Do-Me Meter: Twilight Kids vs. the Harry Potter Gang

The Twilight kids heat up the screen, while the Harry Potter gang just gets lukewarm

By Ted Casablanca Jul 12, 2009 2:00 PMTags
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert GrintJun Sato/Getty Images; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

We adore the kids from Harry Potter, without question (after all, it's because of H.P. that Robert Pattinson first stepped into the spotlight!). But seeing the gaggle of some-hot, some-not young stars step out at the premiere of the sixth film makes us reminisce of another young crew at a big H'wood opening.

We remember (quite fondly, of course) when our favorite Twilight castmembers made their debut at the premiere of their film last year. In just one picture, there was sex, there was scandal and there was hot, hot, mouth-watering woo, especially between Rob and Kristen, natch.

Sure, the H.P. kids are comely in that wow-look-how-much-they've-matured-since-the-first-movie kind of way; Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe have come into their own and look fresh enough. But where's the smoldering, steamy friction that should be exuding off their bods? Where are the piercing eyes, the sexy smiles and the promiscuous expressions that our Twilight brood has in friggin' spades?

Nowhere, that's where.

What do you think? Is it better to make your debut with immediate, fiery, smoldering good looks, à la Twi, or to grow into your own and dazzle the crowd slowly over the years, à la Harry? Sound off in the comments! (You know how we'd vote!)