Nonureva Really Surprised!

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

dgonzalez-40797 This movie starts off as a campy regular flick, but wow what a twist!

hellraiser7 Warning do not read unless seen film.There always seems to be an attraction to horror taking place in camp grounds, it's hard to say way it could be because despite such a peaceful and beautiful locale away from civilization it's also unsettling because that very separation makes us vunurable for anything. But also most horror originated from the camp fire tales we've all heard at night while making a few of our own.Yeah, it another camp slasher film but it's one of the good ones, and personally this really is one of the ones that I like because it's slightly unique. This was done like most of the camp slasher films on a minimum budget but I felt they did well with it, everything is on par. There are some good blood effects, it's not exactly a gore fest but this film isn't ment to be one, it's more invested in suspense. But the kills were good or decent all the same, the one kill that sticks out for me is the curling iron which I always found unsettling despite non gory it was suggestive as it corilates with our fear of getting burned by the tool. Music is also really good from the theme which is a brief tune but really gives an unsettling tone that were all about to enter a killzone in the guise of a camp. However the end theme is just excellent, it's one of my favorate movie tracks of all time, it's the kind of song I could just dance to but perfectly fits the film's end.But of course what I really like about the film is that it's a bit of a psychological suspense thriller. There aren't many characters that stick out in theis movie except for Angela and Ricky. Ricky I really like he's got a fun sense of humor as he sometimes has some wisecracks or makes certain jokes that are actually memorable, but what I like about him is how much he defends his cossin Angela. Some would say he's being overprotective but I don't feel he is at all, he's just doing what any good sibling/friend would do which normal and I emphasize with it, I don't let my best friends and girlfriends take crap they don't deserve.Felssa Rose is just excellent as Angela, she was another one of the actresses I had a crush on when I was a kid. Angela I found really sympathetic from the beginning and even at the end, she's a tragic character that is burdened with the tramatic loss of her family, and as time went on never really gotten over it . Which is understandable and goes with an old saying on how time doesn't always heal all wounds. Angela we see is just struggling to have a normal and good life but her efforts are fruitless, let alone hardly anyone in the camp is helpful and all stupidly make things worse for her (what the hell is everyone's problem anyway). There is this little subplot where Ricky's friend (played by Christopher Colet in which this is first film, man good start) and her are trying to get something going and it actually looks like things may look up for Angela. Ricky's friend isn't a bad guy except for one big problem, he want to go a little too fast with Angela. It's understandable with his case because people that age their hormones are just getting started and are on maximum overdrive which can override anyone's better judgement, but as it's said abstanace is always the way to go. Personally with any girl I'm always willing to wait, sure there are certain things I want to do with her as long as she's ready or both of us then it's ok; you should never force anyone to do anything that's not the way to go. This adds I feel more to the sympathy of Angela as she feels uncomfortable with him going too fast which is easy to emphatsize with even I don't like moving too fast. But there is another part of the suspense as you get an uneasy feeling about the fate of Ricky's friend, I honestly felt if he doesn't learn to apply the breaks soon he's in big trouble.The suspense in this film is very not just in wondering who's going to get it next and how; but also your constantly wondering and worried about Angela's mental state. The camp itself I found added to be an unsettling atmosphere, from the populace consisting of one blowhole after another, a few of the staff like that cook or head manager that should've been in jail instead of camp, or how poorly funded the camp is in certain areas which makes me wonder how the hell it's still running even I wouldn't go here. It's kinda the perfect killing ground but just has a atmosphere that tells you things aren't right.And of course as I said the psychological aspect I feel really adds on to the suspense. One of the scenes that stick out is a flashback sequence with Angela where we see her dad having some sort of same sex relationship but also another where her late brother is pointing at her, I'll admit I always found that sequence unsettling from the fact that in those sequences there is complete darkness that surrounds them which do me gives it an almost nightmare sensibility. It really raised some questions with me like where the heck is Angela's mom, is what's happening with the Dad an affair, do both Angela's brother and her have a not so good relationship? All of this just goes to show that everything going on with Angela's family isn't entirely kosher.And of course it comes down to an ending which I'll admit really turned my blood to ice, it's to me one of the best damn twists and endings to any movie, I honestly didn't see it coming which makes it all the better. I won't say what it is, but I'll just say it's something your remember for a very long time.Overall if you're a horror fan or even a fan of the slasher sub genere than this camp is worth a visit. The next camp you sleep at could be your big sleep.Rating: 3 stars

mcgowanjm-65288 Wow, I read about this movie in a best of horror movie guide, so I got it from Netflix. It's terrible! The acting is awful (the mom is unbelievably bad), the story is nothing special. Yeah, everybody says the ending is such a shocker, meh. The only reason I didn't give it a 1 is that the makeup for the victims was very good. Do yourself a favor, if you want to see this, don't suffer through the whole thing, fast forward to the kill scenes and the "shocking" ending and just get it over with.

thelastblogontheleft Sleepaway Camp, a well-known cult classic among horror enthusiasts, is what I'd consider to be a "great bad movie". It was director Robert Hiltzik's first film (and, really, he only went on to direct one other distant sequel) and one he should be pretty proud of, really.The film opens with a dad and two kids playing out on a lake. There are some teenagers nearby driving a speedboat rather recklessly, who tragically crash into the family, killing the father and one of the children. We fast forward 8 years to Angela (Felissa Rose), the survivor of the accident, heading off to Camp Arawak with her cousin Ricky (Jonathan Tiersten), who she now lives with. She is understandably traumatized by the events and extremely shy and quiet as a result, which makes for lots of teasing at camp (and lots of punishment for those who tease…).** SPOILERS! **Overall, this is your typical campy (literally and figuratively) teen slasher. It was riding the waves of Friday the 13th (released in 1980) and the similarities are unmistakable — gruesome killings played out in an act of vengeance on camp kids and their counselors. Sounds a bit familiar. But really, who doesn't like a campy teen slasher film?Ricky's mom (Desiree Gould) keeps the weirdness factor up right away with her WILDLY over-the-top acting and just plain bizarre persona.Despite the acting not being the greatest (is it ever?) and the sheer number of short shorts and crop tops (mostly on the muscular male counselors), some of the kills are surprisingly awesome. The counselor getting drowned under the canoe was nothing wild until you see his corpse the next morning with a water snake slithering out of his mouth. The disgusting pervert of a head chef got DRENCHED in boiling water and the length of time he is allowed to go on screaming in agony is, well, satisfying in context. Or Judy (Karen Fields) getting killed with a hair curler, where it's more about what we don't see than what we do.This movie is also now responsible for one of my favorite moments ever: when one of the other kids says "Eat sh*t and die, Ricky!" and Ricky responds, in all seriousness, "eat sh*t and live, Bill". Brilliant.But the real reason we will all remember this movie forever: THE ENDING, HOLY GODDAMN. Honestly, Angela being the killer didn't surprise me for a second. I thought that was obvious from the very beginning. But the twist of her actually being Paul and raised as Angela because crazy Aunt Martha "always wanted a daughter" was a doozy, and the visual of his surprisingly-muscular-for-a-pre-teen's naked body drenched in blood as he hisses maniacally was just… wow. Wow. Wow.On top of it being a WILD leap into left field, it made the motivation behind the killings a bit deeper… surprisingly deep for an early 80s slasher film, really. I wish it had been explored more and given the attention it deserved, but it introduced these sort of half- baked ideas of sexual repression, trauma from sexual molestation, and being forced to live in a body that isn't your own into the film, which was interesting even if not fully fleshed out.Ultimately, worth a watch JUST for the ending alone. For real.