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Bad Reputation

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WARNING: This is an amateur film, shot on a digital camera. For a high school video project, it isn't bad. However, anyone expecting a professionally filmed & produced movie will be sadly disappointed. The cinematography is a joke. The acting is stilted and unnatural. The dialogue is dreadful. More time and skill went into producing the cover art than the actual product. Oh, and there's not even any gratuitous nudity to fast forward to.

For once, a indie horror has been made with a solid srcipt,cast and direction.It being a "one by one" revenge horror may sound old and tired but this one really pulls it off with style and wit.A horror with characters you identify with/feel for, what could be better than that?

Bad Reputation is a strong and powerful first feature film by director and writer Jim Hemphill. While it follows a basic rape-revenge plot, it still feels fresh. As it begins, it feels like a teen romantic comedy, much like She's All That (which is cleverly referenced by Aaron in the beginning of the film), but it progresses to become something much deeper and more terrifying than your average teen romp. The mood changes when Aaron and crew drug Michelle. From here on out, it's a horrifying, painful and downright satisfying film to watch.

The strong points in the film are the writing, acting and directing. The dialogue is realistic and intelligent, never insulting the viewers' intelligence. I love how clever references are featured, including an obvious nod to Jason of the Friday the 13th series in Michelle's revenge scenes. The characters are also developed quite well, and they never fall into the trap of becoming caricatures of high school students. You can actually make an emotional connection with each of them, which really affects how you view the film. You care about Michelle and want to see her get her revenge on all who have wronged her as much as you want to see those in the clique suffer. The direction ensured that the subject matter was not cheapened. This film has elements of Carrie, I Spit on Your Grave and May. Yet, Bad Reputation never rips these films off.

A stunning entry into the world of horror, Bad Reputation is one of the best independent films I've seen in a long time and proves that revenge is definitely sweet.

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All in all its a decent movie for a B-rate. The gore could be a little better, but the deaths are creative and truly a creative "vengeance flick".

I really enjoyed this movie even though it is very low budget. It goes to show you that with the right direction a movie can be a lot of fun without being big budget. The main character does a really good job in this movie and you really do feel for her. So when she goes on her rampage you love it. I was also impressed that a lot of the characters in this movie can act pretty well and could easily act in bigger budget movies which isn't always the case with B horror. This is worth a watch- a fun way to spend an hour and half. 4/5

I loved this movie, excellent plot with enough originality to make it it's own. Although the cinematography isn't amazing the acting, plot, and thrill make up for it. I highly recommend it.

Talk about false advertising. The cover of this DVD makes it look like a cheesy, exploitation revenge movie. It's not. The first two thirds of the film is actually a disturbingly realistic portrayal of the complete victimization of a person. Michelle is a shy, smart, attractive and poor girl who is sent to school in an affluent area in order to receive the educational benefits. She prefers reading alone to trying to compete with her rich, shallow classmates, until a charming athlete convinces her to go to a house party with the cool kids. By the end of the night Michelle is drugged, gang-raped, degraded and humiliated. Following the ordeal, everyone in her life, including her own mother, blames her for everything, and her reputation is destroyed.

There is nothing melodramatic about the way the film depicts Michelle's transformation from devastated victim to avenging assassin. And although the film ceases to be realistic when Michelle begins murdering both the boys who raped her and the girls who turned on her, it's satisfying.

In the past I have been totally disappointed with horror films put out by Maverick, the distributor of this film...mainly because of the sucky acting and lack of story, but Bad Reputation delivered in those areas. I liked the acting, direction, and look and feel of the film, however it felt like what Hollywood would have done if they made a rape/revenge movie. It played everything safe...too safe. You cannot do that with this type of movie. You have to go all the way. It felt like an ABC after school special in some parts. The dialog and acting again were top notch, but when it came time for the lead character to get her revenge it fell short. If you want to see a real indy rape/revenge film that doesn't hold back, check out The Hood Has Eyez. That's a masterpiece in degenerate exploitation cinema.

Poor quality, poor acting. I don't know what else to say. Evidently the people that made this have friend/family that like making reviews.

I love the movie "May", this sir is no "May". I hate how people describe movies like this (bland, unimaginative dribble) with unique movies, with truely round characters, like "May" I mention "MAy" only because a previous reviewer chose to draw the comparison.

By the way, I don't know who that is on the cover, but she is not in the movie. Some blond with the same outfit is. It is amazing what 8 pounds of airbrush ink will do to a picture. It sounds cruel, but I couln't help but to think about that the entire movie. ??

For the first movie by Jimmy Hemphill Bad Rep goes a long way.

Yes, this is an indie flick. If you buy it expecting Carmen Electra in a nude scene and a cameo by Will Smith you will be disappointed. If you are looking for something with fresh faces and casual killing, this is it.

I loved the movie and a quick internet search will show you that critics everywhere agree with me.