Camp Rock (Musical Hell Review # 130)

[@jbcatz5]

Mitchie would be a lot more popular if she admitted she was the caterer’s daughter. Screw music biz connections, extra food would earn literal brownie points. Lying to ingratiate herself is there to create conflict through an eventual liar revealed cliche, when the script could have leaned into the juxtaposition between Mitchie and Tess’s mothers, envy for the relationship Mitchie and Connie have being Tess’s motive to work against Mitchie.

[@palesgensler3099]

I actually did go to sleep away camp and I had friends there whose parents were counselors and people there thought it was pretty cool.

[@americaroleplayer]

FUCK That would've been a way better movie!

[@SuperSwordman1]

What? A DCOM missing a better story to chase clichés? Well this is totally shocking! Seriously though, you pitched a much better idea

[@DemiSemme]

Meanwhile across the lake, the theatre camp kids are all getting murdered over an Andrew Lloyd Webber knockoff and mommy issues.

[@JoshFreilich]

Wish I could like this a thousand times.

[@mgfoster9197]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@MovieFan1912]

And even that’s not as interesting as it should be.

[@jakemanzi1203]

Wait does that actually happen in the theater camp movie!

[@ellies.4781]

@@jakemanzi1203no, it’s a horror musical called Stage Fright

[@ryandowney8743]

9:54 "Dry unflavored noodles" is a perfect description of all these characters.

[@Eviltwin531]

I swear, if I find out their breakfast was a daily toast/bagel/crumpet bar with a wide variety of preserved fruits they call the Jam Jam, I think I'll put my head through the wall.

[@afterdinnercreations936]

All in all, it's just another head through the wall

[@harrietamidala1691]

"It's not exactly Daft Punk, although she certainly has got the first part down." Oh, that shade made me laugh hard.

[@joshraid1550]

You know what I don't get? The DCOM lemonade mouth had a character sing a pop punk number about breaking free from her insecurities, specifically in relation to a toxic boyfriend who held her down. Compared to the generic DCOM pop in the other movies, you could have kind of sold a song like this as the kind of personal and experimental music they don't want. It's the kind of thing that the real Jonas brothers would probably not perform. They could have made Shane like a male Avril Lavigne with a manager that wants him to be Harry Styles. Why didn't they do that? It's called camp rock, why do none of these characters rock?

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

Oh my god “She’s So Gone” GOES HARD

[@joshraid1550]

@@one-onessadhalf3393 Yeah. Why can't Disney channel make other songs as good as that one? Where's the punk rock in descendants, where all the characters dress like counter-culture delinquents?

[@CAMarino92]

Fun fact: the director of Camp Rock also directed The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure….I wish I was making that up

[@andrewollmann304]

Looking at his IMDB profile, he’s directed a fair amount of Disney Channel episodes. Phil of the Future, That’s So Raven…mostly those two.

[@jakemetzgar]

It shows

[@frisbyart]

I let out a chuckle and my brain short circuited that same moment, because holy crap I couldn’t believe it when I looked this up. Makes PERFECT sense as to why even that was bad by any standards too (I only watched that with my youngest cousin, because it was one of those bargain bin movies at Walmart, and fun fact: it was ONLY released at Walmart after it flopped).

[@kenthuang436]

One question about the Oogieloves has always plagued me since I’ve discovered its existence: If you remove the cover of the pillow, is it its clothes or skin that you are now holding? Its eyelids are the same exact color as its cover.

[@LaineMann]

Annnnnnnnnd now I know where my deep seated hatred for this movie comes from. EWWWWWWWWW.

[@Jarakin]

8:15 that always did bug me even as a kid. My own food allergies aren't dangerous but they'll still easily ruin my day. If I was him the only thing someone demanding a please from me in that situation would get is a decision that yeah, I'm definitely going to get someone fired today instead of just complaining because they obviously don't care nearly enough about having just poisoned me.

[@amityislandchum]

Yeah, that scene REALLY stands out as poorly done. If the whole point of Shane's character arc is that he starts out as a rude, demanding, spoiled celeb, then it would make FAR more sense to have him complaining about not getting *gourmet* food instead. Something like: "Excuse me, I don't know what kind of hacks you have working in this kitchen, but I sent my personal menu 3 days ago, specifying that I required Eggs Benedict, fresh-squeezed orange juice, and avocado toast with wild-caught King Salmon every morning!" That literally accomplishes everything the movie was going for.

