I read all the Twilight Books so it's hard to be objective about the movies since they are kind of abbreviations of the books. I liked the originality of the first movie--kind of a cult classic feel. I thought it was true to the book and even though it was a little awkward at times I really enjoyed it. The style of this film was very different from the first. I'm sure it was challenging trying to capture the story of New Moon in two hours--I felt like it rushed through some important parts of the book. Nevertheless I still enjoyed the story, the characters, and thought the acting was really well done.