Sleepaway Camp (1983)

lester1/2jr · October 07, 2009, 10:34:30 AM

I'm willing to bet there are alot of people, even hardcore horror movie fans, who don't like this movie. Not unlike "the Baby" or a Todd Solondz experience it's what I call a "mental Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Hey we wanted gore, not ....to be creeped out by perverts!! AND it's pretty gorey too! rape, gender bending, insanity, May-December romances, more insanity. EVen with it's cliche scenerio of kids at camp with a killer on the loose, it really stands out from the pack. I liked this better than bigger budget more crtically lauded 80's horrors like "the burning". ending is overrated 5/5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaAcitYY4OU

SkullBat308 · October 07, 2009, 05:21:32 PM

The ending was awesome!!!!!!!

lester1/2jr · October 07, 2009, 05:43:04 PM

I thought it was of a piece with the rest of the fim but nothing so special

zombie no.one · October 07, 2009, 06:47:01 PM

I saw this about 6 months ago in its entirety on youtube. (dunno if it's still up). I watched it in the dark at about 3am and the ending s**t me up!

I thought the film was good overall though. one thing that seemed slightly odd is how young the kids seemed. in the average teen slasher you seem to get 15-19yr olds getting the chop, in this one the kids don't look much over 12-13...

HappyGilmore · October 07, 2009, 10:46:46 PM

Haven't seen Sleepaway Camp 1, but have seen parts 2 and 3. I like them, especially the scene in which Angela 'kills' Freddy and Jason while dressed as Leatherface. I think Suncoast has the dvd for Sleepaway Camp. I just don't know the price.

Psycho Circus · October 09, 2009, 09:31:06 AM

I prefer "Teenage Wasteland" to the first two. Decent enough flicks tho' especially when compared to today's glossy tripe with all the loud fake jumps they use every 5 secs.

Jack · October 09, 2009, 10:16:23 AM

Didn't really care for the first one, it was like an R rated version of the Bad News Bears. But the ending was pretty sensational, I'll say that for it. Actually preferred both of the sequels, part 3 being my "favorite", though I wasn't all that crazy for any of them.

lester1/2jr · October 09, 2009, 10:19:14 AM

I don't get the fascination with the ending of the first one. I saw it coming a mile away and I never see it coming a mile away

justin · October 09, 2009, 12:07:54 PM

I really enjoy this one, yeah, the acting's not the greatest but its still a fun movie. The ending surprised me when I first saw it & I consider it 1 of the better twist endings to a movie.

Part 2 & 3 were ok at best & the less said about Return To Sleepaway Camp...the better.

Bmeansgood · October 11, 2009, 10:28:11 PM

Quote from: lester1/2jr on October 09, 2009, 10:19:14 AM
I don't get the fascination with the ending of the first one. I saw it coming a mile away and I never see it coming a mile away

I am curious as to what tipped you off? I don't remember the movie that well, but I remember being very suprised at the end. And I normally pick up on that stuff pretty quickly.

voltron · October 13, 2009, 02:53:12 PM

"Look at all that fresh young chicken....where I come from we call 'em baldies."
I was so glad when the chef got his comuppence. And Judy, what a b***h! The curling iron scene was pretty cool. She deserved it (actually most of the victims in this movie got what they deserved). One scene I'm a little confused about is when the group of kids get axed to death. The councellor comes back to find them dead, but it kinda looks like somebody spread a pile of garbage in some sleeping bags. The shot is not very clear. Anybody else notice that?

WilliamWeird1313 · October 13, 2009, 03:50:56 PM

I love this flick. Me & my one friend Nicole have a bad habit of just randomly making that weird open-mouthed wide-eyed freak-out face that Angela shows off without the slightest movement during the film's twist finale. Such a messed up flick. I got to see it on the big screen recently thanks to a monthly cult movie double feature series that recently started up around here, caught it on a double bill with Cannibal Holocaust. It was kind of amusing: everyone was laughing and yelling jokes at the screen and having a crazy fun time during Sleepaway, then about 10 minutes into Holocaust you could hear a freakin' pin drop. It's hard to make jokes during that flick. Not impossible, but dang hard.

lester1/2jr · October 13, 2009, 04:33:48 PM

Quotecaught it on a double bill with Cannibal Holocaust.

wow, what a night out

metalmonster · October 13, 2009, 06:09:34 PM

I Like The First Two But I Think The Third One Deeded Some Work

I Never Got Around To Seeing RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP , But I've Heard Nothing But Bad Things About It

jae · October 13, 2009, 07:18:35 PM

The ending scared the bejeebies out of me! Its the best of the three. Part II and part III are not great but laughable and entertaining.

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

justin