What happens when roller derby girls go up against the supernatural? Well, you get this Australian movie, that's what happens.Cherry Skye loves roller derby. And now, she's falling in love with Brad. But that draws the anger of his ex-girlfriend Hell Grazer, who is the meanest and dirtiest skater on the track.Soon, the supernatural rears its ugly head - you know how these things happen - and the roller derby track has become the MurderDrome! Now, everyone that Cherry cares about is marked for death, thanks to a leather-wearing derby demon and her combination hook and cleaver.This movie has an ultra low budget, several actors who have never acted before and surprisingly good gore. It's the perfect film for when you're up in the middle of the night and wonder if Australian horror movies can still be as wonderfully demented as they were in the 1980's. This is a fun, fast ride that entertained me - well beyond my expectations. It's cheesy, it's ridiculous and I watched it at 4 AM.

As you might be able to guess from the DVD cover, this is comedy slasher that attempts to pay homage to 80's film. In a plot, not well developed, Cherry Skye (Amber Sajben) must stop the gates of hell while battling fellow skater Hell Grazer (Rachael Blackwood) over a boyfriend Hell dumped and Cherry picked up on the rebound...again not well understood.The film used professional roller derby women. The production wasn't well scripted with some of the best scenes being ad lib. The movie has a lot of music and bands and the DVD extras include videos by several bands. I enjoyed "The Dark Shadows" which showed a "Concrete Blonde" influence. The film had good scenes, but the plot was no where. I enjoyed the actors, unfortunately it was poorly directed/scripted. There is a commentary film which was a zoo as a half dozen people all speak at once...and Amber Sajben is far from the sweet innocent she plays in the film. I did like her costumes with the ears on the hoodie. In the outtakes, Daisy Masterman kept forgetting her lines, which I thought was odd with all the ad lib scenes.This was the flat rink roller derby and not the wooden banked derby I grew up with. There were no arm locks, no sling shots, just women in hose and hot pants skating around in a circle with an occasional elbow and fall. While the film claims it is "cult" the 20 minute plot poorly stretched into a feature film didn't make it. Psych (as Cyndi Lawbreaker) a professional skater, did a great job acting.Guide: F-word. Distant car sex, no nudity.

I purchased this DVD from Amazon without knowing what it was, but the synopsis seemed like it could be a good movie, and the DVD cover made it look all the more interesting.However, I managed to get about 20-30 minutes into "MurderDrome" before I had to give up out of sheer boredom and having lost all interest in the movie. There was nothing to keep me interested in watching more, as it was basically just about watching women driving around on roller-skates, and throwing awkward dialogue around.I had initially expected a bit more compelling storyline and a somewhat more captivating movie, but I found my interest fast dwindling away. And I can honestly say that I do not plan to make a second trip to the movie in the hopes of watching it to the end.I am sure that there is an audience for this type of movie out there, I just wasn't in the particular target audience. If you enjoy a roller-skating movie about feisty girls, then "MurderDrome" might just be what you are looking for. Otherwise, give this movie a wide berth.

As I sat down in the Theater to watch the first screening of this film, I was unsure what to expect.However, once I saw the hundreds of excited industry goers arrive, I realised that the hype behind this film was very much real.To believe this movie was created on a very low to non existent budget, with both cast and crew donating their time to create this project, is very hard to believe. The passion from Strongman Picture's Daniel Armstrong and Anthony Moran bleeds through this film. Not to mention their Cheshire Cat like grins at their premiere. Although at times, the budget constraints are evident, as a whole the film is above a satisfactory level to watch and enjoy in it's entirety.This was my first look into the "Roller Derby world" and I can see this film fitting into a very comfortable horror niche around the Globe.If this kind of genre isn't your cup of tea, I strongly advise you to sit down and watch it. If anything, it will get you as excited as I am to see watch Strongman Pictures has in store next!