The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

Please don't spend money on this.

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Even though I loved the movies, there were some really awkward moments in the first one. I'm glad that was cleared up. I only rated this 9 stars bc it's my least favorite of them all. I hate that Edward leaves. I've watched all of the Twilight movies at least 15 times a piece. When it comes to this one, I basically fast-forward through the entire middle/Jacob parts, and to the end when Edward comes back. Jacob (as an actor) doesn't show the same chemistry that Edward does with Bella, and it made me despise the middle 60 minutes. Lol

Breaking Dawn - Part 2 is indeed the best entry to the Twilight Saga series, though admittedly this is not saying much. I guess the correct term for this one is that this one is 'The least terrible' of them all.Atleast after five movies the writers have finally given us a reason as to why Jacob Black is attracted to Bella, even though it doesn't make a lot of sense since the person Black imprinted on was not even close to being born for most of the Saga, but apparently werewolves can also predict the future without them knowing it. There still is no reason as to why Edward is attracted to her though, and as usual in a Twilight film there are a couple of terrible romantic scenes between them once again, although thankfully this was a lot less frequent when compared to Part 1. The opening title sequence was very good, partly due to the impressive score by Carter Burwell, but straight afterwards this is basically thrown overboard with a terrible vampire running scene with Bella and Edward which feature absolutely terrible CGI and abysmal looking greenscreens in the background like we were watching some kind of terrible videogame. The 'tough girl' Bella character just doesn't impress me. The scene when she raises her voice against Jacob is just laughable at best, since it is as is usual with Stewart such a forced expression that is visibly literally taken straight out of distant cue cards and spoken without any natural kind of conviction. The mother-daughter relationship that could have made this movie into something doesn't have any chemistry which is ofcourse the result of Kristen Stewart not being able to develop chemistry with whatever other human being on the planet anywhere.The entire narrative of the movie is basically one idiot vampire claiming false claims against the Cullen's & Bella for no apparent reason so a confrontation can be had with the Volturi ( Yeah, it is terrible writing, as is the whole series ), followed by the Cullen's gathering allies to convince them that it wasn't true, or otherwise make a stand against them if they do not listen. While all of this seems to be an irrelevant bunch of nonsense only there to fill up the running time, the final confrontation is definitely the best scene in the series. One of the biggest problems with the action sequences in the series is that it is lacking in any kind of tension since you know none of the good guys will die, but in the final battle this is changed drastically and a lot of the protagonists meet their demise in the battle against the Volturi's, resulting in possibly the only tense encounter in the entire series, because finally anything could happen. All the while this is accompanied by Carter Burwell's fantastic score and some gorgeous snowy cinematography, i admit i was quite starting to like it at this point. However, in the end it all turns out to be a vision created by Alice after which the supposed 'mighty Volturi' leave with their tail between their legs, and nothing ever happens. In the end you realize Twilight is still Twilight, and nothing holds any significance as nothing tragic can ever happen in this childish fairytale. There is never any real danger, or any real threat, and for a moment you thought this was gone in the battle sequence, after which the audience will be left severely disappointed. While it features an amazing score by Carter Burwell & a lot of gorgeous cinematograpy which is admittedly the best in the series ( Although also quite a lot of ugly greenscreening ), this movie's strength comes solely from it's battle sequence near the end, which ends up being an illusion, which in turn leaves you wondering: 'What the hell was the point of all this?'

Breaking Dawn Part 2 continues the Twilight Saga tradition of taking itself too seriously without a hint of self-awareness. It's bad. It's really bad, but like the other movies, that's what makes it hilarious, and the only reason I bother watching these terrible movies is for the LOLs. Bella still looks like she's constantly on the verge of vomiting, although she is slightly more lively than she previously was, Edward is still boring, Jacob is still pathetic and the rest of the cast is as lifeless as the vampires they're playing.The plot is, as usual, dumb and filled with gaping holes (they build a house for Bella, Edward and their child, but then the next day they plan on leaving Forks. WTF?) The special effects are awful awful awful, especially that damn baby. The vampire running sequences are embarrassing (seriously why couldn't all the chase scenes be more like the one with Victoria in New Moon, That was awesome and it didn't need all these terrible effects and green screens)After so much boring, the one thing that made all of the boredom worth it was the final fight sequence. It really was spectacular. The devastated gasps from the audience when Carlisle's decapitated head was revealed and the cheering when Jane was finally killed said it all. And the twist was even more amazing.The ending sequence was actually rather touching, despite me not caring for any of the main characters.Overall it's as bad as any of the other twilight movies, but it manages to be one of the better ones.

After finding the first part of Breaking Dawn to be annoyingly stuck in the middle of the road,I lowered my expectations for the second half of the tale,as I opened up the final (second half) chapter of the Twilight Saga.The plot:Dying on the hospital table after possibly having the first ever half vampire/half human baby,Bella Swan's husband Edward Cullen decides that the only thing he can do is to turn Swan into a vampire.Waking up,Swan discovers that along with her daughter Renesmee surviving the birth,that she herself now has a craving for blood.Guided by Edward's family,Swan begins to get a grip on her desire for blood.Learning about the birth,a ruling vampire group called the Volturi are told that Renesmee is an immortal child,who is a serious risk to the survival of the vampires.As the Volturi close in on Renesmee,Bella & Edward prepare to fight for Renesmee's survival.View on the film:Bringing the curtain down on the saga,returning director Bill Condon cuts a surprisingly sweet sense of humour deep within the film,which goes from Bella showing her new vampire powers in a comedic manner,to the baddies doing somersaults in the sky.Along with the comedic bites,Condon also reveals fangs for vast canvas action scenes,with long winding shots exploring the pure snow covered locations and capturing every broken bat and werewolf in the final battle.Along with bringing Bella back to life in her final adaptation, Melissa Rosenberg decision to revive the "baddies" with a firm footing leads to the relationship between Edward & Bella getting an excellent power-up,thanks to their love having to go up against bleak darkness.Licking his lips in every scene,Michael Sheen gives a delicious performance as Volturi leader Aro,who Sheen hits with eye- popping fury and sweet cured ham one liners.Finding Bella trying to save her daughter from the dangers started by Irina, (played by a terrific Maggie Grace) Bella Swan gives a very good performance as Bella Swan,whose timed mood is peeled away by Stewart with passion to save her daughter,with Stewart also giving Bella an unexpected playful side over using her new vampire powers,as the final chapter in the Twilight Saga ends.