Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers

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Not too bad.......2006-10-03

The Mullet factor in this movie propells it from 2 to 3 stars. This movie is your typical 80's slasher flick that adds some well placed humor to some very bloddy scenes. Pam Springsteen is good in the movie and actually makes this movie work.

As one would expect most people die but it is definitely worth watching how creative Pam S. is in killing them. All in all this movie is worth watching but beware that this is part 2 in a 3 part series so you should watch 1 and 3 to fully appreciate the entire story.

Entertaining sequel to one of the greatest slasher movies of all time!.......2006-03-05

When I put this DVD in, I wasn't really expect much. All I expected was a crappy sequel to a really great film, since alot of slasher sequels aren't that good. Well, I was pleasantly suprised because what I got was a highly enjoyable late 80's horror cheesefest that all fans of corny slasher flicks can appreciate.

Basically, the plot revolves around a group of kids at a camp called Rolling Hills, which is apparently 60 miles from Arawak. Well, it turnes out that Angela did her time at the mental hospital and has had a sex change operation (She used to be a boy) and is apparently "cured". Haha. Boy, were the counselors that hired her wrong. Pretty soon, kids begin to start missing. Angela claims that she's sent them home for behaving badly, when really, she's been brutally murdering them in painful, gruesome ways. No one knows this, and of course, they believe her when she tells them she sent 'em home. Well, when more and more kids keep getting "sent home", the camp counselors get suspicious and fire Angela. Of course, Angela runs off into the forest and to the abandoned cabin where she likes to hang out. One of the remaining teenagers decides that she wants to try and cheer her up, and grabs her boyfriend and has him help her. Well, when they reach Angela's hangout spot, they soon find out her disgustingly horrible secret and now both of their lives are in danger. Will they make it out alive? Watch the movie and find out, damn it!

Well, there's a run-down of the main premise of this short, but incredibly entertaining bloodfest. Now, the story is really quite absurd. Wouldn't they check Angela's records or something before hiring her as a staff member? In real life, yes, they would have and they would have NEVER have hired her...unless they were total and complete idiots, of course. But, luckily, these counselors are idiots and we get to have a fun time watching Angela "weed out the bad kids"! The gore scenes in here weren't very graphic, but then again, the gore scenes weren't too graphic in the first one, either. You see, they didn't NEED to be gorey! And neither do the deaths in here!

Oh, and if you're looking for some T&A, there's plenty of it in here. Right after the beginning credits, we see one of the young teenage girls topless because she says she likes to sleep in the nude. And there's one that just likes to act like a complete [hooker]to impress her friends and the guys, and one of the best sex scenes ever filmed happens to be in here. Yes, the sexual stuff is pretty pointless, but this is a SLASHER FILM. Most slasher films have a little bit of nudity or sex in them, to attract their younger male target audience. And of course, the girls are treated to a couple of muscular guys without any shirts on a couple of times.

The acting is pretty average in here, but it's better than the performances in the first film. Pam Springstein is amazing as Angela, and I personally think she's much much better than Felissa Rose. I love the way she portrays our favorite transvestite serial killer. When she murders, she doesn't think twice about it. She just acts like it's some every day thing, and just...does it. There's no other way to explain it, she just kills 'em. Only a couple of the murders have build up to them, and yeah, I do wish there had been more build-up in this one like in the first, but oh well. I still had a great time watching this, so that doesn't matter.

Overall, this isn't as good as the first one, but for some reason, it's far more entertaining.

Reccomended for a Saturday night rental. Or you can just buy it if it's really really cheap, like I did. Don't forget to pop a ton of popcorn to go with it!

Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers.......2005-09-08

Sequel to the 1983 cult classic "Sleepaway Camp". If you are not familar with the first movie it is a must see! (See my review.)

This installment takes place five years after the grisly murders at Camp Arawak. We are now at Camp Rolling Hills and Angela is BACK! She has escaped from an asylum and has shown up as a camp counselor. Everything has to be "perfect" for her, and you will find out if you break the rules you will get punished!

Lots of gore to delight the horror fan. If you liked the first movie I would highly suggest seeing this one.

bad bad bad.......2005-08-10

this movie is such a waste of time you definately will want to see it!!bruce springsteen must be so embarrassed!

Classic cheesy horror with Mullets.......2005-08-09

The chick on the cover isnt in the movie at all lets just get that out of the way.This movie is just plain fun, lots of boobs, counselors and campers with serious mullets and really bad effects makeup. the continuity is lacking and so is the writing for that matter BUT I LOVE THIS MOVIE> because I love the "campy" aspect no pun intended. Angela is back on this movie but this time she isnt the wallflower quiet camper that secretly kills her fellow campers and the staff, no this time around she is UBER-COUNSELOR!!! She sings Kum-bay-yah and tries to keep her cabin full of girls(who are to freaking old to be campers) from losing thier shirts, literally, at all moments of the day. She clashes with other staff members because she sticks to the rules, and she Kills when she sees them being broke, She is the "angel of death" only slaughtering those who deserve to be killed. Angela practically skips through each murder with a giant grin and a biting humorous line or two. You want these brats to get offed, especially Allie the wet t-shirt, nappy-headed slut. This film outdoes the first one by a mile, so go rent a cabin, eat s'mores, grab your deep woods off and have a good time with this one!

