The Reel Rejects - TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN - PART 2 MOVIE REVIEW – THAT BATTLE TWIST SHOCKED US!

Episode Date: March 11, 2026

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Starting point is 00:02:04 This has been a lot of fun. This has been a fun. And I know people love this last one. A lot of people consider this like possibly their favorite maybe. I don't really know. So excited. As long as Tara doesn't go past this water bottle, she won't leave frame. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:02:17 As long as I don't go past this thing, I don't leave frame. Okay. Let's do this, guys. All right, ladies and gents, we just watched Twilight, Breaking Dawn, Part 2, aka Twilight 5, aka the end of the greatest saga that's ever existed in film history. Prepper. Good job.
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Starting point is 00:03:13 Go ahead. Burning down, they can still hear me. You can view me, and they would hear me through the screen. You're so loud that it's coming in my microphone. Yeah, you're welcome. Y'all, I'm like, don't think you can take away my shine. It's going to be a loud shine forever, just like Bella and Edward. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:03:37 They're loud characters. Forever like them, dummy. Did you Did you like the movie? Yeah I did I thought it was a lot of fun And I was I was kind of like, wait
Starting point is 00:03:58 What's going on here when we got to the snow And the Vulturi showed up? I was like, okay, are we not going to fight? I thought that was the most fun thing That I've ever seen a movie. I believed that we were in this fight And then we cut back after like a good five to seven minute challenge and battle.
Starting point is 00:04:18 And oh, that was a lot of fun. But I really like mainly how we did get to see the relationship with Bella and Edward and Jacob and Renez May and how that that grew. How'd you feel about Bella as a vampire? I mean, I love her as a vamp. Honestly, she seemed more grounded and herself because she's already, I feel like naturally can dive into that moody, like, vampireness. So I loved it.
Starting point is 00:04:47 I thought it fit her really, really well. More so even than the... Actually, that's not true. I was going to say maybe more so than her being, like, sort of like, meek in my... But she plays both very well. I loved it.
Starting point is 00:05:01 I thought she did a really good job with the acting. She got to evolve in this franchise. She got to go from sheep, shy, young girl to an adult vampire. Exactly. And I thought she... I believe she did. She carried herself really well.
Starting point is 00:05:14 Wow, he's carried. Yeah, she has confidence. I know. You know, her chest popped up straight. Yeah, you like her most when she's a vamp. Oh, yeah, I like a strong woman. Yeah, totally. You know, real side boob, nothing wrong with that.
Starting point is 00:05:25 Oh, man, dude, it's all about the side boob. Tell me about it. It's all about the side boob. So my wife lets me see, and I love it. I always like, thanks, babe. That'll do it for the next month. That'll do. Appreciate you.
Starting point is 00:05:37 Appreciate you, love. But no, I thought that was, it was a lot of fun when she was discovering being a vampire. That was like the thing I was looking forward to most was like, what would it be like? She acclimated quick to it. But there has, you know, like they, it's kind of a good bookend, I think, for Twilight One and Twilight, the ending of this. Because in Twilight One is the only one that has like a discovery of the fun of what it must be like to be a vampire through the eyes of her as a human. And then she gets to have the, then she gets to have the experience herself. and it's different than when she was experienced
Starting point is 00:06:13 it was just a passenger along for the ride, you know? And that POV of the cinematography that they used, I thought, which we began the movie on, I was like, this is a lot of fun. That was a lot of fun. I do wish we kind of got to know, since Renesme was growing up so fast, I do kind of wish we got a little bit more interaction with her,
Starting point is 00:06:29 so we kind of knew her as a character a little bit more. Here's why I think maybe they didn't do that. Could be timing, but I think because they had the CGA baby, They cast her, the girl who we saw there at the end. That was the real actor with no CGI. They turned her and they were like, let's just go backwards with all CGI time before.
Starting point is 00:06:51 And that's why I think we didn't interact with her as much because it didn't look as real. And then later when we actually had her, her, the real little girl who looked seven or eight, we interacted a little bit more. But the CGI of them making her look younger, I don't know. I didn't like it.
