Surprisingly incoherent and boring

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

I understand that there are a lot of people out there, that either were expecting something different or got annoyed with the characters. Or even kind of hated most of the predictable stuff that happened. So it may be a lot to ask, but if can see this as light horror entertainment (still with pretty vivid special effects), you will be able to enjoy this for what it is and what it aims for.This never went out there to be an instant classic or a classic at all. No this just wants to entertain and give it's audience some shocks along the way. So yeah the camp is deserted and only 4 people are there to bring it up to speed, but that's how these horror movies work. And if you are in on the joke like the cast, go for it

Before I begin, let me say that I would honestly give this movie a solid 6-6.5 by IMDb standards. I rate it a 10 because the 5.3 just doesn't do it justice. This movie is a fresh addition to the plague genre and it wasn't as repetitive and predictable as other movies of this genre. In addition, the acting is well done and doesn't give a cheesy B-Movie feel to the film, which is kinda what I was expecting before I started watching this, but I was pleasantly surprised. One of the complaints about this movie is that it is very shaky. It does have shaky moments, but overall, I'd say that anytime the camera does shake, it is earned and warranted. I watched this film in SD and had no problem with the camera work. If you are a fan of plague movies or zombie type movies, I would definitely recommend giving this film a try.

A horror film co-produced by Televisa and distributed by Filmax? Sounds as a perfect recipe for disaster. And even though the result isn't very satisfactory, Summer Camp includes one or two original details which make this bland and forgettable movie at least worthy of a slight recommendation. The first 20 minutes of Summer Camp introduce the insipid characters and explain the "logic" of the screenplay. The producers surely though (rightfully so) that nobody would swallow a decrepit mansion as a childish "summer camp", so co-screenwriters Alberto Marini (who was also the director) and Danielle Schleif had to invent multiple dialogues to justify the incompatibility between location and premise. Besides, the actors aren't able to display the slightest credibility in their already generic characters, while the screenplay makes too many turns to inflate the short running time, and the camera has the irritating custom to frantically move during the "horror" moments in order to simulate tension the material isn't able to generate. What is more, the convulsive camera distracts us from the lack of special effects. There aren't instances of gore which would have helped the experience; even though it got rated R, Summer Camp feels close to PG-13, so it doesn't have much to offer on the visceral level. On the positive side, I liked the fact that Summer Camp plays with our expectations during the beginning, suggesting various thematic alternatives which generate a certain suspense; for a while, we don't know whether this will be a slasher film (there's a mysterious man spying from the woods with a knife), or of ghosts (the isolated mansion suggests spirits in every somber room) or of satanic possession (a dog shows clear signs of demonic influence... or it might be rage). Besides, we have an interesting twist which adds deepness to a popular cliché of contemporary horror; unfortunately, it comes too late, and it's not fully exploited in order to completely compensate the monotonous development of the movie. After all, Summer Camp didn't end up being the disaster I was expecting due to its fleeting moments of ingenuity, but it didn't leave me very satisfied either. At least, it didn't bore me and I don't regret having watched it, so, as I previously said, I think I can give it a slight recommendation.

It seems like just another slasher stereotype: a group of young attractive camp Counselors, alone in the woods trying to get to know each other before the kids come. This time around however, a strange outbreak turns anyone exposed into a raging murderer for a small period of time. It eventually wears off, but do to the nature of how it spreads, anyone at anytime can become the slasher and as easily not become the slasher.It makes for a very suspenseful film not knowing who was going to be the slasher or the victim at any given time, and it was very impressive that they kept this up with so limited resources for 83mins. It's starts off slow and very corny. The movie is filled with a lot of OMG and WTF moments that are very slasher campy, but as the mystery of the outbreak begins to unravel the camp turns form bad to really good. Summer Camp seems to go for one big punch line instead of a few good kills, which turned into a smart tactic that makes this cleaver film work.It's the type of Horror film all slasher fans should check out.