Wet Hot American Summer
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Movie Reviews of Wet Hot American Summer
Movie Review: Even Better When You Add The Farts
Summary: 5 Stars
What is so amazing about the film is that it is ridiculously absurd while still accurately portraying the atmosphere of summer camp. True summer camp, (i.e. not things like The Northwestern University Gifted Study Program, or the Meadowmount School of Music Camp) is a mixture of boredom, sexual activity (and frustration), occasional canoeing trips, weird mess hall staff, self-important teenage counselors... and bug repellant. However, what is so weird is that this movie was billed as a direct spoof of "Meatballs" and "Porky's." The common argument is that those two movies were simply crass and vulgar to begin with and that this movie just adds more crass humor than ever before. Salon.com critic Charles Taylor: "The movies "Wet Hot American Summer" is sending up were just as dumb and sex-obsessed as the movie contends. That's why the filmmakers have come up with some sort of muddled accomplishment: a spoof that manages to be even stupider than the pictures it's spoofing."
If anything, this movie spoofs that entire era. I hate to use another quote, but Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly says it so much better than I can: "You may think you already know everything about the '70s and the '80s, but ''Wet Hot'' ... pinpoints that invisible tectonic moment when the one morphed into the other. It was an era, post-''Animal House'' and pre-MTV, caught between high times and ''Fast Times,'' disco fever and spring break, John Holmes and John Hughes, the fall of the shaggy sensitive guy and the rise of the moussed macho stud."
Its humor is much more varied than the humor of the aforementioned movies. The budding "healthy" relationship between a freshly divorced staff member and one of her arts and crafts campers is so creepy that you can't help but laugh. Sometimes the movie is just plain absurd, like when the Vietnam Vet Cook has a conversation with a can of mixed vegetables and ends up finding out something about his true self... If you don't like that type of humor, there is always the extra soundtrack with added extra fart noises... This is hysterical...
Movie Review: Severe sarcasm never tasted so good
Summary: 5 Stars
The 80's and 90's were the proverbial "hay-day" or "hey-day" or whatever for the summer camp genre of filmmaking. Many illustrious titles were to come from this: Meatballs, Camp Nowhere, Heavyweights, uhh... Meatballs II, and probably some other ones.
Then there's this movie. This movie has taken all that's been made of every kids camp/sports movie, mixed with every teen David/Goliath drama, and kicked it in the nuts. The cheese presented in this movie was gourmet, in that it was obviously obvious to the viewer, except those that pointed out how cheesy this movie was/is.
A couple of instances. I loved the whole nerdy counseler in love with the hot, out of his league female counserlor. She's in love with the hot yet distant Paul Rudd. She says she loves him, he says his butt itches; she says she'll see him later, he gives her the finger; oh, then they make out, alot. The nerdy counseler, Coop, is convinced that he and katie, the counselor, are kindred spirits. In the classic teen fashion, Coop even spills his guts and tells her at great length that he loves her. The only thing that was missing was the stereo hoisted over his head. Eventually, on the night of the talent show, Katie comes around. She realizes that she loves Coop, but what happens the next morning?
Oh, and let's not forget Gene, the cook. Story goes that Gene fought in the Vietnam war, and he was not quite over it. He has some deranged post-war antics. Whether it's fonduing cheddar (fondling his sweaters) or seeing his buds in class (smearing mud on his a*s), Gene's hair-trigger mood is one of the highlights of this movie.
Probably the worst synopsis you ever heard. Just buy the movie. Oh, and Dick Cheney shot some guy... in the FACE!
Movie Review: Brilliant movie. Not for David Hyde Pierce fans.
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't normally write reviews for Amazon, but I felt that a few of the negative reviews regarding this movie were from people who should probably have never watched it in the first place. Allow me to prevent this from happening again.
This movie is brilliant. It's probably one of the top 5 comedies of the last 15 years. Seriously.
That being said, if you're thinking about purchasing this movie solely because it has David Hyde Pierce in it, then don't purchase it. It seems that most of the critcal reviews directed at this movie are from disappointed David Hyde Pierce (DHP for the hardcore) fans. If you're hoping that this is the vehicle that is going to launch his post-Fraiser career then avoid the movie. Actually, if you're a rabid Fraiser fan, you might want to avoid this movie as well.
In order to avoid similar mishaps, I've compiled a short list of other people who should not buy this movie even though it is somehow connected to one of their favorite comedians: Huge fans of other network sitcoms such as "According to Jim" or "King of Queens", fans of Molly Shannon's "Superstar", fans of Janeane Garofalo's "The Truth About Cats and Dogs", fans of Carrot Top(just because), and anyone who is easily offended.
If you are none of the above, then you should give this movie a chance.
If you enjoyed series like the State, Mr Show, or Family Guy, then you'll probably love this movie. It's awesome.
Movie Review: Either you like it or you won't
Summary: 5 Stars
The story takes place at the Jewish summer camp, Camp Firewood. It takesplace in one day and has numerous plot lines that tell the stories of different campers. Victor tries to loose his virginity while a group of nerds works to save the camp from destruction. There are probably a dozen hilarious different side stories in this movie. The characters are the best part. Each character has a different quirk in their personality and plays out their role extremely well. The movie also pokes fun at alot of 80s movies and the parody parts are very well done. I found myself reciting lines from this movie months after I saw it. Wet Hot American summer is a movie some will get and some won't. When my friend brought the DVD half the people watching it found it funny and half found it the stupidest thing it the world. The humor in this movie is stupid and that is the point of it. In one scene a kid drowns and Andy, the camp rebel, takes a kid who witnessed it and throws him out of his car onto the side of the road. Yes the scene is stupid but it was still incredibly funny. If your into the stupid, sick, and random things flying around than this movie is for you.
Movie Review: No, I love sluts. Sluts rock.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of those movies that doesn't fare so well when it's originally released, but develops a cult following after the fact. I think this movie is hilarious - and it's not so much the plot as it is the performances that make the film shine.
There's nothing too spectacular about the storyline. It's the day before the campers pack up to leave and everyone scrambles to end their summer right - however that may be. The cook (probably the funniest character in the movie) must learn to be honest with himself and with others. Paul Rudd's character, the pompous self-important slacker, must learn that women are not mere objects and that maybe he's not as cool as he thinks he is. Etc...
It's the way the characters were given life by the performers that makes the movie so good. This is a collection of comedic actors who aren't afraid to look ridiculous - and that's why they succeed so effectively, I believe.
Great movie!