not like the book and not a great movie in general

Rating: 3/10 (24 November 2008)

I am a huge fan of the Twilight books. Of course when I found out a movie was coming out I had to see it. I saw it opening weekend and was horribly disappointed. Without getting into too much detail, there was just so much wrong with it.
First of all, the only characters that I thought were perfectly cast were Edward, Emmett, and Alice. Kristen Stewart was okay as Bella, but I think someone else could have done a better job.
Then of course there were way too many changes from the book to the movie. I know that changes have to be made when you're making a book into a movie, but it was just too much. They changed a lot of the series of events, there was nowhere near enough character development, some of the locations were nothing like they were described in the book, the lighthearted banter that Edward and Bella always had was missing, and everything seemed rushed. It went from Edward being rude to Bella, Edward saving Bella's life, the 2 of them falling in love, Edward saving her life again, and then Bella being willing to become a vampire. It was just ridiculous. The movie really only skimmed the surface. I also felt that a lot of parts in the book that are crucial to the sequels were completely left out.
And it's not just the fact that I loved the book that made this movie bad. I went with a friend who had never read the book and she didn't like it either. She said that the movie had no real depth to it, the dialogue didn't flow very well, and that it seemed like just a bunch of close up shots of Kristen Stewart.
I wanted so much to like this movie. I will probably still buy it when it comes out on DVD just because I love the books. But it was very very disappointing. Hopefully if they make New Moon they will do a better job and stick more to the books.