Breaking Dawn The Twilight Saga, Book 4 Hardcover

December 3, 2008 by stuart  
Filed under Books

It might seem redundant to dismiss the fourth and final Twilight novel as escapist fantasy--but how else could anyone look at a romance about an ordinary, even clumsy teenager torn between a vampire and a werewolf, both of whom are willing to sacrifice their happiness for hers? Flaws and all, however, Meyer's first three novels touched on something powerful in their weird refraction of our culture's paradoxical messages about sex and sexuality. The conclusion is much thinner, despite its interminable length.

 

Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)
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Great love stories thrive on sacrifice. Throughout The Twilight Saga (Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse), Stephenie Meyer has emulated great love stories--Romeo and Juliet, Wuthering Heights--with the fated, yet perpetually doomed love of Bella (the human girl) and Edward (the vampire who feeds on animals instead of humans)...

Wall-E (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition) (2008)

Wall-E is a great family film with the most impressive aspect being the depth of emotion conveyed by a simple robot--a machine typically considered devoid of emotion, but made so absolutely touching by the magic of Pixar animation.

Wall-E (Single-Disc Edition) Wall-E (Single-Disc Edition)
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Pixar genius reigns in this funny romantic comedy, which stars a robot who says absolutely nothing for a full 25 minutes yet somehow completely transfixes and endears himself to the audience within the first few minutes of the film...

DVD Information

Binding: DVD
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
Manufacturer: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Original Release Date: 2008-06-27
Actors:
  • Ben Burtt
  • Jeff Garlin
  • Fred Willard
  • Elissa Knight
  • John Ratzenberger