I’ve spent far too much time trying to come up with reasons why I enjoy Grease 2 so much more than its overrated originator. Sometimes I think it’s because I like Michelle Pfeiffer a lot more than Olivia Newton-John, but then I compare Adrian Zmed to John Travolta and that theory goes out the window.
Sometimes I think it’s because I prefer the music, but then I realize I can name so many more songs from the first film than I can from the second. Sometimes I think it’s because Maxwell Caulfield was so dreamy back then, but then I remember that I’m a totally macho heterosexual he-man who likes girls and boobs and stuff like that.
The film itself isn’t that much different than the first one, except in Grease 2, the innocent foreign exchange student is a dude (Caulfield) and the tough-but-sexy greaser is a chick (Pfeiffer). Like his cousin Sandy, Caulfield decides he has to slut it up to get the romantic attention he desires, so he buys a motorcycle and some tight leather clothes. Getting in his way is Zmed, Pfeiffer’s ex-boyfriend and current leader of the T-Birds.
Maybe it’s just because I’ve always been a fan of the underdog and resent how much Grease 2 has gotten picked on since it was first released. Sure, it kinda sucks, but it kinda sucks for all the same reasons Grease kinda sucks, and I’m pretty certain that Grease kinda sucks just that little bit more. —Allan Mott
My wife like this film also. She can’t explane it to me either. My favorite “Bad” musical is the bee gee’s Sarget Pepper movie. I can’t explain why I like it. I just do.
Oh, Patrick, you SO need to click this link:
http://www.houseofglib.com/journal/repost-let-me-take-you-down-cuz-im-going-to.html
I carefully avoided the first one when all my high school classmates were swooning–which I guess is why I never saw the second one. However I do buy the theory that anything with a young, uber-hot Michelle Pfeiffer sucks much less than anything with Olivia Newton John. Now I’m overcome with a desire to see this for Pfeiffer alone!
Thanks for the link Alan. As I told one of my kids once, It a Cheesy Movie but I like the Cheese. And that statement come close to explain why I enjoy this site.