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Sleepaway Camp Trilogy - 1, 2 & 3
Director: Robert Hiltzik , and Michael A. Simpson
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This DVD set includes the three Sleepaway Camp classics. SLEEPAWAY CAMP 1 - What superficially appears to be an ordinary '80s horror flick is actually, upon deeper inspection, something much more bizarre. Hints of incest, transsexuality, and homoeroticism lie beneath the surface in this story of a summer camp where employees and campers start dropping like flies. History has lumped this into the "HALLOWEEN/FRIDAY THE 13TH rip-off" category, which is an oversight. SLEEPAWAY CAMP 2 - Angela's back in this sequel to the 1983 cult favorite. It's five years later and the grisly murders that terrorized Camp Arawak have become the favorite ghost story around Camp Rolling Hills. Unfortunately for these campers, Angela (Pamela Springsteen, sister of Bruce), the woman behind those murders, is now a counselor at Camp Rolling Hills who is eager to reprimand any of the naughty young campers who breaks her rules. Full of gratuitous nudity, bad haircuts, and worse dialog, SLEEPAWAY CAMP 2 is an entertaining sequel, though it is much different than the creepy original. SLEEPAWAY CAMP 3 - Angela returns once again in this third installment of the popular SLEEPAWAY CAMP series. Here, Angela joins Camp New Horizon, an organization that brings rich and poor teenagers together for a weekend of sharing, after she kills a look alike and takes her place. It isn't long before the other campers begin ridiculing Angela and history begins to repeat itself. Just as entertaining as the second film in the series, TEENAGE WASTELAND follows the lead of its predecessor and places the emphasis on campy fun, gore, and gratuitous nudity rather than the creepy atmosphere of the original.

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A cult slasher movie with some originality
Lots of twists and shocks
Meet me at the waterfront after the social!
Sleepaway Camp
I'll Never Forget The Ending

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Starring: Felissa Rose , Jonathan Tiersten , Karen Fields (II) , Christopher Collet , and Mike Kellin
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A cult slasher movie with some originality .......2007-09-14

As you probably know, Sleepaway Camp has gained a cult status among horror fans like myself. Yes, technically this movie is considered a "slasher" film I suppose. But this movie definitely puts its known spin on the genre. For example, there is no gratitutious blood, gore, or sex in this movie. The kill scenes are more creative than most other slasher movies, and there is very little actual on-screen violence. And of course, the ending sequence is what people remember about the film. And even though I do feel the ending is a bit disturbing, I feel its kinda over-hyped as being one of the most shocking endings ever. After all, the whole film is filled with foreshadowing of something like this happening!!! Though by no means is this movie a masterpiece, you have to take it for what its worth, which is pretty good to be a low-budget, B-horror film. Surprisingly, the acting isn't as bad as you may think, except that of the Aunt Martha character, which is quite cheesy. The story is fairly creative, and again, the ending is a bit shocking. If you're a die hard horror, then there a certain amount of respect that you must give to this film, just because its not just a carbon-copy of every slasher movie being made at the time. It brings something new to the table and for that, it deserves to be a cult classic.

Lots of twists and shocks.......2007-09-12

Sleepaway Camp was a good movie, just dont expect Friday the 13th. Its a good story and the killings are not really seen. This movie has alot of shocks, espeically at the end. I enjoyed this movie but I wouldnt put it as a favorite horror movie of mine.

Meet me at the waterfront after the social!.......2007-08-13

Sleepaway camp defies genre. It's kind of disguised as a horror film when in reality it's kind of like this twisted love story. As it involves a summer camp, we immediately are misled to believe we are getting ready to watch a wannabe Friday 13th. A series of murders are being committed in the camp and it becomes something of a whodunit. In perhaps the strangest, twisted, and unexpected ending in film history, the murder is revealed.

More of a no budget movie then a low budget movie, this film is just a lot of fun. A great film for a group to watch as it doesn't require a lot of attention and it is sure to spark some fun conversation. The surprise ending is all the better when you realize the whole movie has been hinting at what it is. If you're expecting gore and real horror you may be let down, however, the creative killing methods use by the murderer should keep you entertained.

Sleepaway Camp.......2007-05-14

Plot - "After a horrible boating accident kills her family, Angela, a shy and sullen young girl, moves in with her eccentric aunt Martha, alongside her protective cousin Ricky. One summer, Martha sends the kids to Camp Arawak. Soon after their arrival, a series of bizarre and increasingly violent accidents begins to claim the lives of various campers. Who is the twisted individual behind these murders? The disclosure of the murderer's identity is the most shocking climax in the history of American cinema." - [...]

My thoughts - The film was enjoyable in that the build up to the climax was affective. The acting is bad, but in a cheesy horror movie way. I've always viewed horror films with the idea that the acting is going to be decent at best, so no problems there. The murder scenes are set up to let you in on the fact that the person doing the killing is a familiar face. This move is affective in that you immediately dismiss the notion that it might be some brutal looking madman and quickly realize that it's one of the teen campers. Your mind begins to lock into the traditional who-done-it mode of thinking, which makes the end even more surprising. The Director (Robert Hiltzik)set's up the murders and the scene's directly follwing the murder's in a way that eliminates certain characters as the possible killer. What's left are two (at most) possible killers, and judging by the plot line ONE option seems to be the obvious choice, again aiding the shock that ensues at the end. The shock lies in the climax of the film. The final 2 minutes (approx.) of this movie are crazy, it's like two different films as far as the approach and creepy aspect. The mood is eerie, film stock looks different and the end result is downright spooky and shocking.

I'll Never Forget The Ending.......2007-02-15

It's been many, many years since I last saw this movie, but I remember it very well. I was real young when I first watched it, but I have seen it several times since but it has been several years since I last saw it.

It is one of those movies that shocks you so badly that you never forget its ending. NEVER!!!