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26 out of 29 people found the following comment useful :- Corny 80's gold, 28 January 2004 Author: (stillsoilent@aol.com) from Northridge, California
There are a lot of people who are going on about how much Teen Wolf sucks. I disagree because Teen Wolf has a special kind of suck going for it. Not so bad it's good but corny as hell and better for it. I've been watching this movie since it came out and I love it. How can you not love Teen Wolf? Michael J. Fox turns into a werewolf and becomes a popular star of his high school basketball team. There is even a dance at his prom that is wolf related. The whole school turns wolf crazy but Fox learns the right lesson in the end. How can you not love this corny crap. I'll be the first to admit that this isn't a good movie and is incredibly stupid, but honest to goodness crapfests don't have Stiles or a breakdancing wolf. Take that American Werewolf in London. Recently Teen Wolf has been blessed with DVD release along with it's sequel, Teen Wolf Too, on one disc. 80's fans rejoice!Bottom Line: It isn't worthy of even trying to call itself good, but it's a classic, doesn't take itself seriously, and occupies a honored place on my shelf.
14 out of 18 people found the following comment useful :- One of the best of the teen comedies, 7 May 2002 Author: Agent10 from Tucson, AZ
Michael J. Fox represents the tragedy that has befallen all youth in high school: the lack of acceptance. While this looks like a comedy about someone's personal difference, its more of a telling commentary on high school and how cruel it can be. One is only accepted through athletic achievement or by who they are. Fox's character only becomes more popular because he can dunk and take over a game. Of course, the team eventually wins in the end, but only after digging deep inside. But all of the dark critiquing aside, this film is quite good because of the unusual twist on an old story. Funny and outlandish, this film has more staying power than the typical teen movie from the 1980s.
14 out of 18 people found the following comment useful :- This movie is awesome!!, 12 January 2001 Author: (markrbryant@hotmail.com) from Sydney, Australia
How anyone could not like this film is beyond me! It has everything from really hot babes ,great comedy, a wicked and inspiring ending and ofcourse Michael J. Fox.This movie also has a brilliant soundtrack including Mark Safan's "Win in the End". The cost of the rental is worth it for this song alone.This movie is a must see for teens and adults alike. Anyone who likes seeing the good guys triumph and has a soft spot for regular joes getting the girl and achieving greatness will appreciate this.You'll laugh, You'll cheer, You'll Howl!!!!!
10 out of 15 people found the following comment useful :- GRRRRRREEEEEAAAATTTT Movie, 11 March 2001 Author: Wyatt Donnelly (wyattdonnelly@hotmail.com) from London
I Wyatt Donnelly Consider myself as being one of the biggest Teenwolf fans in the world and if you have not seen it then shame on you it has a great cast and Michael J Fox is much better here than he is in Back to the future and Hollywood High it also contains the best soundtrack in the world with songs like win in the end and silhouette. The burman studios have done a great job making Michael look just like a teenwolf and also his dad Herald Howard if Teenwolf has taught me anything it is to respect everyone and now i am a better person i will leave with a suitable quote from the movie "It didn't miss me dad it landed right on my face" Wyatt Donnelly
3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :- I Was A Five Foot Werewolf, 28 February 2000 Author: SanDiego from The Beach
Michael Landon's campy high-school-basketball-star-turns-werewolf classic "I Was A Teenage Werewolf" remade as a comedy with Michael J. Fox, a teen sex plot and less laughs. Minor Canadian teen low budget flick was given massive free publicity by being released while Fox's blockbuster "Back To The Future" was still number one at the box-office ("Teen Wolf" became number two behind "Future.") Good actor, bad film.
4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :- I love this movie, 18 April 2003 Author: Rick41 from West Chester, Pa
I appreciate certain actors differently as time goes by. For me Michael J Fox has been on the upswing while others, like Steve Martin, are headed in the other direction. There's nothing particularly unique about any of the elements of this movie except maybe the combination of all of them. Fox finds he can transform into a werewolf with superhuman powers - his "problem" makes him the most popular guy in high school and creates a winning basketball team. Forget that the wolf playing Fox on the court must be twice his size and four times the athlete, this movie is just a lot of fun to watch, helped considerably by Hampton as the understanding dad and Ursitti as the under-appreciated girl friend. Very rewatchable.
