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GREATEST CAMP FLICK OF ALL TIME
I remember watching this movie as a kid with my mom who, like me, adores Bill Murray. After viewing it repeatedly over the years, (and we all know how well kids retain useless information) I know almost every line. This movie is fun from the word go. I haven't seen a camp movie yet that can compare. The basketball game with Camp Mohawk is a great scene, although the scene in the parking lot with Murray as Tripper as "Jerry Aldini" is my favorite. And who can forget "It just doesn't matter! It just doesn't matter!" and "Spaz, Spaz, Spaz..."

C'mon Morty, make up your mind and buy this movie!

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Classic Murray
I think there are two types of people in the world -- those who get Bill Murray and those who don't. For those of us who intrinsically get him, he simply has no peer when it comes to pulling off the kinds of comedic characters that he portrays. It's not so much about what he does, but who he is and how he presents the character that matters. As the head camp counselor "Tripper", Murray is funny but he is also so much more than funny: He gives the movie it's heart and humanity, without which, it would be nothing more than a series of sophomoric pranks. In my opinion, that is why this movie works when all of the others in the series are deplorable.

To be sure, this is one of the definitive "summer camp" movies of all time; just as Caddyshack is one of the greatest golf movies ever made. But for those who somehow just don't get Murray, there is little that can be said that will convince them to like either movie. Even with as much commercial success as he has had, I believe his comic genius is still way underrated. I have given this movie four stars because I reserve five star ratings exclussively for movies which I believe are exceptional, and because the transfer of this movie to DVD should have been handled with greater care. Otherwise, it's a solid movie with plenty of laughs and some tender moments as well.

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Classic Murray
Bill Murray puts in a hilarious performance, reminiscent of Carl in Caddyshack, as a camp counsellor in this coming of age film. It takes place at a kids camp in Ontario and has all the ingrediants for hilarity, heartbreak, and friendship. There were many copies, but this was the original. If you haven't seen it I recommend you do.