Dedication
To TWILIGHT : For being an amazing series *at some point of our lives* & bringing all of us together and to YOU – for being so loyal and amazing not only to Nessie, but us mods as well. Thank you <3

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Hi there *waves*

This may not come as a big surprise, since most of you are aware that this has been an ongoing issue/possible rumour for ages. For many months now, I’ve been in deep contemplation, hesitating whether or not I should continue being a moderator for this Twilight page/group (aka Nessie).

Just to get to the point, I will be giving up my duties as a moderator. For awhile now, I was planning to abandon the Nessie-Bebo group, and that I was meant to stay with Nessie-Facebook up until the Breaking Dawn movies come out.

Nevertheless, I have decided to stop operating Nessie altogether from this day onwards.

It’s not really a big surprise, considering our group hasn’t been that active over the last 6 months, and plus with all the warnings about shutting down over the last 12 months. And I really hate to disappoint you guys, so I thought that I should not delay this decision any further.

If some of you are still sad/shocked about this, i hope you understand. For those who weren’t aware, most of the mods dropped out along our journey, so it was just me for quite awhile now. I’m currently at uni, and things have been terribly busy, and there’s so many things that I want to do. And besides, I have life xD

However, that’s not really the main reason.

My passion for Twilight has wavered so much since 2007/2008. At times, I can be the most passionate fan, but at the same time, I dislike Meyer, and I absolutely hate the series and the fandom (sorry ^ ^ and don’t worry, I don’t intend to burn my Twilight books. I’ll probably read it again from time to time...).

Personally, I think my Twilight-obsession was just a rebound thing (after Harry Potter, that is). My busy schedule, along with my hypocritical nature, just makes my role on Nessie more of an obligation thing, rather than a passionate thing. So yup, hope y’all understand.

Nevertheless, I do admit that I once loved Twilight a lot, but my love for it aint just the same for JKRowling and HP.

It has been a few good years though. We started Nessie (Bebo) back in late March 2008. Orla, the founder/Mother of Nessie, randomly passed by my Bebo page. She saw that I had a Twilight skin for my bebo page & liked the fact that I was absolutely in love with the books, and from that day on, we began to be really great buddies.

I think it was the next day, or day after we met on Bebo, Orla suddenly told me that she created a Twilight group on Bebo on the spur of the moment, and she asked me to help moderate the group with her. I was gonna say no, considering that I was in my last year of high school (you know, the big year of exams & all). And it was just bizarre, because we barely knew each other at the time.

So I jumped on board, and tried to kick-start the group by updating and asking lots of people to join. After a few days, I then asked Steph (a friend of a good friend of mine) to become moderator (because she was also a massive Twilighter), and on the other side, Orla had asked Gabby to become a moderator as well. So from there, we slowly started our wonderful group.

At first, it was terribly quiet and slow because it was just a group that was dedicated to the Twilight books. But when we found out that the books were gonna be turned into films, we were absolutely excited because who’d thought that we’d be seeing our precious books on the big screen??

On behalf of all the mods, I know that being part of Nessie was one of the best years of our lives. As months went by, we began to witness lots of only incredible and dedicated Twilighters around the world --- but we were also shocked to find that we have lots

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After weeks of reading fans’ raving reviews about Eclipse, I finally watched it!! Everyone's been saying that Eclipse was the best out of the 3 movies so far (well, around 75% of fandom), but for me...

When I walked into the room, I was so ecstatic. I couldn’t wait to see it! But when I came out, I was utterly disappointed & I was actually glad that it was all over (*implements a shield-barrier for protection lol*). Dont get me wrong, there were some brilliant parts, but somehow the ‘bad’ stuff overshadowed the ‘good’ parts....

Overall: Although the film was faithful to the book, what made the film disappointing was that they kind of ...tried too hard (if that makes sense). I liked it how they showed stuff from Riley&newborn’s side of story – except there was a ‘bit’ too much focus on them. Too many things were happening at the same time, and the film was constantly shifting from doom/fight scenes to light/romance scenes. There wasn’t a consistent mood/tone that binded all the scenes together, as they didn’t really flow well. They were long, & very choppy.

And at times, the plot/scenes was so stupid. (E.g. that scene where Bella ditches Edward&school to ride with Jake. That was so horribly done! There was no rivalry, no rebellious Bella, Bella seems to be ignorant&selfish&dominant – she was meant to be controlled by Edward! argh). In the end, I think both Rosenberg & Slade is to be blamed for many of the film’s faults (I think Slade was only good with the fight scenes D: )

The acting : Well, the ‘romance’ scenes went up a notch (or maybe it’s because their acting reflects the characters? – you know, the charas are getting used to each other in the book, hence the actors have to make sure they show that in the film as well...)

