It was even better than the last one. Did not rely upon special effects, the actors really had to do a lot more acting in this one. I cannot wait for Part 2 to come out. I'll be taking my son to this in the theaters. BTW, I totally loved all the others.
I really had a hard time watching the first one, of course watched it two more times & each time it got better. New Moon loved it the whole way through. For the most part the directors really tried to keep the important elements. Obviously with how long New Moon is not everything was able to make it into the movie, But really they did a pretty amazing job telling the story in the movie. & I cannot wait to watch it again :D