Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2

"Sorority Babes 2" was entertaining, deliciously directed by cult icon: Brinke Stevens and stayed within a vibe of 80s VHS Exploitation and paid cable "Sinema", the "Auntie" character's presence and dialogue kept both films together (along with the late 80s "Freestyle" inspired soundtrack).

Many are expecting to many "highs", forget what genre roots this had, for VHS home entertainment where many White teens and college aged males were the biggest consumer.

Its exploitative, considered "low" art and defined the end of the 80s, during the beginning of "Cultural Wars": conservative politics with the funding of the arts.

Congrats on Steven's directorial approach in redoing 80s "scream queen" celluloid camp "ala Band" productions.

I love b movies enough to just appreciate seeing cameo appearances of original cast members like Brinke, Michelle amd Linnea--but Ms. Quigley wasn't in this one. To me, growing up with some of these scream queens of the 80's brings a nostalgic smile everything time because they're loyal to their typecasting and therefore their fans. Life is short, so some will say dont waste an hour of it out of disappointment but i say see it while you can and get it out of the way because you cant have perfection with sequels all the time. And as aforementioned, since Linnea turned down her recurring role as Spider was reason kept from giving it 9 stars instead of 8.

Another cheapo Full moon feature made as a sequel to one of their earlier rights-controlled titles. This is less a sequel and more a remake of the original, except made on a tiny digital budget and with a running time of just over an hour. The first forty minutes ramp up the nudity through pointless shower and titillation sequences, while the last twenty-five minutes recap some cheap kills at the bowling alley. Brinke Stevens (who also directs) and Michelle Bauer come back for minor cameos, but the new cast members invariably disappoint and this lacks the campy charm of the first film, feeling instead like a cheap cash grab.

Not COMPLETELY horrible... boy, that's a ringing endorsement, ain't it? I don't think I ever saw the original, so I don't have anything with which to compare this, so I am reviewing it on it's own merits.

This feels like an 80's movie condensed down to a hour long TV movie. Speaking of the 80's... everything here is in that style - the colors, the clothes, the sets... everything, even the size of the cameras the boys use to surveil the girls - except that they use a modern tablet to access the cameras. :shrug:

The acting is about what you'd expect from a daytime soap opera, but at least it isn't terrible. The plot is (from what I read) the exact same as the original, but it does feel rushed. There's some gratuitous t.and.a and the stereotypical "sorority girl on girl shower scene." There's a bit of humour, especially the imp.

All in all, if you have an hour or so to kill, and you are looking for a movie you can zone out and just watch - no brain cells required... you might enjoy this.

Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2 (2022) is a movie that I recently watched on Tubi. The storyline follows a sorority that doesn't believe in the rumors about the school and local bowling alley until they unleash the wish granting gremlin themselves. They'll learn the hard way the evil intentions of the gremlin they've unleashed.

This movie is directed by and stars Brinke Stevens (Terror Toons 4) in her directorial debut and also stars Kelli Maroney (Fast Time at Ridgemont High), Audrey Neal (No Way Out), Jessie Gill (The Pointe), Michelle Bauer (Demonwarp) and Luka Parente (The Christmas Listing).

The best part of this movie is the cameos and characters from the original 1988 cult classic. This felt like a movie only made for that purpose. The writing is poor to awful with no real storyline, purpose of the events or worthwhile acting/dialogue. The acting and dialogue is really porn movie caliber; unfortunately, this doesn't have as much nudity as you'd expect from the poster or caliber of movie this is. There's a scene they literally spray whipped cream on top of a t-shirt (whose idea was that). The last 10 minutes of this film gets really good with some great use of makeup, costumes, horror elements and some fantastic kill scenes. I literally said out loud, where was this all movie? Unfortunately, it's too little too late.

Overall, this is a poor addition to the horror genre that felt rushed and didn't have enough elements to make it worth a watch. I would score this a 2/10 and recommend skipping it.