The Sleepaway Camp trilogy is one of the most overlooked horror franchises in the history of cinema. The first film stars Felissa Rose as a troubled young girl with a mysterious past named Angela Baker, who arrives at summer camp with her cousin. However, things strange things begin to happen at camp and it becomes clear that Angela could be responsible. The truly shocking ending will have you gawping for hours afterwards. The second and third installments in the trilogy are much more tongue-in-cheek and star Pamela Springsteen - you guessed it, Bruce's sister - as the older Angela, freshly released from the mental hosptial where she has been incarcerated for years. Soon Angela is up to her old tricks again, this time directing her anger towards teenagers that she thinks deserve to be "punished". Springsteen plays the role for laughs and the effects are tremendous. A must have for any horror fan, this boxset from Anchor Bay is well worth the money and extremely entertaining!
February 18, 2008 |  | This Box Set Is A Must For Campers! |  |
The Sleepaway Camp series changed the slasher genre for good. Out of all the great slasher flicks that were produced in the 80's this series really holds up, Even compared to today's slasher movies. Yes, it was inspired by "Friday the 13th" and "Halloween". But i think the original movie surprised audiences with it's infamous shock ending that they never forget and has some creative kills, the sequels are more comical at times compared to the semi-serious first movie. But they are enjoyable sequels in a silly way with some slight gags to other horror movies and good splatter effects, if your into slasher movies with a comical twist then i suggest you buy this boxset and have some fun.
The set includes a bonus disc of production footage from the never completed "Sleepaway Camp: Surviver".
Coming later this year will be two more "Sleepaway Camp" movies, can't hardly wait!
January 13, 2008 | | This set DOES NOT contain the fourth disc, but its not worth it anyway!!! | |
Well, I've already reviewed each Sleepaway Camp Individually. So this review will pretty much deal with the packaging of this "Survival Kit" as its called. First off, like my title indicates, this set does NOT include the fourth disc. But believe me, I have the four-disc set, and promise you, its not worth it anyway!! And I am really puzzled that the set that contains 4 discs in actually cheaper than this set. This set is way overpriced!! Anyway, as far as the movie quality you're getting here, eh...not that great. This first Sleepaway Camp is pretty good, but the other two sequels get increasing worse, as they go into a entirely different direction as far as horror movies go. Now each movie has Director's Commentary. The first one, again, being the best, since it also has the original Angela, played by Felissa Rose. The other two commentaries for Sleepaway 2 and 3, I couldn't bare to sit through cause the moderator, some guy from a fan website, (God only knows why the hell they would put him on the DVD), sounds like a complete moron, and there is no commentary by Pamela Springsteen on either sequel. The fourth disc, which is nothing more than production footage from an abandoned Sleepaway Camp 4, makes me thankful that this project was abandoned!! All it contains is take after take of boring crap, nothing important what so ever. The disc also has a "trailer" to the fourth film, which is one of the worst things I've ever seen! Horribly stupid!!! So, like I've said before, if you're wanting the Survival Kit with this fourth disc, believe me, you're not missing a thing!!! Now as far as packaging, this set is actually pretty cool. It comes with a little Sleepaway Camp diary, yeah, kinda cheesy, but still, pretty cool. All the films fit into a sturdy holder that slides into the case. For mainly this reason, I'm giving this set 3 stars. If you're a die hard horror fan, like myself, this set is worth having. But I wouldn't pay as much as they are asking for it on here. You can find it cheaper elsewhere!!
September 17, 2007 | | A terrific 80's comedy-horror trilogy to have in your collection!! | |
I love these films! The acting is what you would expect, not the greatest although some of the actors do a good job. I enjoyed the first one, but the second is my favorite followed by the third. Pamela Springsteen's performance is a hoot! She has some great one-liners and a lot of comedic dialogue. I don't think I would care for these films unless she was in it because she is great here! I watch them for her alone. These movies to me are not scary, just comical although people who like gore will probably be satisfied as there are some interesting death scenes you won't see in another movie. I would purchase this collection because you can enjoy them over and over but don't expect anything too serious. 4 stars and that is for Pamela's performances! If you don't live up to her standards, don't expect to live at all! (that would have been a great tag line :-)
June 18, 2007| | | Good and decent boxed set I like it! | |
I ordered this box set last week and recieved it this week.
I must say I already saw these films on VHS before and they
are much better on DVD in a boxed set. Great packaging I
like how the survival kit was set up. There are also commentaries
for the movies and other features. I liked all 3 films with part
2 being my favorite. I thought part 3 was a bit cheesy but not a
bad film just a bit corny at times.
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