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Vern Decides To RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP!

first!! by The real Jack Bauer	Sep 30th, 2008 05:06:08 PM

And Second! by The real Jack Bauer	Sep 30th, 2008 05:06:26 PM

Flaming blue bananas, gotta eat!!! by The real Jack Bauer	Sep 30th, 2008 05:07:30 PM

CGI lighted farts! i'd buy that for a dollar.. by The real Jack Bauer	Sep 30th, 2008 05:10:36 PM

Fuck Yeah! by king_of_nowhere	Sep 30th, 2008 05:14:22 PM
Been waiting years for this.
Sweet! by Forsakyn	Sep 30th, 2008 05:17:50 PM
I'll definitely check this out when it hits.
this sounds AWESOME Vern by Kloipy	Sep 30th, 2008 05:19:28 PM
thanks for the write up, I've held a special place in my heart for the spectacle of the Sleepaway Camp films. I recently watched Hatchet for the first time and then went back and read your review and man you were spot on. I mean the movie had some good kills and all, but I thought it tried WAY to hard to be funny and didn't succeed on the 'campy' horror it was supposed to be. And anyone who thinks Crowley would be part of the lexicon of horror icons is sorely mistaken. I mean he's in the movie so little and he's pretty lame when he is in it. It was cool when he puked blood into that guys face, but still, not a horror legend.
Sleepaway Camp 3 by Kloipy	Sep 30th, 2008 05:22:17 PM
When Angela is a 'inner city' type cast. and she does this little rap Riff plays a tape on his boom-box] Angela: Angels are pretty ;Angels can fly, and here is the angel that'll make you die! You got no style and, you got no cares all ya do is fight and swear. So say your prayers and make a mends, cause ya life story is about to end. Riff: [pause] What the fuck?
COME ON, MORTY! MAKE UP YOUR MIND!!! by Vic Twenty	Sep 30th, 2008 05:24:17 PM
Meatballs: The Killer Cut
Verne's Use of English... by ThomasServo	Sep 30th, 2008 05:32:13 PM
"But it is the most remarkable slasher movie I've seen in a long time. That's why I'm remarking about it right now." Vern, your creative use of the English language is, as usual, the highlight of AintitCool. As an English professor, I salute you.
I thought they were re-making Sleepaway Camp? by The Dum Guy	Sep 30th, 2008 05:35:03 PM
But, this sounds more entertaining.
Can anyone explain the first part of Sleepaway Camp to me... by The Dum Guy	Sep 30th, 2008 05:38:29 PM
The DVD I watched it on was scratched, I know there is a boating accident (This was no boating accident!) and some guy dies. Then it flashes forward in time to a couple kids leaving for camp. What I don't know, is who that crazy lady is at the begining, was she the she-hes Mom or Aunt... and why'd the chick have a dick?
"Listen, you don't have AIDS or anything, do you? " by WS	Sep 30th, 2008 05:44:31 PM
Sleepaway Camp 2 is pure genius..
Prefer The Shitter Death In SC 2 by mrbeaks	Sep 30th, 2008 05:46:18 PM
But murder in or around a toilet is typically top notch. I'm concerned that there's no way this movie can match the entertainment value of Vern's review.
Never seen a SLEEPAWAY CAMP picture... by caruso_stalker217	Sep 30th, 2008 05:56:27 PM
...but this review had me laughing like no one's business. And I mean nobody's fucking business. It's none of your goddamn business. I'll have to check this one out.
Isn't this the one with the chicks-with-dicks ending? by Uncle Stan	Sep 30th, 2008 06:05:04 PM

