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9/29/09
Terrifying Tuesday: Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008) Plus How You Can Be Part of The Lair This Halloween







Fans of Hiltzik’s original film are divided about this installment. I’ve seen people extol its virtues, and I’ve seen other revile it as trash. That’s the thing about sequels; it’s hellishly hard to predict how fans of the original will react. Throughout the month of October, I’ll be looking at a lot of sequels, and I’ll be thinking a lot about what works. You folks should take a moment to think about that too. Then jot your list down and send it to the Bugg so you can be part of the Halloween Top 13: The Sequel. Just a reminder. I’ll be back tomorrow with a Hitchcock film to usher in the fall season, and then the fun really begins of Thursday as October gets underway. See all you folks then!
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Nice, even-handed review of a flick that I have avoided for one o' the very reasons you pointed out - the main kid is tipped off even in the previews as being reeeeeally fuckin' obnoxious. It's hard for me to get excited about seeing this, though I'd check it out if I found it cheap somewhere. I don't tend to be a "rental" kinda guy, so much. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the 13 Sequels posting that'll be going on here at the Lair, I'll no doubt chime on that one with ya.
I agree with your thoughts. The original is far from a good movie and this one basically has the same level of quality; the difference is that in Return, we want everyone onscreen to die painful deaths because we hate them.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think this clocked in around 90 minutes or so, but a good 60 minutes is spent just hanging out with characters that are not interesting in the least. If the beginning was chopped up a little more with earlier killings or quicker scenes, this could be rewatched but as it stands, I don't ever want to see this movie again.
Im 100000% out on this one, I hated every single character unlike the empathetic Angela in the original, and thought the kills were overrated. I would have to rank the film series in chronological order for my personal preference
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