Twilight Saga - Eclipse Now in Theatres

[Amy]

We went to the midnight premere. We thought it was awesome and we're going back tomorrow to see it again. It does follow the book closer than the other two have so far.

Reading the Short Second Life of Bree Tanner before the movie was a good thing. But if I hadn't read it beforehand, it still would have been fine.

Love it and can't wait for Breaking Dawn 1 and 2!

[KittyKins]

Well, it wasn't crowded at all...I think most people are out at their Camps/cottages as it is a long weekend for some, and also we went during the supper hour time. There weren't annoying people around and I could enjoy it without distractions, which was nice for a change. The last time I went to a movie young girls were running up and down the aisles making farting noises until I told them in my teacher voice to cut it out, lol. I'm going to see Eclipse again next Saturday and I think it will be good to go again as this time I was thinking how it was the same or different from the book, and this next time I'll just enjoy the movie for its sake. Erica, I'm sorry kids were too noisy...that's so inconsiderate. It was kind of cute as I met this aboriginal woman in the washroom and I said, did you enjoy the movie? She said, "Yeah, but my daughter kept giggling everytime that guy (nasal sound to her voice)...came out." I said, "you mean Jacob?!" haha...so unfortunately giggling over Jacob is a widespread problem.

I thought the movie was very good, although it missed some of the emotional impact of the book. I just finished reading Eclipse right before I went. I think Eclipse is the movie going to be most affected by condensing or scrunching the story together. Each novel is longer than the last, and Breaking Dawn will be in two parts apparently. I'm now on the Bree novella, but haven't really been enjoying that too much as there isn't much of a storyline. If it went into her life before she was a vampire AND after, I'd be more interested. Don't buy it for full price, whatever you do...it's 25% off at Shopper's Drug Mart, at least here. Amy it sounds like you got more out of the Bree book than I am so far at least.

[Amy]

Amy it sounds like you got more out of the Bree book than I am so far at least.

Keep reading. I thought that to begin with just because really did we need to know the lies Riley told them? No. But then it does tie into the movie and it does make the "battle" scene make more sense even though I've read it several times in Eclispe. It just goes into more detail than you know in Eclispe and the movie really.

Saw the movie again yesterday. Still thought it was awesome. Loved the being at the premere with the twi-hards because it was a lot funner crowd than yesterday.

[KittyKins]

Keep reading. I thought that to begin with just because really did we need to know the lies Riley told them? No. But then it does tie into the movie and it does make the "battle" scene make more sense even though I've read it several times in Eclispe. It just goes into more detail than you know in Eclispe and the movie really.

Thank you, I will. I'm glad you enjoyed the 2nd watching. I could have gone again today, but then I've already promised a friend I'd go with her next weekend, and perhaps I'll see it with my sister too, so 4 times watching might be a bit much. I don't know if I'll go the 3rd time or not...I guess it depends.

It does follow the book closer than the other two have so far.

For me, I have felt that all 3 movies were very accurate, but for me New Moon was the closest. It is interesting how in the movie Eclipse, Edward gives a little speech about morality. Personally I think that's great and it would more closely mirror Stephenie Meyer's views as a Mormon than the book in some ways (ironically) and certainly mine as well as a Christian. I think in the book, that morality is understood, but never exactly stated, but I think that's good that they did that in the movie even if it was a slight add on. I liked how Edward was talking about 1918 and how he would court her and such, very sweet.

I haven't read Breaking Dawn yet, but I will in August when it comes out in paperback as I think I have mentioned. I did like the book New Moon the best, but in many ways I liked the movie Twilight the best. Twilight was the only one I didn't see in the theatre , and I'm wondering if that's why I like it the best, because I got to see it first in my more intimate home environment on my blu-ray player. I'm not sure about this, but maybe the whole idea of them finding each other is especially appealing and I did like the apple theme.