[@kenthuang436]

You know what food allergies really suck to have as a kid? Tomatoes and chocolate. I had those allergies and my life was miserable because this was in the 90s before white pizza became popular and widely available and the “pizza” I kept getting was literally just some bread with melted cheese on top. I got absolutely no topping and nothing under the cheese so that I was eating more than dry bread and cheese. Chocolate was even worse because guess what kind of cake kids almost always have at their own birthday parties? Chocolate. I missed out in a lot of 90s candy that had chocolate in it and then got discontinued by the time I outgrew that allergy.

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Well, Shayne could have said it in a much nicer way too. Thing here is that employees can make a mistake and if Shayne ate the food it’s also all on him. The only time that he can complain is if it constantly keeps on happening.

[@afterdinnercreations936]

It'd have been crazy if Demi's character started belting out "Rebel Girl" by Bikini Kill. Like, this is about as "rock" as gummi life-savers. Hoobastank rocked harder than this. Picture it. Take this same exact premise, "Aspiring rock-singer attends a big camp dedicated to the form," but comes to discover it's a gigantic vanity-project for a bunch of rich-parents who want their kids to be cookie-cutter pop-stars. Most of the curriculum is dedicated to singing and dancing, but almost to no instrument-training. The lead being the only one from humbler beginnings because her parents work as caterers/cooks. She keeps her head down and studies their techniques to create pop-melodies but throws a monkey-wrench into the camp-system by singing a loud & abrasive punk-number, but the pop-hooks she studied makes it extremely catchy and fun to at least dance/headbang. Something like "Seventeen" from Repo: The Genetic Opera or Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill. Shane is brought back to his rock-roots from this number, but the rowdy-crowd makes it hard for him to identify the singer. This inspires the rest of the student-body to try this new form, but upsets the parents who aren't paying for their kids to be rowdy rockers, so they start threatening to pull their kids and the funding. Or... is this just School of Rock.

[@joshraid1550]

Fucking my little pony Equestria girls rainbow rocks had more rock to it than this, and it's literally a my little pony friendship is magic high school AU fanfic but canon.

[@afterdinnercreations936]

​@@joshraid1550There was an episode of Hannah Montana where she got tired of her pop-image and imagined changing her image into... Joan Jett crossed with Courtney Love and her kid-audience started rebelling. That was obviously WAY more rock than this movie. Granted, it's a showcase as to why Disney doesn't want to go any harder than Buddy Holly, but still.

[@alim.9801]

Not Hoobastank omg 😂 You're correct tho lmao

[@Stequal2]

Alyson Stoner was too good for this film. And "She's really good!" will never get old.

[@trinaq]

Agreed, I love how Mitchie says that line without absolutely no irony. It's the meme to end all memes!

[@katherineperrin4817]

TBH I'm glad i know her more as Kairi and Xion from Kingdom Hearts instead of this.

[@Stequal2]

@@katherineperrin4817 Hayden Panettiere really missed an opportunity. Oh well!

[@alim.9801]

Absolutely iconic quote!! I'm glad Alyson seems to be doing good these days. She's so friggin talented

[@MrBookworm01]

9:44 So basically, Caitlyn is a Disney-fied version of Janis Ian. Also, not sure why the movie acts like Caitlyn getting punished for the food fight is unfair when she in fact DID start the whole thing. Great review as always, and I'm very happy to know that Zombies 3 WILL be getting its day in court before Musical Hell shuts its doors

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

Because Disney channel movies love to ignore the fact that their “good” guys are capable of wrongdoing. Take a look at Mal in the Descendants series; some of her stunts would land her in juvie in the real world, but she gets away with everything with a pat on the back and a lollipop.

[@wcdchannel]

No she didn't. Tess poured her food on Caitlyn first, Caitlyn then threw her food at Tess in retaliation.

[@rogue7723]

8:05-8:11 Not so fun being on the other side of the counter, is it sister?

[@andreasmeelie1889]

While Caitlyn did start the whole food fight and admitted it. Tess was the one who poured the noodles on her in the first place. Thus Tess also should’ve been punished and not just only Caitlyn.

[@tristanhartup4936]

Just made me realise that this whole movie is Disney-fied version of Mean Girls, I mean come on!

