The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part2 (2012)

The second half of the Breaking Dawn story concludes the 5-film run of the Twilight franchise.

Breaking Dawn, Part 2 is in many ways more interesting than Part 1, but it still feels rather weak. […]

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part1 (2011)

As the story of Bella moves towards its finale, the franchise’s weaknesses accumulate. With Breaking Dawn, Part 1 being weaker than the previous Twilight films, the plot is often treading water, making this one of those films in serious need of a fast-forward button. […]

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

“Doesn’t he own a shirt?”

The third film in the franchise picks up where the second left off and carries the story onwards to the two-part finale. There is little that can be said about this film. It is neither particularly good nor particularly bad. But at least there are some memorable lines and scenes – things this franchise generally has very little of. […]

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

The first prequel to Twilight sets up the love-triangle this franchise is notorious for; and it throws werewolves into the mix.

The plot is a bit thin and disjointed, which makes this film slightly weaker than its predecessor. […]

Twilight (2008)

I am going to re-watch and review the Twilight films for this blog, one by one.

The first Twilight film always felt like a decent if inconsequential teen drama to me; but in terms of impact on popular culture this franchise always punched way above its weight anyway. […]