[Amy]

For me, I have felt that all 3 movies were very accurate, but for me New Moon was the closest. It is interesting how in the movie Eclipse, Edward gives a little speech about morality. Personally I think that's great and it would more closely mirror Stephenie Meyer's views as a Mormon than the book in some ways (ironically) and certainly mine as well as a Christian. I think in the book, that morality is understood, but never exactly stated, but I think that's good that they did that in the movie even if it was a slight add on. I liked how Edward was talking about 1918 and how he would court her and such, very sweet.

He does tell her in the same "scene" in the book that they will "try" to have sex after they're married because he won't risk her soul and though there's nothing he can do about his. They really do compromise like in the move.

Breaking Dawn is my favorite of all of the books. I just reread both it and Eclispe before the movie came out and then bought The Short Secret Life of Bree Tanner. I think we're going to get another set of them in hardback for Shelbie just to keep because we read them so often they're coming apart! Plus she has loaned them out and that's hardly ever a good thing!

[KittyKins]

He does tell her in the same "scene" in the book that they will "try" to have sex after they're married because he won't risk her soul and though there's nothing he can do about his. They really do compromise like in the move.

Yes, that's right, but there was more added in the movie...tying it in with his little speech about 1918 and how he has old fashioned ideas...to me there was more detail about waiting to have sex from a moral perspective, not just because he might kill her if he "loses control". I'm thinking of the dialogue that was ADDED in the movie. I think all of us reading the books got this idea already, but the movie spelled it out a bit more in that particular scene from my perspective. I think the soul part, in the books at least, was more about her losing it if she became a vampire, not because they'd have sex. I suppose he was afraid he might turn her into a vampire at the same time by accident when he loses control? not sure. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie again on Saturday.

[Amy]

Edward has always from the beginning of Twilight had morals. He doesn't think he has a soul but Bella does and anything he can do to keep her's is what he's going to do because he wants her to have life after death. He doesn't want her to become a soulless person like him whereas Bella tries everything to get him to take her soul! Because she thinks he's being crazy because he does have one because he's good. He says in book in Eclispe just about the same thing he says in the movie. Plus that's another reason in New Moon that he says he'll change her if she marries him.

Breaking Dawn is great and I'm so glad they're making it into 2 movies. They would lose a lot of they didn't and everything is tied together in that book!

[KittyKins]

I've been to see the movie 3 times now. I haven't been able to get through the Bree short story as I find it has a rather weak storyline. Next on the agenda will be to buy Breaking Dawn when the paperback version comes oout on Aug. 3rd. There's also some info. in the news about how Stefanie Meyer is producing the next movie(s) and will make sure they are PG-13 instead of R. I'm thinking she didn't use a lot of foresight with this, but I'm glad she's involved in making the movies. http://team-twilight.com/20100722/steph ... own-hands/ Interesting, but in Canada the rating will be advertised as PG here as we are more lenient in terms of movie ratings compared to the States.

[Amy]

Since you haven't read the book, I won't spoil it. But these movies can be PG-13/PG without losing anything of the books. But there are parts in it that I really will be disappointted if they don't put in the movie exactly like it is in the book. Melissa Rosenburg, who is the screenwriter for the saga, has said that the movie will be sexy and intimate but with the PG-13 rating. So, we'll see.

Breaking Dawn is awesome. I'm glad they're splitting it into 2 different movies. But I know when the first part ends that it will be so hard to wait for the second part (unless the first part disappoints).

We've seen Eclispe 3 times. Possibly will see it again this weekend before it's out of theaters though we can always watch it online for free until it comes out on dvd.

[KittyKins]

Since you haven't read the book, I won't spoil it. But these movies can be PG-13/PG without losing anything of the books. But there are parts in it that I really will be disappointted if they don't put in the movie exactly like it is in the book. Melissa Rosenburg, who is the screenwriter for the saga, has said that the movie will be sexy and intimate but with the PG-13 rating. So, we'll see.

