Was "Camp Rock" ever a good movie?

Camp Rock (2008) stars Demi Lovato as Mitchie, where she creates a false image of herself at a camp aimed to create the next big stars. Joe Jonas and the Jonas Brothers also star in this film making it one of the most iconic tween movies of the 2000's. Did it age well? Was the movie ever good or are we just nostalgic for it?
Also, I now realize the movie came in 2008 and not 2009 - so the recession joke is technically inaccurate since it started at the end of 2008... in case anyone cares. Sorry!
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[@purpleXyellowX]

It’s crazy to lie about your mom when she’s literally there 😂

[@sassygrilledcheese]

forreal!

[@yoyomonke]

No literally how do you think you won’t get caught 💀💀

[@MissLovebat]

My question is how the hell did no one see Mitchie getting out of the catering van with her mom? 🤔

[@sassygrilledcheese]

lol good point!

[@parisewellington3664]

They was not checking for mitchie😭😅

[@mikailasmiles1359]

Justice for mitchi's mom!

[@sassygrilledcheese]

omg they did her so dirty!!!

[@ihatemickiegee]

despite her horrible self i always cried at that scene 26:16 tbh like it felt so relatable to try fitting in and to see a teen getting destroyed for it by everyone … i was like y’all are literally the most terrible rich people i’ve ever seen and you don’t actually know anything lmao *yes mitchie was a shitty friend and daughter but it doesn’t make them any less awful lol

[@AnarchoJosh]

Thanks for telling me about your channel. I wasn't expecting SUCH quality. Hope to see you at my store again. ✌️

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Omg Thank you!!! I will definitely be back to buy more movies 😊😊

[@a-go-go19]

I was shocked to find out her mom had a husband at all lol. As a kid I fully delete the husband and, in my mind, she and the camp director/owner/whatever his title was were a Thing by the second movie so yeah- definitely got flirty vibes from them

[@Dash120z]

also Mitchie's dad does not appear in Camp Rock 2, so I'd like to believe that maybe there was something going between them

[@the-birbo]

11:08 i think this is a sign that the movie could have been so much better if they had followed through with what they set up in this shot. she's singing "this is real, this is me" on set instead of being pre-recorded and she's performing it like she's obviously too scared to really be real and show who she really is. it doesnt make sense to me that you'd go from this to pasting a pre-recorded version of the song over the live performance at the end where she's supposed to finally be comfortable being real. Maybe they're hinting that being real is overrated and you should choose your lies wisely? lol

[@AndresGonzalez-hl2lz]

Hope to see the Camp rock 2 video.

[@jaydaherrera2584]

I am binge watching your videos rn 😂 you’re so funny !

[@sassygrilledcheese]

woooooo thanks for watching!

[@Skaaks]

How does this video not have more views? This is some high quality shit! and also HOW do you only have 2k subs?!?!?!

[@sassygrilledcheese]

I have to start somewhere but a lot of these subs are recent! Thank you so much!

[@underwaterflowers]

this video is cracking me up!! you’re so funny!! keep it up🎉

[@sassygrilledcheese]

omg thank you! I'm happy you enjoyed my video!

[@aleleeramos]

lol the mandarin pronunciation makes me cry.

[@parisewellington3664]

Sooooo am I the only one who's never seen the extended version of this movie??😭

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Extended version !?!?

[@parisewellington3664]

@sassygrilledcheese bestie this version is not the original 😭 even with you cutting out stuff for the video I saw so much scenes that aren't in the original one

[@sassygrilledcheese]

so the "extended rockstar edition" DVD I bought is literally not a scam? LMAO oh I don't have it in the video, but there was this alternate ending where everyone started singing in Mitchie's garage and they all became besties.

[@user-bo6tk1pf8d]

Binge watching your videos rn and I had to pause when you said your “HUSBAND” 😭😭 like I legit thought you were like 19-21 years old lmao! Love your content btw

[@sassygrilledcheese]

I'm 27! My secret is my diet. I never drink water and I eat a lot of carbs. Primarily grilled cheese. And thank you!!!!

[@user-bo6tk1pf8d]

@@sassygrilledcheese Life isn’t fair cuz that’s not working for me :’) but thank you so much for responding! Made my day!

[@evablue9833]

I just found your channel and I'm loving your commentary 😂 Would love to see you cover the BRATZ movie!!

[@theoriginalbunnygirl]

At least this movie didnt have any age inappropiate relationships in it! 😂 Btw you look really young to be married, I was for sure you were like 20 or 21. Your sense of humour just takes me 😂

[@sassygrilledcheese]

thank you! i was in fact born in the 1900s.

[@theoriginalbunnygirl]

@@sassygrilledcheese 1900's or 1990's? lol

[@theoriginalbunnygirl]

@@sassygrilledcheese I think you meant 1990's or you would be dead 😂

[@sassygrilledcheese]

@@theoriginalbunnygirl I was born in 96' and some kid made a comment to me once that the 90s was in the "1900s" LMAO

[@elizabethsmith3374]

@@sassygrilledcheese We are birth year twins and to hear I was born in the 1900s man has me feeling old👵🏻👵🏻

[@themrharrisj]

Haha, this analysis had me cracking up! 😂 Camp Rock may not be Oscar-worthy, but it's got that special charm that keeps us coming back for more. It's like comfort food for the soul. Great job on the video!