Starting point is 00:07:10 Okay, so yes, they CGI the baby, but why did they, did they CGI the teenage? No, she's not a teenager, the girl, the eight-year-old girl. The eight-year-old girl version of Renez. Okay, wait, hold on a second. The filmmakers want her facial features through, okay, in this story, Renzma grows as a supernatural, high, excitator rate. The filmmakers wanted her facial features to remain consistent. What did I say?
Starting point is 00:07:37 From a newborn to a young girl, specific her to her want to look like McKenzie Foy. The child actress, okay. That's exactly what I just said. I didn't read any of that. I said they cast her first and they worked backwards. So there was like some other child that they had playing her and then they put McKenzie Foy's face on this other child? I think it's that.
Starting point is 00:07:55 But then I also think they can use McKenzie Foy and just make her look shorter and just CGI to make McKenzie's face look younger. That's why I was so bugged by it until you guys know the scene when I went, no, that one's real. And that's when they stopped using the CGI. So yeah, yes. That's so weird. And he thought I was going to get in trouble.
Starting point is 00:08:15 I was like, I know this. No, I appreciate you, but I knew. I knew. I'm trying to protect you. I knew. I knew. I knew. Like I was being a jerk.
Starting point is 00:08:23 I knew something nice. No, no. Tell me that I know things. You know things sometimes. Once in a while, you got something right. Once in a while. You know, you throw enough shit out there. You're bound to get one thing right.
Starting point is 00:08:38 Yeah. Yeah. That was interesting. Mm-hmm. Yeah. It was a, it was kind of a thick movie. It was. Especially when you said the addy character, character, character.
Starting point is 00:08:49 When you watch bar one, it's so, like, small. And it's long, it's, like, it's such a long, like, contained film. And this one's, like, so much shit happened. A lot. And, like, it spanned, like, a few months or something, right? Totally. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
Starting point is 00:09:05 Yeah. Months, for sure. There's things, like, I like, I like when Charlie learns about, about, or about the wolves. I do kind of wish that we got a little bit more understanding into that dynamic and relationship. Like what is that like post like for them? Because the introduction of that was very intriguing.
Starting point is 00:09:24 I agree. Like how did he feel after he saw all that? Like what's the fall out of that? Yeah. Like what's your life now that you know there's werewolves here and stuff? Like what's your life now? Does he ever piece together that she's possibly a vampire? Can she know, can he know now that she's a vampire?
Starting point is 00:09:40 after everything you know like that I felt like there was a lot of lingering questions there yeah that do kind of exist um I agree I do and then uh the other vampires were like relatively charming the the the additional crew I guess were like all right yeah they were fine they just popped in real quick like they were nothing super special for for the amount they threw at you with different people I kind of wanted something that like what are those people are really stand out I felt like they were trying to make a few of them stand out outside of Lee page the one guy who was like always talking about the war he was fun he was fun he was fun
Starting point is 00:10:14 it comes the red coats and then there was the other guy who just seemed like depressed and dejected the one who like floated to the attic in that one scene I don't really I felt like they were setting him up for some type of character yeah me too but they weren't yeah you're right about that I wonder if it was a timing thing where they're like we don't need to make this a three hour movie which I'm actually if they don't know how to do the foundation
Starting point is 00:10:36 within a good 30 seconds I don't want it So I don't know if that's a timing thing or if they just want. Yeah, we don't know. But everything essentially art, you know. Yeah. The family came together. Bella got what she always wanted. They get a bang all the time now.
Starting point is 00:10:53 And Edward seems accepting of being a vampire. She finally seems complete. Yeah, I think overall for our main kid, this franchise started off as Edward and Bella and then a bunch of other random people. And it's up to you whether or not you care about them. and I like most of them in the Colin family. Jacob seems all right. I guess like he doesn't need to worry about yearning after Bella because it was always about getting to the future with Runezme.
Starting point is 00:11:24 Yeah. It's a weird plot. That part's weird. We get that Alice saw the future and Jacob is with her. That did throw me off. That threw me off. And when Jacob goes, should I start calling you dad? and I went, oh, well, shite.
