Day 151: Wet Hot American Summer

Directed By- David Wain

Writer(s)- David Wain, Michael Showalter

Starring- Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Molly Shannon, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Michael Showalter, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler, Michael Ian Black, Zak Orth, Marguerite Moreau, Ken Marino

Critics Review- "Have a good summer."- Terry Lawson "Detroit Free Press"

Rotten Tomatoes Rating- Critics- 31%  Audience- 81%

Out of  a possible 5 stars- 3 stars

My Review- 

I have always heard about this movie, but never watched until now and I never knew all these actors were in it. It seems for some of them this may have been some of their earlier films before making it big and more well known, it seems like it should be a hidden gem but a cult classic suits it more. It's a spoof on the last day of summer camp it quite frankly is really funny, at least I thought it was. What made this movie work so well, was all the actors in the movie all were very funny as their characters; especially Rudd, Meloni, Shannon, and Black. I can see why there would be some sort of reason why the critics did not like this movie, maybe because at times it was too over the top, or cheesy but that's what made the movie funny, that at some points it would be so random you got lost at what was going on. I think it's because the movie did not take itself so seriously and was just made for shits and giggles. While watching this movie I had to re-watch some scenes because it was so funny. One thing I also liked about this movie was the little jokes that would pop-out again every now and then as the movie progressed. This movie actually made me wish I had actually gone to a summer camp, because it looked like so much fun in the movie, however I have to say these were the worst camp counselor's ever, but at the same time it seemed like they loved what they did, because all they got to do was mess around all day, talk and not really do anything. This one of those movies that you either hate or love it, and to be honest I actually really liked it, I did not love it but I was sort of in the middle, I wished some actors had bigger parts with their characters or some storylines in the movie were expanded a little more. Also I just read that  prequel is in the works with the whole original cast returning, and know that it is a spoof I cannot wait until it comes out.