Review of Camp (2003) by Kgaard . — 03 Nov 2004

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=darkorange][font=Arial][i]Breakfast at Tiffany?s[/i] (Blake Edwards, 1961)[/font] [/color][/size][/font].

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=darkorange]Generally pleasant (okay, pleasant's not the right word here, but I'm in a hurry), and as fluff as one can be in a film about whores, although it?s hard to completely ignore Mickey Rooney?s racist turn as Holly Golightly?s ?uptight? Japanese neighbor. [/color][/size][/font].

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=darkorange][font=Arial][i]Camp[/i] (Todd Graff, 2003)[/font] [/color][/size][/font].

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=darkorange]The word that comes most to mind here is ?twee.? A gaggle of high schoolers descend on an arty summer camp and have maudlin relationships. Some of the music is nifty. [/color][/size][/font].

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=darkorange][font=Arial][i]Black Hawk Down[/i] (Ridley Scott, 2001)[/font] [/color][/size][/font].

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=darkorange]Scott puts you right in it; it?s like someone grabbing your spinal cord and giving it a good shake.[/color][/size][/font].

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=darkorange][font=Arial][i]Shaun of the Dead[/i] (Edgar Wright, 2004)[/font] [/color][/size][/font].

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=darkorange][i]Shaun[/i] doesn?t exactly overshoot the mark, satirically, but it?s very funny in a rambling, shambling way. [/color][/size][/font].

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]Hm, judging from these, it appears I prefer violence to sex. How American of me.[/size][/font].