Review of Sleepaway Camp (1983) by Jaws N — 10 May 2012

An effective and surprising little slasher.

This review of Sleepaway Camp (1983) was written by Jaws N on 10 May 2012.

Sleepaway Camp has generally received positive reviews.

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The story of Sleepaway Camp is pretty much everything you'd expect from a slasher movie and nothing you'd ever expect, which is what makes…

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By Matt B (1,998) on 25 Apr 2016

Not a fan of slasher genre, but a fan of twist endings. So , I gave it a try since everyone recommended this movie for the final twist…

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By David Keyes (623) for Cinemaphile.org (616) on 28 Oct 2017

A slog through teenage nightmares that has the gall to assume anyone is interested in social commentary, especially when it is all formulated…

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If you can look past the obvious shortcomings (poor editing, over-acting), you'll find Sleepaway Camp is a pretty enjoyable horror movie with…

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By Ssgibson (2) on 26 Jul 2018

This movie sucks. The death scenes are lame and leave themselves open for criticism…

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By Andrey B (847) on 17 May 2017

The movie is very silly, of course, and is probably worse than any slasher of the 80s era, but you can't deny the shocking and heavy impact…

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By Tanner M (174) on 06 Mar 2017

A fun cheesy 80's slasher movie! I had a general good time watching this movie. It is very entertaining, and never once boring…

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By D M (564) on 09 Dec 2017

An '80s summer camp slasher obviously made to cash-in on the success of Friday the 13th…

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By Bryan E (109) on 10 Nov 2015

Sometimes a twist ending becomes more famous than the movie it derives from (The Crying Game, The Sixth Sense), and Sleepaway Camp, a shameless…

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By Jonathan G (1,045) on 13 Aug 2016

A really good slasher movie that has the perfect amount of tongue-in-cheek acting, nudity and Violence. Good twists to keep you on your toes…

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