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Teenagers at summer camp are dying mysteriously, and the cause may be the return of a dark secret from the past.
Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: R
Street Date: 08/20/02
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve
Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: R
Street Date: 08/20/02
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
By A. Palacio
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
As others have pointed out, this Legacy Entertainment (VHS-copy-quality) pan & scan edition is otherwise uncut (if not widescreen), unlike the Starz/Anchor Bay (clean & sharp) widescreen edition of which most customers purchase.
This is classic low-budget horror with the most memorable ending of any such film in it's genre, whether you care for it or not. Instead of elaborating on my opinion of the film, I thought some would be interested in knowing what makes this edition 'uncut.'
In the Anchor Bay edition, there are five (5) missing scenes which can only be found on this uncut Legacy Entertainment edition. The total cut is only 23 seconds, but they are interesting if not odd omissions. They are as follows:
1. The 'skinny dipping' scene, where the boys are shown running and jumping in to the water, is cut by seven (7) seconds. The uncut version shows them naked from behind as they were running.
2. The first death scene of the boy found under the overturned boat on shore is cut by six (6) seconds. The edited version has two (2) shots of the boy with the snake, this uncut version has four (4) shots of the boy. The first (boy only) and fourth (boy with snake almost completely out of mouth) shots are identical in both editions. In the uncut version, you see the snake as it first exits the mouth as well as an additional shot.
3. The 'water-balloon attack' scene was cut by four (4) seconds. In the uncut version, there is a shot of the boys making obscene gestures towards Angela after she is helped up from the ground.
4. During the 'kissing' scene in the woods, Judy's response ["Same to you"] following Ricky's middle finger gesture, is cut for no apparent reason.
5. In the strangest and most complicated cut, a mere two (2) seconds were cut and altered from the shot of Mel finding Meg dead in the shower. In the uncut version, Mel didn't only say "He did it" after finding her, he also said "to get back at me." Furthermore, he twice says "I had him", but one was cut. And finally, the shot of Meg on the floor is one second longer.
In total, only 23 seconds were cut from this apparently-complete Legacy edition. However, there are two notable differences not mentioned above. One regards the credits, which begin rolling 2 seconds sooner in this edition. The other is very interesting and concerns the film as a whole.
The Starz/Anchor Bay edition purports to be fully widescreen. This is not truly the case. As another poster noted, the widescreen presentation is cut from the full film aspect ratio of 1.37:1. Thus, the viewer is losing a large portion of every frame by viewing the 1.85:1 version. If you carefully watch the scene in which Angela is seated on the beach, back turned, in each edition you will notice that the image from left to right are in sync. This should not be the case, as anyone will tell you. A motion picture filmed in widescreen format should shows more to these sides than in a pan & scan TV edit. The 'widescreen' edition of this film forces the top and bottom to be trimmed. Simply put, if you watch the Anchor Bay Widescreen edition, you are not only missing out on 23 seconds of film time, you are seeing only a portion of the more complete filmed image. Unfortunately, this means viewers would have to sit through a worse quality print from Legacy in order to fully view the film. Hopefully someday, a complete, uncut, remastered, and full aspect ration version of this film will be issued.
This information would likely only interest videophiles, but if you have any strong interest in this motion picture, you may want to know these details. If not long-winded, I hope some will find this information helpful.
This is classic low-budget horror with the most memorable ending of any such film in it's genre, whether you care for it or not. Instead of elaborating on my opinion of the film, I thought some would be interested in knowing what makes this edition 'uncut.'
In the Anchor Bay edition, there are five (5) missing scenes which can only be found on this uncut Legacy Entertainment edition. The total cut is only 23 seconds, but they are interesting if not odd omissions. They are as follows:
1. The 'skinny dipping' scene, where the boys are shown running and jumping in to the water, is cut by seven (7) seconds. The uncut version shows them naked from behind as they were running.
2. The first death scene of the boy found under the overturned boat on shore is cut by six (6) seconds. The edited version has two (2) shots of the boy with the snake, this uncut version has four (4) shots of the boy. The first (boy only) and fourth (boy with snake almost completely out of mouth) shots are identical in both editions. In the uncut version, you see the snake as it first exits the mouth as well as an additional shot.
3. The 'water-balloon attack' scene was cut by four (4) seconds. In the uncut version, there is a shot of the boys making obscene gestures towards Angela after she is helped up from the ground.
4. During the 'kissing' scene in the woods, Judy's response ["Same to you"] following Ricky's middle finger gesture, is cut for no apparent reason.
5. In the strangest and most complicated cut, a mere two (2) seconds were cut and altered from the shot of Mel finding Meg dead in the shower. In the uncut version, Mel didn't only say "He did it" after finding her, he also said "to get back at me." Furthermore, he twice says "I had him", but one was cut. And finally, the shot of Meg on the floor is one second longer.