Thank you Amy. I am looking forward to reading the next in the Saga and have just about a week to go now before buying it. I do plan to try to finish the Bree Novella, but right now I decided to take a short break from vampire stories and am presently reading a sappy Christian romance novel, lol. I bought the Life Story magazine yesterday about Eclipse and I'm reading that too. It's a good read. I started to read the part about Breaking Dawn, but had to stop as it contained spoilers. Still, it is good to read the interviews with Robert and others, ETC. You'll be glad when I finish Breaking Dawn so we can talk more freely, lol. I've already received a number of spoilers re. the story from my students and so I have a good idea of SOME of the things that happen. I'm one of these people who can take tiny clues and put them all together to figure things out fairly well, so I have some ideas of what is going to happen. The first student I had who was really into it was reading them as they came out and when she read Breaking Dawn she read part of the birthing scene to me. It actually grossed me out and turned me off reading the books for a while. As my sister said, "an interesting intro. to the series", haha. My niece wants to be a nurse and she likes watching this kind of thing on TV and said, "it's reality" and I said, I don't care, too much reality for me, lol.

What is your favourite part in the Eclipse movie? I have a couple of favs. Of course the proposal scene is the top one for me, but I also like the tribal meeting part when they tell the story about the 3rd wife. Also, I like the parts with Jasper...he's a good looking fella. Interesting how he has a Texan accent all of a sudden eh? At least it seems that way. I'm thinking he didn't do much talking in the other two movies, haha.

[Amy]

You'll be glad when I finish Breaking Dawn so we can talk more freely, lol.

What is your favourite part in the Eclipse movie? I have a couple of favs. Of course the proposal scene is the top one for me, but I also like the tribal meeting part when they tell the story about the 3rd wife. Also, I like the parts with Jasper...he's a good looking fella. Interesting how he has a Texan accent all of a sudden eh? At least it seems that way. I'm thinking he didn't do much talking in the other two movies, haha.

Yeah hurry and read that book! Lol

Wow...my favorite parts of Eclispe are....everything? lol Seriously let's see. I love how it opens and closes in "their" meadow and that it starts and ends with them talking about getting married which makes it a continuation of New Moon. I like where she decides to go see Jacob and Edward ummm disabled her truck. The only thing that could have made that scene better was if they had put the part from the book in where he tells her to not leave her window open if she doesn't want him to come in that night. I love that the Cullens as a family have more parts and that they talk more (Jasper has always had a "southern" accent but yeah he never talked much! lol) I think it's so freaking hilarious when Bella hits Jacob after he kisses her. I hate the tent scene. It's so different than the book because the orginial was "too graphic for the target age group" according to the critcs. I like that Rosalie finally tells Bella that she envies her instead of hates her. Though I wish the scene had been closer to the book than it was. Also, I wish that they had shown at least one scene of Alice "babysitting" Bella before they did the proposal scene and you saw the addition of the bed in Edward's room. Last time we saw it, it just had a couch in it. I love when she gets on the motorcyle with Jake and he's smiling and she says "lose the smile Jake!" Then where Edward takes her to La Push or the line and he says "doesn't he own a shirt?" and then kisses Bella but then Jake says "hey Beautiful" and hugs her even though she smells like Edward. Basically I love the whole movie.

Yesterday my daughter said "it's been a few weeks since we saw Eclispe. I think we need to see it one more time before it leaves the movies!" I told her she can pay for us to see it that time

[KittyKins]

I enjoyed the tent scene, mostly for Edward's lines as he was so selfless, and I thought Robert Pattison looked incredibly good looking in that scene. I don't remember how it was different from the book or how it was less graphic. When I first went to the movie, as I've mentioned, I had just finished the book, and so really felt the "condensing" that Eclipse has faced over the other novels. I think this is part of your frustration too? I really do think that it will be the story most to suffer as it's a bit longer than New Moon or Twilight but it wasn't a longer movie (which it should have been). I hope with 2 movies for the next novel, it won't be as "rushed".

