The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

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Overview

The epic love story between Bella Swan and Edward Cullen concludes in this final installment of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling series. Dreamgirls' Bill Condon directs this second segment of the two-film adaptation.
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Overview

The epic love story between Bella Swan and Edward Cullen concludes in this final installment of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling series. Dreamgirls' Bill Condon directs this second segment of the two-film adaptation.
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Special Features

The cast and filmmakers take you behind the scenes in a 7-part making-of documentary, viewable in both standard and picture-in-picture mode, and show you what it was like to shoot Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and Part 2 back to back in two movies at once. Get even more insight into the film with director Bill Condon's audio commentary, or just watch your favorite scenes with the jump to features
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Editorial Reviews

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When it comes to Twilight, there is a point where one must either make the conscious decision to abandon the series forever or break from reality and commit to this uniquely weird supernatural romance once and for all. If the former is chosen, life goes back to normal. Otherwise, life still goes back to normal, but only by default. Pretty much everything is normal compared to a world where vampires sparkle in the sun, the undead procreate with the living, Renesmee is a real name, and creating an impenetrable force field with the power of love is actually possible. Whether novel or film, Breaking Dawn means letting go and embracing the madness. Widely considered the most controversial book of the series, fans continue to debate if Twilight author Stephenie Meyer went in the right direction while writing Breaking Dawn. Bill Condon the Oscar-winning director of Dreamgirls had a difficult task in adapting The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, in which protagonists Edward Cullen Robert Pattinson and Bella Swan Kristen Stewart left the complexities of high-school romance behind for those of marriage. They had intimacy issues Edward had difficulty refraining from accidentally killing Bella during sex. They butted heads over Bella's unexpected pregnancy the baby was unable to refrain from accidentally killing Bella during birth. The tone was relentlessly serious, but the tale was more ridiculous than ever. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 isn't really like that, and works all the better for it. One of the biggest reasons for that improvement is that Bella has finally become a vampire. Baby Renesmee successfully killed her during birth thanks, Renesmee!, breaking her spine and presumably removing the stick that has been up Bella's you-know-where for so long. Kristen Stewart, no longer playing a passive, depressed schoolgirl, is allowed to be funny. Now that she isn't faced with choosing between the two hottest guys in school and pesky issues of mortality, Bella is a lot more fun to watch. The same can be said for Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Everything feels so much lighter this time around. In contrast to previous installments, in which the story was prone to angst-related slackness Bella's grief coma comes to mind, this film's only real pacing problem is the Cullen family's rather lengthy period of domestic bliss. The story picks up again when the Volturi -- a sort of vampire monarchy -- hear news of Renesmee's existence. Under the mistaken impression that the girl is an immortal child that is, a child who was bitten and turned into a vampire too young to be able to control its killing urges, and thus threatens to expose the existence of bloodsuckers to humans, the Volturi plan to slaughter the entire Cullen clan for egregiously breaking the law. When Alice Ashley Greene gets wind of this via a psychic vision, the Cullens decide to assemble an army of vampires that can hold back the Volturi long enough to explain that Renesmee is a human/vampire hybrid and does not pose the same danger. As it turns out, there are pro-Cullen, albeit non-"vegetarian," vampires around the world, each with their own unabashedly clichéd sense of style. Rather than take itself too seriously, the gathering of the vampires is a conscious, unbridled display of campiness that falls just short of a 1980s sports-drama montage. Somehow, it works. Although the film follows the novel relatively faithfully, the finale deviates from the original story in a truly outrageous way that needs to be seen to be believed and will undoubtedly have its naysayers. Yet it remains true to the books by being entertaining in spite of itself. Condon, the cast, and the crew of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 have made something they can be proud of.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/2/2013
  • UPC: 025192177415
  • Original Release: 2012
  • Source: Summit Entertainment
  • Region Code: A
  • Presentation: Blu-ray + Digital Copy + Ultraviolet
  • Time: 1:55:00
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Sales rank: 3,589

