As long as I've been watching movies, there still are things that I simply don't understand. This is one. The fact that so many people would want to go see the sequel to a lame film such as "Twilight" is a mystery that even David Blaine couldn't solve.

What's amazing, other than how well the Hollywood publicity machine has invented stories about the cast (Who's Robert Pattinson dating this week? Who cares?), is that the New York Times in a story claimed that "Twilight" co-star Kristen Stewart "is considered one of the most promising actresses of her generation."

Really? Are we rating her on her abilities to pout? To sulk? To mumble? To mope? If so, then the Times just might be right. Which brings up another mystery: How was it that Taylor Swift was able to impersonate Stewart better during her "Saturday Night Live" routine than Stewart ever could portray herself?

Some mysteries have no solution.

Below: Taylor Swift on "SNL."