I am a "Twi-hard", as the media puts it, and adore the books. I was pleasantly surprised that New Moon followed the book more closely than Twilight. Even if you are not a Twilight Saga fan, to see the acting and emotion put together--it does touch the heart. Twilight fan or not, Team Jacob or Edward--it's an entertaining movie to see!
I loved the Twilight series and was very excited to see the movie adaptation. The movie was good--it captured Twilight's essence. Is it a great replacement for the book--no, the book will always be better. I did wish the movie took several things in a different direction (points from the book), but overall, it was great film.