Best 'Twilight' film so far

Rating: 8/10 (22 February 2013)

As this, the third instalment of the 'Twilight Saga' gets underway a vampire is at large in the city of Seattle; it transpires that he isn't hunting though; he is creating new vampires to form an army. Meanwhile back in the town of Forks vampire Edward Cullen is proposing to his girlfriend Bella Swan; she isn't in a rush to marry but does want him to make her a vampire; something he doesn't wish to do. Things are complicated somewhat by the fact that her friend, the werewolf Jacob, is deeply in love with her and believes that she could love him too despite her protestations to the contrary. When the Cullen clan learns that there is an army being raised in Seattle that intends to come after them and Bella they prepare for battle; a battle that if they hope to win they will have to get help from their natural enemies the werewolves! When the battle comes they learn that there is an old enemy behind the new army; an enemy who wants Edward to suffer.
After the somewhat disappointing 'New Moon' things get a lot better here; there is a good sense of atmosphere and the young vampires make a good enemy; as does the person behind them. The love triangle took up a bit more time than I would have preferred but given that it is meant to be a romance I can hardly complain. The special effects were decent but at times felt a little too obvious; especially as the werewolves transformed from human to CGI wolves in a fraction of a second. The cast do a good enough job although I wish Taylor Lautner, who played Jacob, had kept his shirt on a bit more seeing him like that reminded me that I'm not in the target demographic for this film! Overall I'd say fans of the series will almost certainly love this and those who dislike 'Twilight' won't although why anybody that hated it would still be watching by part three is a mystery unless they are being forced to watch by their teenage daughters.