Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Irishchatter I think this movie should've had a soundtrack album because the music was absolutely well done on this. The actress who played Fee had a killer voice among the rest of them. However I didn't think the storyline blend in much, I thought it was lousy to be honest. OK the character Vlad seemed like he thought he has his love life under control but what he doesn't realise, he has three girls and a guy that are head over heels for them. What does he do? He got too involved with the girls and flirted too much to poor Michael who is being bullied at school because of his sexuality. Vlad really is a silly boy. He should've gave the dating life a rest and go for Michael. He did seem like he liked him a lot but he didn't show emotion!The ones that wrote this should've rewroted a bit on the film as some of the scenes didn't make no sense. I would rather listen to the music then seeing the whole movie which I unfortunately did!

wes-connors New York junior and high school students go to a summer camp for kids interested in musical theatre. Lead actor is attractive Daniel Letterle (as Vladimir "Vlad" Baumann). With highlights and good muscle tone, Mr. Letterle arouses interest in most of the other kids. Gay is the norm at "Camp Ovation", so Letterle stands out. The unpacking of his football lets everyone know he's straight. Honest. Letterle's roommate is cross-dressing Robin De Jesus (as Michael Flores), who was rejected and beat up at his prom for showing up in drag. Lead actress is chunky but pleasant Joanna Chilcoat (as Ellen Lucas), who hopes to land a boyfriend...This stereotypical "comedy about drama" will mostly appeal to younger teenagers who enjoy high school musicals...Letterle's character is written (by director Todd Graff) with some unexpected depth; the mystery of his medication is withheld, he plays the slowly sexual teasing of his roommate perfectly, and an honest portrait of a young attention-seeking actor emerges. Other interesting stories are the "All About Eve" part played by Anne Kendrick (as Fritzi Wagner) and the washed-up musical writer Don Dixon (as Bert Hanley) drowning his career in alcohol. The show songs hit a peak with Tiffany Taylor (as Jenna Malloran), so fat her father has had her mouth wired shut, startling everyone (well, not me) by revealing a great singing voice. Who knew?****** Camp (1/21/03) Todd Graff ~ Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin de Jesus, Don Dixon

UnderPressure Being familiar with Stagedoor Manor, the camp which "CAMP" was based on, and having attended a similar institution as a child, I turned on this movie fully expecting a nice homage to a place where young people can be themselves and explore their personalities and interests. But instead I was completely blindsided by the horrendous script and exceedingly poor execution of this terrible excuse for an indie flick.This film contains the most stilted and awkward dialog I've ever heard in a feature film. And I don't mean awkward in a fun, teenager way, I mean awkward in the way that some conversations just didn't make sense.In other cases, character traits or flaws were mentioned in one scene never to be seen or heard about again; these traits and flaws had zero impact on the behavior of the characters and came completely out of left field.Many key "plot points," in the film are not actually depicted, they are mentioned as necessary throughout to fill in the audience in a kind of "oh by the way" or "did you hear?" fashion. Instead, the script focuses on amateur and frankly boring musical covers by the less than impressive "campers." Also hindered by these overly-long and terribly-choreographed "show" scenes was the character development for the majority of the main characters. With the possible exception of Michael (Robin de Jesus), the campers and their theater teachers begin and end the film having experienced no personal changes, having undergone no transforming journey. Oh wait; one character does changes, however it wasn't over time brought on by understanding and acceptance, or simple cause and effect: it occurred in a matter of seconds, to suit the purpose of this hackneyed screenplay.Probably the most horrible thing about the film was that there was no supervision of the handful of campers. In fact the only adults at the camp seemed to be two staff members, three instructors, and five musicians, none of whom ever appear as the campers run around all night, take off their clothes, make out, and have sex. And while I know, having attended and been a counselor at a camp like this, there are many real campers who have gotten away with such things and more, these particular campers seem carefree and careless about what they do; they don't have to sneak around or take any caution in their activities. In fact there are no consequences for anybody, whether they be drunkard counselors or campers trying, literally, to murder one another. Besides the obvious reasons this might be a problem, the no-holds-barred attitude of the campers kills any tension or intrigue in the campers revels.To be perfectly honest, I don't know how this film got made at all. I know the place and I know it could make a great story if someone were to try it from a different angle, but this script didn't seem like it even made it to a second draft.

calebnowlen Gosh i love this movie! It seems i catch the best movies late at night on movie channels and it's so upsetting that these kinds of movies never get the exposure they deserve. Watching this movie just make you want to get up and jump right into the scenes and start singing. The songs and numbers were so different and interesting. Seeing this movie has had me singing the like "Hey! do you wanna come out, and play the game, it's never too late" for like a year now. Its the only line i knew and i would catch myself randomly singing it in my head when i was doing boring work or just walking around. Then last night at 3:30 or so i decided to head to bed and i flipped through the TV channels out of habit and found this movie was on again. Of course i stayed up until 5 watching it. if anyone has a chance to watch this film i strongly suggest it. Then go out, buy it, and show it to all your friends. The characters are really entertaining. Their oh so familiar teen struggle to fit in, be loves, and please everyone makes you feel part of the story. Like ... I've been there. Anyway... 2Thumbs up for this movie. I wish there were more pictures like this available on a larger scale. I'm a bit sick of watching over budgeted, under-talented, lack-luster, "Hollywood Blockbusters". Watch Camp!!