Posts Tagged ‘Twilight Saga’

Eclipse’ gets a PG-13 rating!

It was all but guaranteed that The Twilight Saga: Eclipse would be rated PG-13 (or at least aim to be so), and now the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has released its rating for the film, giving it the well-expected PG-13 for “intense sequences of action and violence, and some sensuality.”

Box Office Mojo has an interesting piece of analysis as to how Eclipse’s rating fares compared with Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

Both Twilight and New Moon were PG-13 as well, but for slightly different, and somewhat telling, reasons: Twilight garnered its rating due to “some violence and a scene of sensuality,” while New Moon earned it for “some violence and action.” Confirming what the most recent trailer suggested, Eclipse’s rating indicates that the action quotient has been ramped up compared to the first two movies.

What are your thoughts on this?

Source: Examiner

Eclipse’ merchandise wrap-up!

Over the past few weeks, you’ve seen a lot of merchandising updates related to the Twilight series books and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. In addition to the fact that pre-sales are beginning in two major markets this week (Friday, May 14th), there have been updates related to the music, the toys, the games, and the books that are forthcoming from this franchise.

• May 15th – Nordstrom’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse line: Previewed yesterday, the Eclipse line follows Nordstrom’s successful run with New Moon merchandise. See: Nordstrom.com/Eclipse for more (including details on a coming Eclipse premiere giveaway).
• May 18th – Eclipse Paperback Media Tie-in: Paperback book with The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’s one-sheet cover. Available at: Barnes and Noble.
• May 25th – Eclipse Mass Market Paperback: Paperback version of Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer with unique cover of Kristen Stewart as “Bella Swan.” Available at: Barnes and Noble.
• May 25th – Eclipse Collector’s Edition: This is the hardcover collector’s edition of Stephenie Meyer’s Eclipse. Available at: Amazon.com.
• May 27th – Eclipse Board Game: The third in the Cardinal Industries board game series. Available at: Amazon.com. This video should give you an idea of what to expect.

Will you be getting any of these items? If so, which one?!

Source: Examiner

We now Officially have a Director for BREAKING DAWN

The Associated Press today announced that the director the the next installment of the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, will be Bill Condon.

BC has helmed such movies as Gods and Monsters, Dreamgirls, and Kinsey.

Honestly, I’m okay with Mr.Condon directing the last installment. How do you think he’ll do?

‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ trailer debate: Bella’s engagement ring

Right now, there are a great many conversations and debates being waged about the newest The Twilight Saga: Eclipse trailer, but one that seems to hold particular significance for a lot of fans is the question of whether Bella’s engagement ring fits the literary bill. The ring was shown in passing in the first trailer for Eclipse, but it received undeniable and prominent placement in the latest.

Coming off of the reveal, there seems to be a split in the fandom as to whether the ring matches popular perception of Stephenie Meyer’s description.

Only trouble is there may not be a common perception at all.

A number of vendors have come out with their own versions of the Bella engagement ring, and the results are quite varied. While there are a couple (here and here, for instance) that look a lot like what we see here in the picture, there are others still that look very different (like this one or this one).

Thus, there doesn’t seem to be any achievable market consensus about the way the ring looks.

To read how it’s described in the book, go to Twilight Examiner

Source: Examiner

Eclipse Trailer #2

The 2nd trailer for ‘Eclipse’ recently came out and we got a hold of it. Check it out! What do you think?

‘Twilight’ hate getting boring?

In recent months, particularly those following the vociferous roar that Twilight fans made in the box office with The Twilight Saga: New Moon, media treatment of Twilight fans has (for the most part) been rather deferential . . . a “well, if you like it, that’s your opinion” attitude has seemingly ingrained itself into the general media consensus on the subject of Twilight.

This, to say the least, has been great.

However, as with a great many things popular, there are still those that simply hate the series for one reason or another.

Most Twilight fans aren’t bothered by the idea of someone not liking the same books or movies that they do. You find anti-feminist undertones in the Saga and want to talk about that? Fine. Not a fan of the actors’ facial expressions? Okay, no problem. The thing that gets most Twilight fans is the idea that some people out there are being spiteful just to be spiteful, not really knowing or caring what or who they’re talking about. The “oh the vampires are sparkly so you all must be unfamiliar with real vampires” diatribe is trite and so is the stereotype that Twilight fans are all young, immature, and illiterate.

What are your thoughts on all of this “twilight hate”?