[@nathanforester5993]

The music instructor is Julie Brown, the same Julie Brown who sings 'Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun' and also wrote and starred in 'Earth Girls Are Easy' (the sci fi musical comedy with Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis and a young Jim Carrey), and also the voice of Minerva Mink. Also worth mentioning she is one of the girls in 'A Goofy Movie'.

[@dunes8817]

And who also had an Animaniacs character named after her (Julie Bruin)

[@SpamEggSausage]

boy, did her career go downhill

[@PIXPromosMore]

@@dunes8817 Tiny Toons, but who's counting?

[@kenthuang436]

Well to be fair, the Minerva Mink incident really wasn’t her fault as the character was written to be way too sexy and with more adult jokes in mind than any other Animaniacs character. She just didn’t fit into the mold of the show.

[@BenVarkentine]

​@@SpamEggSausageWhat a kind, necessary thing to say.

[@cutiepuppy4427]

I used to be so upset (and I still am partially) that the Camp Rock stage show took more of the music and plot from the sequel than the first movie, but now I know why. Given the point that a solid percent of the songs in 1 don't do much to advance the plot.

[@mickeyperkins]

It always broke my heart to see the blonde girl singing “come on, come on, look at me” as her mom left the audience to take a phone call. Like for me that’s the one moment in the movie that hits. You can hear the desperation and heartbreak in it

[@karrihart1]

You're right Camp Rock; I should be watching Wet Hot American Summer, The Parent Trap, or Fame. And after watching the Barbie movie, I will never take the "guy plays guitar for girl" trope seriously ever again.

[@colleen4ever]

You saw that monstrousity and lived to tell about it? You don;t hate your father now, do you?

[@gracekim1998]

@@colleen4everwhat movie did you watch?🤨 you on drugs?

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

@colleen4ever Don’t mind them, they’re a troll

[@dizkidliz]

lol at the Barbie reference. They were warming up for I’m Just Ken.

[@fordandk4840]

10:38 I love how Shane's voice is clearly double-tracked while he's playing a solo acoustic song live. For a movie all about music, this film doesn't seem to know how music works.

[@ryandowney8743]

Shouldn't the fact that none of these songs in Camp Rock are, you know, actually ROCK AND ROLL count as a sin against this movie?!

[@kenthuang436]

And shouldn’t the music be actually good and memorable?

[@joshraid1550]

It's not like the couldn't have made it happen. Lemonade mouth was able to rock plenty. "Determinate" "Here we go" "Somebody" and "She's so gone" were all strong pieces of music that show that they can rock plenty. She's so gone and Somebody more than the other two, but Determinate got a rock reprise in the finale.

[@gracekim1998]

@@kenthuang436well the music is the main thing I remember the movie 😂

[@TheJFish94]

If I remember correctly, I think Brenda Song (from The Suite Life series and The Social Network) has a cameo I think at 13:38, Michie's mom in the film is also played by the mom from Wizards of Waverly Place, this movie basically rocketed both Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers two superstardom, and the epilogue that takes place three months later wasn't originally in the film when it aired on Disney Channel, but it was added for the films DVD release, much like High School Musical 2 has an extra scene added for the DVD release.

[@elsie8757]

That's Ella on the screen, so if Brenda does have a cameo in this movie it's not at that moment

[@amandalynn4979]

She also voiced Anne in Amphibia!

[@henrygvidonas9573]

Wait... THIS MOVIE is why people know who these acts are? How? Why? HOW??? This movie shold have rocketed them into a toilet bowl - and nowhere else. Nothing about this is good, especially and specifically not the awful, bland, generic, totally meaningless "music".

[@andreasmeelie1889]

That’s not Brenda Song! That’s Ella.😂😅 They look kind of similar though.😂😅

[@michaelnally2841]

I have an embarrassing confession. Shortly after this came out for a singing competition when I was in 6th grade I sang the song “gotta find you” from this movie. Looking back I wonder what the heck I was thinking.

[@1996koke]

did you win the competition?

