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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2008 and 2010 Movies Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.
Story
Camp Rock 1
The story in this couldn’t be more cliché if they tried. I’ve been over the “lying to be popular” since I did it in first grade. It always blows up and it rarely ends as happily as it does in this movie.
Score: 0
Camp Rock 2
Just as cliché a the first but much less angst.
Score: 0
Characters
Camp Rock 1
The characters are so cookie cutter as to be boring. However the young actors manage to bring something watchable to their characters.
Score: 0.5
Camp Rock 2
The characters have changed, if not evolved, to suit the story. Once again the actors are much too good for the script.
Score: 0.5
Dialogue
Camp Rock 1
The majority of the movie made me cringe, however the Mom and the two romantic leads manage to make the dialogue acceptable.
Score: 0.5
Camp Rock 2
I can’t tell if the dialogue got better because of the writing or because the actors grew. It wasn’t enough to make this movie memorable though.
Score: 0.5
Visuals and Music
Camp Rock 1
There’s a camp and it’s filmed in standard Disney Channel style for the late 2000’s. It’s not as colourful as it could be and most of the shots are either frantic or boring.
The music is barely okay. It’s not bad but it shows that other then the main cast, these are not singers.
Score: 0
Camp Rock 2
This is where the sequel starts to get better. It’s better shot and has more coherent musical numbers, actually using the dancers in the cast.
The music for the main cast is catchy and likeable while the rest is still hum-drum.
Score: 0.5
Fun
Camp Rock 1
I spent the majority of the movie groaning or sighing. It’s not much fun.
Score: 0.5
Camp Rock 2
The story was predictable but in a fun way and despite a few lulls, I enjoyed this one.
Score: 1
Overall
Camp Rock 1
This movie is angsty and cliché. I really hope my daughter doesn’t want to watch it too often. The only thing that makes it anything beyond truly boring are the main actors.
Final Score: 1.5 Stars
Camp Rock 2
It’s not great but it’s fun and if I want a camp movie that has music I might consider it.
Final Score: 2.5 Stars