mrbeaks, I concur by Kloipy	Sep 30th, 2008 06:16:37 PM
ahh. thank you Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =bDTayk3mnco&feature=related
Sleepaway Camp FTW! by Quint	Sep 30th, 2008 06:42:17 PM
The original is genius. I know that word gets thrown around, but you tell me how a movie made so cheaply, with mostly non-actors, horrible performances and a script clearly wanting to be Friday the 13th can be so creepy and entertaining? Genius, that's how. I've been dying to see Hiltzik's follow-up since he finished it, like, 3 years ago and this review makes me so happy. Dum Guy, the first movie opens with a family going to visit relatives (an Aunt). Stupid teenagers run into their boat while on vacation, killing their father and one of the two kids, but we don't know which one. We assume it's the boy because we meet Angela, the surviving kid, but we come to find out some fucked up things in flashbacks leading to one of the best fucking endings in any horror movie or any movie period.
Wang of a Thousand Nightmares! by Super Rabbi	Sep 30th, 2008 06:57:33 PM
Buys~!
Oh god. Too cool. by enoodle123	Sep 30th, 2008 07:24:46 PM
Sleepaway Camp was one of the first movies I remember watching on video. We almost turned it off repeatedly, as it was so crappy, it was almost unwatchable. We eventually meandered through it in a half hearted sort of way, and then that last shot popped up and chomped our wangs off. We immediately watched the entire thing at least three more times, each time laughing harder and longer than the last. Hats off to Sleepaway Camp. Never thought I'd get the chance to say that in a forum where anyone that it mattered to would possibly read it. Great shit, really.
ColWTH, No. by king_of_nowhere	Sep 30th, 2008 07:29:38 PM
Slashers didn't ruin horror, laziness did.
Quint, Vern, mrbeaks by king_of_nowhere	Sep 30th, 2008 07:33:15 PM
Still no news on Michael A. Simpson's proposed sequel to parts 2 & 3?
HooDoggy by king_of_nowhere	Sep 30th, 2008 07:54:20 PM
Alien was a slasher, as was Psycho. Cleverness doesn't change a film's genre.
Slashers did NOT ruin horror by MattFini	Sep 30th, 2008 08:52:55 PM
Slashers didn't come anywhere close to ruining horror. By that rationale you could say that 'nature runs amok' films ruined horror in the 50s. It was simply a trend that ran its course. By and large 80s slashers are relatively enjoyable. At least compared to the remake trend of today. Now that's pretty damn close to killing horror. Also, Alien is certainly NOT a slasher movie. Not in any respect.
Question by joshmnileski	Sep 30th, 2008 09:12:25 PM
I know about the ending because it's famous and all but I've never actually seen any of the movies in this series. My question is: Camp Manaba. That's supposed to be "Be a man" backwards, right?
thanks, Quint by The Dum Guy	Sep 30th, 2008 09:57:47 PM
I watched Sleepaway not too long ago and couldn't, for the life of me, get the first 20 minutes to play. I'm still not sure about the brunette lady at the start, when they are leaving to go to the camp. Was that the Aunt?
"Whatever happened to canoeing and making bracelets and shit?" by rhett beavers	Sep 30th, 2008 09:59:19 PM
Well said Vern, Well said.
Dum Guy by king_of_nowhere	Sep 30th, 2008 10:24:57 PM
Yes, that was the aunt.
QUALITY by reflecto	Sep 30th, 2008 11:27:46 PM
I love the insane Sleepaway Camp movies, I'm all over this.
The best review in the history of time and space. by The Real McClane	Sep 30th, 2008 11:39:56 PM
Damn Vern, you get the job done, son. You get the job done.
Fond memories of Sleepaway Camp by hobsnobber	Sep 30th, 2008 11:42:38 PM
1. Each time I remember the Crying Game scene I piss myself a little bit more than the last. 2. It was filmed 10 minutes from my childhood home. That is all. Carry on, my wayward sons.
Sleepaway Camp Returns: The Wang of a Thousand Nightmares by Mike_D	Oct 1st, 2008 12:16:42 AM
perfect title.
Sleepaway Camp 2,nice boobs on that blonde by Quartermass-87	Oct 1st, 2008 12:27:27 AM
banging that guy in the woods...she was soooo slutty and sexy...THAT IS ALL!
oh yeah the 1st and 2nd dude is..... by Quartermass-87	Oct 1st, 2008 12:28:26 AM
A HUGE, FLAMING DOUCHE BAG!!!!!
They finally finished it! by Charlie & Tex	Oct 1st, 2008 01:19:48 AM
We've been following the progress of this one on fansites, and it looked as though it was dead in the water for a long time. Let's be honest - they were waiting for financing to come though when the bottom dropped out. If only some big studio had come to the rescue earlier and saw the potential of a full-on, "retro" (hate that fucking term) slasher movie, and it could have been finished with a little more care to not have such obvious fade-outs, like an ABC TV version of Superman, Ghostbusters or something. Now how about giving us the 20 mins (or so) of the last Sleepaway Camp movie which ran out of money on the DVD as an extra?
Vern, will it ever play in IMAX?!!!!!!! by Bob Cryptonight	Oct 1st, 2008 01:20:31 AM
Oh, God, I'm hopin'...
putz.... by travis-dane	Oct 1st, 2008 02:10:27 AM
Dino will love that shit.
ColWTH... by billyhitchcock	Oct 1st, 2008 04:06:25 AM
...Black Christmas was the first slasher, douche. you seriously need to get your facts straight if you're gonna bitch about movies, especially here! some nerd'll be on you quicker than a wampa with an appetite :-)
oh yeah, and... by billyhitchcock	Oct 1st, 2008 04:08:14 AM
...can't wait for this movie. even better though would be a sleepaway camp/wet hot american summer crossover movie! heaven :-)
idiots by Lost Jarv	Oct 1st, 2008 05:38:43 AM
Alien is not a slasher. Fuck's sake.
it's raining like hell here... by just pillow talk	Oct 1st, 2008 06:54:05 AM
I'm tired as fuck, but Vern, that review was top fucking notch.
I'm all over this! by Spandau Belly	Oct 1st, 2008 07:22:41 AM
Sounds brilliant.
On this business of Alien as a slasher by hobsnobber	Oct 1st, 2008 08:27:11 AM
The two definitely share some elements. However, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is chock-full of tears and hugs, but the restockers aren't putting the box back in the Drama section at Blockbuster.
Fuck Yeah! by HerbWestAustin	Oct 1st, 2008 09:30:18 AM

