The Horror Time Capsule - 1988: Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

WASTE

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers - Waste

I'll give the first "Sleepaway Camp" credit....it had balls, in fact it had cock and balls. Spoiler alert, the killer was a guy all along. Of course, "Camp" wasn't breaking new ground, check out "Dressed to Kill" if you want a real cross-dressing murder story. But the sequel to "Camp," is just a cash in film that has some interesting scenes, but overall it's cheap, silly, and overall just a waste.

"Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers" begins with a "necessary" exposition scene where campers around the fire explain the events in the first film where a girl named Angela killed nearly everyone at Camp Arawak. The twist; Angela was really a boy named Peter who's family was killed. Twist.....

Under an assumed named, Anglea, fresh out of the asylum, is now a camp counselor at Camp Rolling Hills. Obsessed with manners, Angela begins to off all of the philandering counselors one at a time. We've heard this all before.

I hate to be a bastard to this film, but when something isn't good, it isn't very good, which is funny because I have memories of this film dating back to around 6th grade where I first heard the Rolling Hills Camp song (the dirty version of course). I think 6th grade Matt was just interested to her what camp counselors would do if you paid them money.....

Of course there are two more films in the "Sleepaway Camp" series, but if you know what is good for you, you shouldn't go past this one. Sure, if you're a slasher film buff, watch them, but be warned, it only goes down hill from here.

Here are the rest of the best from good old 1988:

The Blob
Child’s Play
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Hellraiser 2
Maniac Cop
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4
Night of the Demons
Pumpkinhead