[.ca] Reform School Girls

Yow!:
I watched this dvd last night and here are ten (10) observations: 1. This film is probably not going to inspire anyone to do anything. No one is going to say "Gee, seeing 'Reform School Girls' was the turning point in my life and that's why I'm so successful today." This is probably not likely, but who knows... Stranger things have happened. 2. There's not a lot to think about here. "Reform School Girls" is not exactly intellectually challenging. The best thing to do while watching this is to have a beer and maybe start doing the laundry. 3. The cover for the dvd shows Sybil Danning, but Wendy O. Williams got the top billing. I could care less about Sybil Danning. What I would have liked to see on the cover would have been Williams wearing shaving cream and electrical tape with a chain saw. That would have been a great cover. 4. Wendy O. Williams' acting ability was pretty one-dimensional, but that's okay because the film isn't supposed to make any sense anyway. I especially like the part where Williams gets on top of the runaway bus, because it absolutely made no sense at all. 5. The end title song, "It's My Life" was written by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. This is an example of how the ideas of Gene Simmons have systematically perverted the nature of our culture for years. 6. If you buy this dvd, watch the trailers first. They're funny. 7. The Commentary by director Tom DeSimone and humorist Martin Lewis is pretty good too. 8. If you're a Wendy O. Williams fan, this dvd is worth having. In the last part of the film, she basically goes nuts, and I think it's commendable that someone was able to capture that on film. 9. As spoof, "Reform School Girls" works pretty well, on a very simple level. Other than Williams, the characters really don't mean anything and the story could easily have been replaced with anything else about women in prison. 10. The bottom line is, "Reform School Girls" is a far more interesting and plausible story than "The English Patient".

The benchmark for women in prison films.:
As a serious women in prison film collector, I can state that no other film than 'reform school girls' better epitomizes what the genre is about more completely. It has all the humorous elements one would expect in a such a film; the wicked wardeness, the bad butch girls, the helpless girl, the kitten stomp, shower scenes, fights, brandings, DDT delousing and did I mention shower scenes? Where do girls in a juvenile facility get all that fancy langerie anyway? Wendy O'Willimas puts in a convincing and moving performance as a wicked correctional official and seems to delight in her evil role. Sybil Danning makes an extended cameo that was mandatory for a film of this type in the 1980's. Although it lacks the gladitorial competitions of 'Lust for Freedom' or the exploitative child birth scene of 'Bad Girls Dormitory', it is cheerful and builds up gradually to a frenzy of revolutionary fervor. This film will definitely not disappoint. This is also a good film for those new to the genre and those who enjoy the excesses of the 80's.

Prison Babes & Good Old Exploitation!:
This film is one of my favorite campy exploitation flicks. Wendy-O is outstanding as a real bad... prison chick who doesn't take \oanything\c...she even has the warden in check....there is no plot to speak of, but the hot chicks and ... fun should not be missed!! If you love hot prison chicks in next to nothing outfits having cat fights then this film is for you....long live Wendy...............a true gem!!

Hysterical:
A friend and I, many years ago, watched this film on cable at about three in the morning. I started laughing quite early in the film because I knew one of the actresses from high school, wearing a flannel nightgown when all of the rest of the women were running around in their panties and bras. This is a hysterical film, all exploitation and slease and T & A and soft-core sadomasochistic lesbian porn. It's wonderful stuff, the best of the 80's women-in-prison, kitten-with-a-whip, over-the-top Grade B pulp-fiction movies.

Good babes!!:
This movie it's really impressive, the girls are the most gorgeous I've ever seen in a female prison movie. Sybill Danning looks perfect, and Sherri Stonner with her babydoll face and innocence. The shower scenes are very gruesome. Unfortunately the medical check is short for a movie like this. But if you enjoy watching girls with few clothes and nice bodies, this is your film.