disgusting, overrated, pointless

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Blistering performances.

Give me a F, give me a U, give me a N. Yes… FUN. Nothing more. Nothing less. Senseless, over-the-top, but fun. Probably too much fun? In its investment for energy, it really did play up the textbook gags and fooling around for the majority of the time. Teenagers will always be teenagers --- well what else would you do at Camp Hurrah. Anyhow the straight-to-video "Cheerleader Camp" is a low-budget b-grade late 80s slasher / sex comedy item opting for numerous semi-nude shots (especially when you got the likes of Teri Weigel and Krista Pflanzer in the cast), tacky blood splatter and a very tongue-cheek-approach to its traditional material. In which case much needed, because some of the cheesy dialogues can be eye-rolling and it stars a former teen idol Leif Garrett. The style is similar to other such campy slashers within the same period; "Return to Horror High" (1987) and "Cutting Class" (1989). The plot enters in a protagonist with a traumatically stressful mind, throws around typical red herrings (memorably enjoyable character turns by George 'Buck' Flowers and Vickie Benson), suspiciously telegraphed activities, absurd occurrences (like those odd dream sequences) and a silly revelation going on to a twisted ending. Everything feels purposely blatant. Director John Quinn's execution might be lumpy, but it's breezily paced and enthusiastically captured. Also the camera-work achieves some inventive angles, especially early on. The always enviable Besty Russell heads the cult cast with Lucinda Dickey (spending a bit time in a costume), Rebecca Ferratti, Travis McKenna and a delightful Lorie Griffin.

"Cheerleader Camp" is an enjoyable if cheesy slasher from the time period.**SPOILERS**Traveling to cheerleader camp, Alison Wentworth, (Betsy Russell) Bonnie Reed, (Lorie Griffin) Theresa Salazar, (Rebecca Ferratti) Pamela Bently, (Teri Weigel) and Cory Foster, (Lucinda Dickey) as well as male helpers Brent Hoover, (Leif Garrett) and Timmy Moser, (Travis McKenna) show up late and get chewed up by Didi Tipton, (Vickie Benson) the camp head. As they start their training performances and all the other activities there, a suicide gets them really uneasy and starts triggering her nightmares. Trying to get on with the camp, she suspects something is wrong at the camp and decides to investigate. When her jealousy starts getting the better of her, she finds that several of the girls from camp have disappeared and that it becomes responsible from a serial killer. Realizing who the killer is, they try to get away before the killer catches them.The Good News: This is a really good cheesy slasher. The fact that there's a really nice amount of cheese is the big one. The setting, situations, humor and how it plays out shows some great cheese with the film. Along with these reasons, the main factor has to be how it plays out, with the fact that it really uses this one makes it feel really good. That even the small amount of comedy in here, based around the cheese, only adds to the fun. As a slasher in itself, it isn't bad and does have some good moments. The stalking scene down at the lake is really interesting, as well as the walk-through of the cabin towards the end. Any time taking place near the woods is good enough, and the few times it tries to set-up the suspense is really nicely used. The kills here aren't bad at all, as there's a slashing done with razors hidden inside pom-poms, being crushed between a van and a tree trunk, having a bear trap close on the face, having their wrists slit and several gunshots, as well as the two center-piece kills. Although they aren't original, the fact that it really sells itself on these, as well as getting it's goriest scenes, make them the real reason to see this. They're going to be pretty obvious as time is spent on them to get them over, and won't be ruined. That the majority of these happen in the film's last half-hour gives these a really frenetic pace and keeps it interesting. The last factor here is that the film really pulls out a spectacular twist that is really surprising. It's magically one of the best things about it as it's really unexpected, comes off believably and is a great shock that it comes off as such. These here are where the film really serves well.The Bad News: This one here doesn't have a whole lot wrong with it. The films cheese is it's greatest deficit. There's the fact that it doesn't appeal to all makes that really obvious. Some of the film's cheese, namely the pranks pulled and many moments of it's attempted humor, are so cheesy that it can become painful to sit through. The very fact that this one even has as much cheese as it does will likely be a serious point of contention among some, not nearly for how bad they're done but because they're cheesy to start off with. This will hinder the film a lot and really drives it down. Aside from the cheese, another small flaw is with all the cheerleading scenes. Granted, these are a necessity, but it has far too many and really doesn't have to have as much. This one even tries to have several moderately long sequences spread throughout rather than simply a few here and there. That also brings out the other flaw, the film's slow first half. With most of the kills at the end and a lot of the cheering and pranking done at the beginning, it starts off pretty slow. These here really hurt the film.The Final Verdict: While it's not that bad and actually has a lot of good stuff going for it, there's a cheesy aftertaste that some might not appreciate. Fans of late-80s slasher cheese or are in the mood for some harmless fun will find it really entertaining, while those who aren't fans of cheese will be thoroughly bored with this one.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Language and mild sex scenes

The plot of "Cheerleader Camp" is simple:Alison,who strives to be the best goes on a trip with her cheerleading squad to Camp Hurrah to compete in a cheerleading contest.After her boyfriend is caught flirting with other girls,those girls begin to turn up dead,starting with an apparent suicide."Cheerleader Camp" is one of the many slasher flick made in mid 80's.It's fun to watch and surprisingly sleazy,but I think that "Sleepaway Camp" series is even better.There is only a little bit of gore,however there are some lovely girls who show bare breasts quite often.So if you are a fan of slasher flicks give this one a look.It is certainly more enjoyable than "Berserker","Hollow Gate" or similar amateurish crap.7 out of 10.

Cheerleaders at a remote campsite training for a competition only to be killed off by one by one in this Friday The 13th clone with a mix of Porky's. This is supposed to be a dead serious horror film so they say but plays more like a horror/comedy. Throw in pretty teens taking their clothes off, red herring suspects a heroine with emotional problems, the sex-starved boyfriend and what do you have a generic slasher movie but this one is fun.The movie definitely never fails to be entertaining but fails to work when it tries to be more serious like Alison (Betsy Russell) never convinces me as the lead heroine I thought maybe one of the other supporting cast could have carried it off a little better, not saying she's terrible but she just doesn't cut it but has a fine body though and plus she's given way to much screen time. The supporting characters are brilliant like the uptight camp manager Dee Dee (Vickie Benson) whose hilarious in her role especially the sex scene with the Sheriff which is definitely one of the movie's highlights, Genre veteran George "Buck" Flower is good though, given more screen time than he usually gets, as the drunken, mumbling handyman, Leif Garrett played the silmy boyfriend Brent pretty well, Cory the team mascot was really sweet or is she, played by Lucinda Dickley. But Timmy though was the highlight of them all the comic relief fat guy character who wouldn't be out of place in Porky's, he's played brilliantly by Timmy Moser, Pam (Teri Weigel) was great as the blonde cheerleader really sweet and I would have liked to have seen her as the lead and lastly Theresa and Suzy were both stunning to look at.When it comes to the horror, don't expect any real suspense or scares. It tries pretty hard to be original with several twist endings and a killer's-identity-surprise but it's all too predictable. The killer is easy, if you just think a little (it's rarely one of the obvious suspects...) and the murders come quick and fast, with little or no gore. The film also makes a classic blunder keeping some killings off-screen!All in all an OK time waster given an extra star just above the average five is 2 things the Cheerleaders bitchin' bodies and the Porky's type comedy.