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I Admit It, I'm Hell: Camp Hell Trailer

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (7)

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It’s always fascinating to see trailers for films like Camp Hell. It’s got a bizarre cast, including Bruce Davidson, Andrew McCarthy (!), Dana Delaney (mmmm…), and then, the curveball — Jesse Eisenberg. Yep, the movie-Zuckerberg zombie slayer, himself. The trailer plays like a combination of Jesus Camp meets The Rite, which I’d be down with (even though The Rite featured way more misses than hits), except that it’s going direct to DVD and it feels like a direct to DVD movie. The thing that stands out the most, honestly, is that Eisenberg looks like he might actually be acting, instead of just stammering through his lines and playing Jesse Eisenberg. Here’s a little synopsis for you:

“Camp Hope is a place where Christian children come together to share and study their faith. Deep in the woods and far from distraction, they learn how to better serve their maker and the perils of tangling with the Devil. Unfortunately their charismatic leader unknowingly leads them into a world of evil, and the nightmare begins, as each child’s body soon becomes possessed by something evil.”

Anyway, it’s written and directed by George VanBuskirk, in his directorial debut. I don’t think it looks particularly promising, but who the hell knows?

Get it? Who the hell knows?

Oh, eat shit. Watch the trailer.









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Comments

#1 trope for maximum creep factor:
Christian songs sung by children. A capella.

*shudder*

Posted by: duckandcover at July 20, 2011 7:57 AM

"Unfortunately their charismatic leader unknowingly leads them into a world of evil, and the nightmare begins, as each child’s body soon becomes possessed by something evil.”

So ... it's just like any ordinary summer camp?

I recall a sojourn at a 'Christian' summer camp many years ago up in the beautiful forests of North Carolina. Some fun, and a really nice Lord of the Flies moment when some of the good, God- and Jesus-fearing kids got so full of Christian love that they started throwing stones at me.

I told our youth pastor that I feared for my safety, and he blew me off. I spent the last night of camp in a van.

Not an experience I recall with any affection.

Posted by: The Wanderer at July 20, 2011 7:58 AM

I really, really wanted to like this, but it was absolutely terrible. The most frightening part of the entire film is a ghost/demon story told after lights out.

Posted by: Brent at July 20, 2011 9:00 AM

I only hope that before I die I can convince casting directors that I can play both Orthodox Jew and Wonderbread Catholic.

Damn you Eisenberg! You take all the nice things!

Posted by: beet salad at July 20, 2011 10:00 AM

Even though my boyfriend, Jesse Eisenberg, is in this, I still won't be seeking it out to see it. I couldn't even make it through the trailer.

Posted by: tamatha at July 20, 2011 10:53 AM

Did all these actors lose a bet? Blackmail? Hypnosis? Alien mind control? Government mind control? Scientology mind control?

Posted by: logan at July 20, 2011 7:35 PM

What the hell? Was After Dark busy? This looks so incredibly cheap and thrown together. The trailer can't even muster up the easy religious creeps these types of movies dredge up.

Posted by: valerie at July 20, 2011 9:24 PM