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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Breaking Dawn 2 - SPOILERS

I refused to post spoilers until after opening weekend. If you have not seen the film yet DO NOT READ ON!!!!

I am not kidding, you must experience this movie without spoilers to fully appreciate the journey!

That being said, if you HAVE seen the movie, feel free to click to read more....


More...

Who was duped?

I mean by now most people have seen the movie, lived through the "twist" and.... were you believing?


I even said, while sobbing, "this must be a vision" and "the amazon is making them see this" but somehow, believed it was happening... Stephenie Meyer produced, she approved it and she wanted it to end with a bang..... boy did it ever!


I saw the movie again today with my husband and daughter, both who, like me, believed this was actually happening... I can never take back the vision of Carlisle's head... ever...


I have to say, I loved the movie, best one yet. Not only the homage to past movies through Bella "letting Edward in" or the credits that recognized everyone involved in all of these movies, but the fight scene.


When I read Breaking Dawn, I have to admit, I didn't love it. I really hated that when the Volturi and Cullens and witnesses all got together, the half vampire child came with Alice and Jasper and everyone just agreed to disagree... "my bad, as you were" BORING!!!

Even in Harry Potter, some of our beloved characters died! And I kind of wished there had been some bloodshed in Breaking Dawn.

When they cast all the new covens, I guessed that it was so they could kill them off and create the action and battle required in a movie, without breaking fans hearts quite as bad, sinve they weren't covens or characters we loved so dearly from the books.

Never did I imagine such an epic battle, what an emotional rollercoaster!

More on that in a moment, let's start from the start.....


From the start

I had seen the opening 10 minutes or so from Comic-Con. I loved seeing Bella-Vampire hunt, it was so epic. I mean the speed, the strength, the interactions with Edward and finally when she saves a deer to feed on the mountain lion? awesomeness!


Sex Scenes

PG-13, you have done me right ;) I thought it was a perfect mix of romance and hot, steamy, love.... the banter after by the fire was sweet and the close-up skin shots were perfect.... yes!


Jacob, Imprinting, Wolves

I loved everything about this. From when she comments on his stank, to when she drags him out of the house to beat his ass for imprinting on her daughter and nicknaming her Nessie "after the Loch Ness Monster?" bahahaha perfect combination of emotion and humour throughout these scenes. I also have to say I loved Rosalie's facial expressions and comments when Jacob has to tell Bella about the imprinting and of course all the Cullen's, in particular Edward, when Bella is kicking Jacob's ass.


Soundtrack

Amazing, as always, but this one was especially moving. I am creating the scene-by-scene list as always, stay tuned for link.


Renesme

Less creepy than I thought. Knowing what Mackenzie Foy looks like made the CGI younger Renesme's a little strange, but not robotic strange, thankfully. The distance between the eyes was a bit distracting, but it worked out ok. I really loved the flashforward of Alice's vision to mom, dad, baby and wolf boy all teenagers hanging out. Made it a lot less creepy right? right?


Covens

Ok., some covens were awesome.... when Guri and Noel appeared I was giggling and when they spoke, I died. So funny! I really loved them, actually I loved Taylor's bug-eyed look and giggle as Jacob when talking to Bella in the car. "Dracula one and dracula two" bahahahah


Loved the Amazon ladies, having seen them in real life, they really are tall, strong women, perfect casting. I wish Erik Odom had more screen time, he is so awesome! I guess having met them at COmic-Con and then at Fan Camp I was disappointed at how little screen time and speaking lines most of them had.


I really loved Kate and Garrett together, and the camp fire when the vamps share war stories, too fun! Alistar was awesome and really, overall I thought they were all pretty amazing, if only we saw more of each of them.


Battle

Ok the big "twist" I mentioned it above a bit, but honestly, best ever! For all the reasons above, but also because it was just enough action to get even non-twi-fans into the movie. My husband loved it! One thing I did find out from awesome @Jaymes805 was that this whole "scene" was in the book, kind of:


"Alice gave Aro the excuse he needed to get out of the fight. If he hadn't been so terrified of Bella, he probably would have gone ahead with his original plan."


