Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2

Not COMPLETELY horrible... boy, that's a ringing endorsement, ain't it? I don't think I ever saw the original, so I don't have anything with which to compare this, so I am reviewing it on it's own merits.

This feels like an 80's movie condensed down to a hour long TV movie. Speaking of the 80's... everything here is in that style - the colors, the clothes, the sets... everything, even the size of the cameras the boys use to surveil the girls - except that they use a modern tablet to access the cameras. :shrug:

The acting is about what you'd expect from a daytime soap opera, but at least it isn't terrible. The plot is (from what I read) the exact same as the original, but it does feel rushed. There's some gratuitous t.and.a and the stereotypical "sorority girl on girl shower scene." There's a bit of humour, especially the imp.

All in all, if you have an hour or so to kill, and you are looking for a movie you can zone out and just watch - no brain cells required... you might enjoy this.

"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.

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.

I love b movies enough to just appreciate seeing cameo appearances of original cast members like Brinke, Michelle amd Linnea--but Ms. Quigley wasn't in this one. To me, growing up with some of these scream queens of the 80's brings a nostalgic smile everything time because they're loyal to their typecasting and therefore their fans. Life is short, so some will say dont waste an hour of it out of disappointment but i say see it while you can and get it out of the way because you cant have perfection with sequels all the time. And as aforementioned, since Linnea turned down her recurring role as Spider was reason kept from giving it 9 stars instead of 8.