Directed by: Robert Hiltzik
It's hotter than shit. 101 degrees is nothing to complain about here in Tucson but..SHIT! (If you are asking yourself, "IF 101 is nothing to complain about, what is Jamie?" the anwser is, "Well, I think most of the time us Tucsonans our suffering severe dehydration and sun stroke. It makes you kind of crazy. Who knows what the fuck im complaining about in that state...so..101.1?) What I mean to say is, due to the major heat I've been watching a lot of summer camp movies. I don't know what about slashers killing retro clad horny teenagers cools me down, but it is sweet relief.
This time I watched Sleepaway Camp, a "sweat reducing" cult classic. I respect when a movie doesn't take its self too seriously. Satire is the highest form of flattery. Maybe i'm giving them a lot of credit but wither it was intentional or not it's humor is what made its fans. Its all beautifully cheesy. The acting. The plot. The fashions! Cheese! The only kind of cheese I really enjoy!
Camp New Horizons is like many other slasher camps. It's in a large wooded area. There's a dangerous lake. Some of the girls are total bitches and somebody is killing campers. What is different, is who is killing campers.
Among said doomed campers is Angela, a mostly silent, strange girl with a sad past at New Horizon's lake. Everyone has it out for wide eyed Angela. The gross camp cook. The camp counselors. The popular kids. Big surprise, these are the people who start getting killed off. No amount of deaths can get these people to shut this camp down! Oh and the ending...I had everything figured out pretty early on and I'm sure you will too. Though predictable, the last scene is bizarre and worth seeing.
As far as the gore is concerned, its fairly mild. That's not to say that the violent scenes weren't creative. Some interesting weapons were used, the most memorable was a curling iron, a curling iron pointed right between one of the mean girl's legs. Most of the scary stuff is hinted at.
Here's some things I learned at Camp New Horizons:
1. Don't even talk to the weird girl, even if you are trying to be nice, it could just end up badly. Go play volleyball or something. She hates that.
2. If you don't wind up dead this place is great ladies! Sluts don't get naked but guys walk around in short shorts..and get naked.
3. The older male staff are pervs! Just stay clear.
4. Cheaters...never prosper.
5. I still really hate bees.
There you have it. A really goof ball 80's slasher that's fun for everyone! Oh and in case you were still stuck on the 101 in Tucson today thing. It is NOT a dry heat! I never get home dry. I get home soaking in my own sweat...Thank god for Netflix!
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