Now, not many of us would have read into that one sentence the twenty minute insanity that took place on screen.... I joked that the one sentence = 20 terrifying movie minutes, a xanax and a box of tissues.


Overall

Best so far! Bill Condon is god.


What did you think????

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Breaking Dawn Part Two - NO SPOILERS!

Usually after a movie I do a review. I often do a spoiler FREE and a spoiler FULL review... this time - I simply can NOT!


The movie is amazing, I think the best of the series, which says a lot because I liked Eclipse best as far as the books go, and also as far as the movies went before.


The "twist" is indeed a twist. It is something different from the book and something the book was missing! If you have heard my rants about the problems with 'Breaking Dawn' as a book, then you can likely guess where I am going with this....


I URGE and BEG you to:

1. SEE THE MOVIE

2. DO NOT READ SPOILERS, you need to just experience this blind

3. Bring tissues, and a lot of them, I mean a lot... I was ugly crying for at least the last half hour of the movie

4. Email, tweet, text, comment here once you see the movie.


I will probably wait at least until after the weekend to post my review, because I truly feel anything anyone says will spoil it for you and take away from the emotional journey this movie pulls you through.


I will add that at one point I screamed at the screen as I sobbed ugly loud tears "THIS MOVIE IS HORRRRIBLLLLEEEEEE, NOOOOoooooooo!!!!!!"


If I needed to describe it in one word: emotional.

One more word? SHOCKING!


That is all, I can't wait for you to all see this movie - Bill Condon is amazing! I am speechless and starting to tear up again in the airport just thinking about everything.

I can not believe it is really over.... for good...

Breaking Dawn After Party Pix

This was the after-party of all after-parties, with Twilight Saga scenes and memorabillia all over. While lot's of cast attended, often these parties are more for the suits and production people. I wish there was a fan party like this.... could you imagine? Live wolves, actual Bella's truck, the prom gazebo, a mock-meadow, this place was decked out! Luckily a few fans were in there too and tweeted some amazing photos of the awesomeness inside.

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See more here and thanks @TwilightCougar1 for tweeting these amazing photos!



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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2 NEW Ending?

According to Entertainment Weekly, a completely different finale was "dreamed up" by Stephenie Meyer and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg one night over dinner.

And it's this ending that was ultimately decided to be used in the film.

Robert Pattinson couldn't believe his eyes when he read it. He tells EW:

"When I first read the script, I got to that part and was like, 'What?' And then I had to go back a page. It does it a serious justice."

Kristen Stewart seems to love it. She says:
"It's clearly made by someone who really cares. That's why Bill Condon is perfect. Thank God for him."


What do you think they may change that fans would love (because, let's face it, Bill, Steph, Melissa, they would only do it to make it epic)

I am excited for a change/surprise... so excited! I have some predictions... a fastforward to future life (Renesme/Jacob?), maybe kill some Volturi (I wanted this in the book so badly), Hmmm.. any other ideas?


See scans here

Monday, June 25, 2012

Breaking Dawn Part 2 at Comic-Con - It's official!

This just arrived in my inbox *squee* We knew (guessed) as much, but official confirmation always brightens up my day....

Greetings,

We are happy to announce that THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 will be the opening panel in Hall H at ComicCon® International in San Diego on Thursday, July 12, 2012. Summit Entertainment will present a sneak peek at the highly anticipated conclusion of The Twilight Saga films. This is a must-see for fans interested in the story’s final chapter, who will be shown exclusive footage from THE TWILIGHT SAGA BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 and treated to a cast and filmmaker Q&A session providing details on the epic finale.

In addition to the panel, BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 will also be present at the Summit Entertainment booth on the convention floor. Those who stop by will have the chance to attend autograph signings, participate in contests and collect free giveaways all weekend long.

Who's going?

MEEE!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Breaking Dawn Part 2 - alleged re-shoot scenes are...



When these types of "news sources" report things I am always hesitant to believe, or even blog/link.

Who is their "insider" and how "inside" do you have to be to figure out there may be some "kissing" in the reshoots?

