The first trailer for the third film in the series of Twilight Saga movies based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling books is here! This first trailer gives us our first glimpse of scenes from the highly anticipated movie, which is opening this summer, not even a year since New Moon, the second film, was released. New Moon was a huge hit with fans on every continent, but will that mania carry over for the release of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse?
So after viewing it, how does the Twilight Saga: Eclipse trailer look? Well, it’s hard to say. It’s clear to see that Summit are yet to complete much of the film’s look, which is why the trailer looks like an advert for a soap opera (well, I suppose it is, really), with only one or two finished effects shots shown.
This initial trailer for the Twilight Saga: Eclipse movie doesn’t really instil much hope that this third film is going to be a better made piece of entertainment, but we do live in hope. The performances from Taylor Lautner as Jacob and Robert Pattinson as Edward seem just as wooden as before, but the trailer is still causing paroxisms of delight in the Twilight fan community.
Personally, I think a shorter trailer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse would have been more effective, as this feels rather padded thanks to the lack of set piece shots, or anything much in particular. It would seem that Kristen Stewart is really finding her feet as an actress now, as her Bella seems to be the only believable character on screen in these things. It’s going to be interesting to watch where her career goes next after the Twilight movies (I can’t wait to see her in the Runaways biopic- that looks awesome).
I am sure that subsequent trailers for this film will be much more exciting to many people, as there will hopefull be some completed fx shots and some more action. As it is, it feels like a mid-week soap opera advert with some very, very mediocre cinematography and characters that seem able to emote solely by means of their hair (Or indeed by whether or not they’ve got a shirt on). Still, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is sure to be a huge hit, but the question remains: How the heck is gory, twisted and extremely graphic story of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn going to make it to the screen? Time will tell.