We Watched The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012, Dir. by Bill Condon)

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

Earlier today, Lis and I finished up the Twilight Saga with Breaking Dawn Part 2.

Bella (Kristen Stewart) is now a vampire and a mother to Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy), who is developing quicker than a normal child because she is half-vampire. Before Edward (Robert Pattinson) even lets Bella see her daughter, he takes her hunting, and he has to stop her from attacking a mountain climber who has scratched his arm on a rock. While Bella adjusts to being a vampire, Jacob (Taylor Lautner) adjusts to being Renesmee’s soul mate, and the Volturi prepare to make their move against the Cullens.

I’m going to get in trouble with my sister for saying this, but I was a little disappointed with the second Breaking Dawn movie. It bothered me that the entire movie was about the Cullens bringing together allies for their inevitable battle with Aro (Michael Sheen) and the Volturi, but then, when the big battle finally happens, it turns out that it was just one of Alice’s visions, and they end up deciding not to fight. After two hours of everyone talking about this huge battle and how everyone had to be prepared to fight for the lives, it was anticlimactic not to have a real one. It seemed like the whole movie could have just been 30 minutes long without really losing anything important. I really didn’t see the point of splitting the book into two movies because hardly anything happened during the second one.

Breaking Dawn Part 2 might not work as a standalone movie, but it does work as an end to the saga. After four movies and the longest senior year on record, Bella and Edward are finally together and they’re happy. And Jacob is happy too. At the end of the movie, when they showed everyone who had appeared over the course of the entire saga, I was really touched.

And that’s it for the story of Bella, Edward, and Jacob.

Here are the Razzies!

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Lisa Marie Bowman

I don’t have much respect for the Razzies, to be honest. They’re more about scoring easy points than actually recognizing the worst films of the year. Case in point: there is no way that Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 was the worst film of 2012.

WORST PICTURE
“Battleship”
“The Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventure”
“That’s My Boy”
“A Thousand Words”
X — “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2”

WORST ACTOR
Nicolas Cage, “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” and “Seeking Justice”
Eddie Murphy, “A Thousand Words”
Robert Pattinson, “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2”
Tyler Perry, “Alex Cross” and “Good Deeds”
X — Adam Sandler, “That’s My Boy”

WORST ACTRESS
Katherine Heigl, “One for the Money”
Milla Jovovich, “Resident Evil 5: Retribution”
Tyler Perry, “Madea’s Witness Protection”
X — Kristen Stewart, “Snow White and the Huntsman” and “Twlight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2”
Barbra Streisand, “The Guilt Trip”

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
David Hasselhoff, “Pirannha 3DD”
X — Taylor Lautner, “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2”
Liam Neeson, “Battleship” and “Wrath of the Titans”
Nick Swardson, “That’s My Boy”
Vanilla Ice, “That’s My Boy”

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Biel, “Playing for Keeps” and “Total Recall”
Brooklyn Dekcer, “Battleship” and “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
Ashley Green, “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2”
Jennifer Lopez, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
X — Rihanna, “Battleship”

WORST SCREEN ENSEMBLE
“Battleship”
“Madea’s Witness Protection”
“The Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventure”
“That’s My Boy”
X — “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2”

WORST DIRECTOR
Sean Anders, “That’s My Boy”
Peter Berg, “Battleship”
X — Bill Condon, “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2”
Tyler Perry, “Good Deeds” and “Madea’s Witness Protection”
John Putch, “Atlas Shrugged: Part II”

WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL
“Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance”
“Madea’s Witness Protection”
“Pirannha 3DD”
“Red Dawn”
X — “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2”

WORST SCREEN COUPLE
Any combination of “Jersey Shore” cast members, “The Three Stooges”
X — Mackenzie Foy & Taylor Lautner, “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2”
Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart, “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2”
Tyler Perry & His Drag Get-Up, “Madea’s Witness Protection”
Adam Sandler & Leighton Meester/Andy Samberg/Susan Sarandon, “That’s My Boy”

WORST SCREENPLAY
“Atlas Shrugged: Part II”
“Battleship”
X — “That’s My Boy”
“A Thousand Words”
“Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2”

Poll: Which Films Are You Most Looking Forward To Seeing In November?

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Lisa Marie Bowman

As always, you can vote for up to four films and write-in votes are accepted.

Check out the results of last month’s poll here!

Teaser Trailer: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Lisa Marie Bowman

When I went to The Hunger Games on Friday, the last trailer shown before the film started was a 50-second teaser for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, which, by the way, is like one of the most awkward-sounded movie titles ever. Not that it matters since everyone’s just going to call it Twilight anyway…

Anyway, with this trailer, the Twilight series continues to equate losing one’s virginity to being turned into a supernatural creature. Despite the fact that the Hunger Games and Twilight are petty much designed to appeal to the same audiences, this trailer actually inspired some pretty derisive laughter from my audience. Most of that laughter was directed at poor Kristen Stewart hunting that deer but Edward’s comment regarding both he and Bella being the same temperature also got a reaction.

But you know what? Everyone laughs at Twilight and then they sneak off and wait in line for 24 hours to see the next movie*. As for me, I love my freaky, mismatched eyes but I still think it would be fun to have at least one red vampire eye…