Starting point is 00:11:38 Yeah. If you had to rank these movies, how would you rank them? Oh, God. That's really, I loved, remember how much, okay. Well, I love three, right? Didn't I say, like, I was like, I love this one. I felt so many things. I would, I guess, one, three, two, five, four.
Starting point is 00:12:02 But I really like them all, though. But I'm going off base. on how I think I remember, and you all know my memory, it's in the gutter, how I think I was like really feeling it after three. I think directly after that, I kind of yelled like,
Starting point is 00:12:19 I think I love this one because it made me really like fired up and feel a lot of stuff. So I think I would go one, three, two, five, four. Yeah, I like, I like this one significantly more than part one. I would, I feel like no one would probably put this one first but I guess I was a good one but I know no this one but I'm for the one that I would put first
Starting point is 00:12:42 yeah I was just so surprised by how well it worked in spite of not having Edwards I like two surprised the shit out of me but like I didn't think you you could get me as an audience member to be like oh damn Jacob you know you're right that was two yeah it's two three three was three was um the one where Jacob kisses her in the snow yeah okay that one that one Two is great, though. I know. And three is where they have the talk in the tent, right? Yeah, yeah.
Starting point is 00:13:12 Okay. Yeah, that's tough. I'm having a tough time. I might go two one three. Two one three are kind of all interchangeable for me. 213, five, four. See, we're about the same. I think breaking down part one is my least favorite of them all.
Starting point is 00:13:29 Yeah. It's just like I felt like this franchise was at its most gleefully fun when it was just like who's she going to hook up with you know who she's going to be with what it was just like teen romance and the the love triangle side the love triangle was like the most fun and then when time you get to breaking down part one it's like we're over that and then they be this one felt like the most traditional vampire story of them all like this this fifth one uh yeah I mean this one is like there's none of the outside of them like hooking up once in a while yeah there's no there's none of that like teen stuff that you showed up where is the most uh this is the most
Starting point is 00:14:06 Like vampire straightforward like it's about with the Voltory are coming we need to gather vampires there's a war possibly we need to hash this out the future of vampires is at stake here yeah whereas the other ones are a little bit more intimate and about like teen stuff with vampire background and werewolf background stuff yeah so yeah it's like this one is mainly a street which is not bad it's a really enjoyable film um but yeah i enjoy them all though i did i thought they were all really fun want to read some questions from people let's do it Janai Hey guys The last scene Gets me crying Every single time Do you think This was a perfect
Starting point is 00:14:43 ending to their story Or were you wanting more I've always wanted Just a little bit more Of their vampire family Love you guys How do you feel about that? Hmm
Starting point is 00:14:51 I don't know if you're thinking Like them at the beach Where Jacob is with Rinesme And Bella and Edward look happy I don't think I was wanting more I think in that I was like
Starting point is 00:15:05 Oh I guess they do end up together. I was wanting it to be a brother thing because it's still a little weird in my brain right now, but I do understand that by the time they get together that she's now reached her, her maturation, like the most that she's going to grow and then they get together. So I did feel emotional, but probably not the last scene. I think I felt it before that after that fight in them coming together, you can really feel how. how much of family they are and I really like that. Yeah, I'd meet you there.
Starting point is 00:15:44 I don't feel like it was a perfect ending necessarily. I do feel like we could have gotten a little bit more buttons like Charlie, the dad. I do wish we had a little bit more of a solid conclusion on what we're doing with the Charlie situation because of the complication on that matter. Yeah. And I feel like the ending kind of had a choose your own ending when it came to Jacob. But you know, I mean, it was like at terms of like book ending the tale and the narrative, I feel like they did a pretty all right job. I wasn't moved to tears, but it was enjoyable. It was still good.
Starting point is 00:16:21 I had a good time with it. It was a good time. Yeah. Take it away, Tara. Awesome Joe. Movie reviews. How crazy was that twist at the end of the battle, even though I have been told that it wasn't in the book but made for our entertainment. It was fun to watch?
Starting point is 00:16:32 which would you have accepted the end of the story in the direction it took or what if it made sense to go in the direction of the vision sequence? Hmm. If you went in the direction of the vision sequence, you would need probably another Twilight movie. Yeah. Or another Twilight story to wrap that up. We wouldn't need six movies as in the saga.
