A little over five years after the series ended,Teen Wolf: The Moviepremiered on Paramount+, and although anticipation was high going into it, many were disappointed once the credits started rolling. Thesupernatural teen drama TV show, developed by Jeff Davis, aired on MTV from 2011 to 2017.Teen Wolfran for six seasons and 100 episodes,centering around Tyler Posey’s Scott McCall, a teenager who turns into a werewolf after being bitten. As the series continues, more truths about the mystic world are revealed, and Scott certainly isn’t the only supernatural being living in Beacon Hills, California.
Teen Wolf(the TV show) is a reboot of the 1985 movie of the same name starring Michael J. Fox as Scott.
Teen Wolfreceived critical acclaim throughout its run(with some seasons being more favorable than others, of course) and garnered a large, passionate fanbase. So, when the opportunity to produce a film arose, it was hard for Paramount to turn it down. After news ofTeen Wolf: The Movieleaked, fans were quite excited about the return to Beacon Hills, to no one’s surprise. The hype was at an all-time high, but the reunion just couldn’t live up to expectations. Ultimately,Teen Wolf: The Movieleft much to be desired, leading many to wonder how everything could go so wrong.
Why Teen Wolf: The Movie Has Such A Low Rotten Tomatoes Score
The 2023 Film Has A 32% Score On Rotten Tomatoes
While all six seasons ofTeen Wolfhave “Fresh” scores onRotten Tomatoes,Teen Wolf: The Movie’s poor reviews generated an unfavorable score on the website.The 2023 supernatural drama is considered “Rotten” as itsRotten Tomatoesscore is 32 percent. Many critics wrote that the film contains sufficient nostalgia to reel in viewers, butits fan service does little to save it from its lackluster, convoluted story.They believe that most of its plot simply doesn’t make sense. As a result, reviews stated thatTeen Wolf: The Movieis a disservice to fans and its preceding TV show.
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Meanwhile,Teen Wolf: The Moviehas a much better Audience Score(now called the Popcornmeter) on the review aggregation website. Still, 64 percent is the worst rating compared toevery season ofTeen Wolf. Most reviews confirm that fans felt let down by the reunion film, but its reliance on nostalgia was enough to at least make the 2023 supernatural drama “Fresh” onRotten Tomatoes.
How Teen Wolf: The Movie Compared To The Original Show
Teen Wolf: The Movie Brought Back Many Original Characters (& Left Some Important Ones Out)
One main criticism ofTeen Wolf: The Movieis that it fails to replicate the magic of the TV show.Everything fans loved aboutTeen Wolfis nowhere to be found in the continuation film. Yes, it brings back many beloved characters, but it doesn’t use them wisely nor give them arcs that make sense. Consequently, the 2023 supernatural drama just doesn’t feel the same as the MTV series. One of the main reasons it’s so different, though, is because it doesn’t feature two characters who were integral to the show’s success — Dylan O’Brien’s Stiles and Arden Cho’s Kira.
1 Teen Wolf Theory Retroactively Makes The Show Incredibly Confusing Thanks To This Disappearance
There’s one Teen Wolf theory that fills in two characters’ relationship, but that just makes one character’s disappearance more confusing.
Was The Teen Wolf Movie Really Necessary?
Dylan O’Brien’s Absence Is Hard To Ignore
Dylan O’Brien andArden Cho passed onTeen Wolf: The Moviefor different reasons. Regardless, the reunion doesn’t work without them, especially because its story revolves around the Nogitsune (Stiles and Kira play a big part in the villain’s original plotline fromTeen Wolfseason 3). While Kira is undoubtedly animportant character in theTeen Wolfuniverse,Stiles isTeen Wolf.He’s technically not the show’s central figure (that would be Scott), but Stiles makes the supernatural teen drama what it is. Without him, nothing would be the same.
…bringing back the Nogitsune without Stiles or Kira just doesn’t make sense.
Teen Wolf: The Moviesimply shouldn’t have happened due to O’Brien’s (and Cho’s) absence.It wasn’t necessary as the MTV series concluded just fine, giving satisfying endings to many characters. Plus, bringing back the Nogitsune without Stiles or Kira just doesn’t make sense. Ultimately, reviving any kind of TV show with a big following is risky. If it’s not going to be done right, it shouldn’t be done at all. Unfortunately, that was the case forTeen Wolf: The Movie, which might not have fully taintedTeen Wolf’s legacy, but it sure didn’t help it.
