RANBOW Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Have to wonder how many of you have seen this film and what your impression of it was. I would like to see it myself but, havent gotten around to ordering it. I also wonder if your boys have or have not taken to the Alex Boye song from the movie that he sang for everyone at jamboree called "born to be a scout" I know they also played it frequently on jamboree radio. I liked the song myself even if it is very generationally modern. (my own personal diplomatic term for all things more recent than my generations taste. lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dg98adams Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 For what it was, I liked it, and bought it. It did not have enough action for my own son (Life Scout), but he thought it was ok. Anyone who has stayed a week at camp with the boys will appreciate a lot of the humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack212Scouter Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 It was a decent movie, not great, not bad. Not really a good representation of Boy Scout summer camp, but the humor was relative and familiar to camp for the most part. As for the song, I personally love it and so do my Scout kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Eagle Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 As for the song, Alex Boye was also asked to come and perform and the Kentucky Centennial Jamboree at E.P. Tom Sawer State Park back in October for 12,000 Scouts during the Saturday campfire/show. The OA Service Corps provided the back-up dancers, recruiting mostly Scouts who had seen it at Jamboree who were all very enthusiastic to take part, in fact so many volunteered for it that not all could fit on stage and an extra rank of dancers was placed in front of the stage at ground level. Oddly I think the older guys liked it more than the younger ones. There is a video of this on youtube. Unfortunately I can't comment on the movie (missed a screening on Friday night at the same event hosted by the producer) but the song and dance are not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew21_Adv Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 RANBOW, Greetings! I'll echo Pack212Scouter. It was decent. I like the Alex Boye "Be A Scout" song, I believe the Scouts enjoy it. As for the movie, it was slightly humorous. The first (and maybe the last) time I watched it, was leading into our video game / dodge-ball lock in; and following our TLT and Annual Planning Seminar. To compare it, against a couple of other choices. After a long week and long evening we started the video at 10 p.m., then this movie put me to sleep. We voted for "Scout Camp, The Movie", since it was a new movie; over "Follow Me Boys" and "Down and Derby". I think the whole troop thought it was humorous at most, but regretted not choosing "Down and Derby" instead. So.. The song is fun. The movie is okay, and maybe worth putting on your shelf of Scouting tools. But I wouldn't give the movie away as a Christmas gift. Scouting Forever and Venture On! Crew21 Adv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavah Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Yah, thanks for da reviews. I haven't seen it yet. What's with the sudden surge of scouty movies? Me, I'm waitin' with breathless anticipation for "Boy Scouts vs. Zombies" http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=69822 Beavah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANBOW Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 And he is serious. I suppose we will all be sitting on our hands while waiting for this one too. I would like to at this time give my full support to beavah and his auditioning for a lead role in this one. What say you all? ----RANBOW---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemlaw Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 That does sound like a good zombie movie. At our house, we only watch educational TV, so one of our favorite cartoons is "Camp Lazlo": http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/camplazlo/index.html For some reason which I can't understand, they didn't get the approval of the BSA to use the words "Boy Scouts", so this camp is instead affiliated with the Bean Scouts of America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevejb Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I had the chance to interview the director of Scout Camp The Movie, for the Leader's Campfire podcast (#67). He is a pretty nice guy and had a few interesting stories about making the movie. Did you know that almost all the boys in the movie are or were Boy Scouts? Check out the podcast at http://www.ptcmedia.net/category/shows/show-lc/page/2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Eagle Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I wonder if the remake of Red Dawn will still have a mention or rounding up all the Eagle Scouts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemlaw Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I forgot about that. Maybe they'll update it: "I swear, comrade, I only did it to put on my college application!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear dad Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I bought the movie, watched last night with son. Movie is okay, it had some funny parts in it. I never have been to summer camp so can't say what goes on during them. Son is exicted about going to BS soon , thought this would be thing to watch with him.I'll probably watch it again, but won't make it weekly thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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