The producers hit all the right marketing buttons with the titilating title of “Sorority Girls” and the hot trend of 3D with the upcoming June 8 release of “Sorority Girls 3D” (DVD, $19.98).
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But “B” movie veteran Fred Olen Ray’s (“Inner Sanctum,” “Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers”) Retromedia Entertainment, launched in 2001, and distributor Infinity Entertainment Group miss so badly on delivering the goods on every level that this program may have a negative impact on the adoption of 3D on home discs.
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Here’s why:
- The 3D is not the new Blu-ray 3D but the old school DVD version with the cheesey cardboard glasses with colored lenses.
- The 3D is even worse than normal traditional 3D in this format — almost non-existent; certainly not noticeable
- It’s not even made clear how to wear the glasses, which are pre-folded to make it appear that the red lens goes over the left eye even though the pictures on the box indicate the opposite (the only difference seeming to be a shift in which color is washed out more).
- The 2D version offers a far superior picture.
And just to make it a complete whiff, the 54-minute program — the 2D version has a copyright of 2009 under the title “Sorority Sisters” — isn’t even satisfying in any way on 2D since it’s nothing more than seven naked women sitting on two sheet-covered couches in a broadly-lit room playing a pretty lame game of Truth or Dare.
— By Scott Hettrick