Sleepaway Camp
2008 slasher sequelReturn to Sleepaway Campfeatured original star Felissa ’s Rose getting even to the franchise , but the last product did poorly . Sadly , it ’s not really that surprising thatReturn to Sleepaway Campfailed to wow horror fan . While 1983 ’s originalSleepaway Campfilm tends to be well - call up , it ’s really not that great a movie . It ’s got a sealed sleazy 1980sslashercharm to it , but the main rationality anyone remembersSleepaway Campis its admittedly very creative andsurprising ending twistinvolving the identity of the killer .
That twist of course being that shy , quiet camper Angela ( Felissa Rose ) was in fact the killer the whole clip , and not only that , she was actually born a son , but was drive to live as a girl thanks to her crazy aunt after becoming an orphan . It ’s an ending that most belike would n’t aviate in today ’s social climate , and for unspoilt reason , as it surely lends itself to a potentially unfortunate import about transgender and other non - binary people . allow , the situation is sure unique , as " Angela " was forced to shift gender individuality against her will .
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sexuality politics aside , the ending is the primary reasonSleepaway Campis still a movie horror fans are aware of , and with that turn used up , the subsequence have n’t been good . Angela was recast forSleepaway Camp 2and3,with little cite even being paid to the character ’s gender issues , and both celluloid were fairly terrible . With the original Angela back forReturn to Sleepaway Camp , some fans hoped the franchise would improve , but it did not .
Return To Sleepaway Camp Failed To Impress Critics
In what ’s never a corking sign for any film , retort to Sleepaway Campactually finished yield in 2003 , but did n’t end up getting discharge until 2008 . This was reportedly due to event with the film’sCGI special effect , which director Robert Hiltzik - who also helmed the originalSleepaway Campmovie - found to be lack , and take be redone . Considering that both the critical and fan reply ended up being terrible overall , the limited effects clearly were n’t the major trouble present .
Reviews savagedReturn to Sleepaway Camp , call it ho-hum , derivative , painfully unfunny , badly written , and full of lame kills and unmemorable grapheme . Most critics even consideredReturn to Sleepaway Campeven spoiled thanSleepaway Camp 2and3,which had already earned low stain from just about everyone . While those films at least tried to change things up a bit , too much ofReturn to Sleepaway Campseeks to coast onfans ' nostalgiafor the first movie , with seemingly no effort being put into being originative or surprising . With the original film director and star back , Return to Sleepaway Campcould’ve been limited , but it terminate up being just another disappointment .
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