I know a lot of you were going to see this today or after the pandemonium dies down, so no spoilers from me.
I had to say that I thought it was way better than the first two. (And I loved the first two, but even I could admit they had their faults.) Better acting from everyone, better CGI, better fights, more romance, more sounds that made you cringe. It was awesome! I know a lot of the reviews are coming out saying that it still stinks, but is better than the first 2. If you’re a Twilight fan, you’re not going to think this stinks.
By the reaction of people as we left the theater (including my SIL and myself), I have a feeling the tide might take a slight shift towards Team Jasper.
Photo by Kimberly French/Summit Entertainment
Jackson Rathbone did an excellent job! After reading Eclipse (3 times), I knew his role would be bigger this time and it was fabulous! And kudos to the make up and hair people this time. They have never (IMHO) did a great job on Jasper’s hair. It always was too blonde for his face and it looked in the other movies like what happens when I brush my curls out with a brush. Finally, they turned Jasper into the hot Cullen (Hale) that he should have been from the start.
I’ve never understood that before. The Cullens are supposed to be this absolutely gorgeous family, yet hair and make up seemed to have problems getting it right as a whole throughout the first two movies. Emmet, Rosalie, Jasper, and Carlisle, in the first movie all, well, in my opinion, the ones that were blondes were too blonde, even Edward looked like he’d been dumped in a vat of clown make up. (Except for of course his ear in the science room scene.) New Moon, they fixed Carlisle’s hair. Peter Facinelli looked great. Emmet (Kellan Lutz) looked good in New Moon too. But, they still had work to do on Jasper and Rosalie.
This time around, they nailed Jasper, like I said.
Rosalie, I don’t get.
Nikki Reed is gorgeous in real life. So why, to me doesn’t she look that way in the movie. She was supposed to be this absolute stunner of her time, no one was more beautiful. But it doesn’t look like that (to me) in the movies. I don’t know if it’s her hair is too light or if it’s her dark eye brows compared to her hair, but it has always looked off to me. Let’s see if they can get her looking as good as the rest of them do now in Breaking Dawn (part 1 and 2).
Ashley Greene has always looked beautiful in the movies. I don’t know why they can get Alice to look as attractive as she is supposed to in the book and not Rosalie. Every movie I want to cut my hair like her hair. Cute cute! My SIL said I should do it this time. What do you think? It’d be a lot of hair to cut off, but I would donate it to Locks Of Love. I usually donate 10 – 12 inches every couple of years, I think it’s about that time anyway.
I didn’t forget Esme, I think that Elizabeth Reaser has always looked beautiful too, but I like her hair darker like it was this time in Eclipse.
Robert Pattinson, gorgeous as always, but I liked his make up less this time. Loved Kristen Stewart’s hair more this time. And Taylor Lautner, he’s 18 now. I can say it, he’s just gorgeous. I won’t think lusty thoughts about him. I don’t think they could get much wrong with him.
Who knew I’d turn this into a hair and make up critique. Really had no intention of it, but hey, it works. There’s my review with no spoilers. 
Jordan had an awesome time. He had quite a few girls ooh and ah over the little boy in the Jacob t-shirt. One guy walked by and said, cool! I like Jacob better too.
Made him happy.
I’ll have pics from my SIL later, but you should have seen what she did for Taylor. She drew Jacob’s tattoo and claw marks free hand on Taylor. It was fabulous! And she looked adorable all decked out for Team Jacob.
There was an Edward sighting down at the Science Center of Iowa showing. Some guy dressed up like Edward and when a girl walked by him, she thought he was the real thing….she fainted.
We had a Jacob look a like at our theater. Seriously, a little thinner, a little tanner, but I had to do a double take. This guy could have been Taylor Lautner’s twin if he bulked up a tad more. Crazy.
On that note, I’m going back to bed. Everyone is asleep and I didn’t get home and in bed until 3. The birds woke me up at 8:30 chattering away to be uncovered.
Have a great day!
Oh yeah, in answer to my own question yesterday, someone was taking a picture of Edward on my car when I walked out of the theater. It still cracks me up.
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