I loved it! My son loved it! Awesome effects with the vampires and wolves. Story line was great. Not far off from the book. Actors acting has improved, so have their bodies.
I didn't see the first movie, my son saw it with his father. I took my almost ten year old to see it. My expectations were low. I remember transformer cartoons that I used to watch and this movie really impressed me. I did read the parental warning, so I was expecting language, etc. I did have to explain the drug reference to my son - not one of my favorite things to do. I do think the movie would have been just as good with less foul language, without the drug reference and without all of the adult innuendoes. I thought the action and effects were great.