[Amy]

In the book...the tent scene is totally reversed from the movie. Bella and Jake kiss/make out inside the tent as Bella is waking up. The conversation between Bella and Edward happens after her and Jake's kiss not before. Edward does know that Jake is listening of course and Bella does get mad that Edward knows this and says what he does . Just like in the movie, she doesn't want him hurt going into the fight. From my understanding they did the scene as it was written in the book and the make out part according to the critics was too mature for the targeted age of the audience.

My only problem with the movie is that they left out some key scenes from the book. Like the end. To begin with, I was disappointed in the end and kinda still am. I think that whole part just makes the book. It leaves no doubt that even though Bella loves Jake and she's grieving over what could have been, that she knows that Edward is who she loves the most and can't live without.

I'm glad that Breaking Dawn is going to be 2 movies because there is a lot in that book! But I wish they would just make it 4 hrs long like Dances With Wolves! Lol It's going to suck to see half of it and have to wait a whole year for the other half! Especially since they'll make both parts at the same time starting this fall.

I guess reading the books 3 times is a bad thing My daughter and I were discussing Breaking Dawn again Sunday and I just re-read it again in the past 2 days. Breaking Dawn is my favorite of all the books. Though I cried at parts of it except this last time.

[KittyKins]

Thanks for your thoughts. Bella and Edward do discuss things after the make out scene in the movie, but I agree with you that there were some flipflops and things left out. I'd have to go look at the book again, which isn't with me at the moment, lol, as I am on holidays. I didn't like how they did that makeout scene & discussion with Edward as he was too close by. He did give them privacy in the book, but read Jacob's thoughts as he did in the movie from what I remember, but in the movie he wasn't very far away was he...well, anyway...it was rushed as with a lot of things in the movie if you ask me. Also, they sort of left out the emotional impact that the kiss with Jacob left on Bella, the guilt she felt, etc. It was majorly rushed from that standpoint.

[Amy]

Oh KittyKins.....have you read that book yet? It came out last week! You really should be finished with it by now Lol

Thanks for your thoughts. Bella and Edward do discuss things after the make out scene in the movie, but I agree with you that there were some flipflops and things left out. I'd have to go look at the book again, which isn't with me at the moment, lol, as I am on holidays. I didn't like how they did that makeout scene & discussion with Edward as he was too close by. He did give them privacy in the book, but read Jacob's thoughts as he did in the movie from what I remember, but in the movie he wasn't very far away was he...well, anyway...it was rushed as with a lot of things in the movie if you ask me. Also, they sort of left out the emotional impact that the kiss with Jacob left on Bella, the guilt she felt, etc. It was majorly rushed from that standpoint.

Yeah they just flip flopped it. You seem to have the same problem I do with the end of the movie. They just left out so much from the book right there. I think they really needed to include the emotional part at the end. But oh well!

[KittyKins]

Yes, I finished it today. It's well written and an interesting story. I'm not much for this imprinting with babies thing, wearing a promise ring and all that (a bit over the top), but I guess Renesme will be full-grown in 7 years (how convenient). I was sort of hoping for Leah. It's the only loose end she doesn't tie up, lol. I realize for the story to come together, she had to do it that way, but it seems Leah got the short end of the stick! I thought the name Renesme was very creative. I like how Edward commented that Jacob would have some competition, so indicating she'd have a choice in the matter. I wonder if there will ever be a new story about Renesme! I suppose Stefenie's vampire stories are over for now or even for good, but who knows after the next 2 movies if she'll change her mind! Those are going to be "some movies"!!

[Amy]

I have not had time to sit down and reply KK! Sorry! I will though hopefully this weekend.

But just wanted to let you know if you haven't heard...they are re-releasing Eclispe in honor of Bella's birthday! Not sure if they are in Canada or not but if you want to see it again then check your local theaters.