popcorninhell All is not well at the local Bowl-O-Rama when a group of twenty-somethings bust into the venue after hours as part of a sorority prank. The story largely follows three unique troops; the Tri-Delt sisters led by the sadomasochistic Babs (Stille), Lisa (Bauer) and Taffy (Stevens) their most recent pledges and a trio of dorky dudes led by Calvin (Jones), who tried and failed to spy on the initiation. The horny teenagers descend on the bowling alley on a mission to spend the night. Unwittingly they release a wise-cracking imp who grants wishes with terrible consequences. 80's scream queen Linnea Quigley co-stars as Spider, a leather-clad burglar at the wrong place at the wrong time.Very, very, VERY loosely based on W.W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw," Sorority Babes predates the thematically similar and gleefully morose Leprechaun Series (1993-2014) by about five years. Much like that series of schlocky comedy-horror, the proceedings of Sorority Babes center around a small mythical creature on a quest of mischief and can't ever seem to shut up about it. Yet what this movie looses in Jennifer Aniston's pre-Friends (1994-2004) allure, it more than makes up for it with gratuitous nudity across the board. Those looking for overt objectification of the fairer sex mixed with an obtuse, watered-down appropriation of Giallo visual motifs look no further than Sorority Babes.However those looking for psychological intensity, a logically progressing story, sly humor or lacking that the theatrical splatter gore we've all come to expect, you are in for a disappointing hour and twenty minutes. The moments most in need of show-stopping violence are the moments that show Director David DeCoteau at his most amateurish. The film shows so little actual blood, you'd swear the creators were making a Pee-Wee Herman Halloween special instead of a redeemable horror-comedy. Unlike Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) (which famously used only two ounces of fake blood), Sorority Babes doesn't supplant the gore with creepiness or the cautious building of tension. While some may find the lack of gore a respite, others may be attributing the lack of blood to a very prudent Bowl- O-Rama GM who demanded the floors be kept clean so the place can still operate during the day.To give credit where credit's due, I heard about this movie through the whimsical prose of Vent Scene and not from a random glimpse at a "Worst Movies" list. The author of the article made the film sound like a misjudged masterpiece doomed into obscurity by bad distribution and a radical approach to mis en scene. I can certainly relate to the magnetic charm of certain low-budget features; arguably the works of Troma Productions being the most merited. Yet there's an easily identifiable audience for these kinds of films, most of which will sit down to watch Sorority Babes and be mightily disappointed by it's corny humor and cheap, clean carnival-ride horror.At no point will any discernible viewer be scared for any of the characters. On the contrary, most will by checking the victims off, hoping that once all the annoying clowns, waifs and perverts are disposed of the movie will finally end. If a little funnier, if a little bloodier, if a little more coherent, the movie could have been for somebody. Unfortunately, with little going for it other than small precious flashes of originality, Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama is conclusively for no one.

cjmccracken As a precursor to the much loved 'Sorority Babes in The Dance-A-Thon of Death', 'Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama' is a historically and culturally significant piece of cinema. OK, so maybe not too culturally important, but with a title like that, it would be rude not to investigate.Once a movie blasts onto the screen with day-glo pink credits and a heavy synth soundtrack then I know that I'm in my comfort zone. The 'Babes' in question are from Felta Delta, possibly the smallest sorority in the world (with a whopping three members) who are taking on new pledges (all two of them). There's a lot of spandex and big hair going on with the girls and so this could actually be marketed as a film from 2012 and very few people would notice.There are numerous scenes of gratuitous nudity and a ludicrous paddling scene which goes on for a spectacularly long time. This is basically where the plot (such as it is) unravels. A group of young, horny guys have been spying on the kinky initiation ceremonies and are caught after peeking into the girls shower room and getting a little over-excited (a la 'Porky's'). Their punishment is to break into the nearby bowling alley and return with a trophy to satisfy the dominatrix like sorority leaders.Once inside the bowling alley, it all starts to get really strange. In all honesty, I was busy salivating over all of the old arcade machines which were on display and so I may have missed a few minutes but I maintained a fair grasp of the overall gist. The teens meet up with a bad-ass chick named Spider (Scream queen Linnea Quigley) who is in the process of robbing the place. Involved a brief fracas they unwittingly knock over the chosen trophy which releases a jive talking imp who promises to grant them all one wish each.Now, if I have learnt anything from movies (and I can assure you that I have) it's that one should never take an imp on his word alone. Not without some form of character reference, for imps are by nature, well….impish. The foolish youngsters, drunk on the folly of youth, all take him up immediately on his offer. This is much to their detriment as the wishes are not what they initially appear to be.This movie is simply great fun. There's something about these movies, the short running time, the identikit characters and the sheer ridiculousness of it all which makes them so entertaining. There's a sense of innocence to them, in amongst the murder and breasts, that you just don't get much of in modern horror. It's a shame that the only thing to survive until now is the hairstyles.Read more at zombiehamster.com

Dave from Ottawa Okay, this was one of those movies I rented (on VHS) when I was bored and thought I couldn't get much more so. Wrong. This movie will bore you silly. The whole things stinks of something that was dreamed up at a stoner party. The idea that a demonic imp is trapped in a bowling trophy and that once released it will take over the world with its female bowling minions ought to have some goofy appeal, but the whole thing is so ham-handed and clumsy that no effective comedic or satiric tone is ever struck. The movie fails as comedy, cheese, horror and as a result just doesn't engage the viewer on any level. The effects are unspecial, and the plot has no twists. It plays out just as you anticipate it would. 80s B-movie 'icon' Linnea Quigley has a good appearance here, but as usual she doesn't really give a performance. She just strikes a spunky note and carries on from there. It's an 'attitude role' rather than an acting one, although to be fair she was pretty good at this. Fantasy model Brinke Stevens appears here briefly but doesn't do anything much. The other performers are total no-talent nobodies, and even if there were any talent on display, the script gives them nothing to work with and the director cannot direct actors. Strictly for completists who have to see every grade-Z movie out there.

whammy666 Boobs, nerds, possessed babes, a bowling alley, and a creature that is awakened from a bowling trophy...this screams Classic 80's Sleaze to me! This movie follows some girls trying to get into a sorority, and to get into the sorority, they must steal a bowling trophy. But they accidentally awaken an imp...a creature that grants wishes, but also likes to see people suffer. And he may want to possess you also. This is a fun one, and stars Linnea Quigley and Brinke Stevens. You can really go wrong with Linnea Quigley. The movie is very funny, includes an extremely entertaining spanking scene, and as mentioned above, it include Linnea Quigley. Watch now!