It's been out for nearly a year, but last night I finally got around to watching Return to Sleepaway Camp -- a direct sequel to the fantastic Sleepaway Camp, written & directed by series originator Robert Hiltzik. In his sequel, the events of the former sequels (Unhappy Campers and Teenage Wasteland) never happened and Peter/Angela has been locked in an asylum for 20 years.
So...no Bruce Springsteen's sister, no murder-by-outhouse, no weird character name in-jokes. Just a straighforward sequel to a movie that was made nearly 30 years ago. And, surprisingly, it's not that bad. As could be expected from a low-budget, direct to DVD horror flick, it stumbles here and there; but all in all, it succeeds. Obviously, it couldn't capture the magic that's found in the original, but -- much like the sequels before it -- Return to Sleepaway Camp isn't trying to be the original. It's simply a welcome new entry in a franchise that's been dormant for far too long.
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