The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

As a string of mysterious killings grips Seattle, Bella, whose high school graduation is fast approaching, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob.

Director:

David Slade

Writers:

Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay), Stephenie Meyer (novel)

Stars:

Xavier Samuel, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson

18 wins & 30 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Xavier Samuel	...	Riley
Kristen Stewart	...	Bella Swan
Robert Pattinson	...	Edward Cullen
Billy Burke	...	Charlie Swan
Justin Chon	...	Eric
Anna Kendrick	...	Jessica
Michael Welch	...	Mike
Christian Serratos	...	Angela
Jackson Rathbone	...	Jasper Hale
Ashley Greene	...	Alice Cullen
Paul Jarrett	...	Mr. Biers
Iris Quinn	...	Mrs. Biers
Sarah Clarke	...	Renee
Peter Facinelli	...	Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Elizabeth Reaser	...	Esme Cullen

Storyline

Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob -- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | revenge | graduation | love | friendship | 

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Taglines:

It all begins ... With a choice

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 June 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - The IMAX Experience

Filming Locations:

Belcarra Regional Park, Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$68,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£13,756,653 (UK) (9 July 2010)

Gross:

$300,523,113 (USA) (15 October 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Temple Hill Entertainment, Maverick Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"The Cold One" is played by Peter Murphy, who was the lead singer of the English band Bauhaus. Their brief success during the late 1970s and early 1980s is considered by many music critics to have given birth to the "Goth" rock genre, and their debut single, "Bela Lugosi's Dead," introduced several elements into the "Goth" genre and subculture - including its interest in vampires (Bela Lugosi being the actor who played Count Dracula in Dracula). Therefore, Murphy's presence in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is a tip of the hat to several layers of subculture that predate the "Twilight"-era vampire enthusiasms. Murphy's only other feature film appearance was in The Hunger, also a vampire film, in which he sang "Bela Lugosi's Dead".

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Goofs

In the opening scene in the meadow when Bella pushes Edward to the ground, his hand is on her neck, but when the camera changes to the side angle, his hand is on her waist.

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Quotes

Jasper Hale: [to Bella, voice shaky w/ emotion] I thought what Maria and I had was love.
[beat]
Jasper Hale: But I was her puppet. She pulled the strings. I didn't know there was another way...
[smiles a tiny bit]
Jasper Hale: till I found Alice.
[beat]
Jasper Hale: Now, she'd seen me coming, of course.
Alice Cullen: [suddenly at his side, light & playful] You kept me waiting long enough.
[beat, Jasper laughs a little; in full Texas drawl]
Jasper Hale: My apologies, ma'am.
[...]

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Connections

Followed by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Jonathan Low"
Written by Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig and Christopher Tomson
Performed by Vampire Weekend
Courtesy of XL Recordings

User Reviews

Tedious boring and meaningless

As bad as the first Twilight was this is a whole new level. The bland and tedious characters lack chemistry, life, personality which sort of makes sense because most of them are undead.

The film continues Bella's meaningless coin flip decision between Jacob the skin-walker (I refuse to refer to these as werewolves) and Edward the fairy. Every sentence out each character's mouth, particularly the main characters, is stilted and stale. They can't even articulate their lines let alone deliver them with any depth - not that there is any depth to the script or story here, there isn't.

Even the fights are bland with vampires getting snapped apart like they were porcelain dolls and the only main threat of the movie - an army of New Born vampires - ending up being overcome with GREAT EASE. Also the division of the skin-walkers and "vampires" is suddenly bridged, there's no exploration of the issues between their kind or how to resolve them, just a randomly quick decision to work together despite the fact they hated each other a moment ago.

The film's focus, instead of the parts that might have proved interesting, is in the emotionless and empty romance between two obscenely pale individuals and the muscular third wheel. Any attraction I could have had to Kristen Stewart is erased by her terrible delivery, empty eyed stare and general lack of emotion.

Bland from start to finish and painful to anyone who genuinely likes good films. If you are brave enough to see it I recommend drinking something that will erase the memory and numb the pain afterward.