#1 Cheerleader Camp

In the interest of painting myself as objective a reviewer as possible, and not just a raving fanatic, I will say that comedies by The Asylum don't usually do it for me, as they skimp a little too much on story for the sake of sex, drugs and flatulence. But #1 Cheerleader Camp is a pleasant exception, while still fulfilling, in kind, all the aforementioned detractors.

Basically Bring it On meets Meatballs with a dash of American Pie: Band Camp, the film concerns two young men who somehow land jobs working maintenance at a cheerleader camp. Naturally, they're in it for the perks. And there are lots of perks. Or at least perky things. Take for instance the opening scene, man's best friend: buxom young ladies on trampolines. For real. The film opens the same way The Man Show used to close. And just in case you're thinking, "wow, that's incredibly sexist," uh-uh, nope, it was written by a woman, so, you know, not sexist.

Neither then is the group shower scene, the best - if "best" can be conscienably applied to describing a group shower scene - of its kind since Porky's, nor the sprinkler montage, a rival to Phoebe Cates' iconic pool emergence in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. "How many more references is he going to make?" you may be asking yourself? None.

As for performances, for me the film was made and saved by Seth Cassell, who I really didn't like in Sex Pot, but here found to be more subtle and restrained, thus actually funny. As for the other guy, he was passable, but I was really distracted by the fact that he looks a lot like the douche who plays Ted on How I Met Your Mother. Beyond the principles, there is a bevvy of naked chicks - as though cheerleaders weren't enough, strippers enter about halfway through - a cameo from Mega Piranha hero Paul Logan and Lucy from Dallas (Charlene Tilton) playing herself with unabashed bravado. That's really all you need to know.

Well I dunno what movie the folks that gave this 5 stars saw, but all I saw was garbage. If I rent a B looking cheerleader movie with unknown bimbo actresses & some girls azz on the cover I expect to see lots of gratifying T&A, not really expect it to have much of a storyline, just lots of good T&A runnin around all over the place. Well, this movie failed miserably. What was supposed to be a Porky's version of "Bring It On" was more like a homo-chick flick instead. There were lots of breast, i'll give it that but I was expecting to see some good full frontal & the girls in the movie that I thought were the hottest never took off a d@mn thing. Throw in the classic male tied to the bed & played with scenes along with the males running around naked scenes & what you have is a fraudulent teaser. Do not waste your money, don't even watch if your buddy has it & offers to let you borrow because you'll only be disappointed. Your girlfriend on the other hand may enjoy it...

Okay- as a b-movie fan, I immediately check out whatever The Asylum releases..... Of their recent foray into sex comedies, this is by FAR the best.

The key here is the cast - they are completely game, and put more effort into making this a good film then it probably deserves. There's clearly a lot of improv going on, and it works. Also - the plot makes sense, and there's a certain amount of heart here that doesn't exist in similar movies by the same studio.

I'd suggest a rental. The usual dirty jokes/nudity are present, but there's also some genuinely funny moments, and an ending that actually works and makes you feel good. Again - the cast sells it.