One of the few brilliant book-adaptation movies. Cinematically stunning

Rating: 10/10 (19 November 2009)

I saw the movie last night at the midnight premiere, to be fair I must say that I am a fan, but I went with my boyfriend, who is not a fan and my friend who is sick of all the hype around it and is not a fan as well.
We all really liked it, especially my bf and my friend, since they weren't into the all the hype of anticipation and weren't expecting much. I had a lot of expectations, and came out with mixed feelings. Yes the movie is cinematographically gorgeous, the colors are very warm, the style is very inviting, the scenery is simply stunning. What most impressed me was vampire makeup, huge step up from Twilight. They all looked other worldly and beautiful, people tend to forget that it's a fantasy story so vampires are not supposed to look like people. CGI was very impressive, wolves looked better than I imagined. Chris Weitz did an amazing job.
Now to the acting, Kristen Stewart definitely stole the show, I have huge respect for her after seeing the movie Speak, and for me she was a better Bella than the book version. The material she had to work with was very hard to deliver without sounding cheesy, and she nailed it. I'm definitely team Bella. Robert Pattinson, was a perfect Edward, I wasn't sure about him in the first movie, he looked a little awkward and out of place, and in New Moon he definitely grasped Edwards tortured soul and pain with perfection. He was the Edward I imagined when reading the book, quiet tortured loyal and obsessed with Bella. Taylor Lautner was definitely the star and even though I've seen the trailers, the first time he takes of his shirt it takes your breath away, but what impressed me the most was his acting style, he brought Jacob to live and managed to carry out incredibly hard role of trying to feel a hole of Edwards absence. Overall, a great adaptation from the book and beautifully done movie with few minor things I didn't like. Firstly the scene with Bella as a vampire looked like a scene from Bamby, it was very cheesy. Secondly some scene jumps were a bit rough for a very elegant flow of the movie, eg. how they get home from Voltera. Anyway definitely worth watching for fans and non fans, there is something for everyone and it steps away from the chick flick genre to a family movie.