Twilight Series Article: Final Eclipse Trailer: MandaPanda's Review

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Final Eclipse Trailer: MandaPanda's Review

posted by mandapanda

Edward protecting Bella from Victoria

The final trailer for Eclipse was released earlier today. I'm sure everyone has watched it now. I saw it earlier today and it's finally sunken in. Since I did a review on the first trailer, I thought I should do a review on this one too :)

My overall thought on the trailer? I loved it!
The cinematography, again, is beautiful. More so than New Moon! However, I have to point this out: Like the other movies, there is a certain color tone to this movie.

If you have seen the director, David Slade's, other works such as '30 Days of Night', it has a grayish tint. From the first trailer and the recent trailer, it looks like there will be a grayish-blue tint in Eclipse. Do you like or hate the tint?

Again, the landscapes are beautiful! And the taglines, I will talk about them later on :)

I can't really say anything without repeating myself from my earlier review, so let's move onto the review of the scenes!

Positives first! and I'll try and go in order haha

Positives:
- (0:08-0:10) Again, clean and neat logo. Then fades into the landscaping. More of the cooler tones with a hint of warm in the top left corner. I love that. So pretty!

- (0:21-0:23) The Seattle nightlight overview is different and darker than the other movies. It gives more of a realistic touch to the trailer and I love that! In New Moon, we saw Italy. But, it was so extravagant, a completely different culture, that it seemed almost mythical. However, the shot with Seattle, it's the city. It's not secluded, it's in a populated area and it gives an earthly feel, completely opposite of the two previous movies. Also, Edward's voice-over is great here too.

- (0:24-0:27) I like that they showed Riley being attacked. It shows that it's not all about sexy, hot guys. It adds a touch of danger to the movie. And, I like how it isn't revealed who is attacking him. Although, if you've read the books, which most of you have, you know who it is! haha I also like Riley's crying out in pain. Again, it's pointing out the danger.

- (0:46-0:48) The werewolves look great! Improved alot since New Moon.

- (0:54-0:58) Riley and the newborns emerging form the water... I'm not going to lie. When I first saw set pictures of this, I was afraid it would look cheesy. It had the potential to be either cheesy or chilling. And I thought it was rather chilling! haha But for the movie, we can't know for sure, depending on the score. Sometimes if the music is terrible, then the intention of the scene dies. Example: the Jasper snapping at Bella scene in New Moon. The music was awful there and it took away the intensity and horror of the scene in my opinion.

- (1:05-1:09) Both newborns and the Cullens running toward each other... talk about EPIC! I loved that they put that in and panned to Jasper's face. I don't know whether they were intentionally trying to show Jasper in the lead, but I'm glad he is. He takes the reigns and shows everyone how to fight the newborns and I liked that they panned to his face before cutting to another tagline.

- (1:11) I absolutely LOVE that we get to see Alice. Ashley Greene talked about how the Cullen's traits and mannerisms were shown in their fighting and their style, and her movement there in that second was very elegant and graceful. I was very pleased with that snippet.

- (1:14) One of my favorite parts of the trailer... Edward giving Bella the ring. That thing is massive though!

- (1:17-1:18) Victoria is being chased by Jasper. I just think it looks hardcore! I thought it had to be touched on a little in this review!

- (1:20-1:24) I think my favorite part of this trailer. Victoria is closing in on them. Edward guarding Bella. Then him pushing down the tree. Hardcore stuff! However, I don't remember there being that much snow in the book. I'll have to re-read but if memory serves, I don't think there was that much snow described. But as long as the scene is good, it won't matter to me. And if you look closely, when Edward is pushing the tree, his shirt has snow on it. I'm thinking the battle between him, Victoria and Riley had already ensued :) And another thing... look closely at 1:27-1:28... you can see wolf Seth tearing up Riley!

Negatives:
- (0:11-0:20) I don't hate this part, but I thought as an introduction, it wasn't the best. It could have been better I think. However, they showed the atmosphere of all three characters here: tense. There's no light moments when the three are together. Fire and Ice aren't compatable.

- (0:31) I'm sorry, but Carlisle's line, "Someone's creating an army", sounds British. I don't know if it's intentional or accidental, but Carlisle is not supposed to have an accent. Lol

- (1:29-1:32) I wouldn't consider this a 100% negative, but more of an observation. I love the concept of it. However, it does look like CGI. I hope it looks better in the movie. I mean, it still looks great, but it could be improved on. :)

I know I don't have some scenes included here, but I was indifferent about those and didn't really have anything to say about them.

