Die Die Delta Pi

After arriving at a college, a woman and her friends decide to pledge to her mother's old sorority after hearing it's going to be reopened decades after a tragedy on campus but as they prepare for the initiation a killer seeking revenge for the incident starts killing them one-by-one.

This was a pretty solid and fun indie slasher. Among the better aspects here is the straightforward and simplistic storyline that really plays into the old-school formula rather well. The lengthy opening flashback that shows life at the old sorority including the initial accident during the bonfire and the resultant massacre that takes place off-screen but still has some fun stumbling upon the bodies sets up both potential suspects. That the present-day material involving the daughter of the pledge who had been involved in the accident comes into the stories about her parents' involvement and their connection to everything going on makes this one quite fun. There's also a lot to like with the rather fun cheesy stalking scenes. The first encounter in the asylum where the killer strikes the staff in an attempt to wipe out the old witness is a fine sequence to get this started, while the attack at the campus room starts this one towards the frantic finale in fine form. This has quite a lot to like where it rampages through the cast in a frantic manner where the majority of the deaths occur in rapid fashion with some rather enjoyable indie-style gore brought about due to the suddenness of the attacks and ambushes that play out. Combined with a fine sleaze level here with some fine nudity, there's a lot to enjoy about it. The film does have some detriments. The main drawback to be had here concerns the rather stilted and underwhelming pace that leaves a lot of the film dealing with life on the campus. Rather than dealing with the killer going through the students one-by-one, this one tends to spend a lot of time on build-up rather than slaughter with the group hanging out for the initiation ritual or the guys trying to get their stash together. This all leaves the rampage until the final twenty minutes which is a bit uneven for a slasher film of this type which also goes along with the rushed ending that goes by incredibly quickly due to this uneven setup. Combined with the obvious low-budget indie production, these are what hold this one down.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, and Full Nudity.

It wasn't bad but considering that they were working with a couple of million dollars they probably could have shot this on film and it would have turned out an extra 3% better.

You know what to expect out of these guys which is to say that this is text book Donohue/Leto and you're going to get the burger, fries, and medium drink which is why you stopped in in the first place.

These guy work extremely hard and put a lot of blood, sweat, and spit into these productions and the quality really started to turn the corner with the this one.

The lead actress was easy on the eyes and the rest of the cast wasn't too nasally.

Die Die Delta Pi starts things of with a 1980s horror vibe.

A prank at a sorority bonfire goes bad and a nerdy bookworm is accidentally injured. Another person is killing people at the sorority house while the bonfire is going on.

We then advance to modern times where a mother is dropping her daughter off for college, the same college where the accident and murders had occured years before.

The same sorority is pledging new members. One of the current members is aware of the sororities past incident. She learns one of the pledges is a legacy whose mother was in the sorority at the time of the murders.

Die Die Delta Pi is a fun independent horror film. With a fairly enjoyable cast. I like Amethist Young the best. Much of the female cast is very attractive too! Marcus Koch does a good job with the special effects. I have already seen his work in a few previous indie horror films. This is my first Sean Donohue film. I enjoyed this enough that I will check out some more of his work.

Awful, charmless, amateur, inane, lousy, inept, tedious, failure. But other than that, great stuff.

The attempt at nostalgia for 1980s horror films is a total failure here. The dialogue, especially, is laughably lame. It's like someone watched a bunch of clichéd 1980s parodies and lifted words out of that. Whatever charm those old films had is completely absent here.

Yes, it's a very low budget attempt at a movie. And I suppose the effects should be consider "okay" given that, but "low budget" is not a valid excuse for a movie being so bad. If you can't make a movie and make it right, then don't make it at all.

At least it's short!

This film begins in 1986 with a sorority known as Delta Pi having their usual initiation before the new school season begins. Ignoring the fact that a serial killer is reported to be on the loose, the sisters of Delta Pi decide to have their annual bonfire outside and use this opportunity to play a prank on one particular student named "Marissa Chambers" (Olivia Blake). Unfortunately, something goes wrong, and Marissa is left horribly burned in the process. Meanwhile, the serial killer is also quite busy with several murders back on campus. The scene then shifts to the present day with one particular college student named "Diana Parker" (Kristin Avery) seeking to pledge to the Delta Pi sorority. Since her mother "Donna Parker" (Andrea Alfonso) was a former member 27 years earlier, this makes it easier for her to join. However, what Diana doesn't know is that her mother was there when Marissa was injured and, upon seeking to join the sorority, the killings start happening all over again. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was clearly a low-budget production and it suffered from the usual limitations as a result. The acting was generally weak, and the special effects could have used some improvement as well. Likewise, some of the camera angles weren't that good either. In short, this was a cheap slasher film which could have been better with sufficient financing. However, since that clearly wasn't the case, I have to rate this movie accordingly. Below average.