Starting point is 00:16:51 Because there would be an after effect that would occur and when you like kill Voltari members. There's got to be someone else at the top or other people that are connected to. It can't just only be them. Right. At least in my head. Yeah. It would have, which is why they're throwing in all those characters.
Starting point is 00:17:06 We would have to build on all that. They're saying that this was made up for the movie. Oh, that's cool. That's a smart director. Very cool. Honestly, yeah. If they just like, oh, man, I thought that once you said, that's a great way to add in the action, the battle.
Starting point is 00:17:21 And then my brain automatically went, oh, I think maybe they did actually do that. Oh, I wasn't even implying that. Oh, yeah. I took it as that. Oh. Oh, that's interesting. Damn, that's a smart choice. That would have been a boring movie.
Starting point is 00:17:40 I am absolutely with you. I'm going to be honest. They just showed up and, like, had a little conversation. That's what I'm saying. That would have been so boring. Especially with all the training and the shielding. Because, and, like, the wolf's and they're getting, the wolf pack is getting bigger. and you they were so committed to the bat like they went off to like way past the guy's vision
Starting point is 00:18:05 where he was like renesme and jacob were all in the woods and stuff so it really tricks you because you're not solely contained to this one guy's like perspective you're cutting around to like a bunch of different spots and so it really had you go that's no that was a that was a smart way i mean they keep teasing that there could be a violent battle in the end and uh i thought they came up with a pretty clever way on how to do that. The only slight indicator of a clue, which I guess in hindsight is good to give you a slight indicator of a clue. It's just when they killed Jasper, I was like, oh, there's not much of a moment here. And it's Jasper. I know. And that was the only thing that I thought was like weird about that choice. If they had a moment there, I might have, like Alice being like, no or something like that.
Starting point is 00:18:49 Yeah. Like we didn't get a moment of like someone really reacting to Jasper dying. Yeah. And because of that, that's when I was like, this is odd. You know. Yeah. That might have been the, but maybe they kept it that way to give the audience a clue that this isn't real. Yeah, maybe. Maybe I didn't take it as that. I just thought, well, in battle, we don't have time. We're literally, you know, Jasper's head gets pulled off.
Starting point is 00:19:15 We don't know if we're in a battle and your head got pulled up. I wouldn't know because I'm over here fighting this, this is a hole, you know. I just think if we got a moment of like Alice really reacting to that. Then we would have really felt real. Then it would have. I mean, I thought it was real. I thought it was just a weird direction. Exactly.
Starting point is 00:19:32 But I know what you meant. Like take a moment and then you're like, oh, snap, this is really happening. Yeah. Yeah. But no, that was good shit, man. Yeah. If I had a religion, a daily ritual, it would be liquid IV. I'm not exaggerating.
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Starting point is 00:21:18 Khazza Dahlstorm. I know I got that 100% correct. Dahlstrom. Thank you, Dahlstrom. Do you think Jacob and Renazma's relationship is simply platonic or end up romantic? Always, this is what we were talking about. Always confuses me with Jacobs. Should I start calling you dad and Alice's vision?
Starting point is 00:21:37 Even though earlier he says it's like gravity, your whole center shifts. Suddenly it's not the earth holding you here. You do anything. Be anything she needs. A friend, a brother, a protector. I feel like everything implied that they were going to get together. You're romantic. I know.
Starting point is 00:21:54 I know. And should I start calling you dad, didn't mess us both up. I mean, you had a fair point with the whole brother thing, but then when they cut to the beach and she's leaning on him, which brothers and sisters do. But it definitely felt implied. I agree.
Starting point is 00:22:10 And it kind of left it open for that. Especially because almost every imprint situation we've seen is a romantic one. Exactly. And I was like, I was really trying to write it off that like, should I start calling you dad? I was like, well, he could be a brother. He can be, well, I'm the brother now. But I'm like, I don't think that's what, that's not what he meant. I think he knows that eventually it won't be weird and she will be fully grown and will love him as a partner.