The taglines, I thought were mild. It didn't tell of the storyline, but more of what is awaiting. Like "The motion picture phenomenon"..."The world is waiting for". There's going to be alot packed in this movie, that's for sure.

This trailer was filled with action. The first trailer, we got the love triangle. This one, it was more action-centered. I love all movies: Romance, action, comedy, etc. And action is a huge part of this movie. However, alot of people were diappointed that there wasn't any romance in this trailer. I, too, wanted more romance. *cough*Edward-and-Bella-in-bed*cough*....

But, I understand that Summit is trying to broaden the audience and try to appeal to more people other than Twilight fans. However, I don't think they could broaden the audience more! The fanbase is already huge. The box office always milks in money. The Twilight Series is Summit's cashcow. They're going to get money no matter what. However, Summit is always trying to milk it dry.

So this is my review! I was very much pleased with this trailer. As for the length, I thought it should have been longer since it was announced the final and theatrical trailer. However, some sites are introducing it as a "teaser 2"... So, guess we'll have to wait and see!

Comments are encouraged! If you agree, comment! If you disagree, comment! Love hearing input :)

The world is waiting...

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sweet_twilight I think I agree mostly with you everything you said. I'm with you, I really like the tint. The tone of it looks beautiful in the movie. I liked Edward's voice-over on the Seattle scenes as well. I thought Xavier (Riley) was amazing in the trailer. I'm actually really excited to see him in Eclipse now. I loved the music for the whole trailer. It was amazing! It made me so much more excited. I agree with your opinion on the "Riley and the newborns emerging from the water" scene. The music fit perfectly with it. I didn't particularly mind the scene at the beginning. Like you said, it kinda just sets the characters up I guess. I thought Bella looked good in this scene. "That thing is massive though!" - LOL! (I could say "that was she said" but that is totally off-topic, sorry) Anyways, I love how Edward looks in that shot. *sighs* The ring is huge, especially when it's on her finger. There were a few things that you actually mentioned that I didn't see or pick up in the trailer. I didn't notice Carlisle's accent until I watched it again after I read this. It's a little weird. I don't exactly know how I feel about it yet. But I think I prefer his American accent, probably because I'm more use to it. I didn't see Jasper chasing Victoria in the trailer either until it was mentioned on LJ. I think I was too fasinated by Victoria's jumping. "look closely at 1:27-1:28... you can see wolf Seth tearing up Riley!" - I can never see it! I think I saw it once, but I'm not sure if it's the right thing. I'm pretty sure I can hear it, but I don't know. I'm actually not that disappointed with the amount of romance that was in the trailer. I kinda prefer it with a little more action because then I'll have more romance scenes to see when the movie comes out. That's saying if I can resist watching spoilers (which hasn't worked sometimes). But a little more romance would have been nice. Thanks for writing out your opinions. =) I enjoyed reading.

rachaelwsz Just watched the trailer. And I like it. *gasp* I actually have no negative comments about it. Ha ha. Well, maybe I just didn't quite like the trailer's tagline. *shrugs* But overall, I like it. -Love the background music -Like the progression of the trailer -Xavier looks awesome as Riley -The wolves are an improvement -Fight scene! Looks exciting (it better be) :D

mandapanda Sweet_twilight: Thanks :) There's nothing 100% negative about this trailer, just I would have prefered if a certain scene was fitted here, or there was more romance. But I wasn't disappointed! And you're right. I was thinking the same thing. That there will be more romance in the movie :) And, I forgot to put in my review that there was a little too much Riley for my taste. Not that Xavier isn't good looking, but, he was in almost every shot. This is another thing that I would have prefered if he wasn't in it so much. Judging by the script, he's in the movie alot. Added scenes. And that's kind of taking away screentime to establish the triangle and the breaking of that. He's barely in the book! And even though, in the past, some characters are expanded like Charlie, Riley's character is "blown out of proportion" as in built up a little too much. I'm not the only one that thinks this believe it or not! lol Rachaelwsz: Haha! I know right? I actually have very positive things to say about the Eclipse promotion so far! Maybe a few slightly negative comments, but overall, I enjoyed it :)

rachaelwsz ^Another thing that I am happy with too is the fact that they didn't release as many trailers as they did with New Moon. I thought that there were too many spoilers (& trailers. I think I've lost count) for New Moon. They kinda gave the whole movie away. And yeah, what's up with all the Riley scenes? He has more scenes than Victoria in the trailer. lol Anyway... Right now, I'm pretty pleased with the trailer. Still don't like the promotional posters though. Haha. =P

