If you didn't read the book, there was a lot you didn't understand.  There was so much missing.  I am a tried and true twihard fan, I love Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, but
the movie made them unappealing.  The acting seemed like it was forced.  So much was
left out of the movie that was in the book.  I was really disappointed.  I actually almost
cried.  I looked forward to seeing it, and it was a let-down.  I hope the second half is better than the first.

one more complaint~~
*BELLAS DRESS!! They kept that ugly thing a secret for what? Everyone at the wedding was dressed better then her! Sorry ppl, Im as passionate about this just as all of you are, but that dress! really??!! uhhhh

There is no copy right law!!  When they have the author right there on the set, giving every opinion and its Melissa who has stated she is tired of trying to make us fans happy!! She is the one who writes the story line with Stephanie~~ Copywrite is not valid in this saga!!

oh yeah and the cullen guys hair! They didnt even look right! The women did, but what was up with there hair? They didnt look like themselves!!

*Bella driving her new car at the beginning, should have been added in*
*Running to Rosalie should have been added*
*most importantly Bella explaining the transformation process instead of just laying there looking seriously dead, should have been the main focus*!!*I did like them having the author at the wedding and Stephanie being the 1st person Bella looked at*
*They should have had the fitting for Alice fitting Charlie in, that was a cute touch*
It was rushed, and some of the material was not even worth what they added, they should have stuck completely to the book*
Im happy with the movie, and the way Bella looks in the end, but key factors are always left out, and I no longer expect too much from the movies~

All of you need to get over it. You should all know they have to change some parts of the movies that differ from the books. The movie was fantastic. Even tho they missed bits and added some bits. They needed it to flow and have some action. Any ways its not up to you guys to decide. Stephanie who wrote the books have the final say. SO Shame on you all for  dissing the movie.

For me they left out cruial parts in all of the films!
But i think that one
1. The two cars before and after the wedding
2. Flinging Bella's garter at Mike - and how edward pulls it down with his teeth!!!
3.Eatting eggs
4.  Bella suducing Edward - was waiting for one line 'there's an a lot of head bord left'
5. Dreams of Vampire baby and the volturi
6. Should have shown more of Jacob -especially part where he goes off to try and imprint in the park!!! - i mean there is a whole section of the book from Jacob perspective. it didn't show his emotions enought for me

Just my opinion, i know its hard to portray things from the book to the film but for me i think these were important elements that they missed. Although it wasn't in the book the fight with the werewolves and cullens was great and i think the make up on kristen stewart was fantastic, they really did well on making her look ill.

Alice as Bridesmaid in the silvery dress was missing and that was in Eclipse when shows Bella her dress and Bella tells her she will be bridesmaid, when Bella tells the reader about how she told charlie. I was really looking forward to that. Finally the most frustrating: the blonde jokes with the dog especially as they show how Rose and Jake's relationship.

Am, your an idiot their acting improved from new moon i mean that one was laughable and yeah the left a few parts out but its a movie that is based on a book not the exact book. I look at it this way a movie is a whole different story then a book i see them as different things altoghether. The movie was closer to the book then any of the others and its true and some parts of bd1 made me creeped out when put into a visual like that. All i go to say is at least kristen stewart had new facial expressions. oh and edward was suppoesed to be upset about the little nudger i mean come on there is suppose to be that distance between them. i thought it was a great movie the best in the movie series. thank you and good night twilight comrads

The part i felt needed to b in the movie was were they go tell charlie about gettin married , thats how eclipse ended n thats how breaking dawn should have started ... just my opinion

it just seemed way too rushed and they gleaned over parts, that to them maybe seemed trite, but to us fans would have helped the movie along. they focused way too much on the time leading up to the birth scene, her pregnant, her looking dead, her looking frail. they needed to have more of jacob and seth being there will bella, and how jacob ran away, and bella driving the car in the beginning, or even bella and edward telling charlie they are getting married, instead it cut right to the day before the wedding, i fee that alot was left out, and for them to have a fight scene with the wolf pack was ridiculous, it never happened and there was plenty of material that was in the book that could have been used, instead of making something up. i'm very disapppointed in BD1, the acting was horrible, and i know that the cast could have been portrayed so much more accuratley. i just hope that the second part of BD is mind blowing. all of the twilight craze has been leading up to BD part 1 and 2, and part one failed miserably.

OK people, this is a novel written for young, teenaged girls.  It is a genre of literature called FICTION.  You don't like what the director did, I don't see any of you directing/producing movies, get over it! 

I have read the books 4 times...I think BD was done very well, in fact, I wish he did Twilight as well! I feel the actors have really grown into their characters. I loved the movie! There are parts left out in the book I was hoping to see; Jacob making fun of Rosalie with the blonde jokes, and Bella's thoughts while she was being changed.  I loved seeing/hearing Jacob in wolf form - they didn't do that in the past movies so I was very pleased they added that in!  I think the things they added in; Sam & his pack attacking while Carlisle, Esme & Emmet went hunting & attacking after Bella gives birth was a good addition - to add intensity...and I loved where they ended the movie - right where I thought they would - end of chapter 19. The transformation was very cool! Can't wait for part 2!

