Pics and articles of "Twilight"

"Primarily, though, what has captured the hearts of teenagers is the romance at its bloody heart between Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and fellow pupil, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), one of a family of vampires who have learnt to control their bloodlust. "I think at its core, it's very much like Romeo and Juliet", adds Hardwicke. "It's the young lovers, with this super-passionate bond that they have. They'll go against their families. They'll go against everything."Though as Hardwicke notes, Edward has one further problem that Romeo never faced. "If they get too passionate, he'll want to kill her ... we don't even know how much they can kiss or whether he can even stand next to her."

Certainly, when I saw the film on its opening day in LA the teenage girls sitting in my row ("Twi-hards" as they're called) were literally gasping when Bella and Edward head towards that first – possibly fatal – kiss. According to Hardwicke, this is no surprise. "Vampires are the sexiest of creatures – they're not like a gross zombie or mummy. You don't want to be kissed by a mummy!" Source: www.independent.co.uk

"Indeed the young British actor Robert Pattinson, who plays our hunky vampire, recently discussed these themes in an interview with the Telegraph.

He said teenaged girls get hysterical about the film because his character is 'unthreateningly sexual' so they are able to lust after him in the safety of their own homes/cinemas.

And what's wrong with that? Surely it's preferable to a nasty hero that goes around having sex and then sucking the blood out of every girl he finds, and then making it seem cool?
Source: blogs.telegraph.co.uk