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Voodoo Academy

Voodoo Academy

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Bad Acting...Boys...
Review: ..

No doubt about it, the guys are HOT! I wouldn't mind enrolling in that school! If it wasn't for the good looking guys, this movie would be a total dud. The acting stinks, the special effects are cheap and the whole story is just idiotic, but damn is it fun to watch the boys during their "nightmares". If you are looking for some eye candy and a good laugh, this movie is for you.

I love horror movies, especially the low budget popcorn fare that Full Moon churns out, I had no idea this movie was even affiliated with Full Moon until I saw their name on the back of the box. By Full Moon standards, this is the bottom of the barrel in terms of acting, story and effects. Give me Subspecies, Castle Freak or Puppetmaster anytime!

The whole guys as victims angle interested me from the get go, I was dissapointed that they guys weren't "stalked" as mentioned in other reviews. I guess I had this whole vision of guys being leered at and eventually made to run away from the stalker, you know, like a good old fashioned slasher film. Oh well.

As far as the DVD is concerned, I was a bit upset that the feature itself was not 3 hours as listed on all the website descriptions I read(which may be a good thing), but the entire DVD including supplements runs 3 hours, buyer beware. The back of the box also states that there is a DVD-Rom photo gallery, where the heck is that?

I love cheap horror movies, I love watching guys in their underwear bump and grind and rub themselves (even if there is no full on nudity)and if you have 90 minutes or so to spare and you aren't too picky, buy this DVD! It's definately a "guilty pleasure" and a lot of fun if you are into it.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Do that voodoo that you do so well...
Review: ..

No doubt about it, the guys are HOT! I wouldn't mind enrolling in that school! If it wasn't for the good looking guys, this movie would be a total dud. The acting stinks, the special effects are cheap and the whole story is just idiotic, but damn is it fun to watch the boys during their "nightmares". If you are looking for some eye candy and a good laugh, this movie is for you.

I love horror movies, especially the low budget popcorn fare that Full Moon churns out, I had no idea this movie was even affiliated with Full Moon until I saw their name on the back of the box. By Full Moon standards, this is the bottom of the barrel in terms of acting, story and effects. Give me Subspecies, Castle Freak or Puppetmaster anytime!

The whole guys as victims angle interested me from the get go, I was dissapointed that they guys weren't "stalked" as mentioned in other reviews. I guess I had this whole vision of guys being leered at and eventually made to run away from the stalker, you know, like a good old fashioned slasher film. Oh well.

As far as the DVD is concerned, I was a bit upset that the feature itself was not 3 hours as listed on all the website descriptions I read(which may be a good thing), but the entire DVD including supplements runs 3 hours, buyer beware. The back of the box also states that there is a DVD-Rom photo gallery, where the heck is that?

I love cheap horror movies, I love watching guys in their underwear bump and grind and rub themselves (even if there is no full on nudity)and if you have 90 minutes or so to spare and you aren't too picky, buy this DVD! It's definately a "guilty pleasure" and a lot of fun if you are into it.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: You Do That Voodoo so Well?
Review: A high-concept, homoerotic, genre film that - for all its bare chest rubbing, hair gel and glossed-lipped poutiness - falls flat on its face. Even worse acting only tops a lousy script.

That said, if you're into barely 20-something boys in spanking white boxer shorts and white socks touching themselves incessantly all over while having a mutual wet dream, well this one's for you! Frankly, I find doing my grocery list more exciting. Surprisingly enough, the production quality is halfway decent, though.

