I'm one of those that has also watched it many times more than most films.
About the only thing that comes to mind for a description of the effect of
this film is, it's Valium for the soul, at least for me. When I've had a
bad or long day and just want to wind down and be somewhere else, I put this
in the PC along with a few other favorites and just go back to another time
when I was one of the Shrekker's, or had a bad crush on the camp's "Ida".
Fortunately, I never went as far as needing to use masking tape..
Actually, there are few films that I really think that could support some
type of sequal, but how about a look back at camp now that it's been
in the hands of Jack and Bethy for the last 10 years or so?. I suspect it
would be too tempting to make it into another "Meatballs" though if the
big studios got their hands on it.
For those that get a bit of a "twing" out of this film regarding your
adolescence, I'd recommend "Almost Famous" as a good followup to get a
simliar type of look at the 70's through a teenager's eye's.
D.
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oliviacrew
18 years ago
I love this film and always will. Its timeless and one of my all time favorites. Camping was always a part of my childhood. Mostly from family camping trips up North (Michigan-Canada), but also the ones from school (5th grade) and boyscouts.
Now as a 30-something, this film means more to me than ever before because I can relate to the real life problems that the caracters are caught up in, while wishing I could go back again to those same places with those same people today.
Oh....To go back in time and be a kid again.
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hoof-hearted-eh
18 years ago
I wish that I could get into a boxing ring with my ex.... :) Love the soundtrack from the movie as well.. I've made an Indian Summer cd...
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