Review of Teen Wolf (1985) by Terry W — 18 Jul 2009
A deliriously stupid movie, I can't bring myself to hate Teen Wolf simply because it's so affable about its dumbness. The movie never really feels malicious or insulting with how dumb it is, unlike so many condescending high school movies.
No, it just feels bizarrely insane and...well, to overuse the word: dumb. I almost hate to ruin the movie for anyone, because my friend Ryan was right; as we sat down, he told me "You may think that you know what this movie is about, but you're totally wrong.
" And he's right. I expected it to be a character trying to keep his affliction secret, lots of awkward misunderstandings - you know, standard fare. Well, that's not what I got; what I got was Hoosiers 2: This Time, There Are Werewolves! I can't possibly recommend it, apart from Jay Tarses's hilarious role as an apathetic coach; what I can say is that it made great midnight watching, and the crowd's goofy embrace of it all made it fun.
To sum up: is it terrible? Definitely. But that didn't make it any less fun or likeable.
This review of Teen Wolf (1985) was written by Terry W on 18 Jul 2009.
Teen Wolf has generally received mixed reviews.
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