ROFL .... You guys crack me up, but yeah, you totally hit the nail on the head

I'm used to being disappointed when they turn books into movies so I tried to keep my expectations for this one on the downlow but ouch, this one hurt. There were some things I loved about it though ...
Billy Burke .... I never pictured Charlie as an aging, chubby balding guy at all and I LOVED Billy as Charlie. Even my poor husband who glared at me through most of the movie chuckled about Charlie!
The Cullens .... thought they were all spot-on except Nikki as Rose ... yeah, she just didn't do it for me, haven't put my finger on why though.
Baseball scene ..... AWESOME
Soundtrack .... mostly loved
RP -- must admit to saying "HUH?" when they first cast him but yep, he's my Edward for sure. I have a love affair with the hair
Jacob ... what a sweetheart that TL is.
Locations ... thought they were great.
Stuff I really didn't like .... dialogue ... I spent at least half the movie saying '..... but, but, but, but ....' lack of character development, if I hadn't read the book, I really would have been questioning all of the 'meaningful' looks passing back and forth, and I'll probably be beaten soundly for this one .... Kristen Stewart

She's an awesome actress and in my head, Bella looks just like her but the stuttering got on my nerves ... I don't know, she just didn't nail Bella for me at all. Could be CH's directing, the choppy dialogue, I don't know but I'm crossing my fingers for NM. And last but not least, the ballet studio fight scene between James and Edward ... sigh.
I still bought the DVD though LOL
DF