The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

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In the highly anticipated fourth installment of The Twilight Saga, a marriage, honeymoon and the birth of a child bring unforeseen and shocking developments for Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) and those they love, including new complications with werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner).
  • Starring: Robert Pattison, Kristen Stewart
  • Directed by: Bill Condon
  • Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes
  • Release year: 2011
  • Studio: Summit Entertainment
 
 
 
 

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Synopsis: In the highly anticipated fourth installment of The Twilight Saga, a marriage, honeymoon and the birth of a child bring unforeseen and shocking developments for Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) and those they love, including new complications with werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner).
Starring: Robert Pattison, Kristen Stewart
Supporting actors: Taylor Lautner
Directed by: Bill Condon
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes
Captions and Subtitles: Details
Release year: 2011
Studio: Summit Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for disturbing images, violence, sexuality/partial nudity and some thematic elements
ASIN: B006YXTRHY
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  • US Theatrical Release Date: November 18, 2011
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for disturbing images, violence, sexuality/partial nudity and some thematic elements
  • Production Company: Summit Entertainment, Sunswept Entertainment, TSBD Canada Productions, TSBD Louisiana, TSBD Productions
  • Filming Locations: Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | Casa em Paraty, Mamangua Bay, Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Casa em Paraty, Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Magen's Bay, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands

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I loved the books & I have watched all the movies. Maria  |  313 reviewers made a similar statement
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440 of 525 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I just saw "Breaking Dawn" part 1, and I was VERY impressed, even if as a man I am probably not the most typical fan of "Twilight" series. I rather liked all the "Twilight" movies until now and this one is, to my personnal taste, as good as the previous ones - and even in one aspect a little bit better, as Edward and Bella finally become lovers. Below, you will find a short description of what I believe are the best elements of this film, with very limited SPOILERS:

1. Actors. All actors evolved as the serie continued and I believe they all got better with time. Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner are both excellent, but - in my humble opinion - it is Kristen Stewart who in this movie shines the most. Quite a lot of people frequently criticized her actorship claiming that she simply can not play at all and has a very limited assortment of expressions in her tool box. But for me, after reading "Twilight" books, this is how the character of Bella should be. I can hardly picture her wide smiling with all her teeth bared or doing any other highly extraverted things like that. In fact I believe that either by design or by accident Kristen Stewart got the things right about this character - her minimalistic approach to facial expressions actually makes (for me) Bella very believable and also quite likeable. In this part of the story, Bella takes a more dynamic approach to life by taking her destiny firmly under control. She makes important decisions and takes extreme risks, stubbornly resisting the opposite advice of all her family and friends - all of that in a deceptively unassuming way... And Kristen Stewart acted in the movie exactly as I pictured Bella did it, when I read the books. A very good job!
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201 of 244 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Above and Beyond Expectations November 21, 2011
Format:Blu-ray
Being a huge fan of the books and a pretty big fan of the movies, I was blown away at what a great job they did with this movie installment. I loved the visual and audio parallels they drew between the original movie, Twilight, and this movie. For instance (Spoiler Alerts throughout): I loved how they played Flightless Bird during the wedding ceremony and the way the camera circled them kissing in the same manner the camera circled E & B kissing at Prom at the very end of Twilight. It was a subtle, yet stunning way to visually tie the two movies together and really made more of an emotional impact than if they had just shot them straight on and plugged in a different song. That was genius. And that dress...gorgeous. Just as it was described in the book.

I also loved that rather than having one continuous honeymoon "consummation" scene, they broke it up with Bella thinking about certain moments the next morning after looking in the mirror for the first time, where she's no longer a virgin. It was all done so tastefully. The way one's first time should be at that age. Not at some house party or in the back of some guy's car. For those who read the books and knew how Edward did everything he could to exhaust Bella with activities on their honeymoon so she'd be too tired to "try again", you have to admit that Bill Condon did such a great job showing you visually all the things they were doing without either character having to come out and say, I'm/you're trying to exhaust you/me. And it was adorable with KS put on her little nightgown and leaned against the wall...I got married when I was 19 and I felt the exact same way when I put on lingerie for the first time and dreaded walking into the bedroom with my little gown on.
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27 of 32 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Bellas Wedding Edition is just beautiful February 18, 2012
Format:DVD
From the raised, reproduced lace on the DVD package that matches Bellas Wedding gown, to the simply gorgeous, delicate silk commemorative flag/poster of their wedding photo, this is a no-brainer, must have edition to build your collection, ladies!
Included is the music from the film, the movie disk, a documentary disk that shows how they used a dummy to make Bella appear so emaciated as her pregnancy with
Renesmee progressed, and so much more.
I was gifted this from my brother who works at WalMart and hid it away for me a week before the release/sale date, and I had no idea it was a wedding version.
Upon receiving it you feel like you are truly apart of the Wedding, and that this rare DVD set is your wedding favor!

