The twilight Sega special disc.
The Twilight Saga is a series of romance fantasy
films from Summit Entertainment based on the four Twilight series
novels by the American author
Stephenie
Meyer, starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor
Lautner. The series has grossed over $1 billion in worldwide receipts,
when not adjusted for inflation, and consists, to date (2009), of two
motion pictures. The first installment Twilight was released on
November 21, 2008, and the second installment, The Twilight Saga:
New Moon followed on November 20, 2009, breaking
box office records as the biggest midnight screening and opening day in
history, when it grossed an estimated $72.7 million in its first day
of release.
The special features for
Twilight kick off with an audio commentary with
director Catherine Hardwicke and stars Kristen Stewart and Robert
Pattinson. There's some mumbling and groaning from Stewart (one gets the
impression that Stewart is quite similar to her reserved character in
the film), some standard behind-the-scenes observations from Hardwicke,
and a lot of awkward self-deprecating remarks from Pattinson (of their
big kiss, he opines: "This is quite difficult 'cause I have a really
flat head, and so it's quite difficult to get a correct angle.").
What's funny is Pattinson stumping Hardwicke with some basic plot
questions, like "Why doesn't James just kill [Bella when she's packing
at her house]?" While Hardwicke and Stewart attempt to answer,
Pattinson doesn't appear satisfied. The deleted and extended scenes
include an additional dream-sequence kiss (rightly cut because it took
away from the buildup to their first kiss) and more footage of Victoria
(Rachelle Lefevre).
The seven-part documentary is a pretty thorough look at the development
of the film; including stunts, special effects, and the involvement of
author Stephenie Meyer. Another featurette looks at the Comic-Con
frenzy; however, it spends no time on how the actors were cast, which
would have been fun for fans that did all their own mental casting
while reading the books. The disc included three music videos and
trailers.
Date Added: 11 May 2010 16:34:34
