The final two Twilight movies, as directed by Bill Condon, as are the best of the franchise in that he never once tries to elevate the material. He just lets it be as preposterous as it all is in the book and I really dig that about those two films. Although, I do like that the first three films each flirt with different genre tropes, the first being an indie YA, the second being a big budget YA, and the third being straight up horror (hell yeah David Slade). I've watched this franchise probably more than any other film franchise. I never get sick of it. And so much of that is because Hardwicke is GREAT at casting. Her instincts are perfect, so you have this great base color via the casting for all the other directors to paint with.
The final two Twilight movies, as directed by Bill Condon, as are the best of the franchise in that he never once tries to elevate the material. He just lets it be as preposterous as it all is in the book and I really dig that about those two films. Although, I do like that the first three films each flirt with different genre tropes, the first being an indie YA, the second being a big budget YA, and the third being straight up horror (hell yeah David Slade). I've watched this franchise probably more than any other film franchise. I never get sick of it. And so much of that is because Hardwicke is GREAT at casting. Her instincts are perfect, so you have this great base color via the casting for all the other directors to paint with.
The climactic battle in Breaking Dawn Part 2 is better than anything they ever put into an X-Men movie.