i have not read the books, so i am relying on the movies to tell the story and keep me entertained. i would not consider myself a twlight freak. i would have to say that the 2nd movie was the best so far. this one was good, but i felt like i missed something and i was setting there the whole time! my friend who has read the books was like "oh thats's because this happened.... " i also felt kinda soap oper-y like they were recapping from the last and setting up for the next... like , ok we sucked them in , they will pay to see this one no matter what. and "they" were right. this was like a stepping stone for the next one . so yeah, ya gotta see it..... if you are commited to the saga.