5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :- This is a terrible but likeable flick, 6 February 2001 Author: Paul Reubens from NC
Let's see what we have here--A terrible idea for a movie but yet I continue to watch it. I watched it twice in 9 hours last weekend on TBS or TNT or something. The all time best part is when Scott Howard's dad says, "unless that was another werewolf doing a handstand on Stiles' Wolfmobile!" I personally didn't know that living organisms play better basketball as canines than as human beings. This movie can teach you a thing or two about life. I also didn't know that the hottest chicks at school were interested in wolf love. Now I know why "doggystyle" is so popular! This is a great flick to watch solely to make fun of. If you bring up a good Teenwolf conversation and someone knows what you're talking about, you might want to take heed though, it really isn't too cool. What kind of writer would ever even attempt such a joke of a movie. I give it 10 stars because I think it is funny and entertaining, although it is terrible
7 out of 11 people found the following comment useful :- Not great but has a certain charm thanks mainly to a solid script and typical charm from Fox, 23 November 2003 Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK
Scott Howard is on a basketball team of no-hopers (himself included), is outside of the "cool pack" at highschool and can't seem to even get close to the girls he is interested in. He also is going through some "changes" in his life – with his body doing odd things. The nature of these become clear to him when he transforms into a werewolf. Horrified to find that this runs in his family, Scott tries to control it but when he loses his temper in a basketball game he changes – to the stunned silence of the crowd and players. When he then wins the game he wins everyone over (well, most of them) and finds that the attention, acceptance and coolness that he craved are now his to have. However can he have this without it going to his head or becoming a novelty more than a person?My girlfriend insisted that we watch Teen Wolf Too recently because neither of us had seen it. Having suffered through that I then rewatched the original film as it had been about twenty years since I last saw it. This should be kept in mind because, my enjoyment of the first film was unquestionably influenced by how poor the sequel was – indeed I need to keep this in mind while writing because I should not be praising Teen Wolf simply for not being as bad as the film that followed it. So, Teen Wolf is not a great film. It is a basic story that mixes teen coming-of-age films with the sports cliché and throws in the werewolf legend to make it a bit different. It does what you expect it to, ending with the moral lesson and sporting climax that you know is coming from about 10 minutes into it. Unlike the sequel though the film does have scenes that link the various stages of the film, so it feels like a story rather than squares on a board game where you are either in one or the other, never between. This gives it a better flow and makes it feel like we have something to go along with rather than making jumps.The film is never really hilarious but it does have a certain charm to it that makes it quite fun to watch. It badly needs laughs but the set-pieces and the moments of plot do help keep it engaging. A big part of this is Fox himself – he is a personable actor and he brings that easy charm to this film. He works well and is well supported by the cute Ursitti, while Levine's Styles works a bit better than his counterpart in the sequel – ie he is less annoying even if he is not really funnier. Holton is just a comedy fat guy with no comedy to deliver while Hampton is just solid as the father. Nobody si brilliant but they are OK, with Fox leading the way well.Not a great film by any means, Teen Wolf does have a certain charm to it. It needs more laughs to it but there is fun to be had and the plot at least flows rather than stutters and, in Fox and Ursitti, the cast make it a bit more engaging than the material should be.
2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :- Where's the beef?, 24 March 2005 Author: Jaclyn (jaclyn3@adelphia.net) from Buffalo, NY
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I remember first seeing this movie on TV, about a year or two after it hit the theaters. At the time, I thought it was a really cool movie, but I was only 8 or 9 then. Having recently watched a tape of it that I borrowed from the library, my opinion has changed. I think the premise was a really good idea, but the writers/producers don't seem to have done much with it. The entire plot can be summed up like this: "High school student turns into werewolf, becomes popular, then discovers that his true friends are the ones who liked him for himself." There's really no "meat" to the story. Scott's father tells him that he'll have "great powers" but we only see two of them: the ability to play basketball really well, and the ability to find a stash of marijuana by smelling it. I think they should have shown some of Scott's other powers, or how his day-to-day life had changed (aside from his popularity). To me, concentrating on the wolf aspect of the story would have been more interesting than Scott's pursuit of the snobby blonde girl. I also agree with the other reviewers about the wolf costume/makeup. Scott looks more like a gorilla than a wolf - the makeup artist should have concentrated on making him look more like a wolf, rather than just throwing on a lot of hair.
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :- Great movie, the ending is classic, 9 May 2002 Author: dcarus
Anyone else ever get emotional at the end of this movie? It may seem overly sensitive to get choked up about an ending like that but that is why Michael J. Fox is great. No other actor could have pulled off that ending in a movie like this. Everything about the ending is perfect. There is no doubt that the ending was the typical happy ending to fun and goofy 80's movie but I always thought the ending of the movie had a little extra special feeling to it. From the moment that the second foul shot goes in and Amy Holland's Shooting for the Moon begins until the screen goes from freeze frame w/ MJF being held in his dad's arms while he kisses the head of Boof to black as the credits roll is a stretch of great emotion for the viewer in my opinion. The Amy Holland song is excellent and I have it on MP3 and burned the song to my best movie soundtracks mix. The whole ending to that movie always is great no matter how many times you've seen it. There are so many awesome things about that ending but I'll spare everyone my babbling about all of the great things that transpire at the end of this movie. Criticize its so called "cheesiness," as some people eluded to in other comments, all you like but each person who is critical of and concentrated on that aspect is just being sheltered about the child that is inside of everyone. Come on people just let loose and enjoy a true feel good movie with the classic storybook ending that all humans want to see. Why does everything always have to be realistic?! This movie is an enduring classic film from the 80's and deserves more credit that it has received over the years."When your shooting for the moon and finally make it. I guess a lucky star is shining on you. The candle on the cake is yours so take it, make another wish it's sure to come true. Isn't that the way you do it? Maybe I could do it to..."-Amy Holland, Shooting For The Moon, Teen Wolf main theme song, 1985.
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