14 - Cheerleader Massacre 2

    Two competing teams of cheerleaders head to a cheerleading camp for some face-off.  While there, they seem to be stalked by a strange robot.
    I'm all in favor of standard nudity and gore in slashers.  The is one of the more incompetent movies I've seen.  Loads of nudity, the the point where it enters self-parody, rather than just a winking eye at the audience.  The gore is absolutely terrible though.  It's almost entirely CGI, and it's pretty poorly done.  I have to wonder if this is cheaper than practical effects.  The only reason I can think that it's desired is because it can be altered in post-production.  I would think that most filmmakers - even really low-budget ones - have seen enough movies to know that these terrible effects never get a good reaction.  They take people out of the movie, and it's hard to forgive them.  It just looks like a real lack of effort.
    The movie itself is one of the weirdest movies I've seen.  The Room had Wiseau's sensibilities imprinted all over the script.  This script reads like a bizarre first draft, where people respond to situations and questions in ways that don't ring true.
    The amount of nudity is completely confusing, mostly because it conflicts with the way people behave in real life.  Cheerleaders sleep topless, and chat with their friends topless.  There are lengthy scenes with characters topless in the shower, sunbathing, waking up after sleeping at a friend's house.  Really strange.  Almost makes you feel like you're watching a alternate universe kind of movie.
    There's a reveal near the end that explains who the killer is, which seemed a bit forced.  The killer gives an explanation for their motivation, which seems even more forced.  But then the movie pulls out the one trick it has going for it - the implication of a much larger conspiracy.
    This raises a different problem.  I would much rather see a direct sequel to this, if it existed, than watch this movie.  The sequel has so much more promise for an interesting story.
    The short version - if you really are desperate for lots of nudity, or enjoy low budget slashers.  (I mean, low, low budget)  Otherwise, not worth your time.

    I found myself wondering about the market for nudity in rental movies.  With the internet supplying as much porn as anyone could use, the titillation of this kind of nudity seems unnecessary.