I'm not the typical person for this type of movie but I loved it and you probably will too. My teenage son told me to see it and he was right. I didn't even watch the original series but you don't need to know that background to enjoy it.
It was definitely worth the wait and even though I've seen a lot of the clips beforehand, it still was surprising and terrific when Jacob became a wolf in front of Bella to save her from his own wolf pack. Now I'll have to re-read the book because it seemed like they put a little too much new stuff in at the beginning and the end to suit my tastes. I'll definitely be buying it when it's on DVD--can't wait! Now on to Eclipse in June 2010--yeah!