Vampire Veek

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Head toVultures Twitterto catch their live commentary.

Where were you when it happened?

But then, in 2012, director Bill Condon went totally rogue.

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As a result, they have this little half-human, half-vampire, all-abomination freak baby Renesmee.

Two, the Volturi basically, vampire police led by Michael Sheen want this little freak dead.

Rami Malek!).

Daddy Carlisle (Peter Facinelli) charges the Volturi.

When they touch ground on snowy turf again, Carlisles cowl-neck sweater is short a head.

Everyone gasps and we arrive at what we will callthe moment.

Wait a second,you think.Carlisle doesnt die in the book.Chaos reigns.

The seven-minute battle is sprawling and strange.

Alice performs a super-realistic backflip.

), but girl werewolf Leah falls into the lava to save Esme Cullen (sad!).

Oh yeah, theres lava now.

To cap it all off, our heroes Edward and Bella manage to do their own decapitating.

Edward dramatically swings Bella 360 degrees in order for her to slam-kick Michael Sheen in the face.

until Edward breaks the Volturi leaders spine and Bella jerks his head completely off.

And then it happens.

Yet its essentially the only time the it was all a dream!

twist has ever worked, give or take theNewhartfinale.

Instead of duking it out at all, everyone just goes home.

But more than that, this franchise-capping scene was proof thatTwilightvampires werent just sparkly and tame.

They were sparkly and keen on snapping necks.

(Truly, what other film franchise in herstory has a behind-the-scenes legacy likethis?)

And listen, cheesiness carries!

The fan service paid off andcontinues to pay off.

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