TEEN WOLF the series

Watch out vampire lovers but lycanthropy is about to go viral!

These past several years, we have been witness to a resurgence of the blood suckers much like the hype that happened during the eighties when Anne Rice's Vampire Lestat de Lioncourt gained followers the world over. The glamorous vamps is reintroduced to the public eye through Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Saga making the otherwise frightening fanged creatures of the night into day walkers in the silver screen.  Since then, the Vampire Diaries have made a killing on television and that does not only count the number of fans earned by the delectable cast. (Damon's eyes are to die for).  Not to mention, True Blood. Now, countless book series have joined in the band wagon and introduced new vampire mythology, bite in you neck characters and we lowly mortals have been totally taken in. While indeed, Twilight introduced werewolves with the uber pumped up Jacob Black, lets all face it, its still Edward's turf. But then, MTV is about to change all that with the just begun TEEN WOLF the series.

TEEN WOLF is loosely based on the 80s teen flick of the same title that starred Michael J. Fox, the teen wannabe jock that became a werewolf because of genes.  The remix (the call it a remix rather than a remake), TEEN WOLF stars Tyler Posey as the teen lacrosse player wannabe that became a werewolf after being bit by one while lost in the forest one night.  His condition, known only to his best friend, Dylan O'Brien soon makes him a jock to be reckoned with to the distress of the lacrosse team captain played by actor/model Colton Haynes.  Not only that but our lupine star also gets the new girl in town played by brunette Crystal Reed.  Now that's one series that starts off with a howl.

The series debuted on MTV the first monday of June and has new episodes every Monday. It started with solid ratings and has since then climbed as it begins to gain a fan base, most of which are the exact same fans that catapulted vampires to the daylight; well, maybe its time to let go of the fans and start growing the fur, well see as the series is still on its 5th episode. But as early as now, a lot of skin has been bared and the cast are very vocal that the screen will only get steamier as the story unfolds.  In fact, they promise that there will probably be no other teen series with more sex than TEEN WOLF the series.

So lets all keep our claws on this promising new show.  As early as now, I am addicted and cant wait for it to be shown on Philippine shores via AXN this coming July 17th.  And if this does not convince you, maybe these will:

TYLER POSEY - TEEN WOLF

COLTON HAYNES - THE JOCK

TYLER HOECHLIN - THE MYSTERIOUS BAD GUY or not?

DYLAN O'BRIAN - THE BEST FRIEND

CRYSTAL REED - THE NEW GIRL

HOLLAND RODEN - THE HOTTIE

Now, doesn't that just make you want to howl?

what big eyes you have?

a lot of fairy tales and children's stories have been re-envisioned and made into movies.  most of them packed with effects and other come-ons that have made the retelling into visions that have mesmerized viewers into awe and often times wonder.  the stories may be the same but then again, these films have again delighted those that have seen them.

to this list i add the new RED RIDING HOOD.

the story is familiar.  the village girl with the red cloak, a grandmother living on the outskirts of a forest, a woodcutter and of course the wolf.  but then again, this is where the similarities end.

the movie, directed by TWILIGHT director, Catherine Hardwicke is an all new fresh take on the red riding hood movie.  for one, the wolf is now a werewolf and from the trailer itself we feel that the movie rides on the suspense on who the werewolf really is.  throughout the film, we are given clues and chances at guesses that for me have all proven false in the end.

Hardwicke delivered the throbbing suspense and who done it thrill throughout the movie.  though I knew that she directed the all popular vampire series, I never saw any similarities with the way she directed this film apart from the instances of MTV like sound scoring that is very twilight in feel.  other than that, the film is totally different.

the scenes are superb.  in fact, from the opening scene id describe each sequence as well executed with each frame made to look like graphic novels or a page in a children's picture book. but a child's story this is not.

yes, the story is familiar to us; although the whole LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD story is summed up within the last 15 minutes of the film. here we see a mature red riding hood, thrown in are the sensual feelings of a girl enamored with a handsome woodcutter, the issues of religion, beliefs and values of friendship, family and love.

red riding hood is a movie but one that takes us away into a world of child's play but with an adult's view and the horror and feelings that make them real.