Tuesday, August 17, 2004

The Problem with Teen Wolf Too



I further cemented my burgeoning obsession with the film "Teen Wolf" this weekend by buying it on DVD. I seriously could watch this film once a week for all eternity...It's not so much that I really *like* it, as much as it is that I don't *mind* seeing it...Some of my favorite films I can't stand seeing more than once a year...

There is a problem, however...

On DVD, Teen Wolf comes bundled with the abomination that is "Teen Wolf Too"...it
hurts me to even type it...

"Teen Wolf Too" is the lame sequel to Teen Wolf. It stars (I use that term loosely) Jason Bateman, as Michael J. Fox's cousin, who also has body hair issues...None of that matters however, because they did the unthinkable...they recast "Stiles"...

For those who haven't seen either film, "Stiles" is Michael J. Fox's stoner buddy...the type of character that shows up a various points in the film, wearing humorous t-shirts, and saying the best lines in the movie...And in "Teen Wolf Too" the producers had the nerve to recast him with an actor who neither looked, nor acted like the original...It's like a slap in the face...

Imagine if, in the 2nd 'Lord of the Rings' film, they recast Samwise with Corey Feldman or the guy who played Balki on 'Perfect Strangers'...and he had a mullet...It's *that* bad...

I think my Brother said it best: "...every King Arthur movie is only as good as it's 'Merlin', just as every Teen Wolf movie is only as good as it's 'Stiles'"

I'm still angry just thinking about it...I need to lie down...

1 comment:

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