It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

I have mixed feelings about Camp Cucamonga. On the plus side, it's got a huge amount of recognizable faces. It's packed with 80s fashion. In fact, it's oozing 80s at every turn. There's even a conspicuous reference to Bo Jackson.On the negative side, it's overly predictable. It broadcasts everything that happens - except for the very end - well in advance. The script is absurd in how little character development happens. Characters are caricatures.I find it easiest to write about this movie by comparing it to my favorite camp movie, Poison Ivy (1985). Poison Ivy contains most of the same elements as Camp Cucamonga - the fat kid - the inept camp director - the shy kid who eventually succeeds and wins friends (CC actually splits this into two parts) - a counselor romance between a responsible female and a philandering male, which involves the male letting go of his womanizing ways. - the athlete - color war / battle of the bunks - breaking into the cabin of the camp director and enjoying their food. - spying on the girls, hoping to 'sneak a peak'The biggest problem is that everything that happens in Camp Cucamonga is over-the-top. There isn't anything incidental. One of my favorite scenes in Poison Ivy is at night, when we just see a series of short conversations around the boy's bunk. The conversations establish character, but they aren't written to be overly witty.The direction is a little annoying. Like everything else in the movie, it's saturated with 80s stylistic choices. Some off-center angles, some fast cuts. and overly close shots on certain characters, particularly Candace Cameron, who comes across looking like Miss Piggy - overdone hair and lipstick, and her face is made to look much wider than usual in these closeups.The movie isn't as enjoyable in any serious way, which is a real weakness when it comes to guilty pleasure movies. This is, however an important artifact because of the incredible cast that was assembled.This movie is most likely to resonate well with people who got to see this when it originally aired, but it's a fascinating look into the 80s, and as such, is worth some attention.The movie itself is unremarkable. No special performances, no clever writing or insightful work. But it's fun enough to keep your attention for an hour and a half.As it has been remarked, the rap video is sort of a jaw-dropping moment. Look it up on youtube, and that will let you know if you need to see the rest of the movie.

I heard about this film known as "One of Jennifer Aniston's" firsts, and read some reviews that it was a good Camp movie for kids, and it was fun, cute, and like "Space balls" in the 80's. So after much consideration I decided, why not? and ordered it in on DVD at the store. It was worth $21 I watched it down in my room, and was amazed because this was one of the first films done in this fashion of summer fun, and tricks and romance. It had a very famous cast, and the now famous Jennifer Aniston from "Friends". She looked different( but hasn't aged much) and I liked how she played a safe young women, who wanted to do everything rigth in order to help her Dad.Another known face in this flick was Cameron Candice from the 90's sitcom/show "Fullhouse". This movie is worth a view, very fun for a family movie night.

This is a made-for-TV movie from a delicious time period. NBC was putting their TV series' stars, mostly the teens, into fluffy TV movies sharing audiences and marketing costs (same concept as "Hope & Faith" being and "Regis & Kelly"). I encourage everyone to seek these out, though some (like CLASS CRUISE starring Billy Warlock) have simply disappeared. The best, in my opinion, are DANCE 'TIL DAWN and CAMP CUCAMONGA (both now available on DVD). Where else can you see Candace Cameron, Chad Allen, Jennifer Aniston, Jaleel White (Steve Urkel to those in the know), Paul from "The Wonder Years", Winnie from "The Wonder Years", Eric from "Head of the Class", and Sherman Hemsley all in the same place? Inarguably the most memorable moment is the fantastic rap video performed by the kids, "Camp Cucamonga is the place that's hip!"

Camp Cucamonga is, bottom line, my favorite movie of all time. When it first aired in 1990 I quickly realized that this movie was one of a kind, so I popped a tape in the VCR to tape it....but now when i watch it, it is missing about the first 5 minutes of movie magic!This fine quality TV Movie is somewhat predictable and contains an abundance of cheesy lines and stereotypical 80's hairdo's and clothing. The plot isn't especially engaging, but what IS engaging is the great one-liners and the classic "Camp Cucamonga" song and dance. Nothing can beat seeing DJ from "Full House" and Winnie from "The Wonder Years" dancing away while Steve Urkel sings! For people who don't find that as humorous as they should, there is also a heartwarming subplot involving the divorce of one of the campers to capture your heart forever.So, the verdict is that while Camp Cucamonga may not be remembered by everyone who viewed it 11 years ago, anyone who truly appreciates making fun of singing, dancing, camping teenagers will love it!