I’m not sure if it was me, but I found the trio’s acting very wooden in this film. In a lot of scenes, I couldn’t feel the emotional depth in their characters. Remember New Moon? I can gush about this 24/7, but you can see/sense that genuine emotional depth/chemistry between Jake and Bella in every scene.

But Eclipse, it was disappointing to see ‘nothing’ between the characters in most of the scenes. It was as if, they’re just acting the scenes, and stuff ‘just happens’. You can’t feel ‘it’ between their characters anymore!

I think KStew is to be blamed for this odd atmosphere or wooden emotion/chemistry issue (well, she is in almost every scene that involves with either Edward or Jake haha). Not sure if you guys noticed, but FilmBella’s completely changed in this film. KStew’s portrayal of Bella have always been different from BookBella, but this time, it’s different.

There was seriously no emotion coming from Bella. She was just ‘odd’ (and ‘wooden’) throughout the movie. FilmBella suddenly became much more...’emotionless’ (e.g. ignorant, demanding, selfish, manipulative etc.....) – which reflects much of BookBella’s personality. *has a horrible feeling that i will get hatemail for this hahaha*

So is this just a case of KStew’s bad acting? Or is KStew attempting to act like BookBella for Bella now? This part is quite debatable, so yeah, it’s just something to think about =D I mean, I think one of the best (chemistry) scenes in the film, was probably when Jake was carrying her, and they shared this brief moment... *_____*

#What i loved#

- the fight scenes they were epic, but they were too short! xDD (if only they were shot in 3D.....hehehe)

- Rosalie & Jasper’s flashbacks (again, i wish they were a bit longer!!! NikkiReed/Rosalie was brilliant <3 and Jasper’s wig...I APPROVE! Well, just for the flashbacks, not the present time)

- i was happy that Jasper got to shine in this film =) his character deserved it so. Now...if only they do Emmett’s or Alice’s backstories justice!!

- Charlie natur

ECLIPSE is finally out !! (UK Twilighters have to wait till July 9 though...)

We kicked it off with all the ECLIPSE Premiere & 'Black-carpet' interviews, and we 'just spammed you with lots of Eclipse interviews !!!

Head over to our FACEBOOK PAGE >> http://bit.ly/dhsUqN TO WATCH MORE VIDEOS!! Over 20+ videos!!!

Soon, we'll be posting lots of ECLIPSE reviews, and also Breaking Dawn interviews too! So...enjoy the spam!!

If you've already watched the film, take the time to tell us what you thought of it!!

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Summit is releasing 8 episodes this week of a special new series of free podcasts on iTunes where the cast and creators of the Twilight Saga: Eclipse sit around and have casual conversations about their work on the film.

The first episode is up now, featuring an 8-minute rap session between the bad vamps Dakota Fanning, Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel. They are joined by producer Wyck Godfrey and director David Slade.

You can download them in the format of your choice (Small, Large, or iPod/iPhone) for free from the iTunes Store>> http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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ECLIPSE is out!! And we're starting to see a lot of mixed-- yet mostly positive reviews of the film!! Here's what Variety and Hollywood Reporter had to say about it... </b>

Variety:

Eclipse" feels the most cinematic of the series so far, taking scenes out of the lunchroom and Swan house as much as possible. Visual effects have improved considerably, with no fewer than 11 companies working on everything from Edward's sparkling skin to CG wolves that realistically blend with live-action characters. A scene of Bella side-by-side with canine Jacob feels perfectly plausible, but nothing beats the sight of vampires and werewolves going at it in the climactic battle. If anything, the digital work outshines the other departments, with bad makeup, lifeless wigs and creepy contacts being the elements that disrupt the fantasy.

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Hollywood Reporter

Bottom Line: The teen vampire series finally hits its stride with an entertaining mix of romance and action fantasy. Since Rosenberg’s writing has never been the problem in the series, much of the credit for the success of Eclipse probably belongs to the director, David Slade.

He quickly establishes a rapid yet unhurried pace, a willingness to let tongue perch in cheek and an unapologetic indulgence in this basic fantasy of every teenage girl — that two high school hunks are in love with her and willing to die for her, except, of course, that one is already undead.

The three leads shine under his direction. Stewart anchors everything with a finely tuned if not slightly underplayed performance that catches her character in moments of doubt about the course and the man she has chosen. Pattinson makes you forget the white makeup and weird eye contact lenses to concentrate on a person torn over his love for a woman and the sacrifice he knows she will have to make to stay with him. But it’s Lautner who nearly steals the movie with his ripped muscle and steely acting. He definitely has the “it” factor Hollywood always looks for."

Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...

EW.com has acknowledged Jackson as the 'most improved vampire actor" in ECLIPSE! -->

Regardless, he’s great in Eclipse, particularly in the flashback sequence, when we get to enjoy the Southern drawl in his voiceover and wa