You guys are lucky to watch it without translation

Rating: 2/10 (4 July 2010)

Can't believe they ruined it. The third book could have resulted in the most intriguing of the Twilight movies, but instead I got a strong impression that Eclipse was directed by David Yates, the director of "Harry Potter and What-Does-the-Half-Blood-Prince-Have-to-do-with-that- Story?". Poor plot, poor play (i don't blame actors for this part, it was director's responsibility to register insincerity), poor choice of perspectives (guess, I'm not the only one who noticed that 80% are close-ups of Bella's, Edward's and Jacob's faces). Comparing Twilight to New Moon and Eclipse, you naturally come to conclusion that screening such kind of stories must not be entrusted to male directors... The Bella-Jacob line isn't delivered at all. Was it so difficult to picture what Bella had seen while kissing Jacob? Just insert a small scene where their common possible future would be visualized. It could have at least revealed WHAT Bella'd realized and also why she looked so downcast when she returned to the clearing where Edward'd been waiting for her listening to Jacob's thoughts. It wasn't only shame, for crying out loud!
But however pathetic and awkward the movie could seem if you watched it with original sound, you can't even imagine how hideous the translation into different countries' languages was. All the seriousness gone, phrasing is mockingly absurd as if on purpose...
Considering such a negative reaction of the audience, I would not be surprised if Patts refused to star in Breaking Dawn. I just hope the overall opinion about Eclipse will not affect him that much. It's not his fault that the third movie happened to be a total failure, it's just the role of a too-noble old-fashioned way-too-soft die-away vampire. And Lautner... well, too bad he's not 6 feet 7 inches high, as Jacob's in the book. When Jacob-wolf stands by Bella, his height from his front paws up to the top of his head is just the same as Jacob-human. Then where does the mass for his body and hind paws come from? Does he gain mass while shifting shapes? :)