The movie is beautiful, the packaging is beautiful - It truly is one of those instances where you need to buy the rare edition, in this case, this very Wedding Dress Edition. Its worth whatever you have to pay for it.
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59 of 75 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
You get a single disk with the Theatrical Release and a few extras. What in THE world makes this a special edition? You don't even know this is your lot until you open it and see it on the disc. :(
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38 of 50 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Breaking Yawn (spoilers) March 7, 2012
Format:DVD
Ever since I read the epic disaster that was "Breaking Dawn," I have been eagerly anticipating this movie. It was one of the vilest, silliest, grossest books I've ever read in my life, and I assumed that the movie would at least be funny. I mean, there's a scene where Edward chews open Bella's uterus!

Well, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I" managed to disappoint me. While there are some jaw-droppingly stupid moments, most of the movie is simply droningly dull -- there's more padding than actual story here, riddled with painfully awkward acting, monotonous sex scenes, and lots of important topics (like abortion) that the writers aren't NEARLY smart enough to address.

Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) are finally getting married... and we get to see every single step of it. Everything. We see hairstyling, shoes, invitations, furniture arrangement, awkward toasts and the newlyweds making out at the altar (classy!). Oh, and Jacob (Taylor Lautner) freaks out when he discovers that Bella plans to actually (gasp!) have sex with Edward on their honeymoon.

So they finally have melodramatic sex... only for Bella to get lightly bruised, which upsets Edward so much that he refuses to have sex with Bella again... for about a day.

But then, Bella unexpectedly gets pregnant (wow, sex leads to pregnancy! WHAT A TWIST!). Excepting Rosalie, the Cullens all want her to abort the baby, but Bella refuses to do so even though it's killing her. This threatens to spark off another battle between the werewolves and vampires, because Bella is the center of the universe.

The worst thing about this dreadful movie is that they broke the ludicrous "Breaking Dawn" story into two separate movies.
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5.0 out of 5 stars entertaining
i gave this movie five stars because it was not disappointing. i had been wanting to see it every since the book came out. Read more
Published 20 hours ago by cindy west
4.0 out of 5 stars Yes
If I hadn't read the book, I would have given it 5 stars. The movie is amazing. Not my favorite in the saga but still pretty good. Read more
Published 1 day ago by J. Moseley
5.0 out of 5 stars The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
I saw this in the movies and loved it. I had to get it when it was released. As a matter of fact, I got all the movies in the Twilight Saga.
Published 2 days ago by Rosa Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars great film and story
I loved the battle and the background scenery of course.

any how I loved this movie as well. what else can one say to let folks know that they enjoyed a movie.
Published 3 days ago by Robert Macdougall
5.0 out of 5 stars Very well done
Really enjoyed the last 2 movies of the Twilight Saga. Better acting, great special effects and the movie did a fabulous job following the books.
Published 3 days ago by Select21
5.0 out of 5 stars love it
Love this and watch all the time. I have never seen a better movie and great actors. So much love between Edward and Bella that it wasn't acting it was real. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Marjorie Clingerman
5.0 out of 5 stars loved
lived up to my expectations after reading the book. like the book, fun and effortless. a guilty pleasure. recommended if you like the series.
Published 3 days ago by Ana B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie
Another great segment in this very different love story. The special effects are awesome. It's really a good lead in to the final chapter.
Published 4 days ago by James Richardson
1.0 out of 5 stars So, so bad
So awfully bad. I can't even believe it.

Where do I start? Well, the acting is atrocious. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Susannah
4.0 out of 5 stars Worked fine
This was my first experience with Amazon streaming. Loaded it on the Wii and it worked fine. The price was rather high, but there was no way to get it any cheaper on disc.
Published 6 days ago by B. Grunewald
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