[@michaelnally2841]

@@1996koke no I lost to a girl singing “hate myself for loving you”

[@airtempest8945]

Of all the problems I have with both this movie and it's sequel (and I was forced to watch both in High School due to other people in a class where we were burning time), the "Piano conveniently in the dining hall near the outside so you can hear but not see whose playing until the final performance" thing has actually happened at a camp I went to multiple times as a kid 🤣

[@TheKpa11]

Jesse McCartney’s Roxas/Ventus as the exception to “Singers acting”

[@ForrestFox626]

Don't forget Nightwing in Young Justice

[@TheKpa11]

@@ForrestFox626 Oh that was…….I did not know that wow

[@kenthuang436]

Olivia Newton John wasn’t that bad in Grease and honestly Diana Ross was having a pretty good acting career and even earned an Oscar nomination for her very first role which is still regarded as being an excellent performance before The Wiz disaster.

[@MelanieNLee]

This movie hit The Little Mermaid vibes at least three times!: the one you mentioned about the mysterious voice, the "Kiss the Girl" moment in the boat, and I forget the third.

[@americaroleplayer]

I do appreciate, that this was one of the first movies I saw that shown a light on 2 very important issues. 1; a main character who's lack of money actually poses a societal problem (a lot of movies like to just pass over that for some reason) and 2; negligent parenting as a form of abusive parenting. Sure both of these things are pretty background issues, but they're better than nothing.

[@littlemau1360]

Based Alfred icon

[@trinaq]

Agreed, at least they touched upon both issues, even if it was surface level at best.

[@KaeMcSpadden]

Fun fact: we see two of the English voice actors from the Kingdom Hearts games here. Meaghan Martin, the actress playing Tess, voiced Namine after she replaced Brittany Snow, she also played Jessica in Until Dawn. While Alyson Stoner, who played Caitlyn, voiced Xion and voiced Kairi in certain games.

[@shirabe64]

Ok that is really neat!

[@thesapphireone]

Oh Diva, you poor sweet summer child, you haven’t seen pure pain and agony yet compared to the psychological horror of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. And if you do, RUN WOMAN, GO, SAVE YOURSELF!

[@DiegoHernandez-xt2su]

I remember when that movie came out on Disney channel

[@matthewroth9196]

That extra ending from what I remember was only added for the DVD and Blu Ray release. When you watch this on TV or any streaming services, it just ends with the cast singing We Rock and then roll credits

[@danielladahoui888]

14:50 Slight correction (sorry!): Mitchie sang “This is Me” to the gals in the dorm and sung “who will I be” in front of class. Tess recognised it, but Brown didn’t recognise the song because he didn’t actually hear it. … gosh, it’s been ages, but I’ve watched this film more times than I should have. Haha

[@arrow_of_ravenclaw5155]

Disney channel musicals are always so interesting.

[@CG00_]

I’ve heard Caitlin keyboarding (she’s really good!) so many times I now think it sounds good

[@reasyrandom]

@@Android0692 I only know her as Isabella, I should know that she can make high-pitched singing sound good.

[@PHSDM104]

​@@Android0692 I'm feeling that it was a "Shake It Up" situation where the main characters had to look better by comparison.

[@gracekim1998]

@@Android0692wait she didn’t?😅

[@johncoreyturner9914]

"PARADE OF THE UNDESIREABLES!!" I'm need this to catch on but even if it doesn't its now in my lexicon!!

[@rjd-kh8et]

I saw the "What's What Edition" on TV as a kid and it made the movie a lot more interesting, at least for a film-obsessed kid like me.

[@Mermain123]

quick thing the teacher didn't recognize the song shane was singing to him because the one michie performed in class was a different one. she sung the mystery song to tess, peggy, and the other girl privately. (i used to make the same mistake the songs are VERY simmilar) the one she sang in class was the opening song though it's been years since i've seen this film so i could be remembering wrong

[@VicenteTorresAliasVits]

You're not remembering wrong. One is "Who Will I Be?" and the other one is "This Is Me".

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Don’t worry you remember it correctly.😉

[@billuraral1870]

Am I the only one who thinks Hidden Depth Girl had a crush on the Mean Girl? It makes the dramatic quiting/emotional break up song with the flashbacks suddenly make sense: She realised her feelings blinds her to the toxiticy of her crush's actions and starts to let go.

[@brandyloutherback9288]

I will say that it's a subversion of the whole "Protagonist gets mean and stuck up due to hanging with the rich kids" trope! Not even HSM2 could avoid that trope!

[@michaelnally2841]

Btw diva as for the last song in the film that was literally just something for when the movie came to Dvd. The version that aired on Disney channel ended at the song we rock. I know that because I liked this when it and watched it a bit when it originally came out.