Starting point is 00:22:37 Yeah. We just have to wait for it. I'm asking Gemini, does Jacob end up with Renez May as lovers in the book? Gemini's program. Short answer is not during the events of the book, but is heavily implied that they are destined to become the romantic partners in the future. Yep. yeah um
Starting point is 00:22:57 uh Stephanie Meyer did go to great lengths to explain that imprinting is not inherently romantic or sexual especially when the imprintee is a child well thank goodness Jacob explains that the whereof becomes whatever the person needs them to be so like what you had just brought up
Starting point is 00:23:12 dollstrom saying a brother or a friend to protect her um so the book makes it clear that once she is fully grown the relationship will naturally evolve into a romantic one. That's fucking bizarre.
Starting point is 00:23:30 It's just that part is hard for me to wrap my head around. How old is she? Agreed. When they do. When they do. Because she reaches seven years to reach the peak eight. So is she like seven years old? Or is he like, I got a way to at least like 18 years old. Right.
Starting point is 00:23:50 But still even then it's kind of bizarre. Even then it's weird, dude. That's what I'm saying. I have a hard time. I'm like, I'm like, I don't, I understand why Stephanie Meyer would have to come out and be very verbal about like, it doesn't mean sexual, it doesn't mean this. But I'm like, yeah, but you guys are implying it at the end. So how does it actually work? It's fine.
Starting point is 00:24:09 I'm not going to think about it. I wouldn't have it any other way. I think that is a hilarious set of circumstances. I agree. I agree. These aren't real people and this isn't a real situation. Yeah, it's a were a person of possible situation. It's true.
Starting point is 00:24:25 You're right. I'm laughing. the absurdity of this. Totally. Oh. Okay, Care Bear, before BD2's released, the director teases any would differ significantly from the book.
Starting point is 00:24:37 The book only describes arrow-taking Alice's hand pulling away in disbelief, the inventory leaving with no battles when the film deviated with Carlyle's death. The theater audience lost their shit. The screams and gas only increased with the body count. Do you like when the movies purposely deviate to shock the fans, or do you prefer
Starting point is 00:24:52 a faithful adaptation? If it was the faithful adaptation, it would not have been. as much fun. So that's good filmmaking because I found it highly entertaining. I didn't read the book. So if I was like, it would have not been as much fun to me. I think they were able to get the best of both worlds.
Starting point is 00:25:14 Agreed. Sometimes they do kill off characters that don't die in books. There's like famous movies that have done that and that can piss off people. And sometimes the shock does work to elevate the film. I don't mind if you have to, I've read books and watch films and adaptations. I don't mind if you change as long as it complements the vision that they're going for. I don't mind it. It's a beauty of the artistry.
Starting point is 00:25:37 Sometimes it enhances it. And in this case, they didn't deviate from, they still went through with what I'm assuming is what happens in the books. They just gave us an extra scene is what they did. So I like that. I like that a lot. That was a good choice. What did you guys think about the overall world building of these films? We already had an ancient vampire cult in Italy and a tribe of werewolves in America.
Starting point is 00:26:07 After learning the backstories of some of the Cullins and Eclipse, we are now introduced to a horde of other vampires from all different parts of the world and from different time periods. It felt like they had to rush through some of the introductions to save time. But did you guys enjoy the overall lore of Twilight? I agree. that's what we were saying. Yeah, we were watching it.
Starting point is 00:26:27 It was like they're just introducing a shit ton of people. And there's not much effect happening here just because they're just throwing them all at you right now. Exactly. And like they didn't even like if you do like a heist movie, heist movies often have that where there's the recruiting process. They're recruiting, but then they make sure every person has like Ocean's 11 or wherever the fuck. Each person has a distinct enough personality and something distinct that they bring to the table
Starting point is 00:26:52 and they really give them a moment to stand out and shine. And I think they were trying to do that where like this person has electric power, this person could control the elements. But it didn't quite feel as fun as they were trying to sell it. And their personalities kind of all felt this very similar. Like the notes of range and their tone and delivery all kind of felt around the same wavelength. I agree. So their personalities didn't feel like distinct enough or distinct of what we've seen before.
