*Note: This year
for our annual 31 Days of Halloween marathon of horror movie reviews,
rather than write about old favorites, we're focusing on modern
horror films that haven't had a wide theatrical release. So for the
entire month of October, we will be dealing with horror fare that you
can find in the “New Release” section of Netflix or (if you still
have one) your local video store. So instead of nostalgic
appreciations and recommendations, this promises to be more of a “the
good, the bad, and the ugly” kind of affair. Hopefully more good
than bad and ugly, but that remains to be seen.
Review
by Bob Ignizio
Expanding
their 2001 short film into a feature, co-writers/directors Lucky
McKee and Chris Sivertson's ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE
starts off promisingly enough. Otsider Maddy (Caitlin Stasey) is
making a documentary about her cheerleader friend Alexis (Felisha
Cooper). While showing off for the camera doing a human pyramid,
Alexis falls and breaks her neck, dying. Flash forward a few months
to the end of summer vacation and we find Maddy has dumped her Wiccan
girlfriend Leena (Sianoa Smit-McPhee) and joined the cheerleading
team. Neither Leena nor the audience understands why at this point,
but for reasons that won't be disclosed until later in the film,
Maddy is looking to get revenge against Terry (Tom Williamson),
former boyfriend of the late Alexis.
