Sleepaway Camp

Pros: pretty bad/good film by a new director
Cons: if you're in on the joke it's good, otherwise so awful it's great

With a number of potent changes in the slasher genre and some fascinating reversals, Sleepaway Camp is still pretty funny since its release in 1983.  This disc with commentary by director Robert Hiltzik and actress Felissa Rose is ample proof that ...

Pros: Ugh... that ending
Cons: Technical flaws, poor acting and dialogue; this film is quite sick and disgusting

Robert Hiltzik's SLEEPAWAY CAMP is one of those 1980s "body count" films that has garnered quite a reputation over the years as being something special. In reality, though, an ending that is so completely twisted it's just plain wrong can't salvage what...

Pros: I Honestly Can't Think of Any
Cons: Bad Acting, Bad Script, Bad Premise, Basically Bad Everything

The 80s was a very memorable time period, strange as it was, it definitely one of the standout periods of our culture. One thing that instantly comes to mind when thinking about the 80s is how many awful horror movies were released in this time period,...

Pros: The lousy acting, that perfect twist ending, and everything else over-the-top.
Cons: If you don't love the 80's slasher films, you won't like this.

What I love the most about "Sleepaway Camp" is that there are plenty of other people out there who love "Sleepaway Camp" just as much as I do and possibly even more! When I mention my personal feelings towards this movie, no one ever really looks at me ...

Pros: Absolutely none.
Cons: Bad script, bad acting, bad special effects.

I did the traditional camp thing once when I was a kid. Disney movies and my vast collection of books had convinced me that my weeks at camp would be full of ghost legends, good natured competitions, fascinating hikes through the wilderness, at least one...

Pros: Angela's little secret. That's really the only reason why this film has lingered around.
Cons: Predictable, tacky, badly written. A poor man's "Friday the 13th"...except in one important regard.

How hard can it be to make a horror movie set in a summer camp in the woods? Now, I know that the makers of "Sleepaway Camp" didn't have the "Blair Witch Project" to plagiarize back in 1983, but they did have at least two or three installments of "Friday ...

Pros: Disturbing at times, especially towards the end
Cons: Some cheap production values

Sleepaway Camp opens with a father and his two children, a boy and a girl, boating together. When a group of wild teens (are there any other kind?) loses control of their speedboat, a horrible accident occurs, and the father and son are presumed dead. ...

Pros: The ending is amazingly shocking and the special effects not too bad.
Cons: Acting is rock bottom, plot is derivative, and suspense lost.

SLEEPAWAY CAMP is a United Film Distribution Company presentation, and is rated R for horror violence and language. The running time is 88 minutes. Originally released in theaters November 18, 1983.

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Pros: original ending
Cons: Bad acting, formulaic

Video Treasures/Media Entertainment USA Rating: R Canada: 18A Sleepaway Camp is an innovative little horror film. Quick Breakdown: This story starts off with a man and his 2 young children on a boat. A group of teenagers kill ...

Pros: Shocking ending, original and detailed plot.
Cons: Low budget, mostly for cult horror fans.

If anyone here knows about this movie, it's me. I'm one of it's biggest fans...I just received it for Christmas yesterday, so freshly watched, I decided to review it. Here we go!

Whoever you are, you'll get a kick out of this film. You just...

Pros: good gore, great ending, leaving you horrified
Cons: some of the acting is bad

Sleepaway Camp starts us off by showing the past where a man gets wacked by power boat. Although there is more to it, the scene starts off this horror film on a terrifying note. The feeling is set deep in the audience and the main story can...

Pros: scary, odd ending
Cons: none really, low budget film

It starts out as you hear voices of children who have died around a barren camp. Desolate is a better word to use. All of the cabins lay vacant and the fields remain empty. The camara then fades to a shot of two teenagers pulling one of there friends...