I've just seen part 1 last night at the midnight showing at my local pictures and it was absolutely brilliant!
The film producers have done the book justice and stuck with the book's telling rather than veering off and adding bits in that were not in the book. They have also put a lot of content from the book in without exactly explaining it all so I would imagine if anyone hasn't read the book that some parts may be missed on them so my advice would be if you haven't read the book to please try and take the time out to read it as it is absolutely fantastic and obviously goes into more detail than the film producers would be able to in the short time of the two films.
The film starts off with the invites to Bella and Edwards wedding going out with Jacob obviously not taking the news well and we see him running out of his house and changing into wolf form to take off upset. The film then progresses onto the wedding and both Bella and Edward look stunning. There is also a little cameo appearance from the author of the books Stephenie Meyer as she appears in the wedding crowd as one of the guests so try and watch out for her if you can. The happy couple then go off on their honeymoon to Isle Esme (an island that Carlisle bought for Esme for her wedding present from him when they were married which the film briefly mentions but doesn't totally explain) and they is a bedroom scene with breaking of the bed involved. I don't want to ruin the film with any spoilers for anyone who hasn't read the book but from this point on the honeymoon takes a bit of a dip and the couple end up having to cut their honeymoon short and return home.
As a massive fan of the book I was really pleased with the film and they way the film producers have kept true to the book. There are also lots of humorous moments in the film with some of the wedding speeches actually making everyone in the pictures laugh last night. The background music was beautiful with quite a few of the previous film's tracks in this one such as Bella's Lullaby. The film also finished on what I would say was a good 'middle' point of the book. I can't wait for part 2 and have just pre-ordered part 1's DVD to go with the rest of them. Brilliant and a definite must watch for all Twilight Fans.
********************************************************************************************************************** Make sure you wait at the end of the film after the trailers as there is an extra scene with the Volturi which a lot of people missed last night as they rushed off to get home (understandable at 2.30am but I feel sorry for them that they missed it).
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (Blu-ray)
Genre | Thriller |
Format | Blu-ray, PAL |
Contributor | Sarah Clarke, Billy Burke, Bill Condon, Taylor Lautner, Gil Birmingham |
Runtime | 1 hour and 57 minutes |
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The penultimate instalment of the teen vampire saga. The newfound marital bliss of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and her vampire lover, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), comes under threat when Bella discovers that she is pregnant. Posing a threat both to the Quileute wolves and to the Volturi vampires, the conception and near-fatal birth of their daughter sparks a series of dramatic events that threatens to tear their world apart.
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- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Package Dimensions : 18 x 13.8 x 1.5 cm; 70 Grams
- Director : Bill Condon
- Media Format : Blu-ray, PAL
- Run time : 1 hour and 57 minutes
- Release date : 15 March 2012
- Actors : Gil Birmingham, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Sarah Clarke
- Dubbed: : Arabic, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, French, Danish, Swedish
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : Sony
- ASIN : B017NCV38A
- Number of discs : 1
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Mummy of Two
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2011Verified Purchase
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Miranda J
5.0 out of 5 stars
Only slightly embarrassed to admit it, but...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2012Verified Purchase
...I love Twilight and I'm a woman of a certain age who should know better! But I read the books, enjoyed them, watched the films and enjoyed them too, and I can't wait for the last instalment.
Not going to say much about the cast, as enough has already been written elsewhere about the acting skills, or lack thereof, of this collection of actors. I like Robert Pattinson as an actor, though, which helps.
It looks beautiful, it has flashes of humour which made me laugh out loud at the cinema and the more graphic scenes in the book are handled well and effectively. SPOILER ALERT: The transformation scene was, I thought, particularly well done and the special effects spot-on.
Was a bit disappointed with the soundtrack, as the first three films have outstanding music; the collection of songs used in part 4 isn't to my taste, but the score is, as ever, evocative and beautiful. Using themes from the first three films, woven into the new melodies, links the four films together extremely well.
All together, a reasonable addition to the collection, and the final scenes whetted my appetite for Breaking Dawn 2.
