I Loved the movie! Saw it twice and will definitely see it again. I think they did an excellent job of presenting the story as closely as possible to the book. My daughter and I have both read the books (a lot) and thought they did a great job of showing the intensity of their feelings and advancing the story while under the time constraints of making a movie. My son (who hasn't read the book) came with us and totally understood the story. Which I wondered about for all the people who need to see the movie in order for them to make New Moon. Can't wait to own the DVD. Is it too soon to put it on my Christmas list?