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Release Date: 24 February, 2004 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $10.99 You SAVE: $3.99! Cast: Complete Cast (8 total) |
Camp Reviews
It's about kids at a "musical camp" for wannabe performers
These are not your typical teens. They love Broadway musicals and want a life of singing and dancing on stage. So here they are at "Camp Ovation" honing their skills. One of the teachers is a song songwriter. Because he is also a "one hit wonder" he's an angry alcoholic. The other characters (teenagers) are a "fag hag", a cross dresser, a chubby girl who has her mouth wired shut, a bleached blonde who thinks too highly of herself and her meek sidekick and a rare straight boy at the camp who lacks self-esteem.
There is a three good scenes that made this film worth watching but in general mediocre movie. If you like musicals, you will proberly like this but might bore most people.
Turkey Lurkey Time
Wow. This is a BAD film. Where to begin? The young cast is talented and appealing but the writing completely lets these talented youngsters down. Was it written for 14-year-olds or by 14-year-olds? Comparing it to those shallow but well-intentioned ABC after-school specials from the 70s is insulting to the latter. Also, it is incredibly offensive that 25 years after "Fame" we still are subjected to the sad, doomed Paul McCrane gay character (who cross-dresses, naturally), living unrequited and unfulfilled -- in the final scenes he must content himself with watching the straight boy and girl find the happiness denied him. Todd Graff's heart is obviously in the right place, but please Todd, hire a real writer of some depth next time. The score is marvelous, however, and deserves a better film. There are some rare comic moments, but not enough to recommend this film. In fact, adults should stay away from this stinker, only musical theater teens and pre-teens could possibly find this film engaging.
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