By Geno McGahee
A bunch of high school girls make up the Majorettes, a baton wielding group of cheerleaders, ready to show some team spirit. Unfortunately, there is a man in a hood and camouflage going around killing them and anyone else that is unlucky enough to be in their company. Now, like every other whodunit horror film, there are some suspects put out there blatantly and the first one that we meet is Harry Schuler (Harold K. Keller), a retarded janitor that spies on and photographs the Majorettes when they are in the shower, having sex, or in any other position that he finds attractive. His mother Helga Schuler (Denise Hout) seem oblivious to her son’s misdeeds as she takes care of the grandmother of the family who is on death’s door.
Another group of suspects is the satanic biker gang, who make it a point to show just how mean they are by yelling at women, beating up innocent men, and harassing poor Harry. Now, we are in a typical slasher…following the usual format, but it soon forgets what it is. The reason that this movie gets horrible reviews is because it doesn’t know what it wants to be. It starts off as a slasher, but then becomes an action film with gunfire and explosions. Make no mistake. This is not a bad movie, but it has its problems.
In the end, the movie reverts back to what it is: a slasher movie, and the end is fun and interesting and leaves room for a sequel. If you love slasher movies and have patience, then this movie will entertain you. I liked it and although it does not break any new ground, and the screenplay needed some obvious work, it still is worth watching.
Scared Stiff Rating: 6/10 Decent but has its problems
