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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Universal Studios
Salesrank: 15211
Released: August 13, 2002 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Camp Firewood. 1981. It's the last day of camp and everyone is busy. Camp director Beth (Janeane Garofalo) is trying to keep order while falling in love with astrophysicist Henry (David Hyde Pierce). Henry is trying to save the camp from being hit by a piece of SKYLAB hurtling toward Earth. Camp counselor Coop is in love with Katie, who is in love with lifeguard Andy. If that's not enough, there's a waterfall rescue, talking vegetable cans, the misfits, the cool kids...and more! It's a star-filled, laugh-a-minute, crazy comedy. Summer camp was never this much fun!
Description of Wet Hot American Summer:
Tasty and nutrition-free as a snow cone on a hot summer day, Wet Hot American Summer is a silly, hilarious throwback to those mildly smutty early-'80s teen comedies. It takes place on the last day of Camp Firewood's 1981 season, and it's everyone's last chance for romance, self-realization, and of course the Big Talent show. The movie is filled with brilliant comic performances; it looks like the cast just took over a summer camp and had a great time. Writers Michael Showalter and David Wain have captured the essence of parody: absolutely nailing the conventions of their subject, kidding the hell out of it, and all the while showing a real fondness for the genre. People unfamiliar with Meatballs and its many imitators may well be left cold by Wet Hot American Summer, but anyone born between 1965 and 1980 will love it. --Ali Davis
Wet Hot American Summer Reviews:
I enjoyed it, but it's okay at best. 
2009-10-21 - Anyone who would give a movie like this 5 stars obviously hasn't seen very many movies. I doubt that any of the major actors in the film would think of giving it that high of a score. It's making fun of great movies (like Meatballs) and lesser movies of the 80's. It's just a parody. Even a great movie like Meatballs (with superior acting, directing and production) doesn't deserve 5 stars. There are some funny scenes in the film, but that's about it. I'd rather watch Meatballs, or the State.
hot 
2009-09-03 - No surprise this film had me laughing with no end. The cast is almost identical to that of Role Models but with other additives like Michael Ian Black and now the ever so popular Bradley Cooper. An instant classic in my book, easy to relate to and you can't help but to smile at Amy Poehler's hairstyle and sea shell sweatshirt.
Ok 
2009-08-27 - I grew up loving the "Meatballs" series and other 80s teen-camp movies. But I didn't go through adolescence in the 80s. And thats where most of the humor comes from in this overrated movie.
Its not dull or totally unfunny. But no moment warrants anything better than a smile. Horny Jewish kids at a camp. Most of the characters and storylines aren't that funny. And the actors playing them add most of the life to the movie. The only reasons to watch this movie are the funny characters who are in the background. David Hyde Pierce, the one-note funny of Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler and Christopher Meloni all play funny cliche bit parts, usually found in other camp movies. But its the unfunny original characters who get the most screen time. Garofalo, Showalter and the rest are just boring and unlikable. And I'm sure they can be funny in other roles.
Watch it once. You won't remember much because its not a great comedy. Not even that good.
GREAT
2009-08-20 - I've been a huge fan of stella since 2006, so i thought i'd watch some of the older stuff by David Wain, Michael showalter, and Michael Ian Black.
This movie was a standout. From the quirkness, down to the genecic smashing noise when something is throw or dropped.
If you're a movie buff then i could reccommend a million better movies, BUT if you are a comedy fan then this will do you well.
A personal favorite 
2009-07-27 - Wet Hot American Summer is an overlooked gem. In an era where film comedy too often means "the more lowbrow, the better," this one is smart, wry, and charming. It cleverly sends up the contrivances and clichés of formulaic movies we've all seen, without ever descending to the gross-out depths of tripe like, say, Scary Movie or Austin Powers. It has a human side those films lack, relying on character dynamics that are instantly relatable. And through it all runs a quiet yet powerful strain of absurdism that keeps things fresh and unpredictable. Even the title cards announcing the time of day manage to add to the humor.
IMHO it was one of the funniest movies of the decade. If you liked the Marx Brothers, if you liked Monty Python, if you liked "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," if you like smart subversive comedy in general, you'll like this. If you think the Three Stooges or the Farrelly brothers are funny, you probably won't. Odds are you know where you fall on that spectrum.