The wedding scene where they were toasting was lame and ruined the movie. Why can't the movie directors stick to the book. The honeymoon was ok but could have been so much more..
I was disappointed. I hope part 2 is more like the book. A two hour movie would not be unreasonable.

The movie was too short even an extra 30 minutes they could have gone into more details with somethings. Like Jacob and Edwards conversation about the idea of Bella "having puppies" instead of the "fetus that's killing her".... pretty important part of the book if you ask me cuz it makes you really understand that both Edward and Jacob love her that much. Wasn't a fan of the Cullen and wolf fight at the end I understand it tho to get action in the movie but it was kinda cheesy. Acting wasn't all that great either, Edward was never the "burning man" and Jacob was alot more upset in the book. Also attention to details... Edward never sparkled in the sunlight while at Isle Esme... I'm a huge twilight fan so I loved the movie but was kinda disappointed cuz this is my favorite book and I've read it a million times so I was super excited!

I to was diappointed in this movie.There were alot of main things left out, like bella in her bullet proof car and how Edward always picks her up saves her or cares for her,that was a necessity...she is a fragile human and so isn't as a vamp and that needed left into it...Alice what happened to that cute little pixie? she feels plastic to me not her usually flitty all smiles Alice, and she cowers in background.Esmee has no plot points whatso ever,bring her into it let her share in her new daughter in laws day develope relationship between them and renee like in book, make it hype...the wedding was hypye like luke and laura from general hospital it was pretty but lacked more time on it, also wow about honey moon and finding out she was pregnant zipp gone back to house..that needed explored more.Also cullens are string vamps and went over mountains to find food during small fude with wolves,Irina could have been touched on in woods seeing baby as in book not at wedding I kind of missed that had to see the second time I went.For 8.00 a ticket matinee and saw twice I would have thought at least 2 1/2 hours or 3 each movie to make it right TITANic was long movie and sat through that!  Bella should have slipped at her wedding make her faliable and clumsy like always.....they however did make her look exceptionally sick.I hope that the directing follows book this time but alas I truely doubt it they never do and what was a terrific book ends uyp a mediocre movie,funny next time Twilight hits box office they should find fans for directors it would be perfection found....Mrs. Meye's should explore wolves, vampires and more interations to keep her series alive...funny as campy as Josh Wheson did Buffy it turned into a cult sensation.....twilight fans be aware who knows Mrs. Meyer's may decide it is worth the money and efforts on her part to take it to TV series!!!!!If it was me I would however not sure if our loved charachters would be willing to do that.  I hope next one part 2 hits it out of the park and doesn't leave us flat!

the best movie ever ever i'm sure ,in fact i know that i will watch BD part 1 several times right now it is the BEST movie I have ever seen,i thought it stayed right with the book.I cant wait to see part 2. And it would be great to have another book in 2 or 3 yrs.LOVED it

I enjoyed the movie, and I have seen it twice. Two things the movie could have been longer, and I do not understand why we have to wait a year to see the second part.

i missed all of jacobs blonde jokes and yes it should have been longer but overall it was very good and i cant wait for the next one but waiting a year is a bit much dont you think?? xxx

yes I remember reading book and it said Edward hunted humans for a while.  I hated how the wolfs talked as they didn't in any of the others!! keep it the same

Well, I think the film was fantastic but the part that Irina, for me
was a deception. Her eyes... were so big!! and I didn't remember what
happened with Laurent in the book, and in the film it doesn't retracted
very good.. In the other hand, I love the film, and I hope the second
part could be more interesting because Bella now is a vampire...It's
certainly in the book are things that in the film doesn't appeared,
but... we've to take the positive and good parts of the film and
remember it!!!

Well, I think the film was fantastic but the part that Irina, for me was a deception. Her eyes... were so big!! and I didn't remember what happened with Laurent in the book, and in the film it doesn't retracted very good.. In the other hand, I love the film, and I hope the second part could be more interesting because Bella now is a vampire...It's certainly in the book are things that in the film doesn't appeared, but... we've to take the positive and good parts of the film and remember it!!!

I can't believe everyone is dissing the acting between kristen and Robert inBD1 i have never been more moved in a film! it was perfect when shes walking up the aisle and feels shes everybodys eyes on her and then she turns to see Edward at the altar and all them feelings go away and she just heads straight to him! it was so moving the love they shared was certainly portrayed just like the book on the movie! roll on Nov 2012 i can not wait! :)

 I LOVE WULVES AND TWILIGHT SO MUCH 
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The credits actually say, "based on the novel by......" which means, it is not a direct visual translation from the novel! This goes for any book to movie "adaptation".  You will never see a movie be identidal to it's base story.  Even "Lord of the Rings" which is soooo damned long, had changes.  The book has moments which can visually be too passe, but otherwise work very well in each individual imagination.  That would make a movie drag.  I enjoyed the movie very much.  Every time a new one comes out I go with an open mind and no expectations to find my book on film.  Doing so would only break my heart.  I did the same with Harry Potter.  BTW, Titanic was only ONE 3 hour movie based on actual events.  Don't forget that Breaking Dawn was split into TWO films which are already completely filmed, so there won't be a different director for the second part.