I've only read the first book - and I had mixed feelings about it. The main issue I have with it is that it's such a borrowed storyline - a vampire falling in love with a human; plus the fact that they're the most boring vampires ever LOL IMO. Vampires to me, even like in Buffy, True Blood, Vampire Diaries - if they've fallen in love with a human - there's still been that horror element, they drink blood. They want to at least, and they usually end up being bad.
Plus, I don't 'get' the appeal of the movies. I have certain friends that do - and certain friends I can tell are following the heard and saying they like it. I suppose it's kind of like taking advantage of the horror genre and then making up your own rules. Instead of bursting into flames, they sparkle like diamonds LOL - I think that says it all.
I think Jacob is the best character in it, certainly the best actor.
Reading the novels though Moe, you mut have liked Bellas character in them? Or was she simply a vessel to travel through? I jst wonder what so many people find in her character, it's started to facinate me.
I agree that films and books are completley different forms, but I also think that many, many films have been as good as the book and even stayed true to it completley. If you read 'Rosemary's Baby' for example, it's like reading the screenplay - everything is identical - it's fantastic