The House On Sorority Row
Picture: C
Sound: C Extras: D Film: C
We have had some good films about groups of evil girls in
school, including Carrie, maybe Satan’s Cheerleaders or original
telefilm Satan’s School For Girls, endless witches coven films and even
a strong episode of Barnaby Jones worked with this theme. Mark Rosman’s The House On Sorority Row
is not up to snuff, even when the girls are snuffing out other girls who they
do not like. It came out in 1983 after
too many slasher films and could not decide if it was part of the cycle or some
throwback.
The result is a confused, dumb film that has a better
cover than story. The acting is lame
and most important, there is no chemistry between the cast of ladies who seem
like “some gals” who were just available.
The anamorphically enhanced 1.78 x 1 image is very aged looking with bad
color, detail and depth, while the Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono is very flat and
dull. Only an original theatrical
trailer is included, which makes the film look more promising (surprise!) than
it turned out to be.
- Nicholas Sheffo
