Alpha Girls

This is a fun, light-hearted movie which plays to every cliché and expectation of the genre. Somewhat predictable it does play a nice twist on the viewers' first impressions and doesn't waste time.

The acting is reasonable from a largely unknown cast, which is gratifying. Some good laughs, stolen quotes and hammed moments all add to the charm. It'd be easy to feel disappointed if you didn't realise that this is deliberately playing up to your low expectations.

Of particular note is the presentation of the supernatural which is interesting. On the surface you'd be forgiven for just seeing it as clichéd, but there is a definite sense that the writers understand classic mythical sensibilities about the cost of power versus justice.

Loved the props, costumes, cast and tone of B-movie homage. Nice one!

Sort of a low budget Jon Waters sorority girl slasher based in Philadelphia. The movie seems to be self aware of it's campiness. That being a good or bad thing is up to the viewer. The girls are funny and the dude is a douche. The blonde is a bitch and the pledges kill her. Tie in some Evil Dead voodoo, a mind control battle and zombie sorority girls, it's pretty much what you'd expect from a movie like this. Lots of references to other horror films. The Ron Jeremy bit is definitely a highlight of the movie but it's an oddly serious scene. The boobies in the beginning of the film were awesome. Schoolly D the rapper is in the film but doesn't rap. Which is weird. I give it 8 Stars.

Alpha Girls is the bloody good film debut driven forth from the depths of hell by way of Johnny Zito and Tony Trov, who each played an equal part in the film's production, writing and direction. A horror film from the bloody beginning where viewers are treated to a satanic ritual from the year 1896, the time of the Sorority's dark origination. A scene any horror hound will undoubtedly appreciate, serving up a nice dose of blood and skin. The film of course is of low budget and at times even uses it to advantage, ripe with moments of camp and twisted humor.

The opening scene aside, the film begins in present day, introducing the newest Alpha pledge hottie Morgan (Falon Joslyn) as she becomes acquainted with the snooty house members and the chapter's house mother Ms. Grace (Victoria Guthrie) . Morgan soon butts heads with Veronica (Nikki Bell) the house president and is sent to join the other three young pledges in their tortuous pledge hazing. While first being at odds with one another, the pledges soon find solace in each other by plotting against their house tormentors. It's then that pledge Cassidy (Beverly Rivera) uses her gypsy background to perform a ritual between pledges where each is to receive the one thing they most want in life, but what is received does not always come without a cost. Cassidy has tapped into something much more powerful than her own manifestations, something that is deeply rooted into the cultish history of the house. All hell soon breaks loose, sisters begin to die, it seems no one is safe from the evil power awakened from within the Alpha-Beta house.

The film, despite it's novice creators and restrictive budget, manages to pull off some pretty entertaining scenes continuing throughout the runtime. It's full of beautiful women that fulfill their parts without anything cringe-worthy and that's a lot to be said for this type of film. The effects were minimal, scenes of blood mostly with little actual gore, not lacking but not overkill. They even throw in Ron Jeremy for a cameo as a confessional priest, although I was hoping for a glory hole gag that didn't happen, oh well. Overall, this film accomplishes what it intended, it was a decent B-horror flick with some good entertainment value.

I was lucky enough to catch this movie and Southwork, the band who scored the film, last night as it played in Knoxville.

A lot of other reviewers note the campiness of the movie, but I didn't see what they did. Maybe I'm missing the point, but I think of the Adam West Batman series, Rocky Horror or even Return of the Living Dead when I think "campy" and I just didn't see that here. Don't take that to mean this is a movie that has no sense of humor, it does, but it also has one hell of a mean streak. That isn't a bad thing.

Alpha Girls looks a lot bigger than a lot of movies with much larger budgets. Decent sets, costumes and some of the effects helped achieve that bigger feel. Intentional or not, the movie does have a bit of an 80's throwback feel and I'm OK with that either way. The acting is a little hit or miss, but is fine overall. Other than a "girls day out" scene that feels a little long, the movie is well paced. My biggest gripe would be some of the digital effects used feel less like a part of the scene and have a "pasted on" type of look.

Overall, I had a good time watching this and would encourage anyone that enjoys a little satanism with their sorority girls or fun horror movies in general to check this out if the tour hits your town.

Seeing what can be achieved with so little is promising for low budget films in general, but I look forward to seeing what these guys do next.

This movie followed the great recipe for a horror film. It has blood, guts, pretty girls and evil spirits. It also has just a hint of humor that works well and should be used in more horror films. There's a little influence from Suspiria, The Craft and the under appreciated Satan's Cheerleader's. It's not overly gory and the amount of visual effects are just right. It is very much like classic horror from the 70s and 80s and is sure to please anyone feeling nostalgic for that era. Kara Zhang and Falon Joslyn gave great performances. The cinematography is very nice and you get to see a lot of Philadelphia that you don't normally get to. The music was also very good and worked well within the context of the movie. It's a really great independent horror film.