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    The Twilight Saga: Eclipse; The Last Airbender

    You'd never guess what the best part of the new Twilight saga turns out to be. It isn't blood-sucking monsters doing their thing, though there's some of that to feed the franchise... Never mind that the little kid flapping his arms to whip up the waves looks like a pouty-faced version of Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice, or that The Last Airbender looks no worse if you take off your 3-D glasses...

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    By Joe Morgenstern • Jul 3, 2010 • 3m Listen

    You'd never guess what the best part of the new

    Twilight

    saga turns out to be. It isn't blood-sucking monsters doing their thing, though there's some of that to feed the franchise...

    The Last Airbender looks no worse if you take off your 3-D glasses...

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      Joe Morgenstern

      Host, 'Film Reviews'

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