Product Details

• Actors: Mila Kunis, Gregory Smith, Peter Stormare, Regine Nehy, Alejandro Rae
• Directors: Christian Duguay
• Writers: Agatha Dominik, John Cox
• Producers: Christian Duguay, Bob Greenblatt, Chad Oakes, Chris Danton, David Janollari
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: MGM
• DVD Release Date: August 25, 2009
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00260HH44
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,600 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Boot Camp" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 08/25/2009 Rating: Ur

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just had something missing..., August 26, 2009

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Steve Kuehl "SLV Video" (Boulder Creek, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boot Camp (DVD)

Ordered this on the premise of Mila Kunis possibly carrying a film, and they were advertising this as the "unrated" version. But in the end, you are left with feeling disappointment and watching bad storytelling.

Mila plays a troubled young lady who is sent to an island work camp by her parents. The isolated layout of this camp in Fiji could make for a beautiful filming location, but it really only gets used once or twice (coral, white sand beaches, etc.). Peter Stormare (I always remember him the most as Satan in Constantine) fills the role as the camp creator and leader of this paramilitary counseling group. The idiot boyfriend who finds a way to get himself committed to the same camp (yeah right) is played by Gregory Smith (he has a much better role in Closing the Ring).

As more unlikely events occur and an intermittent writing mess unfolds in virtually every scene, the movie strives to falter. Mila tried very hard here, and I have to give her props for taking a somewhat different role. There are plenty of important themes attempted here, including the topics of physical abuses and illegal activities that occur at these camps, but the short paragraph statement in the credits is all we are given as an extra. No supplements. The sound was average as was the picture quality. Regarding the unrated quip, everything that could give it an R happens off camera or is edited out (Mila's shower scenes and abuses towards one female character). Almost feels like a made for TV movie, but even then so much is not explained or elaborated on, that it misses the mark on being an informative film. It becomes more of a brief passion piece film about these camps.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Jim Jones Is Alive And Well, And Running A Boot Camp In Fiji!..., October 16, 2010

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Bindy Sue Frønkünschtein "bigfootsalienbaby" (under the rubble) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boot Camp (DVD)

Mila Kunis plays a troubled teen girl sent to a remote BOOT CAMP by her parents (mostly her idiot stepfather). She is abducted, drugged, and shipped across the ocean! Once on the island, Mila's character finds a cultish operation, run by a droning guru played by Peter Stormare (8MM, THE KILLING ROOM). Unfortunately, much of the action is unbelievable, hollywood cheeeze, except for a few scenes in the middle. The whole thing ends in a fiery apocalypse, along the lines of the 80s OVER THE EDGE finale. While not a total disaster, I can't imagine watching it again...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, here at Boot Camp, they kick and strike ya..., November 21, 2011

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Jason (Funkytown) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boot Camp (DVD)

Camp Serenity, an isolated Fijian Island where wayward heathens are sent for a tropical boot camp intended to steer the children towards the more law-abiding and righteous path. Unfortunately for the parents who jettison their kids, and even more disappointing for the kids themselves, the camp is run by a borderline psychotic who fantasizes about the "soap in a sock"-scene from Full Metal Jacket. This camp leader, Norman Hail (Peter Stormare - Dino Velvet from 8MM) has serious delusions of grandeur, a strong belief in "Code Red" discipline, and an online degree not worth the Charmin extra soft it should be printed on. What's worse is that his "leadership" has insidiously trickled into the camp counselors and senior camp-members. They have all learned: If you want to get off the island, you play by the rules.

Which is a problem for Sophie (Mila Kunis) - a smart yet semi-mentally imbalanced girl making her step-father's life a living hell - and her doofus boyfriend Ben (Gregory Smith). Sophie gets sent away unwillingly. Rushed, drugged, and whisked away only to wake up on a speeding boat, she had no influence on her fate. Clearly P-whipped, Ben decides to purposely get in trouble because he just knows his parents will send him to the same island. Not so fast there lover-boy; neither the Montagues nor Capulets know a thing about escaping from kiddie bootcamp a remote island. Let the battle begin!

While not overwhelming, the film is nonetheless enjoyable. Think Romeo & Juliet + A Clockwork Orange + Lord of the Flies and you've got a good idea what you'll be watching. Aside from Kunis nobody really seized attention. The locale is nearly completely wasted and not shown. The preachy ending certainly took some of the film's impact away, but intelligent viewers will understand the intended, albeit inconsistent point.