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Decent... kind of
Well, I came in watching this movie with very low expectations, and I got, for the most part, what I expected. There are some nice moments, like the first kill in the convertible, and the dialogue between the two kids before that, but mainly, the movie was a by the book slasher, and then the end was a by the book revenge flick. The only thing that wasn't by the book in this movie was a few nice twists towards the end, even though they weren't big enough to save the movie from being rather bland. The acting for the most part was bottom of the barrel, with the exception of a few people. And the movie just seemed like it wanted to be to main stream for its own good. Some parts just cried out for a Troma style over the top feel, but instead they were stuck in total seriousness. That killed the mood, considering that this is a movie about a man killing majorettes. Oh, and don't expect gore. There is blood, but that's it.
One thing that really bugged me was the disk it self. The sound is pretty crappy, but I'm guessing that's just from the print that Shriek Show was given, but the thing that bugged me was that at one point the movie actually skips a chapter on its own. I think it was around chapter 12. The disk just went right to chapter 14, skipping a scene that actually had some important details, and going on to one that was just pure fluff and filler. So that was a problem. Otherwise the disk is fine. I would have to say **1/2 out of *****

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Hey. I watched this movie so that you do not have to...
Actually "Majorettes" came out in 1986 and its claim to fame, such as it is, would be that it was directed by S. William Hinzman, whose own place in horror film history would be, as you all know, as the cemetery ghoul at the beginning of "The Night of the Living Dead." In fact, you should probably just go watch that movie again (or for the first time) rather than watch this one, where somebody wearing a hood is going after the majorettes--that is right, not the cheerleaders, not the prom queen and her court, but the majorettes. The script by John A. Russo is based on his novel, which is something of a surprise because I do not think I have ever seen a really bad splatter flick that was based on an actual novel. I just assumed they were all written by wannabe screenwriters as acts of quiet desperation to try and fend off starvation and/or eviction. However, this one actually does try to do something different. Usually in a splatter flick the only concern is figuring out the order of the bodies on the menu, but in "The Majorettes" the last act turns the film from a slasher/splatter flick into a revenge/action film. Unfortunately the acting is uniformly bad and the direction invites all sorts of truly horrible comments about how Hinzman was apparently not acting in "The Night of the Living Dead" (which would be a good movie to watch instead of this one, in case you forgot). You will feel neither empathy with the victims of this blood fest or enjoy the way in which they are dispatched. As insult to injury, this film offers the sort of tentative gratuitous nudity that makes you wonder why they even bothered. Also known as "One by One," this is a film where few of the actors were ever heard from again for reasons that become clear why watching this film. Not that you should. So, why does this film get two stars? Because they did not actually kill people while making this movie, which would justify a lone star.

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DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE!
This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I think they found people off the street to act in this movie. It's just bad. It's not bad in a cheesy, funny kind of way, it's just bad. Don't waste any minute of your life watching this movie.