Those of us, who like high-concept horror, will hate this one. There's barely an attempt at plausibility, and the level of horror tends to bend more towards cute than scary. Those of you who like homoerotic, this is about as erotic as a PBS film. Is it soooo bad that it's good? No. It's just silly and boring.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Trying to Make up For a Horrible Movie with Gorgeous Guys
Review: A young man enters the Video Store to rent a movie. He is kind of in the mood for some erotica. VooDoo Academy is in the gay section of the store and seems like one of those movies that may just be "So bad it's great"-along the lines of Showgirls, Trick,etc... That boy rents the movie. Sitting in the living room and observing this tale of a young man who enters a University run by a clearly seductive woman. She introduces him to the boys in the group... all are frankly, just wet dreams waiting to happen. The flick, complete with what seems like orgasmic nightly peep shows which lead to the boys' souls being taken just proved to be less than enjoyable. It would be much more interesting to fast forward through the movie and only view the scenes with the boys in their underwear-and there are only a few of them. The acting leaves room to be desired. Bluntly put, if you want to spend money to watch two or three scenes that last about three minutes with boys-who are GORGEOUS!-in boxers trying to attend a sick and twisted University..then this is the flick for you. If you want good or even remotely decent acting, plotline, and creativity to accompany the incredibly hot boys..you would do much better purchasing something else. Voodoo Academy, haha. The twisted part would be if someone actually enjoyed this flick.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Lots of skivvies shots
Review: David DeCoteau has become somewhat notorious over the past three years for creating cheap, formulaic horror with heavy homoerotic overtones and lots of twentysomething male flesh. _Voodoo Academy_ is one of his first flicks in this vein, and like the rest of them. it features no scares or shocks, and relatively little blood. It does have plenty of unintentional laughs, though. The acting is wooden, the dialogue is awful, and the production values are cheap, cheap, cheap.

Of course, none of this matters. If you're watching this -- or any of DeCoteau's recent horror movies -- you basically want to see half a dozen pretty young men walk around in nothing but their skivvies for about an hour and a half. The "restored director's cut" of _Voodoo Academy_ (on DVD) certainly delivers the goods, and for that matter, delivers them better than any of DeCoteau's other movies. It's no _Citizen Kane_ (heck, it's not even _Citizen Toxie_), but it gets the job done.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: the worst movie i have ever seen
Review: do not bother with this movie, if i could give it less than 1 star i would. unless you want to see a movie with no plot, no set and a bunch of guys that all look pretty much the same laying around in their underwear and looking like they are having fits don't bother with this movie, it is horrid.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Boys in boxer-briefs!
Review: Don't expect much from this flick but totally campy fun and lots of eye-candy of smooth, buffed boys, and you'll love it too. It's a great twist to see the BOYS inexplicably running around in their underwear for a change.

The confessional and the opening are probably the hottest bits; gotta love the Reverend! The bloopers are a hoot as well.

The first two 'Brotherhood' movies are of a similar genre, but I didn't find them as entertaining as 'Voodoo.'

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Oops! DeCoteau did it again!
Review: Full Moon Video and director David DeCoteau (who brought us "The Brotherhood" and the upcoming "Final Stab") brings us what is perhaps his greatest achievement in 1999's "Voodoo Academy".

The story deals with student Christopher Sawyer (hot newcomer Riley Smith of "Bring It On" and "Wild Grizzly") who enrolls in an exclusive Bible school. After he meets the five other guys he'll be rooming and studying with (including Huntley Ritter, also from "Bring It On"), he uncovers something even more sinister and devastating than the rising tuition costs. The priest (Chad Burris) and his lovely assistant (Debra Mayer) have plans to turn the guys into voodoo dolls in hope of bringing the resurrection of Satan himself! Luckily for us, Christopher is having none of that and is here to save us all!

Not really a horror movie but more of a soft core porn movie, "Voodoo Academy" features controversial scenes such as sensual rubdowns, crucifix licking and lots of scenes with guys running around in their BOXER BRIEFS! DeCoteau said that this is a horror movie "for girls", but we all know who the real target audience is... and we ain't complaining one bit.

The movie relies heavily on Riley Smith and Debra Mayer, and they turn in appropriately campy performances. Riley is on screen nearly all the time and as his career begins to blossom, you can see the makings of a great new star right here in his humble beginnings.

The DVD features 23 additional minutes that was cut out of the VHS versions, and this movie is nothing without that extra footage. Audio commentary, a great 30-minute behind the scenes featurette and more make this DVD a must have for any fan of bad horror and soft core pornography!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: B movie? Try C or D.
Review: Granted, this wasn't a big budget picture, but I'm surprised that a couple of high school sophomores could come up with enough money to make this film. If you like attractive actors, poor writing, poor acting, the best special effects of the sixties, and an occasional glimpse of the boom mic, then this movie is for you. If you like to know that you've spent your money and time on something worthwhile, keep on looking!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Boys on film
Review: I admit, I like cheesy B movies that feature scantily clad boys and homoerotic sexual tension. The plot line revolves around a group of boys who are attending an exclusive and experimental Christian college. Of course, not many people would watch it for the deep plot, but instead for the hunky boys running around in their underwear.

***Be warned...the editing is very choppy and you may feel a bit nauseous.***...


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