Mum's Monday: Grease 2

The sequel to Grease, this is set in 1960/61 but this one seems more modern compared to Grease set in 1959. The songs are just as catchy as the first film but they didn’t seem to become as popular for a sing along as the ones in Grease has nowadays.

Grease 2 works as a sequel, but it still has the essence of Grease running through it, with Frenchy (Didi Conn) returning and being a friend to Michael (Maxwell Caulfield), Michael being Sandy’s (Olivier Newton John, Grease) cousin. Also with it being set at the same high school (Rydell High) you also have the same headmistress and other members of staff. However, this film could also work as a standalone. There are enough differences to be as the same quality as the first. The swap from cars to motorbikes is an example of one of them.

There is some great casting in this film, the chemistry between Paulette (Lorna Luft) and Nogerelli (Adrian Zmed) is there for them to make a great couple, even though it is not all plain sailing.

The two main characters are also well cast the chemistry builds between Stephanie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Michael.

My favourite song out of both films is ‘Cool Rider’ and after Stephanie sings it to Michael he works with it and with the help of the T Birds (although I cannot condone cheating) pulls it off. Which brings me to the question “should he have changed himself for her; did he change for her?” My answer would be, “I think it was a hobby outlet, rather than studying; he found something fun, that he enjoyed doing in his spare time.

The song ‘Reproduction’ is a fun and clever way of teaching a sex class, but in this film the characters are less active in that area, than the characters in Grease were, which makes for a more of a clean cut film out of the two.

The talent show in the film is a well put together show, realistic in that you have bad acts and great acts, just what you would find when putting on a show like that. This is fun to watch especially when people end up on stage who shouldn’t be there.

Overall, this film as a sequel or working as a standalone is one ‘Cool Ride’.