Camp Rock (2008) (TV)

Director:

Matthew Diamond

Writers (WGA):

Karin Gist (written by) &
Regina Y. Hicks (written by) ...

Release Date:

20 June 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

This summer is gonna Rock!

Plot:

"Camp Rock," centers on a teen girl who desperately wants to spend her summer at a prestigious rock camp...

Plot Keywords:

Camp | Teen | Cook | Singing | Singer

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Demi Lovato	...	Mitchie Torres
Joe Jonas	...	Shane Gray
Meaghan Jette Martin	...	Tess Tyler
Maria Canals-Barrera	...	Connie Torres
Alyson Stoner	...	Caitlyn Geller
Julie Brown	...	Dee La Duke
Daniel Fathers	...	Brown Cesario
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle	...	Ella
Jasmine Richards	...	Peggy
Jordan Francis	...	Barron
Roshon Fegan	...	Sander
Kevin Jonas	...	Jason
Nick Jonas	...	Nate
Aaryn Doyle	...	Lola
Giovanni Spina	...	Andy

Also Known As:

Rock Camp Rules (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | USA:TV-G | South Korea:All | Australia:G | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Haliburton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Disney Channel

Trivia:

Peggy wore a total of 14 headbands.

Goofs:

Continuity: While Tess and the background singers are singing 'Too Cool', the sky in the background switches from nighttime to daylight between shots.

Quotes:

Caitlyn: Her mom is a great person. What's your mom like?
Barron: Uhh, she's like a mom.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Camp Rock Freestyle Jam (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

2 Stars

Not bad neither good

I'm not a Disney fanatic. I've never been. Even enjoying some movies like High School Musical, Cheetah Girls and those funny things that you can watch and feel entertained. And recently, Disney has been producing such stereotypical shows and movies that the first thought that attacked my mind when I knew that there was a new Disney movie called Camp Rock was "More a sick and clichéd movie, of course!"... yesterday Camp Rock premiered in Portugal and like I had nothing to do, I just watched it with no high exceptions! What can I say? It was just as I thought it would be but I don't know why I couldn't get my eyes off the screen! It was nothing new neither special but I just felt happy while watching it. It's full of happiness, life, music and clichés. What can I do? I liked and hated the movie, what a big contradiction!

First of all, I've got to say is: this is a Raise your voice made by Disney! It is completely. It hasn't much drama neither tragedy because it's Disney, however, the characters as well and some of the facts are pretty close to Raise Your Voice. There's the insecure and talented girl. The mean and evil girl. The good looking guy. The nice, kind and creative girl. The two girls who are moved by the mean and sick mind. Familiar, isn't it?? After all, these clichés were used a million times and aren't fine anymore. I actually enjoyed Raise Your Voice, it taught me so much about dreams, insecureness and never give up, but this review isn't about that movie, the review is about a very similar one! Camp Rock does exactly work as Raise Your Voice, even the winner in the final jam is associated to Raise Your Voice's winner! Like Duh! Can't Disney be more original in arguments?? It's all the same unfunny thing. Even High School Musical, a movie that I really don't mind, had the same message: you've got to find yourself and do your stuff. All Disney Channel's movies have the same message, it's an intelligent message, however, people start getting sick of the same thing every time. In this movie they add the camp (which is not something new), in High School Musical, at least, they added a pinch of originality in the whole concept. The argument is very corny and clichéd, it's a copy of Raise Your Voice, but I actually cried, I'm so ashamed to say this, but I actually cried a little, I shed a tear, what's the matter? God, I just associated all the girl problems' to mine, probably that's why. If you want to have fun, the argument will make you smile anyhow.

I think the cast wasn't bad. Not really. I saw many different expressions in the actors' faces, which I don't usually see in Disney Channel's movies. Demi Lovato wasn't that good acting, her character was the shy and insecure, it was very easy to play her, she played her correctly but didn't fascinated me, for sure. OK, Jonas Brothers are so unlikeable, in my opinion! They actually can rock'n'roll a little, they have the right look for the rock band, but Joe Jonas was so... ugh...! Joe Jonas acting?? I can't figure it out why Joe was chosen to play Shane Gray! He was like a "diva", a pop singer, he wasn't convincing, his character was out of the reality, nobody acts like he acted! Joe Jonas, you are no NO NO actor! Kevin Jonas was also so annoying, Nick was the unique one that didn't annoy me the whole movie, but don't think that he's my favorite, I like Joe way better, OK, I'm going crazy! I hate Jonas Brothers so much! OK... Meaghan Jette Martin was really, really good... before seeing this, I just thought she would play her mean character as Ashley Tisdale played Sharpay in High School Musical! But no! Sharpay was such a wannabe, such an unrealistic character, no character is like that but Meaghan Jette Martin really rocked! Her character was one of the meanest persons I've seen in Disney Channel movies but it's very, very realistic, she has a motive for being such a nasty person! It's really realistic and all Meaghan's acting was surprisingly good! Jasmice Richards was also pretty good, her last scene was so cute! I don't want to seem a stupid teenager who loves Disney stars because I actually don't! But the point is: the movie wasn't made for cinema lovers! It was made for teens, we just have got to see things by this point of view. The cast was okay. They're all talented people, too bad they were in such a clichéd and "bad" movie. Oh, I was forgetting Alyson Stoner, she's such a talented girl!

The music is... I don't like the music, not really my type, but they are all good performers, I guess. Demi Lovato is quite good, she has a strong and powerful voice somehow. Jonas Brothers... hmmm... I don't really like their voices as well but many people enjoy their way to sing! Meaghan Jette Martin can't really show her singing skills because of the music she performs, in my opinion, but I know that she is really fine. So, it's good, really good.

What can I say? It's a movie for teens... predictable, clichéd... but it was entertaining... if you haven't anything to do, watch it, but I don't really give a damn about this. It's a copy, nothing new, nothing refreshing. Oh, and there's something really annoying: DEMI LOVATO DOESN'T STOP SINGING THAT SONG! It was so unnecessary... anyway, it's not good neither bad, it's Disney Channel, who really cares?