Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Beautiful, moving film.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

I felt a little sorry for the performers in this piece of garbage, but only till they started doing the Chow Time dance number. Then I lost all pity for them and wanted them to leave the screen as soon as possible. I've seen better work in junior high school assemblies. I just realized that my review won't be posted unless it contains ten lines of text. Well, I'm going to have to work really hard to find anything more to say about this totally forgettable piece of adolescent pablum. But even if I only make it to nine and a half lines, that will contain more thought than anyone put into the making of this sorry excuse for a film. Oh, man-I still have two more lines. I wish now I'd never stumbled on this movie. It's now wasting way too much of my life. One of the girls was sort of cute, but it's still a really bad movie. If you think your kids might enjoy it, you should be working harder to raise smarter children. That was rude. Sorry. Okay--that's ten or more lines.

It's not like HSM is Shawshank Redemption either. But yes, the acting is sub-par, dialogue is sophomoric and the dancing is simplistic. But story is simple to follow, and fairly clean movie. If it's aimed at tweeners, it misses the mark for my taste. For 16er's, I suppose it's alright in this day and age. There are some sexuality exerted between the yoga and cheerleader girls. This is where it's a little much for tweeners. Probably like someone said, some of the actors look more like their in their 30's. Again, the story is clean, it conveys good moral values and the songs are actually good. Being a movie with wake-boarding, though not a wake-boarding person myself, there could have been more and better quality wakeboarding at the least. But finally, at least my mind wasn't propagandized by blockbuster movies that try to sell sell sell worldly ideals and products to me, ad nauseum. Not the best 1.6 hours, but good values and catchy tunes... "we'll be friends forever, singing the songs we love together..." Was on my DVR, not worth saving. But didn't complain like after I saw Clash of the Titans.

Just a warning May contain spoilers depending on you view of things. You have been warned.With that said, there really isn't any twist in this movie, which for once I can say THANK GOD! I mean with every movie coming out now trying to have a "sixth sense" type twist is utterly ridiculous. Just write the story and if the twist comes, then go with it, but don't force it like so many movies out there.Anyway onto King of the Camp. Like I said in the summary bar: Don't expect a big HSM type film, because first you must realize this a low budget film. HSM was filmed with Disney extravaganza and marketing. People forget that HSM 1 was actually a made-for-TV movie...IMAGINE if that went to theaters and the second one? Yikes, the last thing I need to see is Zac Efron Disney-fied even more. King of the Camp while low budget pulls off some great photography of the scenery and the surroundings.The script or should I say story "Kitchen staff is not on the same level as the counselors" seems just bit far fetched, but this is not the show "Bug Juice". THis camp is full of rich snobby teen counselors and wacky kids. Plus, the age its geared toward, really its just filler for the singing and dancing.The Dancing is not perfect and the singing is dependent on the actor/talent sining. I though the leads did fine, in singing and dancing, but the film itself didn't seem to know where it was going in any aspect. A few funny moments but none of the "teens" even looked like teens other than the kids. I mean really at least try. I get it - they use to "18 to look younger" for time, but the only guy that actually might pass for that would be Jason Stadnyk, who played Will Cross. He did have one funny line near the end of the film.One bright spot was the girl that played Sarah. The song "My Heart is Calling Home" was pretty darn good. Plus she can act, the scene with Will near the end of the movie was one of her best, and its shame she doesn't talk much in the film, but look out for her. If your wondering her name is Sydney Trotter. Don't be surprised if you Ms. Trotter in bigger films in near future.So the movie is what it is. A singing and dancing smorgasbord with acting throwing in for filler. Recommended for kids 12 and under. I don't recall any language issues in this so no worries for parents.

I really liked King of the Camp - it was a fun musical and had a bit more depth to it than other movies in the genre. The leads, Cindy and Will, seemed like real genuine people.You could tell the studio behind the movie wanted to appeal to both boys and girls, because there is a strong wakeboarding presence in the film. The stunts are pretty amazing, including the lead actor who jumps onto a dock on a wakeboard from the water.And the DVD came with a free soundtrack - the songs were another strong point of the movie. The ghost story was particularly good - all the songs seemed to fit the theme of being at camp.