Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains

Saw this at the River Fest Film Festival after a long day of viewing long and short films. Out of the fifteen movies I saw that day, this one still sticks out to me. This movie doesn't take itself too seriously and the audience is let in on the fun. Too many horror movies leave out the humor and try to make you jump out of your seat. But this one was a nicely story within a story that left me happy that I saw it.

It is a story about a group of people that are trying to write and film a horror movie. While on location, the movie becomes reality as members of the crew are picked off one at a time. Come for the movie making and stay for the slashing and hacking!

This is a pretty useless effort all round. There is nothing frightening about it and the story is boring. There's a bit of gore but it's film school stuff. Plus, there's an annoying white guy doing a bad Rastafarian act the entire way through. However, there is one amusing scene in the film, which includes the annoying white guy, so he gets a half-pass. It's also the only reason it got one extra star. Avoid this 'film' like the plague.

This was a decent movie, but often times seemed to wander without purpose. The worst part of the movie, for me, was Shane. His acting was atrocious, and at no point did he ever come across as authentic. And the subtitles, which i had turned on, were TERRIBLE.

Look, it's a low budget film and never pretends otherwise, and I have a warm place in my heart for low budget films and film makers who are smart and make the most out of what they've got. Like these guys. For its type (yes, if you haven't figured it out already yes there's some gore and blood), style, subject...well done, folks. A fun ride.

Strong story, characters and directing. Gave us a familiar topic but delivered in a way that was fresh and new. Play along and enjoy the ride that Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains takes you on. As a reviewer, I was very impressed with the care and attention Gary Gannaway put into making a genuine high quality horror film. It never feels like an Indie film and is that rare gem.