[@Enfjscrolling]

I love your content! I cant believe youre not at 100k already. I envision you succeeding for sure

[@sassygrilledcheese]

I am MANIFESTING but so happy to have people watching regardless :) Thank you!

[@eleanorburnham3713]

Great video, very entertaining. "Peggy" is a traditional nickname for "Margaret" by the way so it makes sense that her full name is Margaret

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@sassygrilledcheese]

And thank you!

[@MYVOICESHALLBEHEARD]

Please do Camp Rock 2!!!!

[@Dash120z]

36:44 fun fact: there was supposed to be a kiss between them but it got deleted and saved for the second film

[@yoyomonke]

Mitchie really is so annoying 😂 this movie is definitely cringey but it’s still a classic

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Sooooo many bops!

[@BreeElisexo]

I love your videos and your sense of humor

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Thank you!

[@rrsaga]

The camp director sings Because I’m blonde on earth girls are easy. Look it up.

[@attysbooksandmovieschat]

I don't understand why Mickey just couldn't be herself and tell the truth about her mom being a cook she should have just told the truth because her mom worked so hard and then maybe just lied and said her mom worked at a hot TVs China even though that's not true and then she needs to be grateful about the mother that she does have cuz her mother put a lot on the line for her

[@sassygrilledcheese]

Yea I mean I get her lying to create a character arc for her but I feel like she could have lied differently - like why did it have to involve her mom who was physically THERE?

[@maree4435]

Knowing what we do now, it’s crazy how obvious it is that Demi was on coke the entire time

[@sassygrilledcheese]

I'm pretty sure that wasn't until camp rock 2 which is why I may NOT cover that one. Also because of the conditions they had their actors in and just overworked them to hell. I know that kind of treatment isn't exclusive to Camp rock 2 but because I KNOW about it, I'm just steering clear. I would never want to comment on something like Demi having a substance problem. Hollywood really needs to do better.

[@awilson1800]

you should review the movie Camp with Anna Kendrick its a lesser known movie that i believe is older than camp rock but i am conviced that Camp rock was heavily inspired by it

[@sassygrilledcheese]

I've been getting this suggestion a lot!

[@awilson1800]

​@sassygrilledcheese it's a sign you should do it

[@annabarbour-my5ko]

camp rock moral is to lie to impress people until you sing on stage , what happen to be yourself

[@annabarbour-my5ko]

and sidenote : Realisticly would'nt there be hair in the camp food they're serving to the teens cause mitchie and her mom are making food without an hairnet , that's not good , disney did'nt wanted to put them in hairnets for the kitchen scenes

[@MiaBostic]

She has two parents that are successful business owners?! Why lie?! 😂

[@Oranges-and-despair10]

Apparently demi lovato was coked up for the majority of the filming for the camp rock franchise.

[@sassygrilledcheese]

I know :( Its very sad. I don't think this happened until the 2nd movie though.

[@annabarbour-my5ko]

Camp Rock Be Like : How Much Autotune We Need For The Song Too Cool For The Lead Singer Who Plays Tess Also Camp Rock : Full T - Pain Autotune , Kids Are'nt Gonna Notice Me : Hearing Autotune in The Voice

[@AlexLawngtv]

is there a place to vote for a Charmed video?

[@sassygrilledcheese]

I’ve NEVER seen charmed. So many good things to choose from for videos!

[@AlexLawngtv]

@@sassygrilledcheese I'd watch it haha :)

[@Greensmokes2black]

She’s really good!

[@sassygrilledcheese]

“Check me out!”

[@Jay-pj9ni]

I love that there are harmonies when Shane is singing his song to Mitchie 😂 where they coming from bro???

[@Jay-pj9ni]

Also noted that he doesn’t go for the high notes when singing Mitchie’s song to the uncle 😂 And yes, it has always annoyed me that Tess didn’t steal Mitchie’s song - it’s such an obvious (but good) conflict

[@KuratedKitten]

I watched this yesterday and I was like Demi’s character really sucks lol

[@staceynainlab888]

this movie is such a ripoff of Mean Girls. main character hangs out with the mean girl clique while blowing off another girl who is trying to be her friend. the girl we're supposed to like used to be best friends with the mean girl

[@sassygrilledcheese]

I'm fairly certain the majority of teen movies ripped off mean girls since it was such a success lol but it could never be topped.

[@staceynainlab888]

@@sassygrilledcheese I recently listened to a retrospective of all the animated Barbie movies, one of them ripped off Mean Girls too but im not sure which one. Barbie Diaries I think

[@AphroditeLee]

Your HUSBAND! You look too young to be married!!!

[@sassygrilledcheese]

girrrrl im 27!

[@shirleythomas3996]

In my native language Demi’s characters name is “eat” 😂😂 it’s all I hear when you say that name

[@sassygrilledcheese]

omg 🤣

[@Kyungfookitty]

I use to watch this movie so much lol 🤣 this is me was a bop back in tha days I thought I was at camp rock every time Disney played this movie which was like every weekend for 3 months lmfaoo

[@sassygrilledcheese]

We we’re obsessed with camp rock Forreal Forreal.

[@Kyungfookitty]

@@sassygrilledcheese 🤣🤣

[@pissbabygendermichael8211]

YOURE SO FUNNY! im gonna rewatch camp rock now LOL