Kristen Stewart Movies: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Kristen Stewart Movies: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: It isn’t easy being the father of a girl in high school when she starts dating. It’s even harder when the boy she’s seeing is an immortal vampire.

In “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” the third smash-hit film based on Stephenie Meyer’s wildly popular fantasy romance novels, free-spirited Bella Swan and pale-faced lover Edward Cullen read romantic poetry together in a field covered with wildflowers. Sigh. Edward asks her to marry him. She says no. They smile. Double sigh. If only they didn’t have to get back to dealing with hostile vampires, snarling werewolves, protective parents and Bella’s commitment to become a vampire in the near future.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are fully comfortable now as the star-crossed lovers. She’s moody, and he’s understanding. Their connection is strong, but we know it will be tested time and again.

Staccato bursts of action interrupt their dreamy world. The vampires and werewolves have blinding speed and incredible strength. Somehow they keep their powers under wraps, preventing their mysterious ways from becoming public knowledge. That makes it all the cooler.

Whatever they’re doing, it’s working. “Eclipse” cost $65 million and surpassed $300 million in U.S. box office receipts. The next installment is due in theaters in November 2011.

The two-disc special edition DVD of “Eclipse” is PG-13, 124 minutes. DVD extras: two commentary tracks, a six-part making-of documentary; deleted and extended scenes; music videos and more. From Summit Entertainment. It arrived in stores Dec. 4.