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Kristen Stewart Bella Swan
Robert Pattinson Edward Cullen
Taylor Lautner Jacob Black
Peter Facinelli Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Elizabeth Reaser Esme Cullen
Ashley Greene Alice Cullen
Jackson Rathbone Jasper Hale
Kellan Lutz Emmett Cullen
Nikki Reed Rosalie Hale
Billy Burke Charlie Swan
Chaske Spencer Sam Uley
Mackenzie Foy Renesmee
Maggie Grace Irina
Jamie Campbell Bower Caius
Christopher Heyerdahl Marcus
Michael Sheen Aro
Lateef Crowder Santiago
Daniel Cudmore Felix
Charlie Bewley Demetri
Billy Wagenseller Vasilii
Dakota Fanning Jane
Cameron Bright Alec
Andrea Powell Sasha
MyAnna Buring Tanya
Casey LaBow Kate
Mía Maestro Carmen
Christian Camargo Eleazar
Omar Metwally Amun
Andrea Gabriel Kebi
Angela Sarafyan Tia
Rami Malek Benjamin
Tracey N. Heggins Senna
Judi Shekoni Zafrina
John Edward Lee English Punk
Lee Pace Garrett
Patrick Brennan Liam
Lisa Howard Siobhan
Marlane Barnes Maggie
Bill Tangradi Randall
Toni Trucks Mary
Erik Odom Peter
Valorie Curry Charlotte
Joe Anderson Alistair
Pacey Gillespie Young Quileute
Brayden Jimmie Young Quileute
Swo Wo Gabriel Young Quileute
Guri Weinberg Stefan
Noel Fisher Vladimir
Amadou Ly Henri
Janelle Froehlich Yvette
Masami Kosaka Toshiro
Alex Rice Sue Clearwater
Tony Bentley Maitre D'
Wendell Pierce J. Jenks
Julia Jones Leah
BooBoo Stewart Seth
J.D. Pardo Nahuel
Marisa Quinn Huilen
Christine Burke Renesmee (Young Woman)
Angelo Renai Minister Weber
Abigail Cornell Renesmee (4 years)
Isabella Ianuzzi Renesmee (4 years)
Milli Wilkinson Renesmee (4 years)
Eliza Faria Renesmee (4 years)
Tate Clemons Renesmee (5 years)
Taylor Diane Robinson Renesmee (5 years)
Kailyn Stratton Renesmee (5 years)
Rachel St. Gelais Renesmee (5 years)
Blythe Barrington-Hughes Renesmee (7 years)
Technical Credits
Bill Condon Director
Steve Aaron Sound Mixer
Stuart Aikins Casting
Bill Bannerman Co-producer
Marty Bowen Executive Producer
Carter Burwell Score Composer
Sean Cossey Casting
Dane A. Davis Sound/Sound Designer
Lorin Flemming Art Director
Wyck Godfrey Producer
Virginia Katz Editor
Barbara Kelly Associate Producer
Stephenie Meyer Producer
Greg Mooradian Executive Producer
Mark Morgan Executive Producer
L. Justin Muller Asst. Director
Guillermo Navarro Cinematographer
Guy Oseary Executive Producer
Stacey Panepinto Makeup
Alexandra Patsavas Musical Direction/Supervision
David Poole Special Effects Supervisor
Melissa Rosenberg Screenwriter
Karen Rosenfelt Producer
Richard Sherman Production Designer
Ian Slater Editor
Tippett Animator
Michael Wilkinson Costumes/Costume Designer
Debra Zane Casting
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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 5, 2013

    Movie is great-Barnes & Noble Sucks!

    Movie was preordered. When released, preorder was "out of stock" while retail stores had it on the shelves. Multiple chat messages, emails, and phone calls to correct the situation. Was promised a $5 gift card to appease, was not sent that either. When questioned after the movie arrived, was told they had "fulfilled" the order. I will not preorder from them again!

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  • Posted March 30, 2013

    Definitely recommended.

    A terrific ending to a fine series of movies. This was the only movie that I felt deviated more than a little from the book. But if you think about it, showing Bella rendering the entire Voltaire attack force weapons as harmless. Even though it made a good read it might seem a bit bland on film. The alternative was creative and exciting and satisfying.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 29, 2013

    wonderful

    amazing end to the series. best movie yet!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 29, 2013

    Highly recommend

    I bought it for myself and couldnt even watch because as soon as i got it my sister stole it from me and hasnt given it back since. So if i want to watch it i go to her and we love it, and believe its the best one.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 26, 2013

    Recommended - good action - should check this one out!!

    An exciting ending that I did not see coming. Well acted and great action. The story did not seem complete. There were still some questions to be answered.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 25, 2013

    Epic but disappointing

    The end was significantly different from the book in that the fight was "real" in the book and not just a predicted end by the character Alice. Would have been much better following the text. Also not very prominent role for the daughter. Overall a great disappointment compared to the other Twilight installments. The movie did, however, do justice to the many new characters added for the final fight.

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  • Posted March 25, 2013

    I recommend it

    The movie was good it kept me on the edge of my seat

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  • Posted March 25, 2013

    A must to complete the set

    It really was very good, great action, and the acting has improved.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 25, 2013

    Best of the Twilight Saga

    Great movie, a must see and a must have if you are a Twilight fan.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 7, 2013

    great!

    great!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 5, 2013

    Beautiful                                                      

    Beautiful                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    I tried writing reviews of  the other movies and the books.  Saying how beautiful and wonderful Bella and Edward are.
    Each time this sight refused to publish it.  

    So that's all I have to say now.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

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    Posted March 25, 2013

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    Posted March 13, 2013

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    Posted March 6, 2013

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    Posted April 26, 2013

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    Posted March 30, 2013

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