Eclipse was my fav of the books and the movie is my fav of the 3. It's got laughs, romance (of course), and action. And i'm so pleased that we get to know 2 of the other Cullens a lot more and that most of the Cullen family are in this movie for more than a few seconds and get more than 2 lines.
I thought the movie was great. However, I'm a Twilight fan. I think as long as someone has actually seen the first movie that they should be able to "get it", but if you're taking a friend who hasn't even seen the first movie or read the first book than prepare yourself to be whispered questions through out the film.
I was a little let down. i expected something as scary and action packed as some of the series episodes....and the first x-files movie. anyway, it was still nice to see what happend to Mulder and Scully after the series ended. there are a few winks to x-files fans through out the movie.
It was great all around. It's a great comic book, superhero movie, but you kinda forget that while you are watching it. And of course Heath Ledger is insanely good.