Also, I knew Taylor Lautner was in the new one, but I had no idea he was in the first installment. That also surprised me.
He has a much bigger part in the second movie. I don't think he was that popular when they made the first movie. I think they were thinking about not asking him back for #2. I'll bet they are glad they kept him now (since he seems to be hugely popular).
I certainly can see why preteens and teens were so enraptured with it.
It's funny, i love the books but i can't totally get why preteens and teens are so crazed about the movies. To me TWILIGHT the movie was just okay. It had so much more potential. I guess they have to leave out a lot from the books. And I guess my expectations were quite high.
The thing I find sort of interesting re: teens is that there are lots who read the books and who loved the books. But they seem to also love the movies. I guess maybe they don't think as much about casting and other things that adults might consider.