The first was impressive; a relatively cheap movie with no budget for effects, elevated by a sassy and inventive script, sharp dialogue, and fantastic performances. It was like someone tossed Mean Girls into a blender with Scream and American Werewolf. The second, perhaps controversially, was my favourite. What had started as a satirical slant on periods and the troubled growth into womanhood became a more straight edged horror. This time, the werewolf was better, and Bridget made a great lead, now something of a swaggering bad ass, with Ghost giving her a great comedy foil. The settings were likewise inventive and interesting. It kept the same dark streak of humour and had some great set pieces, including the last stand at grandma’s house playing out like Red Riding Hood on crack. The third was by far the weakest, which is a shame because I love the historical era it portrays. So much of it was incongruous, and the writing and pace felt very amateur. That’s before you even consider the dumb premise that descendants of the original characters are somehow responsible for the werewolf curse. All in all, I think the first 2 films are among the better werewolf films. Having rewatched The Howling recently, I was quite disappointed, and I find American Werewolf problematic given Landis’s involvement in Twilight Zone. This leaves very little competition for the category of ‘best werewolf movie’…