negative 'Eclipse' reviews Unfortunately, "Eclipse" is not getting the best reviews from film critics across the country. Rotten Tomatoes is tracking critics at only about 50% favorable. Some of the negative reviews were particularly biting. AP's David Germain wrote: "...while 'Eclipse' may not be dreadfully dumb, it's still pretty dumb." USA Today's headline is: "Keep your shirt on: 'Eclipse' isn't that awesome". Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips wrote: "Already, 'Eclipse' has garnered notices praising it as the best and most action-packed of the three. Which I don't understand. For me it's the most ponderous and most sloppily directed, and by far the most deadening when the dramatic necessity known as 'talking' must be confronted, in between battles." MTV's Kurt Loder wrote: "The picture runs two hours, and might have been more enjoyable — and certainly less exasperating — if it had been cut down into a one-hour TV special."
It was incredibly slow! I remember the book not being that much better, which is odd because most people prefer the 3rd book of all of them. The acting all of the film is horrific. The "best" films I think is the first one, which is very much like saying I'm the tallest person in my kindergarten class. Still short.
Love the first one, thought that the second one was rather good but thought the third one stunk! That is what I think of the Twilight movie series in a nutshell. Lacked the ability to create emotional stirring in me like the first two did. The third book is definitely my favourite but the the first movie still is the winner.