Wonderful character development!

hyped garbage

good back-story, and good acting

A Masterpiece!

Summary Spoilers... Nothing major.The Alpha Girls were super powerful witches once upon a time. Now they're all just spoiled rich girls with no idea of their legacy. Along comes Cassady, a new pledge, with a deeper understanding of the dark arts. After she gets her hands on a magical book full of the devil's words, all hell breaks loose.The cast was beautiful and my favorite scenes are the times all four main characters get to interact. The girls have very distinctive personalities and we get some time with each. So, when people start dying I really cared about them. My understanding is that this movie was made for no money. Regardless, the gore is great, totally sick and bloody. What little budget there was must have been spent on the final 15 minute climax, replete with digital effects. In general I applaud little flourishes in the art and wardrobe that made Alpha Girls feel huge.

Alpha Girls is A fun and nostalgic time hearkening back to the cult films of the 70's and 80's with influences spanning from Francis Ford Coppola to Dario Argento. What is abundantly clear is knowledge that this creative team has for the art of film making. For a film that was shot on such a small budget the production has a unique and defined look and feel. Shooting on the Red One and the HD-DSLR cameras gave this film a extensive visual range from up close and intimate to sweeping shots of the city of Philadelphia. The story starts off with introducing the germ of an idea and fallows it unto completion. Go see it.

I was lucky enough to catch this movie and Southwork, the band who scored the film, last night as it played in Knoxville.A lot of other reviewers note the campiness of the movie, but I didn't see what they did. Maybe I'm missing the point, but I think of the Adam West Batman series, Rocky Horror or even Return of the Living Dead when I think "campy" and I just didn't see that here. Don't take that to mean this is a movie that has no sense of humor, it does, but it also has one hell of a mean streak. That isn't a bad thing.Alpha Girls looks a lot bigger than a lot of movies with much larger budgets. Decent sets, costumes and some of the effects helped achieve that bigger feel. Intentional or not, the movie does have a bit of an 80's throwback feel and I'm OK with that either way. The acting is a little hit or miss, but is fine overall. Other than a "girls day out" scene that feels a little long, the movie is well paced. My biggest gripe would be some of the digital effects used feel less like a part of the scene and have a "pasted on" type of look.Overall, I had a good time watching this and would encourage anyone that enjoys a little satanism with their sorority girls or fun horror movies in general to check this out if the tour hits your town.Seeing what can be achieved with so little is promising for low budget films in general, but I look forward to seeing what these guys do next.

I was lucky enough to catch a screening of this film in Philadelphia before it makes its journey on a thirty-city tour up and down the east coast and into the Midwest. One thing I really appreciate about "Alpha Girls" is that it is an independent film through and through. Its homegrown Philadelphia roots can be clearly seen in the movie and it makes the film only that much more authentic and enjoyable. I'll cut to the chase: the plot isn't the most original or innovative, but what "Alpha Girls" does well is making us actually enjoy every clichéd horror film plot ploy it uses. How is this possible? I'm not quite sure myself. I've seen the movie twice and each time I walk out kind of bewildered, not knowing exactly quite what I saw. However, "Alpha Girls" is like one of those standard amusement park game rides: you know you've seen it before, but you still want to ride it, and you end up having a great time. I know that just by reading the plot description, you may be thinking, "Isn't every horror movie like this? Why should I waste my time watching this?" and what I want to say is that if you have a bit of faith and jump into this movie with little or no expectations, you will have a great time. I do have to preface and warn people that the movie can be bloody. Children might not appreciate the gore. Even I sometimes didn't appreciate the gore. But it's okay to turn your eyes away, because you know when to expect the gore. If you take it all in stride, I know you will have a bloody good time watching "Alpha Girls."