Starting point is 00:27:19 And I think that's where the movie falls short on the ensemble that they assemble here. because that could have been a really cool element of the film when you're doing the recruiting process. In terms of the lore building, I mean, how do you feel about it? I love it. I mean, I'm the soul on all of it, honestly. Even though I'm a little confused about the Jacob Brennasme, I'm like, I'm going to let it go. Because in the future, it'll be fine. I think it's so much fun where you're like, oh, you're in the sun, you glitter.
Starting point is 00:27:48 This guy turns into a wolf. And the woofies and the vamps, they don't like each other, but they got to come together. they got to do packed. Like all of it is just, it's a blastaroni. And I also love that like it's a very much like marriage, family, gonna be together forever, which I think he's like a sweet little thing. So I love it. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:28:10 Yeah, I don't mind it. Thought it was good. That was fine. Just thought they could have done the introduction of all these people a little bit better. Nikki Sunrise, you made it to the end. I hope you enjoyed the ride. My only question for you is this. Now that you've seen the entire series, are you team Edward or team
Starting point is 00:28:23 Jacob. I will always be Tim Edward because that is who Bella chose and who I am to tell her she's wrong. I just love Jacob. I really do. I think, okay, here, let me clarify this. I think Bella should absolutely end up with Edward in the end. And she ended up with the right person for her in terms of like a personal preference of a character that I would inch towards like inch, I would say Jacob. I just relate more with him. I told you guys, you can't make me choose.
Starting point is 00:29:00 So I'm going to say Jake Word. Oh, no way. Okay. Now, they are now together. They will never be separated. But also, they won't even be separated in the freaking book. Why? Because it's Bella with Edward and then Jacob with Renezmate.
Starting point is 00:29:17 But I can't be choosing a team because the way that I felt in all of the films was like, you can't make me freaking choose. And I still, it wasn't as juicy this time. I get it. They're shown us more of Bella and Edward in this film. Where I had already said, I'm like, oh, they are so, they are so connected.
Starting point is 00:29:39 And I love it. But even after this one, take me back to the other film, you can't make me choose. I don't want to. Yeah, I just feel like Jay, I think Jacobs is given more interesting layers to play with. like Edward is my favorite in in Twilight one that's where I feel like that was the most I've ever loved Edward yeah because he had more of a variety and something to explore yeah he was like perfectly I think it's kind of an underrated performance honestly yeah um where as in the next ones it's kind of like yeah that's Edward yeah kind of moody totally a little sad guy you know I like I like his art I love Edward I do I like I like him a lot and I prefer Bella end up with him but I think Jacob just gets a little bit
Starting point is 00:30:24 he's a little bit more consistently interesting in the contrast he gets to play. I agree. Not that Edward's not interesting. Again, it's more of an inch towards versus a wide margin. I'm with you. Last one of the day. Be up.
Starting point is 00:30:39 Be it. My question isn't really a question. But after your reaction to Eclipse, you talked about how the saga wasn't dragged out and how you wish it had more movies. Well, Kristen Stewart recently. And actually, as I'm reading ahead of this question, Robert Pattinson also said so.
Starting point is 00:31:00 What? Even though, isn't there a whole thing where they dated and she cheated on him or something like that? Yes. Yeah. That's why I said in the movie that it was like maybe a lavender relationship, that that was like sort of fake because I think that he eventually knew that she was gay.
Starting point is 00:31:16 Oh, you mean when she, I thought it was like she cheated on him. Like it was for the tabloids, but he, like... I mean, she could be bisexual. Maybe she is, but I thought that she came out. I'm not sure. Okay, okay. So the question is, said she'd be interested in directing a TV show of the Twilight Saga. How do you feel about that?
Starting point is 00:31:34 Duh, sign me up. She already bought the Highland Theater out here. So, yeah, rework it, girl, and show me the TV show. Invite me to the pilot screen. I find that more interesting than remaking these movies. Me too. Yeah, I don't want to... I don't want to remade.
Starting point is 00:31:50 Don't mess with this. I like what's going on. But the TV show, if we could really imagine that, we break into the books. Oh, yeah, we go deep. We go deep. We go hard and we go deep.