Not going to say much about the cast, as enough has already been written elsewhere about the acting skills, or lack thereof, of this collection of actors. I like Robert Pattinson as an actor, though, which helps.
It looks beautiful, it has flashes of humour which made me laugh out loud at the cinema and the more graphic scenes in the book are handled well and effectively. SPOILER ALERT: The transformation scene was, I thought, particularly well done and the special effects spot-on.
Was a bit disappointed with the soundtrack, as the first three films have outstanding music; the collection of songs used in part 4 isn't to my taste, but the score is, as ever, evocative and beautiful. Using themes from the first three films, woven into the new melodies, links the four films together extremely well.
All together, a reasonable addition to the collection, and the final scenes whetted my appetite for Breaking Dawn 2.
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Simon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another excellent Twilight movie!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2012Verified Purchase
I went to see this in the cinema and to be perfectly honest I came away feeling as though the whole thing had been rushed, I finally received my copy of this Blu Ray after issues with a special feature that wasn't included, this has apparently been resolved now and I have emailed Technicolor to recieve my free disc.
After finally getting to re-watch the movie last night I think I have to take my initial feelings back.
I now feel the whole thing was paced pretty well, besides one part that may be obvious to fans of the book, which was Bella driving her Merc I don't think anything was missed or messed up.
The characters are convincing as always, story I loved anyway and has been translated well to film.
This film for me shows Kristen Stewart's dedication to the role and I really can't fault anything with the movie.
Effects are very well done.
The Blu Ray picture and sound quality are both perfect.
The most disappointing thing for me was how long it took to come through my letter box, but that's got nothing to do with the film.
The whole experience is a little bitter sweet, because I loved the story so much, know it's almost all finished and will have to wait the coming months to see how the finale turns out, but hopefully it'll be as good as all of the current four releases have been.
An excellent story, great movie, whether you like twilight or good films in general.
Well worth multiple viewings IMO.
After finally getting to re-watch the movie last night I think I have to take my initial feelings back.
I now feel the whole thing was paced pretty well, besides one part that may be obvious to fans of the book, which was Bella driving her Merc I don't think anything was missed or messed up.
The characters are convincing as always, story I loved anyway and has been translated well to film.
This film for me shows Kristen Stewart's dedication to the role and I really can't fault anything with the movie.
Effects are very well done.
The Blu Ray picture and sound quality are both perfect.
The most disappointing thing for me was how long it took to come through my letter box, but that's got nothing to do with the film.
The whole experience is a little bitter sweet, because I loved the story so much, know it's almost all finished and will have to wait the coming months to see how the finale turns out, but hopefully it'll be as good as all of the current four releases have been.
An excellent story, great movie, whether you like twilight or good films in general.
Well worth multiple viewings IMO.
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Wicciaila
4.0 out of 5 stars
Special Features are disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2012Verified Purchase
I am a a fan of the The Twilight Saga books and movies, I thought parts of Breaking Dawn part 1- the movie were a little disappointing, for starters the wigs on Carlisle and Jasper were really fake looking but that's a minor detail, I thought that the Wolves telepathic diaglogue scene bordered on a little silly and the wolf effects were the most fake looking of the series, I liked all the other aspects. Where this 2 disc DVD is concerned though I was very disappointed - there were much more extras on the first 3 DVD's, but this did not follow suit, I agree with another reviewer that the U.S. version of this DVD had much more extras on them - what happened Summit??? I am still glad that I have a copy of the 2-Disc edition as I have the same in all of the other films. I am looking forward to Part 2 now!!


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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2012
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looby
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 April 2012Verified Purchase
I love all the twilight films and breaking dawn was my favorite of all the books. I went to see it at the cinema and was a bit disappointed as it sounded odd like higher pitched or something than it should of been and I thought the wolves sounded silly, but when it was delivered to my home and I watched it, my opinion did change and I adore it now as much as the others if not more. I still think the wolves could sound better but other than that, I can't fault it. It has so much going on in it too, and it just keeps you hooked the whole way through. A definite must for any twilight fan. (the soundtracks pretty awesome too ;)).