I took my daughter to see this movie, being that she is a HUGE Twilight fan. I've never read the books, but she informed me that the movie followed very closely to the events in the book. She was really impressed with the movie and was even more excited to see the next movie in the saga. Even though I've never read the books and am not a big fan the way she is, the movie really held my interest and had it's amusing parts. I'd definitely take her to see the next movie and we plan on buying this one when it comes out on DVD. We'd definitely give it two thumbs up!!