Where can I begin with this trilogy of "fun time" slasher movies... Angela is BACK!
The series which first began back in '83, known by some as Nightmare Camp, is one that kind of hides just under the radar from your every day film fan, and even with some horror fans. Every one loves Vorhees, Myers and Krueger, but in this ever changing world of women's rights and black U.S presidents surely there is space for a female slasher?
Sure they ain't the most fantastic movies off all time but they are fucking fun! At points you can even sympathise with our slightly unhinged transgender killer!
The first movie centres around a couple of cousins who get sent off to that oh so traditional (and as we are led to believe DEADLY) of american coming of age vacations, summer camp! But Angela the newbie to this set up is quiet and an irratation to her fellow campers as due to her troubled upbringing he gets to pretty much do as she pleases. She gets constantly picked on and singled out by the other girls at camp, only being defended by her slightly older cousin and an unknown force which seems to be taking exception to the people picking on young Angela, Including campers, camp counsalers and even a perverted cook! The ending does give the movie more than the standard slasher sometimes offers... that is all I am saying!
A few years have gone past and we catch up with Angela, who is now a camp counsaler herself! All she wants is for the kids to be wholesome and happy, but some just won't behave... or keep their tops on... which was probably a good thing as their acting probably left the movie needing some thing to "perk" it up! Saying that, their are some great kills! Which are very inventive... bbq twins anyone? They are finger lickin' good! This movie is probably the best out of the trilogy. Hiding nothing, unlike the first movie, you know who is killing and you can't wait for the next teen to piss her off! Combine this with the nice... i'm gonna call them homages... although I am sure they are pisstakes... of the horror killer vetrens, this makes for a very interesting and entertaining slasher.
Ok this movie... considering alot... is probably the weekest and most unbelievable movie...and if you have seen these movies you will understand. Angela is BACK is the tag line here... and she is posing as a 17 year old troubled teen... (i am raising my eyebrow, whilst typing this...) Angela just can't stay away from camp like a fat kid can't stay away from a sweetshop, they know they shouldn't go, they always are disponted by the selection and afterwards are always disapointed! This movie draws you in with boobage from the get go... even if they are like fried eggs with cherries on, and considering there size you would have to wonder why you would get 'milk shake' tattoed on them! THERE IS NOTHING TO FUCKING SHAKE! I diegress! Ok so Angela is back at camp again but this time its not all spoilt rich kids, there are also some inner city kids, which obviously means trouble... ahem... as they are trying to teach the kids sharing... whatever... One of the camp counselers is one of the hobos from 'Scrooged' tho, which was a nice surprise lol! Okay, so, another counseler is a cop whose son was killed by Angela... convenient... so yeah other than that there isn't much to this movie, she just goes from camp to camp killing the kids...
I did enjoy these slashers don't get me wrong! But I was always left wanting more which is a shame, because I think they had the ability to be fucking legendary and if taken in the right direction could have placed Angela up there with our most beloved killers!
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