Ouch, in reading some of these user reviews Teen Wolf Too is really hated. But really, don't lisen to these jabronies, this is not nearly as bad as they make it out to be. Granted, Teen Wolf is a 80's classic, I would not say the follow up is in that catagory. However, if you can overlook the fact that 80's pop culture icon Michael J Fox is not in it, the film really is'nt all that bad. It does try to copy the 1st film in many respects and is not altogether successful. But, even as a failure, it is not a bad film. It does follow the same formula for every 80's teen comedy and while it is lacking someone like Michael J Fox who could knock this out of the park, Teen Wolf Too is far from unwatchable. Jason Bateman actually gives a pretty decent performance, comparing him with Fox is'nt really fair as he is not a superstar or possessing of Michael's unique charisma and screen presence. The film is not nearly as funny as the 1st film either and at times is a bit corny. Either way, Teen Wolf Too is a decent time passer and if you take into consideration that this movie follows a lot of 80's genre conventions and won't blow you away, Teen Wolf Too is passable campy entertainment.

Teen Wolf Too (1987) * (out of 4)Todd Howard (Jason Bateman), the cousin of the teenage werewolf from the first film, finds himself in college on a sports scholarship even though he doesn't play sports. It turns out that Stiles (Stuart Fratkin) pretty much added him to the team hoping that he could have the same wolf powers. When it turns out Todd is a werewolf, his entire life changes.TEEN WOLF was a film that most people make fun of or look at as a piece of trash but I've always had a soft spot for it. Yes, it's quite stupid but at the same time it was a fun movie with some good performances and for the most part it featured a character that a lot of young people could connect with. TEEN WOLF TOO, on the other hand, is pure garbage and the worst thing is that it's pretty lazy and just a boring rehash of the first picture.Everything that happens in the first picture basically happens here, although the quality is much less. You've got a teenager struggling with life who finds himself becoming popular. The teen loves the popularity but soon realizes it is costing him real friends. He soon realizes that the party girl isn't what he wants. He realizes that the party life isn't what he wants. Does all of this sound familiar? If so, I'm sure you know how it ends.Worst of all is the fact that all of the goofiness that worked in the first picture just doesn't work here. Bateman is a complete bore in the picture. Fratkin can't compete with the original actor. Even John Astin is wasted in a boring role. The film has a couple cast members from the original but even they can't add much here.TEEN WOLF TOO is just a really lousy movie that was made to try and make money off of the original. There's nothing fresh or new here and the end result is a real turkey.

If you have watched Teen Wolf, then change out Michael J Fox for his wolf cousin Jason Bateman, replace basketball with boxing and move everything to college not high school and there is no need to watch this pointless sequel. It's a badly made, badly written, badly acted movie. It looked like a cross between a Teen Wold rehash and a discarded Animal House or Stripes style script with a boxing / dancing wolf thrown into the mix. Sometimes films should not have been made and this is clearly one of those times.The only reason I can come up with is that it was the 80's and apparently Hollywood was cocaine filled or so the stories go. There has to be a link, doesn't there? Now for the good points…………………………………………………………… Featured on Episode 71 of The Emerald Reprobates Podcast.

Clean-cut college freshman Todd Howard (blandly played by Jason Bateman) becomes the star of the boxing team and the most popular guy on campus after he discovers that he's a werewolf. Christopher Leitch's by-the-numbers direction fails to bring any freshness to the hopelessly clichéd and straight-down-the-line grindingly predictable story. Tim Kring's slapdash script not only blatantly rehashes the plot of the far superior original sans any wit, charm, or warmth, but also recycles entire gags and even the central message about being true to yourself. Worse yet, two of the most amusing and entertaining characters from the first one are recast with lesser actors: Paul Sands makes for a terribly glum and mopey Coach Finstock while Stuart Fratkin grates on the nerves something painful as slick hustler Stiles. James Hampton is wasted in a minor part as Uncle Howard and Mark Holton likewise isn't given much worthwhile to do as Chubby. This picture hits its absolute groan-inducing nadir with a simply pathetic song and dance number set to the song "Do You Love Me?" and the especially dopey moment when Todd catches a Frisbee in his teeth. On the plus side, Kim Darby tries hard as the sympathetic Professor Brooks, the fetching Estee Chandler delivers an appealing performance as the sweet Nicki, and John Astin hams it up with deliciously lip-smacking brio as the slimy Dean Dunn. Only the climactic exciting rough'n'tumble boxing match manages to rise out of the mire of numbing mediocrity. Pretty stinky.