Grease 2 (DVD, 2003)

Too often, sequels to popular films simply rehash the original film; call it the carbon-copy syndrome. Grease 2 suffers from no such malady, having almost nothing to do with the original film. Sure, it focuses on teens at Rydell High, the imaginary school from the first film, which starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. But other than a few of the teachers, all of the characters are new and so are the songs--and more's the pity. By the time Grease hit the big screen, it already had had almost a decade as a theatrical musical, more than enough time to hone its mock-rock & roll score. But this sequel, which stars among others a then-unknown Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield, and Lorna Luft (Judy Garland's daughter), has music that's neither fish nor fowl, neither rock nor Broadway. Meanwhile, the plot is a reversal of the first film, in which a cool guy fell for a square girl. In this one, the square is newcomer Caulfield, who catches the eye of tough girl Pfeiffer and her Pink Lady gang. The appearance of such pseudo-stars of the '50s, like Tab Hunter, is supposed to lend a nostalgic kick, but let's just say that Grease 2 slides almost instantly into obscurity.

This is the sequel to Grease and it is exciting to watch. It has plenty of action and adventure. A new boy comes to Rydell and singles out one of the t-birds girlfriends for attention. It is the geek vs. the cool guy. Which one will Stephanie choose? Haven't we all been there at some point in our lives having to make this kind of choice? This movie is true to life and very realistic. Highly recommend you buy and watch it.

Although this movie did terribly in the theaters in '82, I find it fun to watch. The music is good and I like the characters. Maxwell Caulfield is just beyond HOT and Michelle Pfeiffer carries her own weight in her first starring role, giving us a glimpse of the star she was born to be. They both do their own singing! Some call this film a guilty pleasure, but I loved it from the first!

Did I say that Maxwell Caulfield is hot? He is also a fine actor. He is believable as a geek with determination to win fair heart. He uses the T-Bird's weaknesses against them and also wins them in the end!

Overall, an enjoyable film that was grossly under-rated. I enjoy it enough to ignore what flaws there are. I give it a C+.

The songs in Grease 2 are not as memorable as those in Grease 1, although I did like "Cool Rider" and "Girl For All Seasons." Maxwell Caulfield & Michelle Pfeiffer were attractive, but didn't have quite the star power of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Nevertheless, this musical was fun to watch, if you don't take it too seriously. If you DO stop to analyze it, movies like Grease, Grease 2, and Cry-Baby aren't as harmless as they first appear, since it is always the "square" kid who must "go bad" in order to be cool and find true love. For once, why can't a bad kid clean up her act --- or accept people the way they are? At least Grease 2 gets props because it's the BOY who has to change, rather than the usual scenario of the GIRL changing to please a guy. In that sense, Grease 2 is more feminist and progressive than Grease 1. But mainly it's a movie to watch for fun without over-thinking it too much.

Grease 2 what a great movie. If you enjoy musicals this one is for you. Grease was great but this by far is better and a more modern musical, love and learnig film. I bought this for my tween and teenage daughter feeling they would love it as much as I do being is is one of my favorite all time movies. They just love it and watch it on average 5 to 6 times a week. The four year old got in on the act and sings and dances with all the great songs and music. Michelle Phiffer was great in this role pairingwith Adrian Zmed and of course the original office ladies who could ever forget Miss MCGee. Need a night of grea fun pull up a chair and pop in this all time great and see how long it takes before you are toe tapping and bee bopping along to this hit from 1982.