Look, i loved teen wolf for what it was. It wasn't a masterpiece but it was FUN. I didn't have high expectations for this movie coming in and it's wild how much it fell beneath my very low bar.
It was nice to see the actors i love from various roles on the show. Sadly not a single one had a meaningful role or presence in this movie. Not one. Not even scott or allison. It was laughable how obviously they had to write around Kira not being there thanks to Arden Cho having the good sense and self respect to turn down this role. The plot was so obviously structured around her character and made no sense with the stand-in replacement they added (not that it would've made a TON of sense with Kira either, but a little more). The nogitsune isn't compelling without Dylan O'Brien there, and even aside from any desires i might've had for the characters being fulfilled/unfulfilled... the quality all around was far worse than the TV show, somehow. Dialogue, music, directing, story, effects, all of it was somehow dumber and cheesier than the show which again, was not some prestigious cinematic thing in the first place.
I was ready to cheer on a mediocre follow up but this was just too bad to even enjoy. And ABSURDLY LONG for how bad it was.
It was nice to see the actors i love from various roles on the show. Sadly not a single one had a meaningful role or presence in this movie. Not one. Not even scott or allison. It was laughable how obviously they had to write around Kira not being there thanks to Arden Cho having the good sense and self respect to turn down this role. The plot was so obviously structured around her character and made no sense with the stand-in replacement they added (not that it would've made a TON of sense with Kira either, but a little more). The nogitsune isn't compelling without Dylan O'Brien there, and even aside from any desires i might've had for the characters being fulfilled/unfulfilled... the quality all around was far worse than the TV show, somehow. Dialogue, music, directing, story, effects, all of it was somehow dumber and cheesier than the show which again, was not some prestigious cinematic thing in the first place.
I was ready to cheer on a mediocre follow up but this was just too bad to even enjoy. And ABSURDLY LONG for how bad it was.