Satisfying and better than New Moon

Rating: 9/10 (5 July 2010)

I went to see Eclipse with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. I saw the first movie as a rental with friends, and enjoyed it, then read the books. I skipped "New Moon" since I found that book boring (too much Bella is a whiner stuff - I mean really is she no one without Edward or Jacob - pathetic! What a terrible role model for young girls).
Be that as it may, I really enjoyed "eclipse". Very nice visuals, good acting from the cast, especially by Taylor Lautner, who makes Jacob much more appealing than he was written in the book. The movie really has it all - good intense action scenes, love triangle angst, comedy.
Not so great - Kirsten Stewart who seems to only have one facial expression with minimal variation. And some fans of the book may be disturbed that many key points/themes were a bit rushed.
I went back and watched New Moon, but this one is much better.