Transforming from a book to a movie

Rating: 9/10 (20 November 2008)

Many people will probably not like this movie and consider it too much of a Hollywood movie, but I don't agree. I think they did a great job in making a wonderful and lovable book to a really good movie.
Sure they didn't get all the details, but who could expect such a thing? I think however that adapting the different aspects in a terrific way! One of the things I know wasn't the same in the book as it is in the movie is the board with the graduation hats! A cleaver and witty idea of including the information received in the book. I thought it was great that they included Jacob in such a way that it won't be strange with the next movie.
The acting is not the best I have seen, I can give you that, but they still manage in a good way to get the feeling of what Stephanie Meyer wanted to tell. Well, at least according to my interpretation of the books. I almost started clapping in the cinema when I saw her on the screen getting a veggie-burger sitting with a computer; amazing.
This is a good movie even if you haven't read the books, sure there are a lot of details and background history that you don't get, but it's still understandable and a movie worth watching. Two of the girls that watched it with me had not even heard of the books before they came with us, but they still thought it was a great movie and will read the books as soon as the library opens tomorrow.
This is not just a vampire movie like any other, it's also a chick flick with a twist. You don't have to like chick flicks to like this movie, but it is romantic and watchable. If you have the chance and want to see a movie that makes you feel good and get a bit out of the ordinary, go watch it!