Haven't you ever seen a pair of boobs before? by Stuntcock Mike	Oct 1st, 2008 12:59:38 PM

Wasn't Bruce Springsteen's sis in a sequel? by Beezbo	Oct 1st, 2008 01:07:43 PM
The original is one of my favorite 80's slashers because most of it is a complete goof, until that ending that just freaked me out.
Charlie & Tex by Bouncy X	Oct 1st, 2008 03:19:00 PM
if i'm correct, they did put the footage from that unfinished sequel out, it was part of that trilogy box set that came with a 4th bonus disc. it looked like a camp med kit.
Original DVD Commentary by Nadine_Cross	Oct 1st, 2008 05:52:13 PM
I listened to the whole thing, yes. It was before i got married and what the hell else was I going to do? The director was a bit of a dick. He openly mocked the (present) grown actress who'd played Angela and admitted to hitting on her mom at the time of shooting. He was a little like a less-famous Krusty the Clown, real cranky and entitled. So, yeah, it was great. I love commentaries on old-ass movies, where a guy can just come out and say, "sure, that actor was a real asshole."
Bouncy X by Charlie & Tex	Oct 2nd, 2008 01:24:15 AM
They sure did put the extra footage in a set, but not everywhere got the stuff. We had a review copy of the UK one, and it wasn't in there. Thanks for that, Mr B.
I watched the original SLEEPAWAY CAMP not too long ago by The Amazing G	Oct 4th, 2008 04:11:02 PM
it was fucking hilarious
NO NAKED ANGELA...THAT TICKS MY HIDE. by Redfive!	Oct 13th, 2008 03:01:53 AM
The most legendary ending to a slasher film EVER.Yes better then mommy Vorhees and the official sequel with the original cast doesn't even show THE MONEY SHOT. On the bright side that Felissa Rose turned out to be quite the Jersey Trash babe.
My personal feelings by JERRY HORROR	Oct 13th, 2008 05:39:30 AM
I have no beef with sequels, remakes, retcons, reboots and spin-offs. However, Sleepaway Camp is a pure cheesy, first class piece of exploitive trash. I hold it near and dear to my heart. Believe it or not, Felissa Rose is a cousin of mine by marriage. And yes she has a vagina, but a suspiciously large clitoris. Just kidding. Seriously she is my cousin and it weirds me out til' this day. www.myspace.com/jerryhorror www.jerryhorrorlives.com

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