Amazing movie, stayed true to the book (but don't compare)

Rating: 9/10 (21 November 2008)

amazing movie, loved it from start to finish. these characters were definitely brought to life by these actors. They picked great actors that i think fit each role perfectly, just the way i pictured them.
But like any movie that's adapted from a book, there's always going to be differences, a few missing scenes or things that happened in the book aren't in order in the movie. All the major scenes from the book were in the movie and it stayed true to the book. It's 2 hours long but yet still feels too short to tell the story. Obviously to fit a 500 page book into a 2 hour movie, the story has to develop rather quickly, so if you didn't read the book you'll wonder how did Bella and Edward fall in love so quickly. the scene in the meadow went by too fast and should've been more detailed like in the book. for me that was the turning point in the story and definitely made their love come to life. so that scene should've been better done. there were a few minor scenes or lines from the book that helped evolve Bella and ed's relationship that weren't in the movie. it definitely would've made the movie even better to focus more on their growing love. but the only big issue i had was that Rosalie/Emmett & Alice/jasper were barely on scene or had dialogue. Jasper barely spoke except for a line or two. That disappointed me, i loved Alice's character the most and how upbeat she was. and jasper as well.
All in all, i loved the book and loved the movie just as much. I truly hope they make the sequels because its a great series of books. so if you watch it, just enjoy it for what it is! it captures the book well!