I just went to see the movie a few hours ago. I didn't really want to, but my friends managed to drag me along anyways. I've only read the first quarter of the book, so I didn't know what to expect, but I did expect a bit more than this. From what my friends told me, more key elements from the book were left out than in any other movie. Also, the special effects were as lame as you can get. Simply fast-forwarding a scene to make it look like the vampires are running super-fast? No. On the plus side, I thought the acting was fair, apart from one scene in the hospital. Overall however, based on my thoughts and the people I went with, stick to the books.