A good movie but should stick to the book

Rating: 9/10 (30 September 2011)

Most people have read the books before the movie. For me, it was the other way around. When I watched the movie, I didn't even know there were books so after seeing the film, I was really excited to learn that there was because I liked the film a lot and take it from someone who hasn't read a lot of books, it means a lot to say that this film inspired me to read the books. Sadly, that is the films biggest credit because once I read the book, I was amazed at how much better the book was. There were far too many scenes from the book that didn't happen on film and I know it's difficult to fit everything from a book into a movie but I feel they cut a lot of important things in the movie especially when it comes to Bella and Edward falling for each other. In the movie, it just happened far too quickly which wasn't believable. One minute he was trying to stay away from her and the next he was declaring his love for her. They should have stuck to the book as this was the whole point of the first book. The casting was done quite well. Robert Pattinson plays a really good vampire and the other vampires were believable too. As for Kristen Stweart who plays Bella, Im torn with her because the first half of the film, I really like her role in this but then she just becomes too much for me as she never smiles and it becomes quite depressing to watch. I know in the book, Bella isn't supposed to be your typical girl but I feel she plays this role too much to the extreme and by the end of it, I wouldn't be that bothered if Edward told her to take a hike but in the book I can relate more to Bella.
Overall I've given this movie a good rating because I wanted to rate it based on the very first time I watched it and since I had no book to compare it with, I thoroughly enjoyed it so if you want my advise, watch the movies first because it is a good story and read the books afterwards because you'll enjoy them much more