Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Kamila Bell This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

downahatch A Roger Corman production from the 70's so you know it's funny, sleazy, plot less and gratuitous but never boring, there's always something happening on screen. Claudia Jennings dominates as Karen Walker, a cat food factory worker who gets cheesed off and becomes a roller derby queen. She gives a tough-as-nails performance, spitting her lines in a manner not unlike the actresses in John Waters' early films. Other stand-outs include Louis Quinn as a cynical promoter and Alan Vint doing a hilarious take on the "roommate's boyfriend" character. It's an obvious attempt to cash in on Kansas City Bomber (apparently started while KCB was still in production) replacing Raquel Welch's vulnerability with Claudia Jennings' unapologetic approach and ladling on plenty of sleaze. So what's not to like?

Uriah43 Fed up with being sexually harassed at work "Karen Walker" (Claudia Jennings) quits her job and auditions for a spot on the local roller derby team. She quickly recognizes that she has found her life's calling but in the process manages to alienate the rest of her team because of her unquenchable desire to steal the spotlight from them. Her unstable mental condition and total lack of discipline certainly don't help either. Now as far as this film is concerned allow me to say that it boasts of three very attractive females in Roberta Collins (as "Jennifer"), Candice Roman (as Karen's sister "Donna") along with the aforementioned Claudia Jennings. Unfortunately, even with this great lineup the film contained some rather dull scenes along with very little cohesion between them which resulted in an overall cheap atmosphere. In comparison with a similar roller derby movie made the same year, "Kansas City Bomber" was clearly the better of the two films as it was much more polished and entertaining. In short, while this movie clearly had plenty of spills it had very few thrills and I give it a point for each of the three ladies mentioned earlier. But no more than that.

Scott LeBrun From executive producer Roger Corman comes this energetic ode to the lively and exploitative sport of roller derby, focusing on one team, the L.A. Avengers, and their newest acquisition, a former cannery employee named Karen Walker (70's drive-in picture goddess Claudia Jennings). Karen quickly becomes a fan favourite with her moves and picks up some endorsement deals in the bargain. But not everybody is rooting for Karen. She finds a rival in the bitchy Mickey (Betty Anne Rees, "Sugar Hill"), and her reign as queen of the roller derby circuit is eventually challenged by up and comer Beverly Brayton (Charlene Jones).Jennings makes the most of her vibrant role (and yes, she shows us some of the goods); her performance is exuberant and engaging. The supporting cast is packed with some familiar faces and is likewise entertaining to watch: Candice Roman ("The Big Bird Cage") as Karens' best friend Donna, Alan Vint ("Macon County Line") as Donnas' boyfriend Greg, Roberta Collins ("Death Race 2000") as Karens' teammate Jennifer, Louis Quinn ('77 Sunset Strip') as team owner Mr. Stern, Joe E. Tata ('Beverly Hills, 90210') as Sterns' son-in-law Marshall, Jerry Lewis foil Kathleen Freeman in a cameo as Karens' mother, John Steadman ("The Longest Yard" '74) as a guard, Dan Seymour ("Key Largo") as a used car dealer, Victor Argo ("Bad Lieutenant") as the trainer, Hunter von Leer ("Halloween II" '81) as a thief, and Rick Hurst ('The Dukes of Hazzard') as a mover.Vernon Zimmerman ("Fade to Black" '80) made his fictional feature film directing debut here, working from a screenplay by Howard R. Cohen ("Saturday the 14th"), and gives the viewer an eyeful of the go-for-broke crazy atmosphere of the sport. The action is often breathless, and the pacing very effective. Particularly impressive are the editing (supervised by a young Martin Scorsese) the costumes (by Cornelia McNamara), and the camera-work (by Scott Lloyd-Davies and Arthur R. Botham). Kendall Schmidt ("Neon Maniacs") composed the score. The colourful characters such as Angie Striker (Maxine Gates) and Horace McKay (John Mitchell) add to the fun. The final act is quite rousing as the spectators get into the act, and in the end there is a message about how people can't remain on top of the world forever.Must viewing for any Claudia Jennings fan.Eight out of 10.

Nick Zbu ..as in 'bad fashions,' 'bad hairdos,' and just plain old tackiness.The movie isn't really interesting. A woman who is being harassed by her employer (even through she's annoying as hell) and goes into the rollerderby. Despite the fact that all her teammates hate her, she somehow succeeds by her viciousness alone and spends the latter half of the movie beating down her opposition and getting beaten in return. At the end, she just goes around beating the hell out of people, shows her tattoo for some reason, and all this nonsense ends.It was basically the last half of a drive-in triple feature and it shows. Nudity is sparse, violence is all around, and the movie tries to be gritty but only succeeds in being extremely goofy and annoying. There is no real plot and nobody will care at the end. I have a feeling this was designed to GET people out of the theater or to give teens in the '70s extra time to makeout or get their clothes on before the drive-in closed.Be warned. It's a long ride to nowhere.