A sampling of commentary on the Eclipse trailer from various prominent news sources.

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Summit definitely saved the best for last when it came to the Twilight Saga: Eclipse trailers. Oprah Winfrey has the newest reveal on her show today. (Watch it below.) Thoughts:

• It’s definitely the most action-packed trailer we’ve ever seen for a Twilight film and, possibly, the first one that could get boyfriends to believe that the third film isn’t just about the love triangle. Pass this link around, ladies.

• Scary people/creatures emerging from the water is always cool, no matter how many times you’ve seen it before. Victoria’s young vampire army is no exception.

• Look at Jasper getting a close-up? And for once, we’re not laughing at the face he makes.

• The tree skipping shots better look better on the big screen.

• Did Carlisle always have that much of an accent?

• Slo-mo wolf attack! How much of the mauling do you actually want to see?

• Only one shirtless shot of Taylor Lautner. I like the restraint.

MTV’s HollywoodCrush found these things missing from the trailer: Click here to read them all

CrepusculoChile via EclipseMovie

Comforting bit here from EW and MTV. Couple important things that portend well for Eclipse, the movie.   First, Kristen Stewart saying that she gets it, that as Bella it should be strange to kiss Jacob. And second, this – ” Producer Wyck Godfrey said the scene (Edward and Bella’s engagement) will more than fulfill expectations. “She walks into Edward’s room, and there’s a beautiful four-poster bed, and it’s like, ‘Wow, here we go!’ ” ”
If they can get that chapter right….there will be lots of happy (Twilight) campers.

Kristen Stewart had an 11-month break between finishing the shoot for “Twilight” in April 2008 and beginning “New Moon” last year. Production on “Eclipse” (opening June 30), though, kicked off just seven weeks after the conclusion of “New Moon.” And when KStew returned to slip back into the character of Bella Swan, she found the vampire-loving teen had a new sense of purpose.

It was that resolve, Stewart reveals in Entertainment Weekly’s summer movie preview issue, that made the character much easier to play. “I wasn’t as tortured as I was on ‘New Moon.’ Bella really knows what she wants in ‘Eclipse.’ She’s not just a dumb kid talking because she’s in love.”

That’s not to suggest that playing a more-focused Bella was a breeze. Though the teen matures over the course of the story, graduating from high school and getting engaged to Robert Pattinson’s Edward, at one point she is pulled back into the romantic embrace of Taylor Lautner’s werewolf Jacob. That scene was difficult, both because Stewart sees Lautner as something of a younger brother and because she understands that Bella truly loves Edward.

“It felt really weird kissing someone else as Bella. I was like, ‘What the hell are you doing?’ ” she said. “It was a really strange experience — as it should have been.”

And then there’s an experience that fans have been looking forward to for years — one not strange at all but rather a long time coming: Edward and Bella’s engagement. Producer Wyck Godfrey said the scene will more than fulfill expectations. “She walks into Edward’s room, and there’s a beautiful four-poster bed, and it’s like, ‘Wow, here we go!’ ”

KStew is turning 20!  How time flies.  In honor of her birthday on April 9th, People Magazine has a quiz – KStew vs. Bella.  See if you can tell the difference between Kristen Stewart and her Twilight alter ego! Click here to begin.

Personally, I think it looks good. I really like the discussion between Edward and Bella in her room when Edward is talking about everyone she knows being dead in a few years. Love the interaction there.

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These three clips are special features from the New Moon DVD.

Part 1- Taylor Lautner’s character Jacob fills Bella’s void
The “New Moon” star introduces you to the very first day of filming.

Part 2 – ‘New Moon’ Focused On Bella’s Maturity. Includes Jacob’s window jump.

Part 3 – How Does The ‘New Moon’ Action Come Together?
Check out the wires and mats that help make the “New Moon” stunts look real.

Larry Carroll, one reporter that does know his Twilight stuff, listed 5 things that were not covered in the trailer but better be in the movie, in his opinion. Likewise, in these  older videos, Rob Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner relay the things they most want to see in Eclipse.  Are there any threads from the book you are afraid will have been cut out? (As for me, looks like my favorite line, “I promise to love you forever — every single day of forever.” is out…kinda.)

Kristen wants to see how they show Bella’s confliction about Edward and Jacob

Rob wants the scene with Bella’s “treachery”.

And Jacob, I mean Taylor, wants to see the tent scene. Of course he does….
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Has Twilight changed the way expectant parents name their babies? It certainly seems so.  According to Baby Center, the following names have made into 2009’s Top 100:

Girls #89- Makenna (a Nomadic Vampire in Breaking Dawn)

#88- Gianna (the human receptionist for the Volturi in New Moon)

#81- Carly (spelled differently, Carlie is Renesmee’s middle name

in Breaking Dawn)

#80- Maria (the Vampire who created Jasper in Eclipse)

#72- Victoria (the Nomadic Vampire who tries to kill Bella in Eclipse)

#70- Lucy (one of the Vampire’s who served Maria in Eclipse)

#67- Bella (the preferred name of  The Twilight Saga’s heroine)

#58- Charlotte (a Nomadic Vampire in Breaking Dawn)

#47- Leah (the female member of the Quileute Wolf Pack in Eclipse

and Breaking Dawn)

#46- Claire (Emily Young’s niece in Eclipse)

#42- Lauren (an unfriendly student at Forks High School)

#39- Lillian (Rosalie’s middle name)

#12- Emily (Sam Uley’s fiancee’ in New Moon)

#1- Isabella (The Twilight Saga’s heroine)

Boys #77-  Riley (the Newborn Vampire created by Victoria in Eclipse)

#44- Colin (spelled “Collin“, one of the youngest members of the Quileute

Wolf Pack)

#32- James (the Nomadic Vampire who tried to kill Bella in Twilight)

#24- Tyler (a student at Forks High School)

#23- Liam (a member of the Irish Coven in Breaking Dawn)

#22- Benjamin (a member of the Egyptian Coven in Breaking Dawn)

#15- Connor (a student at Forks High School)

#5- Jacob (a member of the Quileute Wolf Pack, Bella’s love interest in

New Moon)

In addition, Alice and Jasper have also gained popularity.

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Here are some new ‘New Moon’ pics of Jasper & Alice looking adorable and Edward & Bella in a deep stare from the new issue of People Magazine:

Thanks to New Moon Movie!