[@PHSDM104]

I didn't even know about the ending scene until over a year later.

[@palesgensler3099]

I’m surprised that she didn’t call out the fact that they only performed pop songs at Camp Rock. It’s like they thought the audience wouldn’t enjoy rock music, but decided to call Camp Rock anyway.

[@darkninjafirefox]

Whats so wild about this movie is now Demi is a really good rock artist now. Her song Swine is one of my favorites, it slaps and makes anti-choicers big mad

[@kenthuang436]

I like Sorry Not Sorry mostly because of the Yvie Oddly vs Brooke Lynn Hytes lip sync on RuPaul’s Drag Race. This movie sort of launched her career into a success. The rest of the cast aside from the Jonas Brothers and Julie Brown I don’t recognize at all nor do I recall ever seeing them in anything else.

[@MitchellTF]

Zombies also has the extra bit of 'weird' to help stand out. ZOMBIES! WEREWOLVES! ALIENS!

[@kenthuang436]

And a skinny rich blonde hair blue eyed cheerleader girl who insists on inserting herself into every single minority group as possible because she feels like she “doesn’t belong” anywhere despite being the most popular girl in the entire school.

[@ariellakahan-harth8831]

I was obsessed with this movie when I was maybe six or seven, but I don't think I ever even saw whole thing. I remember flipping channels at my aunt's house and coming across it around the flour-face scene, and from what little I remember of the actual plot, I'm not even sure I really paid attention to it. But I loved, loved, LOVED the songs. I had the soundtrack; I probably drove my family crazy putting it into the CD player at least a couple times a week when I got ready for school. I had a Camp Rock water bottle, lunch bag, notebook... all this for a movie I don't think I even fully cared about the plot or characters of. This was a real trip down memory lane.

[@365saturdays]

I was so confused by the ending scene because of all the times I remember watching camp rock on Disney channel, I had never seen that last scene of them all in the garage together. I looked it up and it turns out there is an extended "rock star" edition of this movie where the only major difference is this epilogue, but I don't think it ever aired on tv.

[@MajorOctofuss]

I have a hard time believing someone like Tess would ever go to any sort of singing camp/school? If she wanted a record deal she could just ask her parents

[@wavesofwoodenlegs]

Great episode! I remember watching the first 10-15 minutes of "Camp Rock" at a sleepover when it initially aired. I hated how the parents were like, "Oh, you can go to Camp Rock now" after only telling the main character that she couldn't only a short while before. Looking at it now, I get that the mom got a catering gig at the place, and the main character has to help out as part of the discount. At the time, it all came out of nowhere.

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

Okay, am I the only one who’s creeped out by Shane becoming romantically involved with Mitchie? He’s a counselor and she’s a student, which puts him in a position of authority over her, creating a power imbalance in their relationship. Also, how old are these characters supposed to be? Mitchie seems about thirteen or fourteen, and Shane’s implied to be about three years older than her. A three year age difference isn’t a big deal between adults, but there’s a pretty big developmental gap between a thirteen-year-old and a sixteen-year-old.

[@fixedfunshow]

Yet they go after other things when this is what they should be criticizing.

[@grodriguez7225]

Almost reminds me how in real life Demi and Jo Jonas dated until he got involved with someone else‼️

[@Moonlitwatersofaqua]

camp rock 2: Shane: Sorry Mitchie I gotta break up with you . I just turned 18 and you're 15. I don't ant a statuatory rape charge. I just went to collage and I met someone new.

[@andreasmeelie1889]

I don’t see anything wrong with that as long as the relationship isn’t done inappropriately.

[@grodriguez7225]

@@andreasmeelie1889 In the movie series nothing inappropriate happens. However in real life Demi and Joe’s relationship was complicated‼ Thank goodness they’ve moved on to bigger and better things‼

[@valmarsiglia]

Lol. Her belting it out in front of the whole class after the false start reminded me of those Shirley Temple movies where all of a sudden she becomes an expert tap dancer after some simple directions. "Why, you just got to move your feet like _this!_ "

[@lionkingfanmedia3268]

I know I've been saying a lot of requests, but I think this show should have an episode about Diva tearing Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure to shreds.

[@sawyer6264]

The saving grace should go to Rob Paulsen as the villain fox

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@sawyer6264 the sin would be Charlie Adler as Templeton. Seth MacFarlene should’ve been the Rat; his Roger Smith voice is perfect for it.

