CAMP - It Could Be the Next RENT! — Page 2

While watching this movie i remember saying to myself surely they cant fit any more cliches into this train wreck of a movie, but low and behold they did and they kept coming thick and fast.

The young cast did pretty well with what they had, but that simply wasnt enough to make the film work.

And tell you now they would never get the right to use all of those musical numbers. Just never gonna happen.

Camp is not a great movie, but I don't think that it set out to change any lives... am I wrong? Most of the time it purposefully pokes fun at itself and there's some very funny moments where it sends up the over sincerity. I look at Camp as a bit of an in-joke, and looking at it like that I can enjoy it, but it's not a masterpiece and it doesn't really say anything particularly exciting.

And of course: Anna Kendrick is incredible. You have to love her.

"Oh save the speech, rummy. She's f****d, I'm ready, and the goddamn show must go on. So let's get cracking, shall we?"


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Sleeth - my screen name is not to do with the movie. Or anything really.

OK...anyone with this much enthusiasm for a project must just be dying to play a certain character from the film on stage.

I'll ask...

SLEETH, which character from the film do you think you are just perfect for in the Stage version?



Honey, I could stare at your beautiful picture all day, but I just can't support you on this one! CAMP bored me to sleep.

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A little disappointed in the storyline but I loved the dark-haired girl who sang The Ladies Who Lunch.

It's a terrible movie. The musical numbers are fun but - with the notable exception Anna Kendrick - the acting is really really really bad. It was clearly shot on a shoestring budget, and that shows, particularly in the lighting. There's that scene where they're singing in the barn or whatever and the door to the outside opens and all you see is a yellow glare.

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Updated On: 7/21/07 at 05:48 PM

I thought the movie was okay. The soundtrack on the other hand is better than the movie!

how dare you compare CAMP to RENT!

I'm so offended

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Love the movie. No desire to see it on stage.

How could you love the movie, but not want to see it on stage? That's just weird.

I was going to ask how this tread can keep going strong, but then I see a message like ^ and I get it. Man, you're so off. Your statement seems to COMPLETELY disregard the fact that film and stage are two COMPLETELY different mediums. Argh! Again, I'm usually not a thread basher, but this thread's leader seems to be SO off track. Am I alone on this one?

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I love the film, but there's so many problems with it. Anna Kendrick was incredible, though. If it had to be on-stage, I think it would be best Off-Broadway.

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I liked "Camp" marginally as a 14 year-old. But the thing I liked most was "The Ladies Who Lunch."

"Honestly, wouldn't you rather see a young, energetic cast performing a new, original and touching version of CAMP more than another tired, old revival of GREASE?"

No. Camp was the High School Musical of 2003. Cute film, but nothing earth-shattering. I remember one decent song near the end, but nothing that begs to be thrown on Broadway.

I'd rather see Grease.

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It is a dreadful film with one dimensional, forgettable characters. At least it is adequately acted but that counts for nothing in terms of this film's apparent likeness to Rent. As if.

So, YOU saw it as adequately ACTED... but dreadful.
Every ONE of you need to make up your minds. It's either good songs or terrible? AWFUL or adequate acting?
You know what? I can see it..... and that's all that's really important to me.
As a matter of fact, I have two DOZEN friends who LOVE the movie and would LOVE to see it on stage! I admit, it doesn't have the whole Riverdance aspect of The Pirate Queen - and the cast is not on roller skates... but, that's okay. Oh, yeah... CAMP is a TERRIBLE idea for a play. I'd sure as heck HATE to see a play about youths doing multiple plays during a summer at a theatre camp! Actually, I can't think of a worse idea.
EXCEPT maybe a tired, old chaperone who sits on stage and plays records.... while a lame old "follies" dream goes through his head. Don't mean to pick on that particular one.... but there are plenty that look just like it! I'd just rather watch "The Boyfriend" and get it over with.