Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy CampersYear: 1988 Director: Michael A. Simpson Written by: Threat: Psychopath Weapon of Choice: Knife |
Rish Outfield's reviews
I liked this one more than the first one, but that wouldn't be too hard. This
was, in most respects, a bad movie, but at least it was a FUN bad movie, and
that should be what this is all about. Angela from the first Sleepaway Camp
is back, this time played by Bruce's sister, Pamela Springsteen. And she was
kind of likable, in an insane sort of way. This was an interesting idea: a
psychotic murderess who is constantly cheerful and upbeat. Even when killing
someone (and there was a HUGE body count here, we're talking double digits,
folks), she wore a content smile. The dream sequence in this movie was one of
the most unnecessary sequences in modern film. Although the acting was pretty
awful (another star's sister, Emilio Estevez's this time is the second lead),
Angela has an undeniable pleasant charm. And there was a lot of nudity. In
actuality, the positives outweighed the negatives on this one, and I've seen
so much worse.
Note: The last message, "Thank you for watching the credits," gave me sudden
pause. It was quite a profound message in a shallow movie. Think about it
for a minute.
Best Scare: Probably the outhouse death--I liked that girl! Oh, wait--the
dead bodies in the cabin seemed somewhat disturbing. I'll vote for that.
I'd Recommend It To: Silly Slasher Movie fans.
The tyranist's thoughts
The first Sleepaway Camp was so bad that I had absolutely no expectations for this one. That, of course, made the
fact that it was at least a million times better than the first one a big suprise. It wasn't in the league of any
of the best horror films, but it was very entertaining and didn't take itself as seriously as the first. I had a
lot of fun laughing and predicting who would die next.
Sequel | ||
Owes everything to/rips off earlier film | ||
Sequel setup | ||
Bad title | ||
Bad premise | ||
Bad acting | ||
Bad dialogue | ||
MTV Editing | ||
OTS | ||
Girl unnecessarily gets naked | ||
Wanton sex | ||
Death associated with sex | ||
Characters forget about threat | ||
Secluded location | ||
Power is cut | ||
Phone lines are cut | ||
Someone investigates a strange noise | ||
Someone runs up stairs instead of going out front door | ||
Camera is the killer | ||
Victims cower in front of a window/door | ||
Toilet stall scene | ||
Victim locks self in with killer | ||
Killer is in car with victim | ||
Cat jumps out | ||
Fake scare | ||
Laughable scare | ||
Blood hits camera | ||
Beheading | ||
Killer doesn't stay dead | ||
Stupid discovery of corpse | ||
Dream sequence | ||
Victim running from killer inexplicably falls | ||
No one believes only witness | ||
Blood fountain | ||
Poor death effect | ||
Excessive gore | ||
Music detracts from scene | ||
Horror film showing on TV/in theater in movie | ||
Future celebrity appears | ||
No one dies at all | ||
Death in first five minutes | ||
Virgin survives | ||
Geek/Nerd survives | ||
Little kid lamely survives | ||
Dog/Pet miraculously survives | ||
Villain is more sympathetic than heroes | ||
Unresolved subplots | ||
"It was all a dream" ending | ||
Unbelievably happy ending | ||
What the hell? |
Total Skulls: 24
Other movies in this series:
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland