Too much of everything

One of my all time favorites.

Boring

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

This 1988 horror film stars Betsy Russell, Leif Garrett, Lucinda Dickey, Travis McKenna, and Lorie Griffin. This features teenage girl, Alison (Russell) who goes to a cheerleader training camp with some friends. She starts having weird visions while a mysterious killer starts wiping out some of the camp's residents and soon, Alison starts questioning her sanity. Garrett (The Outsiders) plays her cheating boyfriend, Brent, Dickey (Breakin') plays Cory, McKenna (Road House) plays Timmy and Griffin (Teen Wolf) plays Bonnie. The late, George 'Buck' Flower (They Live), Rebecca Ferratti and Teri Weigel also appear. This is a bit strange, but amusing 80's slasher similar to "Sleepaway Camp" and "Friday the 13th." I'd probably check this out at least once if you're into the slasher genre.

If the movie title has cheerleader as part of it then you're pretty sure that it's a sexploitation movie, and of course, this one is. You usually expect "very" low quality for a movie of this genre, but surprisingly, this movie is not that way.Betsy Russell, Leif Garrett and Lucinda Dickey stars in this movie which should tell you that this isn't such a bad movie, but host of other beauties brings up the interest factor a notch or two. Betsy Russell and Lucinda Dickey can act, and them being at the center of the movie guarantees that this movie won't be a complete dud. Although the plot isn't so good, the movie from start to finish holds together reasonably well.The scenes involving casts other than the girls, really should be taken out. The male actors are not the same caliber as the girls, and spoils the movie. If the movie revolved around just the girls, it would have been a lot better, even without the bodily exposure. The way the movie is shot also is pretty terrible. It's only a notch better than a home video.Despite the short comings, the girls saves the day on this movie, and makes this movie fun to watch.

Well, this is BAD. Truly bad.Let's do a quick rundown: Suspense: NONE. Creepy atmosphere: Don't think so. Funny: Well, it tries to be but it fails miserably. Gore: Not really, but one star for trying (the scissors bit was admirably done). Nudity: One star in that department.Maybe we're not expecting first rate acting but a little competence would be nice. All involved are simply horrible and some seem to be in another movie altogether.On the trivia section for the flick you can see the film was shot in just 24 days. While that is indeed quite an accomplishment and all technical aspects are admirably handled the fact remains that this film is a complete and utter dud.

For once, this stereotypical 80's horror movie is not just set in a sport-crazy American high school or at a summertime camp but in.... a combination of both!! An actual cheerleader camp! Do these really exist? Anyway, this setting means there's a double portion of clichés, dumb teenager jokes and naked breasts guaranteed, so it can't be all bad, right? The opening sequence, which seems to come straight from a "Nightmare on Elm Street" sequel, gives us the false impression that "Cheerleader Camp" might be more ambitious than the usual 80's slasher, but it rapidly turns into a silly and by-the-numbers horror comedy. A group of competitive high school girls and two incredibly dumb males attend a camp where the best group (including their mascot) can win tickets for the national cheer leading contest...or something. Of course, their main concern quickly becomes surviving, as there's a vicious killer around as well. The best thing you can say about this film probably is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. The murders only occur halfway through the film because the opening is too busy playing out the fat guy pranks! Travis McKenna (who truly has a gigantic bottom) is more than just a comic relief; he "fills up" the first 40 minutes of this film with vulgar fat-guy behavior, like videotaping the girls sun bathing topless and "mooning" the entire camp through the windows of his van. There's absolutely no attempt to build up tension and the murders are delightfully cheesy. Quite gory, but certainly not unsettling and only diverting your attention from the lousy storyline. The killer's identity is so easily predictable and even the typecasting of Buck Flower as the eerie old janitor couldn't possibly make you doubt.