Girls Gone Dead
Girls Gone Dead
R | 28 March 2012 (USA)
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A group of six ex-high school cheerleaders are stalked by a killer with a medieval war hammer and battle axe during their first Spring Break from college.

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snakes3992

The movie is about under-age adults partying, and stuff, until a monk with a war-hammer decides to kill them for a religious thing from worshiping God. This movie was pretty fun to watch, sure the acting is not that good, but like I said, in slasher movies, when you're playing as person that gets killed, you don't have to act, only the killer has to act the role, and I got to say, the killer was a pretty intense killer. The film is really entertaining to watch, the script was good, the plot was okay, but it's still a fun movie to watch, oh if one of you are Christians, you may not want to watch this movie, because the Christians in this movie are insane, and the movie sometimes makes fun of them, so yeah if you are Christians, you might get offended by this movie, but if you love fun slasher movies, this is the movie for you.

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slasherstudios

Remember when horror movies were fun? Back in the 1980's, all you needed was a masked killer, some somewhat attractive teens (saying "hot" may be a bit of an overstatement), and a couple of buckets of blood. Mix these ingredients in the cinematic slasher blender and out came a slasher flick worthy to show your friends. Today's horror world is a different place. In the world of found footage horror, cheap just is never cheap enough. Why pay for a couple of gallons of blood when a door can slam shut several times for a "scary" effect? Yawn. This is not the horror that I grew up with and it is certainly not the horror that I am proud of today. Am I the only one who misses the classic era of slashers in which the filmmakers just wanted the audience to have a good time? Clearly, judging by tonight's film, I am not. From directors Michael Hoffman Jr and Aaron T. Wells comes the delightfully entertaining "Girls Gone Dead." If ever there was a cinematic valentine to the 80's slasher, it is this film."Girls Gone Dead" starts off a little rough as we meet our main girl (A.K.A. the "pure" one) Rebecca (Katie Peterson who reminds me of a prettier and more talented Tara Reid) having a nightmare involving a sacrifice in a church. The girl who is to be sacrificed is not pure and must be killed to rid the world of evil. Thankfully, Rebecca wakes up from this nightmare to be confronted by her mother who is terrified that her weekend vacation with "the girls" will turn into an orgy of sin (shades of "Carrie" & "Slumber Party Massacre II" here). Of course her mother is right and Rebecca and the girls plan to drink as much as possible, get naked, and find some guys. What Rebecca and pals don't know is someone has come along for the ride slashing each and every one of the girls, and the guys they meet along the way, until all the "evil" has been cleansed from the world.This is the kind of film that many will either love or hate. The acting is a bit all over the map with many of the girls hired more for their ability to take over their tops than deliver their lines. The film is far too long at 102 minutes and it takes to take its sweet time getting to its final reveal. Also, speaking of final reveals, this has to be one of the most predictable whodunit slashers that I have seen in recent memory. If you don't figure out the killer from the second this character walks on screen, you haven't seen enough horror movies.So, what works about this film? Everything else! We get some ooey gooey slasher deaths with more blood on screen than all of the Saw sequels combined. This killer is brutal. We are talking multiple decapitations, a cut off breast, multiple amputations, and that's just in the first half of the movie! Thankfully most of the effects are practical so there is no obvious CGI to put a wet blanket on the gore. Though the CGI does rear its ugly head in the final death scene and the result is...not terrible, I guess. Need more reasons to watch this slasher? How about cameos that include Jerry "The King" Lawler as a sheriff, Beetlejuice & Stockbroker Sal from "The Howard Stern Show", Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain, porn legend Ron Jeremy, and, in my favorite cameo, the "Queen of the B's" Linnea Quigley as bartender Wild Willie. A blast from beginning to end, this is the kind of movie that just puts a smile on my face. Whether you rent it from the breasts, the blood, or maybe a combo of the two, you are sure to have a great time with "Girls Gone Dead." Have fun with it, it looks like everyone who made it did!

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johnmorghen

Another slasher film, you say? Yes, it is... but, it's much more.The teaming of director Michael Hoffman and writer Meghan Jones-Hoffman deliver their slickest work to date here, presenting an amalgam of slasher horror, sex comedies and jabs at contemporary culture... with bite! Personally, I dig that sort of thing.Here are some of the high points for me:1) Sal & Beetlejuice are worth the price of admission alone (check their behind-the-scenes antics in the DVD supplemental, as well).2) Katie Peterson in the lead. Peterson has a lot going for her and reminds one of vintage Nicole Eggert... which is a definite plus.3) Newcomer Shea Stewart. Is this really her first film? She puts the 'pretty' in pretty damn good.4) Major kudos to Marcus Koch for providing some truly impressive special make-up effects.5) Jerry Lawler giving his finest performance since his days with Andy Kaufman.5) And, last, but certainly not least... Nicko McBrain croons country!With elements like that, you just can't lose.Give it a quick lick and make it stick!

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recnacgator-1

Overall I thought this was a funny, horror flick with some awesome effects. Some of the acting left a bit to be desired. The bartender was hysterical and there were a lot of the other characters that over acted. The director did a good job blocking and maintaining flow of the characters and story.I thought the story was well written, It was kind of Scream, meets Carrie meets a sorority flick. I look forward to more features like this. I also love that it was set in the great state of Florida!!The end scene however was classic!! I knew almost from the beginning that the mother must be the culprit.

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