Another WolfCop

Taking bits from all sorts of places, this movie manages to have no story or characters worth latching on to and only a few laughs. The editing was disjointed, the low budget VERY prevalent in the bad lighting and poorly dressed sets, and the attempts to create a schlocky 80's vibe fell flat because of it. Needed a better script to begin with, but there are a few decent parts. Another disappointment.

The first Wolfcop was an inspired bit of low-budget comedy-horror goofiness that managed to be strange, affable and endearing. Part of the charm of the first installment was that the cast seemed to be genuinely enjoying itself and embracing the absurdity. This sequel takes the same basic ideas and cranks them all up to 11. It's louder, it's goofier, it's more profane and outrageous; and it's altogether a lot less fun. There's an unpleasant sort of desperation to the proceedings, like the cast knows this sequel has jumped the shark and is doing everything it can to force the same effortless whimsy as the original.

Post credits! It's friggin' Another Wolfcop. More absurd and better than the first. I hate cops but I'd wear a shirt with Wolfcop on it. I don't buy digital music but I'd buy the Wolfcop rap if I could. I hate hockey but I'd watch if Wolfcop was goalie. Liquor & Donuts baby! Also talking phallus with a moustache.

Alcoholic werewolf cop Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) springs into action when an eccentric businessman with evil intentions seduces Woodhaven's residents with a new brewery and hockey team in this outrageous horror-comedy sequel.

"WolfCop" is one of the greatest horror films of the 2010s. One might want to say one of the best "horror comedies" or "Canadian horror films", but let us not be too restrictive. The gore, the humor, the originality... it really set a high bar for other films, especially films from otherwise-unknown creative teams.

And being such a great film (and instant cult classic), a sequel was inevitable. But the challenge was put in place: could a sequel live up to its namesake? As hard as that is to do, "Another WolfCop" succeeds. This is the same gory, wacky, frenetic thrill ride from the first time around. In some ways, perhaps even crazier... but at the very least a worthy follow-up.

The gore is most definitely increased, and along with it the body count. The weird factor is up slightly, with the inclusion of an alien-type clone being (not sure how to describe it). Some of the characters and plot lines do dangle a bit, creating the appearance of an incomplete film... but oddly enough, this works, making things even stranger than necessary that not all questions get answered. What is the creature in the strip club? There are other were-animals? Do werewolves have different genitals than their human counterparts (apparently so)?

The inclusion of Kevin Smith is a bit distracting, but he actually does a fair job acting. If I was not aware of who he was he might not have seemed out of place. I suppose that is the risk you run when you try to include a cameo from a hockey-loving director who is currently in the middle of a Canadian trilogy.

Another Wolfcop: Written and directed by Lowell Dean

We're back with more Wolfcop fun for the sequel. Well sort of. The first Wolfcop was a wild delight of an insane movie. It caught me by surprise and I loved it. I was very excited by the prospect of another romp with Lou Garou. I know what I say about expectations. They can be poisonous to an experience especially when the movie doesn't do what you expect it to. This is not one of those instances.

I was excited for another film but my excitement disappeared the longer the film went on. I realized very quickly this movie had no ideas. The wolfcop barely does anything in it. It just recycles jokes from the previous film and then it became one dick joke. 73 minutes of it. It also goes back to the well and reuses jokes from the first movie with a mild unexplained alteration.

I appreciated the craziness of the movie and the absurdity of it all. The first one was a lot of fun but this one felt like it was missing that fun. It felt like it was trying too hard. The chicken milk joke is driven into the ground and it wasn't that funny to begin with.

It's tough to talk about bad comedies. What do you say when something just isn't funny to you? I will admit that the wolfcop anthems they have for this movie are pretty great. I simply can't recommend this and I know that this should probably be the last one. I give this movie a D.