While no one will ever mistake this movie for "The Godfather", I thought that this movie was innocent fun for the teenage and pre-teen audience. I remember seeing this movie as a kid and it was enjoyable. I felt that it should have gotten in the 5.0-6.0 ratings range.
shareIt's even good for adults. It's a good reminder to lighten up and not forget your inner child. Ernest was the new Three Stooges.
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OP: " I felt that it should have gotten in the 5.0-6.0 ratings range."
This suggests the score, at the time this topic was created, was 4.9 or below.
It is now 5.1 (as of 2013/12/16), and has an "arithmetic mean" (probably it's true score) of 5.6.
Furthermore, believe it or not, it's fresh! ----> http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ernest_goes_to_camp/
And anyway, regardless of the ratings: This movie had a production budget of $3M and grossed $23.5M.
All-in-all, there's apparently no need for pity.
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The story is king.
Kids these days want CGI and lots of explosions (hence why Michael Bay movies keep being made) and frankly this one can't compete in that department.
I watched the movie yesterday for the first time in 2 decades and it still holds up. My favorite scenes still are around the two bozo cooks and their magic food mixing machine
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335345/board/thread/223301337
I watched this movie quite a bit as a kid. It still seems kind of fresh.
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