This sequel to the little hit that was "Sleepaway Camp" takes the total opposite Hershey highway of its predecessor. Gone is Felissa Rose in the role of the psycho chick with a dick, gone is the drama and the gloomy edge. Say hello to tits, wild gore and Pamela Springsteen who takes over the part of Angela with a happy exuberance that will either amuse the shit out of you (it did me) or make you want to puke your “KFC” out.

From a narrative standpoint, there isn’t much here on which to chew, it’s all formulaic, standard slasher fare and you’ll guess every plot point coming very easily. It’s really in the goodies department that this one rides its wave. First, I will admit that I dug all of the hilarious moments of immature humor and the sharp one-liners. They fit this film’s bill to a T. I also grooved on the many TV show, horror movies (Jason, Freddy and Leatherface pop up…you’ll see…) and music references this flick spread around. But the highlight of this tramp is that it really went heavy on two ingredients that should please any sex hungry, heterosexual male with a bloodlust rooted in his heart and that is BOOBIES and SPLATTER! Angela damages these 30-something teens with lots of messy panache and the many lovely ladies that fill this house out have no qualms with pulling up their shirts to reveal heaven at the drop of a dime bag. Can you go wrong with that?

A few things did annoy me while viewing this baby though. First off, 90 percent of the movie is shot in the day and that, my friends...got boring to watch after a while. We needed more atmosphere and yes, more scares (none here). I also didn’t appreciate the film’s “pad up clock time” dream sequence. It’s so obvious that it’s only there to beef the already slim running time and it didn’t bring anything to the movie except for a few “groans” from my pointy ass. Should've just edited in a 5-minute tit shot instead. My intelligence would’ve been less insulted and at least my Kleenex would’ve come in handy.

Distributor: Anchor Bay

IMAGE: The widescreen (1.85:1), anamorphically enhanced image is spot on. It’s definitely sharper than any video tape, the colors are more solid and grain, although present, is seldom. Nice clean up job here.

SOUND: The Dolby Digital Mono sound is adequate, although I would’ve appreciated the dynamic that Stereo could’ve brought to the table.

EXTRAS:

Audio Commentary (full length): Webmaster John Klyza hosts this commentary with director Michael Simpson and writer Fritz Gordon. We get lots of humorous stories, trivia galore, behind the scenes quips and more! I can’t say that Klyza brought much to the conversation though.

Behind the Scenes footage and Outtakes (~ 13 minutes): This “Making of” takes us through rehearsals, takes and makeup sessions. We also get kool insight as to how they came up with improvisations on set. This reel is narrated by director Michael Simpson who brings lots of his personal thoughts and comments to the table. A very interesting feature.  

You guessed it...Pamela Springsteen is the real-life sister of “The Boss” himself, Bruce Springsteen.

Read the Arrow's review of the Sleepaway Camp DVD Survival Kit here