Alpha Girls

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.

Alpha Girls is a fun throwback flick that dishes out a good time on a Saturday night. I prefer to use "cheeky" rather than "campy" to describe the horror film's undertones. It has a fun mix of 'The Craft' Meets 'Mean Girls' that really works in the movie's favor. All of the actresses put 100% into their performances and bring individual life to their characters. Zito and Trov have designed a movie that nods to everything from 'The Amityville Horror' to 'Revenge of the Nerds' and it works. When used, the special make-up effects are successful and throw a nice amount of gore onto some pretty pictures.

Definitely fun with a group of people. Don't miss this 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.

I saw this film at a screening in Nashville and had a great night. Tony Trov and Johnny Zito are two outstanding filmmakers with a great future in independent films. I am very impressed what they can do with such a low budget, it didn't seem to effect the film at all. I'm starting to wonder why Hollywood films need muti-million dollar budgets, when these guys can make this film for so low.

Alpha Girls was a great genre horror film. If you love attractive women, extreme gore, satanic cults, attractive women, and an overall exciting and thrilling film then you will have blast watching Alpha Girls!

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.