Thought it was great

Rating: 9/10 (20 November 2009)

Thought Chris Weitz was a far better director than Hardwicke. Enjoyed the film, set up for Eclipse quite nicely. This review is probably more of a response to others negative reviews:
Yes, it is cheesy, and goofy at times, but hello! The writing in the book isn't that great either! And I'm a fan! This is not a vampire movie in the sense of, "I've come to suck your blood!" This is based on a fantasy book whose main characters are vampires, and gives a different idea of what that mythical creature could be like. I think given the story they did a great job. It is definitely a bit different than the book, but if you don't expect that by now, you need a reality check. There were a few scenes that seemed.. choppy. As if they were missing something. I would definitely watch it again, and look forward to owning it on DVD.