Sleepaway Camp II - Unhappy Campers (1988)

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• AJ V

  
  Not as good as the first one, and it changes actresses for the lead role, but I liked it anyway. It's a good horror movie for the late 80s, not great but fun and enjoyable for 80s fans in particular.

• Tim S

  
  As much as I like terrible horror movies, this one just didn't work for me. I'm not quite sure why.

• Jeff "

  
  Sleepaway Camp II has even more silliness than the first film. Stripping away the more "serious" overtones of the first, Unhappy Campers takes on a whole new approach to this tongue in cheek series. The film is simply a riot from start to finish, and Pamela Springsteen… More
  Sleepaway Camp II has even more silliness than the first film. Stripping away the more "serious" overtones of the first, Unhappy Campers takes on a whole new approach to this tongue in cheek series. The film is simply a riot from start to finish, and Pamela Springsteen (sister of singer Bruce Springsteen) is awesome as Angela. The death scenes are hilarious, not to mention super silly. Unhappy Campers is a fun film to watch with friends over beers. A very original, and fun take on the series, Unhappy Campers is a prime example of a terrific Horror comedy that actually works. Fans of the first Sleepaway Camp are going to enjoy this film just as much due to it's over the top humour and silliness.

• Cassandra M

  
  Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers is one of my all time favourite horror films it has just the right amount of jokes and blood in it to satisfy almost anyone. I can see where some might be turned of by it's ultra cheap look, but hey thats what makes it so good. Michael Simpson… More
  Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers is one of my all time favourite horror films it has just the right amount of jokes and blood in it to satisfy almost anyone. I can see where some might be turned of by it's ultra cheap look, but hey thats what makes it so good. Michael Simpson does more with the budget on this movie than Michael Bay could ever do with 100 million dollars on his crap fests. This movie moves at an ultra fast paced that makes it 79 minute run time seem like only thirty and leaves you wanting more and they gave us more a year later. I'll save my love for Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland for my comment on it. But with two, Pamala Springsteen does more with the role than Felsia Rose could ever hope to do. Rose just sat around and drew us to her as the killer. The only thing shocking about the killer in the original was what extra part she had. I never for one moment thought Rose was not the killer on Sleepaway Camp one. No matter though with the exposition out of the way Pamala Springsteen (Yes she's Bruce's sister) gave us through her performance one of the best female slashers of all time. And yes I know technically she's not a girl, but she was raised as one and thus has the feelings of one, though not the sexual ones. The supporting cast in this one is great too and I love all there appearances. Renee Estavez stands out the most and I wished she had followed in her fathers, and brothers foot steps she could have done other great work. The fact that all the characters are named after brat pack members is funny too, but not as funny as the Happy Camper song, I freaking love that song. Everyone should watch this movie as it is a classic. If the fact the first one is sort of cruddy has deterred you, get over it and watch this masterpiece of cinema. Also Bring back Springsteen not Rose

• Lady D

  
  As cheesy as the first, but ever so slightly better acted (that?s not really hard to accomplish!). Five years later, it?s marginally better and has changed the main character (who is really annoying) and they have introduced some over the top nudity. Still you can see here,… More
  As cheesy as the first, but ever so slightly better acted (that?s not really hard to accomplish!). Five years later, it?s marginally better and has changed the main character (who is really annoying) and they have introduced some over the top nudity. Still you can see here, where these films may have had some influence on more recent films of today. Why am I feeling the need to carry on watching them? They are disturbingly bad and yet, I now need to watch them all.

• Lafe F

  
  Pure fun! The death count is high. This is a comedy horror, as Angela returns many years later as a camp counsellor to torture the bad kids. This movis is a classic. Better than the first, because of the amount of creative killings and funny dialogue. It's a fun alternative to… More
  Pure fun! The death count is high. This is a comedy horror, as Angela returns many years later as a camp counsellor to torture the bad kids. This movis is a classic. Better than the first, because of the amount of creative killings and funny dialogue. It's a fun alternative to Friday the 13th.

• Dr Blood  

  
  When Angela drowned the girl in the outside toilet I was almost amused for a second but nothing in this film was all that memorable. It seems it was made with hardly any budget at all so don't expect to see any cutting edge gore in this one.

• Dean !

  
  Probably then best in the Sleepaway Camp series, has a good mix of all things for a slasher film. Very different death scenes.

• Daniel P

  
  Don't worry about turning off the lights or listening out for the creaking stairs, <i>Sleepaway Camp II</i> doesn't even try to be scary or tense. Instead, the second instalment in this campground slasher series is content to 'camp' everything up to 11… More
  Don't worry about turning off the lights or listening out for the creaking stairs, <i>Sleepaway Camp II</i> doesn't even try to be scary or tense. Instead, the second instalment in this campground slasher series is content to 'camp' everything up to 11 and play it almost entirely for laughs. <p>Taking over from Felissa Rose in the role of Angela, Pamela 'sister of Bruce' Springsteen gives a way-over-the-top, eye-rolling, gurning and massively enjoyable turn as the villain of the piece, despatching her victims in all manner of original and unoriginal ways. The gore is upped from the first film but never convinces (the prop head for the decapitation looks like an over cooked potato) but it hardly matters as the whole thing is so funny. My favorite scene has the puzzled 'final girl' return to a cabin completely empty except for Angela, who explains she had to send all the other girls "home". Obscenities, nudity and blood abound. Joy!

• Sylvester K

  
  The sequel takes on a different tone that focused on the most important two elements in horror films: Sex and Death. It's really entertaining, all of the deaths were great (campy however) plus there's are comedic elements that worked just fine.

• Quinto W

  
  So, the threw everything that made the original so enjoyable out the window and basically made a cheap horror comedy with an incredibly high number of killings. Everyone and their mother has given Pamela Springsteen shit for her performance (she doe kinda deserve it), but I must admit… More
  So, the threw everything that made the original so enjoyable out the window and basically made a cheap horror comedy with an incredibly high number of killings. Everyone and their mother has given Pamela Springsteen shit for her performance (she doe kinda deserve it), but I must admit I enjoyed her a lot! I mean, her character is incredibly fucked up, why did anyone expected her to act normal?

• Patrick D

  
  This was basically a throwaway slasher. The killer is very interesting but all in all, it's for cheap thrills and stupid laughs.

• John M

  
  In a different league than the original, but still fun and entertaining. Pamela Springsteen did a good job as a nut in a camp.

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