Alpha Girls (2013) Reviews

• Good enough to work as a viable low-budget horror flick fix ◆≈≈5/10≈≈◆

  Thrill_KillZ2013-09-01

  Alpha Girls is the bloody good film debut driven forth from the depths of hell by way of Johnny Zito and Tony Trov, who each played an equal part in the film's production, writing and direction. A horror film from the bloody beginning where viewers are treated to a satanic ritual from the year 1896, the time of the Sorority's dark origination. A scene any horror hound will undoubtedly appreciate, serving up a nice dose of blood and skin. The film of course is of low budget and at times even uses it to advantage, ripe with moments of camp and twisted humor. The opening scene aside, the film begins in present day, introducing the newest Alpha pledge hottie Morgan (Falon Joslyn) as she becomes acquainted with the snooty house members and the chapter's house mother Ms. Grace (Victoria Guthrie) . Morgan soon butts heads with Veronica (Nikki Bell) the house president and is sent to join the other three young pledges in their tortuous pledge hazing. While first being at odds with one another, the pledges soon find solace in each other by plotting against their house tormentors. It's then that pledge Cassidy (Beverly Rivera) uses her gypsy background to perform a ritual between pledges where each is to receive the one thing they most want in life, but what is received does not always come without a cost. Cassidy has tapped into something much more powerful than her own manifestations, something that is deeply rooted into the cultish history of the house. All hell soon breaks loose, sisters begin to die, it seems no one is safe from the evil power awakened from within the Alpha-Beta house. The film, despite it's novice creators and restrictive budget, manages to pull off some pretty entertaining scenes continuing throughout the runtime. It's full of beautiful women that fulfill their parts without anything cringe-worthy and that's a lot to be said for this type of film. The effects were minimal, scenes of blood mostly with little actual gore, not lacking but not overkill. They even throw in Ron Jeremy for a cameo as a confessional priest, although I was hoping for a glory hole gag that didn't happen, oh well. Overall, this film accomplishes what it intended, it was a decent B-horror flick with some good entertainment value.

• Light-hearted sorority flick evoking all the tropes with tongue-in-cheek

  chewebster2013-03-23

  This is a fun, light-hearted movie which plays to every cliché and expectation of the genre. Somewhat predictable it does play a nice twist on the viewers' first impressions and doesn't waste time. The acting is reasonable from a largely unknown cast, which is gratifying. Some good laughs, stolen quotes and hammed moments all add to the charm. It'd be easy to feel disappointed if you didn't realise that this is deliberately playing up to your low expectations. Of particular note is the presentation of the supernatural which is interesting. On the surface you'd be forgiven for just seeing it as clichéd, but there is a definite sense that the writers understand classic mythical sensibilities about the cost of power versus justice. Loved the props, costumes, cast and tone of B-movie homage. Nice one!

• A Decent Low Budget Horror Comedy Fun Film

  SadnessNeverGoes2014-02-07

  alpha girls 2013 is a comedy horror film it surprises on many levels then much bigger production films that Hollywood churns out this low budget film is a proof that you don't need loads of money to tell a good story. there is a documentary from history channel that runs through the credits scene that tells alpha girls is a secret society and it created a controversy and a lot of famous people were involved into it,i didn't knew this until i saw this film whatever witchcraft stories or this documentary or any other thing is separate from this films story. the plot:the girls who live in sorority house takes revenge on veronica for what shes doing to them as Cassidy becomes possessed and worships dark demons to fulfill her desires and leaving others to face severe consequences. the cast:Falon Joslyn & Beverly Rivera are two hot girls that got me hooked until the end with there good acting skills and sexy looks. this film gives messages about God,faith,religion and devil worshipers who do wrong stuff but its not to be taken that seriously i did enjoyed it for what it was it includes gore,suspense and some funny comedy. overall my rating for Alpha Girls 2013 is 5/10 its a film worth watching at least once just keep expectations below.its recommended

• Sorority Babes in the Witchouse Pledge-0-rama!

  turnja012013-02-18

  I had only heard about this film playing the local art-house just the night before and wanted to check it out if for no other reason than to see what I expected to be a fun nod to the 80's in town that (finally) wasn't some formulaic slasher-kill-teenagers flick with yet another obligatory cameo by Tony Todd, Robert Englund, or Kane Hodder (much as I respect those actors). My assumption going in was that it would likely be a low budget film hiring strippers to "act" and would most likely be cheesy, but fun. What I got in return made me feel like an asshole for even thinking this. Alpha Girls was one of the funnest lower-budget films I have seen in ages and was more finely executed than any time I've ever seen someone try to make a horror film with familiar themes. The actresses were all great, the story-telling very solid, the directing top-notch, and the editing very stylish! Even when it comes time to make a nod at the cheesiness we all love about 80's horror, there is absolutely nothing amateurish about this film, even more impressive given its budget and shooting-time limitations! What really impressed me most, I think were how well the characters came off in the film, and while perhaps no one's going for an academy award here, you definitely don't want to see the cast killed off from the beginning--there was nothing stupid about any of these characters or performances, I would say. With touches of the Craft, Night of the Demons, and Sorority House Massacre, if you're looking for something fun an entertaining to check out, this is a fine way to spend 90 minutes!

• Campy horror done in the best way

  sorjai2013-01-05

  I'm not really big horror movie fan but anyways I though I'd write a review and support local Philly film. Basically "Alpha Girls" is the quintessential campy horror film you never thought you'd see, but if "campy" is supposed to be a derogatory term, it certainly ain't a bad thing in this case. I think that if you can stand a lil' gore and you like watching chicks battle it out, Greek style, you will really enjoy this film. Unlike most horror films, which involves guys, this film has only one guy character - the rest are all girls. Now I ain't a feminist or anything like that but I think that this shows a good step forward for women in films. I'm a guy but I really enjoyed this film. It's clichéd, campy, and done before but it's never been done like this. I say y'all gotta catch a screening when it comes to your city or when it comes out on DVD or Netflix or whatever else they got these days.