc. we hear most of the time. It's unique and therefore special.
The ballet studio sequence was wonderful. I can only imagine how hard it was to edit out all the camera and extra people and I've seen the behind the scenes look at the ballet studio and what they were doing. It was amazing! I liked it a lot and I sure most moviegoers will too.
Back to the meadow - Edward as his sparkly vampire self could have passed easily any sunny day in San Francisco as a Queen with glitter decorating his whole body. I could see the diamond comment, but it wasn't as noticeable or excessive as the books made it out to be. If all vampires looked like that in the sun they should just move to California and nobody would notice or look twice.
Ending:
The ending was great with prom. Jacob showed up but didn't get to dance with Bella. I'm so vindictive that I giggled on the inside at this, striking up a point for Edward. Very possessive returning to Bella's side when he spies the soon to be werewolf.
The gazebo reminded me of a lot of dancing sequences in other high school films... for instance A Cinderella Story. But I loved how he picked her up and had her dance with him. As they were dancing the other couples noticeably left the gazebo giving Edward and Bella a few private moments at the end. The parting words were sweet and the moment sizzling even as it was tender.
Overall I give this movie 4.5 Stars. A must see for any Twilight fan and a chance for non-Twihards to become smitten with Twilight and its biting appeal.
Originally posted 2008-11-21 13:18:31. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
The first trailer I saw in theaters looked so incredibly hokey. I wasn't sure I was going to want to see it despite how much I loved the novels. This trailer is dynamite in comparison. I'm growing to think of Robert Pattison as Edward. It's just taken awhile. Call me crazy, but I always pictured him with black hair and blue eyes despite the references to red hair and topaz eyes. On the other hand Kristen Stewart always looked like my idea of Bella Swan so I have no problems there. Pretty and plain at the same time.
The scenes all in the forest are very eerie and casts a cloud of mystery. Fog, mist, rain, Forks weather in action. Edward climbing trees like he's Spider Man... not kidding. Watch!
Best lines from the novel and preview:
"All super hero stuff right? What if I'm not the hero? What if I'm the bad guy?"
"You don't know how long I've been waiting for you."
"You are my life Now."
It ends with the line 'Forever Starts Now.' It's suppose to have this chilling effect but all I can think of is that it truly starts here. This moment, this movie is what fans of Twilight have been waiting for. Guessing from IMDB New Moon might be coming out in 2010, the information is for pro members only but I certainly hope so now that the movie finally looks good to me. I have so many favorite scenes I want to see come to life. Harry Potter move over Edward Cullen is going to kick you ass.
I wonder if they're planning midnight releases. How many will go dressed up as vampires, werewolves, and characters from the series? If they do I plan to go opening night... just perhaps not in costume. Grin.
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. I also liked his pet name for her in spider monkey. Much better than sweetheart, baby, luv, honey, sexy, etc. we hear most of the time. It's unique and therefore special.
. But I loved how he picked her up and had her dance with him. As they were dancing the other couples noticeably left the gazebo giving Edward and Bella a few private moments at the end. The parting words were sweet and the moment sizzling even as it was tender.