Additionally, Bill Condon said he wanted to tighten up some shots, and given who is in town,w e can assume some of that is battle....

call me cynical but this article did very little for me - ha - even so, here you have it, "insiders report on reshoots"

Hollywood Life reports:

Rob and Kristen are filming new Edward and Bella kissing scenes for ‘Breaking Dawn, Part 2,’ a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY! Read on for more details about what they’ll be doing!
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart will be packing on the PDA during the Twilight re-shoots happening right now in Vancouver, sources close to the shoot tell HollywoodLife.com exclusively.
“Its certain that Kristen and Rob will be kissing during the reshoots,” our source says.

Sounds like such tough work for a couple who are so deeply in love! Shooting will be devoted to romance and action — which is what we’re looking forward to most!

Plus, Twilight director Bill Condon wants to tighten up some action scenes that during the editing process really haven’t been as completed as he had hoped. He wants to make sure he has enough footage to edit around an R rating.

That comes as no surprise since Bella and Edward will be having LOTS of hot vampire sex in the new film! After all, they already had a tough time getting an R rating for Breaking Dawn, Part 1.

Who can forget that steamy honeymoon sex scene?!

The actors will also be recording their voices and filming various reaction shots, our source says.

Kristen, 22, will be doing most of the work while reshoots occur. The film still has a lot of work to be done to it and may be edited on up until the film hits theaters November 16.

What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Are you excited to see Rob and Kristen get to kiss during the Breaking Dawn, Part 2 reshoots?
– Reporting by Russ Weakland

Friday, April 27, 2012

Vancouver Breaking Dawn Re-Shoots but first, DC

Rumours were flying when Robert Pattinson was spotted at LAX today, but he flew to DC not Vancouver BC (yet, the re-shoots are scheduled to start Monday)



See more pics here

Apparently Rob is in DC for White House Correspondents Dinner where Jimmy Kimmel is hosting. Jimmy Kimmel also hosted Rob, Kristen and Taylor's handprint ceremony.


If I hear or see more on Rob's DC activities or Vancouver re-shoots next week - you know I will blog... I have a feeling it will be short and sweet in Squamish BC early next week... and I have no desire to make drive out there for 'maybe photos'... but I know the local photographers will be all over it - thankfully :) We shall see how work goes and if I have a day off I may head to the sets I know of there in hopes to see something to share :)

Have a Great Weekend!!

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Breaking Dawn Part 2 Re-Shoots in Vancouver April 30 - May 2

So it seems the rumours are true, Breaking Dawn returns to Vancouver for reshoots.

Buzz started earlier this weekend on these reshoots and this morning tweets from local paparazzi made the buzz more of a solid rumour and probable fact.

Finally, Bill Condon confirmed on facebook that they would return to Vancouver for reshoots and that both Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart would be back.

Based on the majority of Breaking Dawn being filmed in Squamish and Studio I would assume that is where they return for the few days of reshoots, but I am not sure.

I never made it up to Squamish during Breaking Dawn filming, but I did go afterwards and feel quite familiar with the set locations, so depending on work I may pop by if I can and see what I can see. If I see anything I promise to share stories and photos with you as always :)

How exciting.. one last hurrah for Edward & Bella, in vampire form... squeeeee! Here is an excerpt from Bill's message on facebook:

A film is a lot like a puzzle, with each piece - each shot, no matter how brief - needing to fit exactly with the ones around it. Our Part Two puzzle is finally coming into full view, and in a few weeks we'll be heading back north to pick up some additional shots - the last tiny missing pieces. We're not shooting any new scenes or dialogue, just some technical work with some of our cast and stunt actors.

I am really looking forward to being back on set with some of the friends I've made on my Twilight journey, like the great Guillermo Navarro, our cinematographer, and his crew. And yes, Rob and Kristen will be there too, to pop in those gold contacts one last time...

I can't wait until November to see the movie, but I am super excited that reshoots are happening, it keeps it alive and exciting for me ha ha! And for you, if I get anything good to share ;)