Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2

"Sorority Babes 2" was entertaining, deliciously directed by cult icon: Brinke Stevens and stayed within a vibe of 80s VHS Exploitation and paid cable "Sinema", the "Auntie" character's presence and dialogue kept both films together (along with the late 80s "Freestyle" inspired soundtrack).

Many are expecting to many "highs", forget what genre roots this had, for VHS home entertainment where many White teens and college aged males were the biggest consumer.

Its exploitative, considered "low" art and defined the end of the 80s, during the beginning of "Cultural Wars": conservative politics with the funding of the arts.

Congrats on Steven's directorial approach in redoing 80s "scream queen" celluloid camp "ala Band" productions.

Right, well I figured that a movie with a title such as "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2" would be a corny movie when I sat down to watch it here in 2023. And it should be noted that I hadn't 1988 "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama" movie, so I didn't know what I was in for here.

And seeing that it was a movie from Full Moon Features and that Charles Band was the executive producer, surely there was a chance of it being a fair watch?

However, writers Sergei Hasenecz and Kent Roudebush failed to deliver a script and storyline that offered much of any entertainment to me. Sure, it was as corny as I had anticipated, and that could potentially have been a good thing, but the overall feel of the movie just failed to capture my interest.

And it didn't really help that the imp itself was so awful to look at. It was so painstakingly obvious just an inarticulate hand puppet, and that didn't exactly make things better. Especially not when Full Moon Features have managed to churn out numerous "Puppet Master" movies with way better effects than what was seen in this 2022 horror comedy from director Brinke Stevens.

I was't familiar with the cast ensemble, though I have to say that Kelli Maroney and Brinke Stevens did look familiar. However, I cannot remember in what movies I have seen them before.

Visually then "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2" wasn't a great experience.

I am sure that there is an audience out there for a movie such as "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2". However, I just wasn't a part of that particular target audience.

My rating of "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2" lands on a three out of ten stars.

This didn't do it for me, and I'm totally bummed out about having to say that. I'm a big fan of the original, love the cast and Uncle Impy. I wanted to enjoy this. I'm cool with low budget/low effort movies if they do something fun. I didn't like any of the characters except the imp. Should have spent more on hair, makeup, wardrobe, and script re-writes.

The characters lacked passion, especially the women. They were all just reading lines off of cards.

I'm bummed out that more effort wasn't put into helping Michelle Bauer and Brinke Stevens look pretty. I met Michelle and making her look sexy, and in character, would have required very little effort.

Also, the nudity felt gratuitous. Granted it was gratuitous in the original, but there was story motivation and dialog during it. In this it was just kinda there and not all that sexy.

Like I said. This one just didn't do it for me. Even when movies are so bad they're funny, the filmmakers are trying their best to make the best movie they could.

Another cheapo Full moon feature made as a sequel to one of their earlier rights-controlled titles. This is less a sequel and more a remake of the original, except made on a tiny digital budget and with a running time of just over an hour. The first forty minutes ramp up the nudity through pointless shower and titillation sequences, while the last twenty-five minutes recap some cheap kills at the bowling alley. Brinke Stevens (who also directs) and Michelle Bauer come back for minor cameos, but the new cast members invariably disappoint and this lacks the campy charm of the first film, feeling instead like a cheap cash grab.

I am a big fan of bad movies and have been a big fan of Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama ever since I saw it on USA Up All Night back in the late 80s. I heard the original director David DeCoteau left after creative differences (given some of the films he has made, you got to wonder what this would be) and Linnea Quigley turned down the chance to return as Spider, so the part was rewritten for Kelli Maroney (Night of the Comer, Chopping Mall), who plays Snake, Spider's sister. Brinke Stevens took over as director and appears as the ghost of Taffy, along with Michelle Bauer as the spirit of Lisa, the two doomed pledges from the first film. The cast is poor even for schlock and the even though this only runs 62 minutes, it feels much longer as the Imp does not make his appearance until about 40 minutes into the movie. Watch the original and avoid this cheap knockoff.