[@TeryJones]

Oh Christ in heaven that's a thing? Oy vey - _ -

[@ruthiehenshallfan99]

​@@TeryJonesyeah. After it did really well on VHS, I guess they decided that this self contained movie needed very low budget sequel

[@sweeney60]

I’m still dying for her to review Finian’s Rainbow.

[@truthseeker9249]

The thing is if a camp like Camp Rock existed and existed near where I live, I'd LOVE to go. A summer camp filled with musical training and activity would be the best summer ever for me.

[@masonallen3961]

This is a special day. Musical hell is reviewing a movie I’ve seen before.

[@thecakegarden5324]

The into to this video is honestly a better idea than this movie, super cheery camp counseler thats secretly a demon, yes please

[@brenlc1412]

7:55 Are we going to ignore that Mitchi’s blatantly ripping off Mrs. Doubtfire right now?

[@kimberlyterasaki4843]

It’s Disney, they literally pull this gag in every show they’ve ever made

[@gracekim1998]

Did they not make the movie?

[@AbareKillerFan-yo7pe]

I still remember when they advertised this movie on the Disney Channel, I never got to see it in its entirety but I sang "This Is Our Song" (a song from the sequel) in third or fourth grade in English class and thanks to it, I know who the Jonas Brothers are

[@filmfreak1994]

All I remember of this movie is the crony girl's flashback laden performance was filled with flashbacks that just happened and I thought that was hilarious.

[@jacksampsonforever]

Michy: "This is the end of Final Jam." ME: *puts of sunglasses* "Would you say this is FinalJam's...finality?"

[@colleen4ever]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

[@kimberlyterasaki4843]

It’s funny how this arguably borrows part of the plot from Mean Girls, while Mean Girls has its own subpar musical

[@tristanhartup4936]

I just realised that too

[@estebannoguera7126]

man... this thing just send me in a downward spiral back to my childhood.

[@wattsink2009]

Me: (sees thumbnail) “Oh this is gonna be good!” 😎

[@RigoLeons]

I love the corny overacting in this film, I agree with many point you said tho. One thing the epilogue was a deleted scene that was included in the home video release. I personally think that the songs heard by it self is better that rewatching the whole film again. I really thought you were going to give the Band Instruments used a catering dishes a sin cause as a kid I was like… oh they get their food from a drum or trumpet… that’s a choice.. I love you videos and I was wondering if you would do Camp Rock 2.

[@jbcatz5]

This had a lot of hype leading up to its premiere, definitely a case of trying to recapture the High School Musical lightning in a bottle.

[@frankieseward8667]

I knew this was coming. Seriously this was a long time coming.

[@minako10]

Tess's song "2 Stars" honestly hits different when you realise it's about her dysfunctional relationship with her mum and not about some romantic relationship gone sour. I also think it's about the only song in the movie that provides a little character development.

[@jakemetzgar]

Think you’re giving this movie too much credit

[@kenthuang436]

I thought the song was bland and generic sounding. I mean didn’t the Jem movie have a similar song that actually sounded better? Plus the vocals were just average at best and this was supposed to be the big showcase of the camp?

[@minako10]

@@kenthuang436 Yeah. Like the previous comment said, I've given both the song and the film more credit than they deserve. 2 Stars is still a guilty pleasure for me though.

[@Mathee]

I needed this; today has not been a good day, so I could really use some good stuff, like a new Musical Hell review^^

[@colleen4ever]

Same here.

[@davidanthonymercado7064]

Disney Channel original movie musicals are solid/guilty pleasures at best and very obnoxious and campy at worst. This one is sorta in the middle.

[@jakemetzgar]

It’s in the obnoxious category for me unfortunately

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

I yearn for the days of actual good Disney Channel original movies like Tiger Cruise, Pixel Perfect, and the first two Halloween Town movies...

[@morbidsearch]

​@@TommyDeonauthsArchives Whenever I see comments like this I'm obligated to ask if you've actually watched a DCOM made in the last decade, or just preaching to the choir.

[@kenthuang436]

I think this falls more into the forgettable category of movies. Camp Rock just exists. The only reason anyone remembers it is because of the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovito.

[@ultra6671]

Quick, everyone watch this video before Disney gives it the Playmobil movie treatment!

