Official Synopsis:
Al alien spacecraft lands in a small California town, its passengers on a mission to take over the world. Their first stop is the local hospital, where they inhabit the bodies of a trio of comely candy stripers, turning them into voracious sexual predators on the lookout for men to use as breeders for their alien race! Only an injured basketball player and his friends see their wicked plan, but what can they do to stop the alien's plan for global domination? Featuring former Playboy Playmates® Deanna Brooks (May, 1998) and Serria Tawan (November, 2002), Candy Stripers is a sexy, scary thrill ride where danger lurks around every corner, and no one can be trusted.
Our Take:
Anytime a horror movie casts Playboy Playmates (in this case, Deanna Brooks and Serria Tawan) in major roles, I find myself both pleased and worried. Pleased because, well, let's face it, they usually look awfully good and don't always stay entirely clothed. Worried, because usually taking off their clothes is about all they can do well.
Candy Stripers is a sci-fi/horror flick that follows the usual sci-fi/horror flick formula; unfortunately, it follows it a little too well. The result comes across like a cross between Species and Playboy After Dark, only without all the good parts. It's not that the movie's all bad, it just lacks any kind of style at all. Early on, it seems as if this might be a fun movie, with enough sense to poke a little fun at itself. Rather, Candy Stripers takes itself way too seriously, and there is no fun to be found anywhere. The film comes across as flat and forced instead. If they had just had a little more fun with things, this could have been a camp classic rather than another forgettable direct-to video-title.
The good news: the running time is short, the main cast is surprisingly not terrible, and did I mention there's Playboy Playmates running around? The bad news: the DVD contains no extra features whatsoever. Granted, this isn't a high profile release, but that's no excuse in this day and age. Bottom line: average DTV flick, average DVD presentation.
Overall Picture:
Movie: C
DVD: C
- Mike Spring
Editor
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