Starting point is 00:32:01 Okay. Oh. Oh. Yeah. In July 2012, a magazine published paparazzi photo showing her kissing Rupert Sanders.
Starting point is 00:32:16 Sanders was the director of Snow White and the Huntsman, and he was married, children at the time. Oh, yikes. Stewart released a very public and emotional statement apologized to Paterson. She referred to the affair as a momentary indiscretion. It's momentary indiscretion
Starting point is 00:32:31 that jeopardized most part. Thing in my life, the person I love and respect most Rob. Okay. Wait, okay. They reconciled a few months after the scandal wrote, but the relationship ultimately couldn't survive the fall. They split for good in May 2013. Oh, they were split in May 2013? When did Breaking Dawn
Starting point is 00:32:47 Part 2? Yeah, good question. Like, when was she juicing? So it was like, so they were together and then, yeah, I don't think we'll ever get a Twilight follow-up. And then she kissed the guy. Okay, so yeah, she must have done that movie after Breaking Dawn Part 2. Yes. I mean, it's been so many years.
Starting point is 00:33:08 They might be cool with each other. Honestly, it's been like over a decade. I think they have to be cool with each other. And she's dating women now. I think she still has had the same girlfriend for a very long time. I mean, we saw her kiss Jacob, and he was totally cool with this. And he's just like Edward. Is Robert Pattinson with somebody?
Starting point is 00:33:29 I think he's married. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I'm like, they're all, they're both like. I know he has a kid. He hasn't married. Like, see, he's not married. He's engaged to Suki Waterhouse. Who's Suki Waterhouse?
Starting point is 00:33:40 One daughter. Oh my God. She's gorgeous. Who's this? It says they have one daughter. Oh. She's a model and an actress. One daughter.
Starting point is 00:33:48 born last year in March 2024. Now look up Kristen. Real quick. Look up what? Kristen Stewart married. Whatever. I don't think she is. I know she's bisexual. She's with this girlfriend. Oh. Dylan Meyer is her spouse or
Starting point is 00:34:04 her girlfriend? That's her new wife. Christa Stewart and her wife, Dylan Meyer, made incredibly sweet appearance together in 2019. She is bisexual. Yes. And I remember. seeing her when I did the fringe, when I did fringe, the fringe in Hollywood, she came to one of the fringe shows with her wife. And I think it was that now wife who she's married to because I thought
Starting point is 00:34:32 they both looked really beautiful. Yeah. Well, all that drama from forever ago. Yeah. A lot of time ago. Glad they're doing all right. I was more looking it up to see like how bad was it? Would they be open? They both said they're open to some type of future of a twilight so that's why i was like where are we at with them than their personal like what what can we gather i mean they both we know it's way worse or way better we don't we don't know i bet it's better i bet it's better there's no need to speculate about some bullshit um but i i honestly the honest answer is i'd be more interested if they did some random twilight six that would be more interesting to me they both look pretty good for their age i agree they could do the they could do the they could do the baby
Starting point is 00:35:18 DCGI on the DHS or stuff. Please, dear God. Take Kristen Seward's 10 years ago face slapping on her face today. I'll walk out. It'll be A-O-K. I'll walk out. Guys, where would you rank the Twilight movies? Thanks for joining Tara and I on this wonderful journey.
Starting point is 00:35:35 I saw by the time we got to Eclipse, we started saying stuff that was controversial for y'all. We shot this. I mean, I don't really remember. Something about when we said about, was it manipulative, what Jacob did? when he kissed, when he had Bella kiss him. Oh. And we were like, eh, it's layered. It's later.
Starting point is 00:35:55 Well, yeah, no, but I very much was upset when he first initially shoved it on her. But then later, when he got mad at her in the mountaintop, I think that there was a vibe there. That's my answer to that. I mean, yeah, but that's not. We had, we had way more nuance when we discussed it then. Oh, oh. We did. Did they cut me yelling about it?
Starting point is 00:36:18 I thought I was yelling about. I'm a review. I know. You're not from the South. I know. All right, guys. Thanks so much for being here. We got to go.
Starting point is 00:36:32 We'll see you soon. Bye.

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