[@kenthuang436]

Relax. Disney are perfectly okay with people reviewing their movies. They will leave you alone unless you make a video of one of their characters doing something horrible such as Mickey killing children or Snow White snorting drugs.

[@morbidsearch]

​@@kenthuang436 The one good thing that came out of Disney buying FOX.

[@Zuyuri]

I was waiting for this musical hell case

[@MorganKing95]

I remember when this movie aired on Disney Channel, and I was pretty indifferent about the whole thing, and I didn’t even watch the sequel. "High School Musical", while being incredibly shallow and ridiculous in retrospective, at least had music I would listen to over and over again as a kid

[@starmic1852]

Camp Rock 2 use of songs were done much better as they at least weren't all pointless and advanced the plot. Camp Rock doesn't feel like a "musical" as the songs are just diagetic performances with no plot in them. Camp Rock 2 songs are somewhat diagetic too though had a plot in them and more theatrical.

[@digifreak90]

14:45 Slight correction, she didn't sing that song in class, she sang it specifically to Tess and her groupies in their cabin, which is how Tess recognized it, but Brown didn't.

[@c.w.r.794]

I remember I received this movie’s soundtrack album as a birthday present from a school friend. He also gave me a DVD copy of Sky High. So- that was fun.

[@maniacaldude]

Speaking as someone who loves rock music but hates the majority of Disney Channel Original Movies, (in my opinion, one of the worst things with the Disney name on it until the live-action remakes became a trend,) I just want to make it clear: this music is not rock music. It's tween pop, the kind that Disney was pushing all the time in the mid to late 2000s and that I had grown sick of by the time the second High School Musical came around.

[@KyleShiflet13666]

This movie made me think, "Huh, I wonder what gun metal tastes like." When I saw it babysitting my step sister

[@MovieFan1912]

7:50-7:57 Let me guess, it’s a flour facial, a part of her beauty regimen?

[@YelenaSkunky]

It looks a lot like a scene from a Soviet movie "Morozko". But here they didn't go far enough.

[@PHSDM104]

"WELL, HELLOOO!!!"

[@remixchild]

1:49 and they wonder why high school musical rein supreme

[@grodriguez7225]

I knew you going to use a Schuyler Sister joke‼

[@grodriguez7225]

Ps: I saw Hamilton back in July it was awesome‼️

[@Ghostkidparadise]

Even tho this isn't disney best work, I still enjoy watching because of nostalgic 😂

[@tomlinson1710]

Same

[@noahharristheawesome]

This is an awesome review

[@morbidsearch]

The song Tess overheard wasn't the one Mitchie performed in class. She sang it to Tess and her cronies when they were in the cabin. The one she sang in class was also the opening song.

[@alorapendrak9752]

Honestly, Tesa was the only character I somewhat liked in this movie and her songs were the only ones with any character. Two Stars was about her neglect and loneliness and Too Cool to know you was a full-on spite dig at Mitchie. So she had more character than anyone also annoyed at camp rock 2 for undercutting her growth and then sidelining her.

[@MusicalHell]

Her issues with her mom get all of two scenes and she deserved way more character development than that.

[@IWillBeHers]

Okay, you must’ve watched some extended version because I watched this movie a dozen times as a teenager and I don’t remember that second ending.

[@kenthuang436]

I guess that they knew this movie was so bad that they needed to add a new ending to entice people into buying the DVD.

[@Rpartin93]

Omg it’s pre Harry Styles fanfiction 😂😂😂

[@HaleyRadiant]

The only thing I remember liking about this movie when it came out was the music….& maybe Demi Lovato, but I more liked her persona than actual character 🤷‍♀️ I find it amazing that even at age 11, I still couldn’t even get into this movie as a whole & I was the target audience 😅😂

[@TomMSTie1138]

Joe Jonas looks like Rick Springfield circa 1973.

[@kenthuang436]

The difference is Rick can actually act.

[@willlyon7129]

I hope that Zombies 3 ends up at the court during spooky season.

[@tmamone83]

Woo-hoo, "Lisztomania" next month! Ken Russell took everything that made his film adaptation of The Who's "Tommy," and cranked it up to 11.

[@colleen4ever]

You're kidding!! Now I'm really looking forward to this!

[@crowtrobot17]

Oh yeah, looking forward to this.

[@fablethewolf825]

An episode of _Friendship Is Magic_ did the whole shy singer thing better in one episode. Not even an episode, as the _set up_ for an episode.