Renesmee_XD Mandapanda this what I was more or less hoping from your Remember Me Review and you sumed it up more less perfectly and I loved the eclipse trailer even though it was the book I liked the least so I have great expectations for it my opinion ;)

mandapanda Rachaelwsz: yeah the posters are disgusting. Summit and photoshop always fail. lol and RenesmeeXD: good! I'm glad you agreed more with this one :)

sweet_twilight mandapanda: You're welcome. Yeah it would have been nice if there was a little more romance like a scene or two.

mandapanda sweet_twilight: Yeah. I mean, a second of Bella leaning towards Edward. Him restraining.. that kind of thing. A little tease haha

sweet_twilight lol I agree.

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posted by KatiiCullen94

Waking up was the hardest part,afraid wheither i had just just had the biggest and worst dream, i diddnt want to admitt it to my heart that my head beleived it real. By now, ,my heart had a mind of it's own, and my brain was its best friend, looking out for it, but kept the harsh truth to itself. But isnt that where friendships go wrong?

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These past couple of months have been fantastic, I quit going to ballet practice since I was to advanced for the classes. Me and Seth were closer than ever, both volitionally and physically. School was out.
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posted by LexisFaith

Hey everyone,
I'm sorry I haven't written in a while.
My family and I went camping for the fourth of July. We have been gone since Friday and just got back today.
I was camping, boating, and tubing, so I am fried and crispy lol.
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~Alexis

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posted by NeeNee14

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"He's in his room Nessie."He said back. Billy moved out of my way so I could come in. I knocked on Jacob's door.
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"Ness, what's wrong?" He asked. I sat down next to him and put my hand on his cheek to show him what happened. When it was over he hugged me and rubbed my back.
"Do you wanna stay here for tonight?" He asked me after I calmed down. I shook my head yes.
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posted by jacob_lover5253

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Chapter 10. (Bella)

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posted by Summer_Leanne

You all are the best readers a girl could ever ask for...thank you so so much for all your kind words! The suspense is beginning to build in this chapter, so hope you enjoy! Much love to each of you, from me!! <333 :] (P.S. special thanks to my uncle for creating the banner for me! -------->
Love ya, Dave! :P)
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Beautiful Disaster
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Bella’s P.O.V:
The boys met me at seven eleven about ten minutes later and hopped in my car. Carlisle called me back and told me to let them out halfway to Victoria’s place. We were a quarter of a mile their when Emmett yelled, “BELLA! YOU HAVE TO STOP!” I looked confused when he took the wheel, “Bella, hide-Victoria is behind us-she knows its you.” I started hyperventilating when Emmett hugged me and moved me behind the driver’s seat beside Jasper. Jasper looked back with a pair of binoculars and said to Emmett, “Hurry, Em get to the place…she just turned into the library.”...

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posted by Tatti

So I've decided to start new fanfic and I hope it won't be boring. Please comment what you liked the most and what you think I could improve.
It's happening two years after the end of Breaking Dawn.

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Bella

The match was exciting! I was never really into sports but after becoming a vampire (which meant after losing my clumsiness) I started to enjoy it. Edward likes to joke that I'm almost as bad as Emmett. But how can I didn't like that wonderful feeling when you almost fly?
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posted by BuffyFaithFan1

Hello, My Name Is: Death
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posted by KatiiCullen94

" Jacob, i know, and I;m sorry."
"you have a new baby?" He eyes winced as he glanced at edward.
A part of me half expected Jacob to start ranting on about the treaty. But EJ was still at an age where you couldn't tell, "what" he was.
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I part of me will always Love jacob, there is no getting out of that.
We have a child together. We were Married. And we loved. He was, he is my best friend.
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posted by Tatti

"You know, guys, there are some things I don't understand" I said during the break. Bella insisted on me resting though I didn't want to. Not that I actually didn't need it. I just was so excited about developing my abilities that I didn't pay any attention to my fatigue. Every hour spent on practicing was more and more useful - I could easily push out my mental or physical shield and on the last experiment I succeeded in blocking some of Emmett thoughts from Edward. I shielded random thoughts though all of us were hoping I will be able to learn to protect specific ones.
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posted by Summer_Leanne

Here's more for all you adoring Twihearts!!! Comment and let me know how you feel about this update, please! :D Much love to all you guys!!! ^.^
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