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G rease 2, your story’s sad to tell.
A sequel ne’er do well. You
could possibly be the worst
sequel of all time, if it wasn’t for Hal
loween 3. The movie company ap
parently figured that a bland cartoon
of the original would produce even
more success for the future. This ex
act model would be followed years
later with Gremlins 2.
Whenever I think of all the people
who like Grease 2 better than Grease,
it makes me think of all those people
who like the Wallflowers more than
Bob Dylan. What gives?
— Chris Martin
T he original Grease is definitely
the better of the two movies.
For starters, the cast in Grease
can actually sing, while the T-Birds
and Pink Ladies of Grease 2 can bare
ly carry a tune.
Michelle Pfieffer does give it a
good try when she belts out “Cool
Rider.” Also, the leading man just is
n’t bad enough in Grease 2. Even
though he is English and pops
wheelies on his motorcycle, he does
n’t quite have the pelvic thrust thing
down as well as John Travolta.
Finally, while the main plot in the
original Grease revolves around the
big dance and features some nifty
footwork, Grease 2 is all about the big
talent show. It’s too bad none of
these people have any talent.
— Leah Templeton
D id you ever notice when you
make a copy, it doesn’t turn
out as well as the original?
Apply the same principle to the dy
namic duo of hot-rod teen love
movies, Grease and Grease 2.
The differences between the two
are differences of degree, not of kind.
While both movies featured fast cars,
car-hop tunes and morality-chal
lenged characters, Grease comes
across as the real thing while Grease
2 comes off as just another thing to
see when you are bored.
Simply compare the soundtracks of
the two movies for a concrete example.
Every song you think of when someone
tells you to think of the Grease films
probably came from the original.
Those of you who can hum any
song from Grease 2, you should pay
more attention next time to the col
lected studs and studettes and not
dwell on insignificant packaging like
quality and originality.
— Stephen Wells
G rease was such a hit because it
was the ultimate chick flick. It
had dancing, romance and in
nuendo; the kind of stuff that drives
the girls wild.
The main characters Sandy, a
good girl, and Danny, a bad boy, find
romance together.
Women relate to Sandy because
she is a virginal angel with a socially
acceptable wild streak. This is a
stereotype many young women try
to achieve. Sandy is able to reign in
the rebellion of Danny and turn him
into a good man. This is yet another
feminine fantasy.
In reality, instead of a happy
marriage, Sandy was probably al
ternating visits to her therapist, to
resolve the issues that led her to
make such choices, and court, to
collect back alimony and child sup
port from Danny.
Grease 2 was just a crass market
ing ploy aimed at capitalizing of the
popularity on the original.
— Travis Irby
H ow can the two best movies
ever made be compared?
Grease and Grease 2 are entirely
different films. Grease is a love story, a
typical boy-meets-girl at the beach,
then they end up at the same high
school. Totally realistic. Grease 2 is
cheesy and fun. Who can resist a laugh
at leather pants-wearin’ Michelle Pfeif
fer’s version of “Cool Rider?”
Grease is a classic; Grease 2 is a joke.
But both are good movies. Both are fun
ny and high-energy, feel-good musicals.
The differences are obvious: Olivia
Newton-John and John Travolta can
sing and act. Michelle Pfeiffer’s voice
leaves something to be desired, and
Michael (Maxwell Caulfield) has noth
ing but soap operas and a disgusting
performance in Empire Records under
his acting belt.
The movie to see with a friend or a
date is Grease; the movie to laugh with
at a party is Grease 2.
Do it for your country.
— April Towery
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destmet, Inspector Gadget would be
off on yet another mission to save the
world from the evil Dr. Claw. Of
course this was all thanks to his niece
Penny (where were her parents?) and
the dog-wonder, Brain. Together
these two were the actual foils of Dr.
Claw’s plots. Inspector Gadget just got
all of the credit because he had those
cool go-go gadget arms and legs.
RAINBOW BRITE
Thanks to this colorful little hero
ine, the world remains bright and
shiny still today. Rainbow Brite, along
with her rainbow horse, the Color
Kids and their little pals the Sprites,
managed time and time again to
keep the evil Murky and Lurky from
turning the world gray and bleak.
However, when things got really
tough and darkness was near, Rain
bow looked to her trusty rainbow
belt, and all was right with the world.
— Leah Templeton
MY LITTLE PONY
“My Little Pony” was a truly
bizarre look at some magical hors
es. The program was really a front to
push the belief system of these pa
gan pony gods, whose powers were
based on emotional manipulation.
THUNDER CATS
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I’ll be the first to admit this is not
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