[@Heavenlyhounds96]

The only good parts of this musical, as someone who caught it on TV and kinda liked it, are Demi & Joe's...sorry, Mitchie and Shane's "This Is Me/Gotta Find You" duet and maybe a sprinkling of the other songs. I forget, was Hasta La Vista in this one or the sequel? And to think, this DCOM came immediately after the tailend of the High School Musical trilogy which feels leagues better.

[@MusicalHell]

This one--it's the song performed by Ella and the Token Hip Hop Crew.

[@PHSDM104]

​@@MusicalHell Even when it premiered, I questioned when she found time to rehearse with them.

[@colleen4ever]

Fantastic review as always, Diva. Definitely worth waiting for. Listomania? Never heard of it. Definitely something to look forward to next month.

[@CandyCane2004]

Camp Rock and the Hannah Montana movie are my ultimate guilty pleasure movies tbh

[@vedmiirloth8303]

ShiP, now I'd love to see a crossover of Camp Rock with the camps I'm usually spending a portion of summer at. They'd all die (swordfights and night hikes without flashlight aside) 😅

[@EvieRawlings]

I'm very proud of my little kid self for never getting into this series. I mean it aired all the time as the kid but I don't think I've ever seen the whole thing. I don't know why but this movie and it's sequel always bored me.

[@tarynwyss1635]

i have never in all the 15 years of this movie seen that final scene of them in the home studio. was that a cut scene for tv showings????? every time i’ve seen this movie it’s ended at final jam

[@TeryJones]

8:30 - _"Camp Rock"_ huh? More like _"Camp We Don't Even Know Who Queen Is Let Alone Dio Or Judas Priest"._ But then again what was I really expecting from a Disney Channel movie? >:/ 9:09 - _No look see? We got electric guitars! We're totally rock themed!_ 12:13 - I officially hate everything about this fucking movie >: ( 18:06 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/goimkGephdmribs 19:41 - Would it be hitting too below the belt to say that Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks rocks harder than this? Like it is a Herculean Feat to be even more dull weaksauce than Rainbow Rocks >:/

[@ggrarl]

I remember when Rainbow Rocks came out. It was the movie everyone said that live-action Jem film should've been.

[@TeryJones]

@@ggrarl Yeah ain't that a kick in the head? XDXDXDXDXD

[@kenthuang436]

The opposition awful Jem and the Holograms movie had songs that rocked harder and that thing was a total disaster!

[@Whightknight16]

Little did they know it was actually Camp Crystal Lake that they were rocking at

[@alexanderklepp]

High School Musical may have been cheesy but it did have better musical numbers than this film.

[@eamonclark4952]

“Camp Rock” is Disney Channel’s version of Mean Girls Mitchie - Cady Heron Caitlyn - Janis Tess - Regina George etc

[@tristanhartup4936]

I realised that as well

[@Volvagia1927]

20:33: I'd assume there'll be asides glancing toward both Tommy, Ken Russell's better (but still crazy) OTHER musical from that year AND Mahler, his previous musician biography?

[@ggrarl]

A snobby, blonde bully who wants validation from her famous mother...Chloé Bourgeois? On top of that, she's at odds with a clumsy brunette that handles food and becomes the girlfriend of a famous guy. Are you sure this isn't Miraculous? Because the movie just came out, and that was also a musical.

[@Mermain123]

at least this movie is consistent. miraculous is all over the place in every aspect

[@ForrestFox626]

​@@Mermain123Low bar

[@Mermain123]

@@ForrestFox626 miraculous lowers the bar every day

[@jg244]

I never thought you would come around to the masterpiece that is Camp Rock. Today is a good day

[@annalinde816]

4:30 All we need is a shipwreck and a sea witch, and it will be a much better Disney film😂 You know, regardless on what you or anyone else thinks about the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, I believe it will be taken any day over this slugfest you sat through.

[@gracekim1998]

I have actually wondered why Kevin is always the ‘dumb one’ in these movies/shows 😅 and when you stop and think the plot really is cliche but the music makes it interesting 🤷‍♀️i guess that’s the part i remember most 😂 I don’t think I’ve seen that epilogue before 🤔

[@Estarile]

What I dont understand is that it would be easy to make Mitchy a songwriter and instrumenatalist who goes to Camp Rock for those things and gets blindsided by the also having to sing.