Review of Summercamp! (2006) by Adam S — 07 Jan 2008

Best beesly docu...better than okie noodling...and way better than the flaming lips one...

This review of Summercamp! (2006) was written by Adam S on 07 Jan 2008.

Summercamp! has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 22 Aug 2007

Sweet and alive with homesickness and high-fives, sing-a-longs and armpit farts…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 18 Jul 2007

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By Kevin Courrier (78) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 29 Aug 2007

Summercamp is so haphazard it might as well be someone's digitally enhanced home movie…

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By Paul West (18) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 13 Sep 2007

Summercamp! maintains a gentle, lackadaisical tone that eloquently captures the triumphs and traumas of this ageless ritual…

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By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 19 Jul 2007

A sweeter, more unassuming movie isn't likely to come our way anytime soon…

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By Jason S (2,514) on 12 May 2009

An ok doc but pretty boring. We follow around a bunch of kids but there isn't enough screen time to really get to know these people…

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By Carolyn G (365) on 19 Oct 2008

Cute film albeit short with very little structure. Makes me feel like my films will do just as well…

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By Private U (13,627) on 12 Jul 2008

Well done…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 30 Aug 2007

Brief bits of real charm, personality and camp-life detail squeeze through, suggesting why some thrive in an oasis of animal worship, outdoor…

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By Bill Stamets (145) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 23 Aug 2007

Unlike the intense cadets for Christ and creationism in the recent documentary Jesus Camp, the kids in the sweet Summercamp! have fun…

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