enjoyed the movie very well saw it twice in two days. kept very close to the book. liked the books alot and liked the movie more then if i hadnt. bella was so much better this movie. really enjoyed her performance. wish jane(dakota fanning) was in it a lot more as i loved her part. edward was the same. jacob seemed like he was reading his lines. there are still the long arkward pauses where you're sitting in your seat thinking seriously. but that is the romance. the wolves were awesome and done so well! overall very good movie. will be buying when it comes out on dvd. if you didnt like the first one with the sparkly vamps as you put it then dont see this one either cause they're in this one too and your opinions arent going to change.