In total, only 23 seconds were cut from this apparently-complete Legacy edition. However, there are two notable differences not mentioned above. One regards the credits, which begin rolling 2 seconds sooner in this edition. The other is very interesting and concerns the film as a whole.
The Starz/Anchor Bay edition purports to be fully widescreen. This is not truly the case. As another poster noted, the widescreen presentation is cut from the full film aspect ratio of 1.37:1. Thus, the viewer is losing a large portion of every frame by viewing the 1.85:1 version. If you carefully watch the scene in which Angela is seated on the beach, back turned, in each edition you will notice that the image from left to right are in sync. This should not be the case, as anyone will tell you. A motion picture filmed in widescreen format should shows more to these sides than in a pan & scan TV edit. The 'widescreen' edition of this film forces the top and bottom to be trimmed. Simply put, if you watch the Anchor Bay Widescreen edition, you are not only missing out on 23 seconds of film time, you are seeing only a portion of the more complete filmed image. Unfortunately, this means viewers would have to sit through a worse quality print from Legacy in order to fully view the film. Hopefully someday, a complete, uncut, remastered, and full aspect ration version of this film will be issued.
This information would likely only interest videophiles, but if you have any strong interest in this motion picture, you may want to know these details. If not long-winded, I hope some will find this information helpful.
38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
By matt
VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Sleepaway Camp is first and foremost, another summer camp slasher film. A very popular slasher subgenre originated with the 1980 classic Friday the 13th. Angela and Ricky are young teenagers off to camp Arawak for the summer, Ricky the likable popular type, and Angela, the quiet and 'different' type. When all kinds of scuzzy camp regulars begin to give Angela a hard time, they start dying rather brutally...much to the dismay of the camp's burnt out owner Mel (Mike Kellin). Sleepaway Camp is a slasher film, however, it goes a bit deeper than that, what gives Sleepaway Camp its distinction, is the bizarre homosexual themes running throughout the film. Why they are there are anybody's guess,but from the strange transvestite (?) Aunt Martha, to Angela's gay father, the truly shocking and disturbing final shot and more, Sleepaway Camp is sick, grisily, twisted, yet always fascinating. Of course, its not always great, many scenes in this film are just laughable, like the melodramatic boating accident at the film's start, or the character that wears a shirt with her name on it, and even the scenes with Chef Artie, the local camp sleazeball. Sleepaway Camp however, always manages to be charming, despite its warped themes and lurid subject matter, this one certainly isn't for everybody, but those with a taste for something not quite the norm will find much to savor here with Sleepaway Camp, a truly strange film that stands in a tired subgenre, but stands out as a unique achievement-even if partially a fluke.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is the fully uncut version of the film! The Anchor Bay dvd has a few slight cuts to some of the death scenes. The picture and sound on this version are that of an old vhs but still watchable. If you have the box set get this one too just so you can see what has been cut from the Anchor Bay version. You cant beat a dvd for $5!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic
If your A Horror fan this is A must see, its getting old but still has that crazy ending. The ending to this movie left me going wow really when I saw it the first time
Published 1 month ago by OHIO4WVU
3.0 out of 5 stars
IDK
DVD IN GOOD CONDITION BUT WOULD NOT PLAY ON MY XBOX 360 AN IT WAS A POOR QUALITY PICTURE LIKE IT WS DUBBED FROM A VCR TAPE ON TO A DVD BUT NO OTHER PROBLEMS.
Published 1 month ago by DINO GIAMPIETRO
3.0 out of 5 stars
meh, the third one is better
I'm probably all alone with this opinion, but I really feel the third installment in the Sleepaway Camp series is much better than this one. Read more
Published 2 months ago by B. E Jackson
3.0 out of 5 stars
Horrid Quality on the Legacy Release
"Sleepaway Camp" is an outstanding film, but the audio/video quality on the Legacy Entertainment release is beyond the pale. Read more
Published 2 months ago by JVC
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie
I like this type of movies. It a very good movie to watch. I like slasher movies. This was a good one.
Published 3 months ago by c.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A different summer camp movie
A good story of how parents change their children's idea of who they are, and why they are pressed into certain roles. Fun, scary, curios and memorable.
Published 3 months ago by Gun Guy 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars
A cult favorite
I watched this movie for the first time when I was in high school. Before then, I hated the idea of going off to camp. After the viewing, I really hated the idea! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cheeky Chick
5.0 out of 5 stars
An 80's Classic Cult Film.
I purchased Sleepaway Camp, because I love the classic horror movies you had in the 70's and 80's. This is another cult classic, that is not like the other films about the horrors... Read more
Published 8 months ago by K.L. CocKayne
1.0 out of 5 stars
Going to sleep.
This is 1 of the worst horror flicks iv'e seen in my life. I only picked it up because Blockbuster stopped renting it and I was curious to see it since my child hood. Read more
Published 8 months ago by cman
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best!!!!!!!!!
The best horror movie ever and the ending was a definite shocker. If you liked Friday the 13th you will love this!!!!!!
Published 8 months ago by Tj
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