Review by David Rupp
It's summer camp as usual at Camp Manabe where the kids torment each other for fun while the underpaid camp staff provides as little supervision as possible. Greedy camp owner Frank and junior partner Ronnie do their best to keep everyone in line, but something sinister is about to put a slash in the roster. When campers and staff mysteriously begin disappearing and turning into gruesome corpses, paranoid Ronnie can't shake the memory of a series of grisly murders that took place at Camp Arawak, where he worked two decades earlier. Has a ghost from the past come back to haunt him? As the paranoia worsens, Ronnie's list of possible killers starts growing just like the body count. Everyone becomes a suspect from vicious kids to shady members of the camp staff, and even former Camp Arawak camper Ricky who mysteriously works nearby. Who is knocking off these victims and why? Only one thing is for certain, something is carving a bloody new trail at Sleepaway Camp where kids can be so mean and surviving this summer is gonna be a real killer!
Written & Directed by: Robert Hiltzik and starring: Vincent Pastore, Michael Gibney, Paul DeAngelo, Jonathan Tiersten, Isaac Hayes, Lenny Venito & Felissa Rose
What can I say about this movie that hasn't already been said? In 1998 we all saw that Hope Floats, now in 2008 we are seeing, so does shit! Terrible acting (both over and lack thereof) unnecissary casting, characters that, well let's just say "who gives a flying fart out a rats ass". Predictable plotting and downright bad storytelling made this dragfest one of the worst attempts at an anniversary release I have yet to be privvy to. Slow and annoying it waits well past the point of nauseum to deliver ANYTHING worth while, but too little too late.
I reccomend if you havent seen this yet, forget it eveen exists. Watch the first three, enjoy the campy flavor, have a good viewing experience. I had hoped this would be a great comeback but, well, I wouldn't pee on it if it was on fire. 2/10