Just perfect...

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Ostensibly a remake of the 1970s TV witchcraft classic of the same name, SATAN'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS in reality turns out to be a cheesy variant on the usual CHARMED storyline. Indeed it could be a feature length version of CHARMED and nobody would notice the difference, especially given the ultra-cheesy CGI effects and the presence of leading actress Shannen Doherty.The film opens promisingly with the apparent suicide of a young woman who's a student at an exclusive girls' school. Her older sister subsequently enlists at the same school in order to investigate the death, and she soon becomes a member of a witch's circle where great magic power is wielded. Sadly none of this power translates much to the screen, where everything seems subdued and laboured.The film is dull and cheesy, the worst kind of TV movie cheese there is. Incident in the storyline is limited to a couple of minor characters dying bloodlessly, and it all builds up to an ending chock-full of hilariously bad effects. It's fair to say that the acting is hardly remarkable, with a young Julie Benz (RAMBO) particularly irritating as a fellow student. Still as this is an Aaron Spelling production, the producers are happy to sit back and film the female students in (and out of) various figure-hugging attire, so they're happy.

"Satan's School for Girls" is an incredibly enjoyable and entertaining film.**SPOILERS**After her sister's suicide, Beth Hammersmith, (Shannon Doherty) learns that she had a dark secret from her college, and goes under an assumed name there to find out more. Meeting up with Allison Kingsley, (Julie Benz) Paige, (Taraji P. Henson) Hillary, (Mandy Schaffer) and Mark Lantch, (Daniel Cosgrove) other students at the college, she starts to question the student body about the incident and learns about her involvement in an occult group on campus, but a series of dreams tells her that not all that she's being told is true. Digging deeper into the mystery, she gradually realizes that the cult has been manipulating her life to get her into their organization to complete a sacred Satanic ritual, and tries to get away before succumbing to their dangerous powers.The Good News: There was some really good stuff to this one. One of the best points is that the mystery is built up rather well. While it's quite cliché stuff at times, from the rather well-done and entirely fun suicide scene to open the film, which gets a little creepy at times, there's also the strange behavior of those on campus and their reactions to it all which make for some really good times, and then the gradual shift away from the suicide into the occult and their witchcraft-like ways is done really well and keeps the suspense up which is a nice touch. That these are done through a series of really well-done supernaturally-influenced scenes makes for some really good times, and that they're all good scenes as well is really good. The three big sequences at the big tree are really good, as there's some pretty nice sequences there. The two major ones are the scenes of them practicing their rituals in the middle of a pentagram are a lot of fun, and that there's a fully-fledged transformation during them is even better. Even some of the dreams, which aren't that big but actually quite well-done, manage to serve just as good of a purpose. From the dawning realization of the dangers to the cult to the rather convoluted ones detailing the supposed suicide, there's some good points to be had from these moments. There's also a couple rather well-done attacks that are quite fun, from the enjoyable opening where the malicious spirit is shown crawling along the frame of the house to get inside and take out the victim to a rather atmospheric attack during a raging thunderstorm that is a lot better than expected, this one manages to get in some suspenseful moments when it wants to. The best part, though, is the fun and entertaining finale which is the best part of the film. From the grand church that has a Gothic flair to it that really works to the use of the occult paraphernalia strung around to make it look even more intimidating and imposing, there's a great setting for the action to unfold. The action itself isn't that bad, mainly based around the occult ritual that must be performed, but is nicely aided along by the rather impressive finale which has a lot going for it, from the fire that makes the others burst into flames in an impressive set of visuals, and then the final confrontation with the main head of the group as well manages to be a lot of fun. Coupled with a higher-than-expected body count, this one is a pretty entertaining entry.The Bad News: There was a few problems with this one that hold it down somewhat. One of the main problems here is the fact that there's just way too much editing during the attack scenes that really serve to neuter the film so it's not as outrageous or violent as it could be. This is mostly prevalent during the later half, when there's more action, but it's still something to contend with, when it manages to either cut away before the main kill can be seen or just shown from such an angle as to make it hard to figure out what really happened. That it's just during the attack scenes, causing them to be severely edited down, is where it scores down due to the very fact that there's hardly anything to be seen in them. Another problem is the fact that the relationship between the two, which is so cliché that it had to happen and is eye-roll-inducing for merely being included, surprises no one and really serves no purpose other than to get her nearly-naked and nothing else, and easily could've been dropped in favor of lengthening some of the attack scenes, which is the last flaw here. A couple of them, either due to editing or other factors, are quite short and could've used the time the film uses building up a cliché romance into making them a little more fun. Otherwise, there wasn't much wrong with it.The Final Verdict: Far, far better than expected and actually with a lot of rather good points to it, beating out the few rather insignificant-if-noticeable flaws. This one is definitely recommended to those who enjoy these kinds of films or fans of the creative cast, otherwise go in with extreme caution.Rated R: Violence and some Language

This was a very good movie. Shannen Dorhety is always a good actress. It is a must see teen movie. Julie Benz was also performed a good role in this movie also although she still had that dense but dangerous personality like she had in Jawbreaker. I felt the mixture of the Jawbreaker-Craft relationship because witchcraft was used and the girls who were in the movie had the attitude the girls had in Jawbreaker. FLAWLESS!! Hopefully they will make a sequel because of its suprising ending.

When Beth's (Beth is a witch, but a good one.) sister, Jenny dies, the police think it's suicide. Beth knows that Jenny would never do such a thing, so she decides to go investigate the death by herself. Beth then enrolls at Fallbridge College, the same college where Jenny attended. Beths goes under a different name though, Karen. Whilst Beth is there, she finds out some dark secrets, including one about a secret cult group who call themselves, The Five, who want Beth to join the group as there fifth member. Satan's School For Girls stars, Shannen Doherty, Julie Benz, Daniel Cosgrove and Kate Jackson. They all give pretty good performances here.I expected to like Satan's School For Girls. as I usually always like these kind of movies and as expected I did enjoy it. The movie had a good plot which kept you interested all the way through and it didn't get boring at all. This is a good TV movie. It's a shame it didn't make it to the big screen though.