Happy Campers (DVD, 2002, Full Frame and Widescreen)

When I was younger this movie spoke to me. I felt it mimicked my life so well. Well at the time I was a young pre-teen looking for acceptance and at the same time I was trying to find myself. This is exactly what this movie is now that I've watched it again and Im no longer that little girl. Its premature and under-developed. It doesnt belong in the league of other teen flicks because its not quite there and lacks a lot of originality. However, if sex-crazed stereotypical teens alone on a camp sound like your cup of tea then watch it, otherwise you'll be disappointed.

It may be a bit of an acquired taste, but Happy Campers (from Heathers writer Daniel Waters), but the film definitely deserved a better fate than being dumped on home video. Nonetheless it's worth a spin if you happen to come across it: It's the usual hijinks at Camp Bleeding Dove, with horny counselors running amok when camp leader (Peter Stormare) is incapacitated and a hurricane strikes the grounds. Dominique Swain steals the show as a Jan Brady-like innocent who wants to entertain her young charges and keep them pristine, but also pines for Wichita (Brad Renfro) all the same. The film gets a little muddy as the movie gets weirder, suffering from the same problems that made Wet Hot American Summer a curious oddity instead of a cult classic.