Camp Rock (Extended Rock Star Edition)

I bought this movie along with the soundtrack for my 11 year old daughter who is a big Jonas Brothers fan. Some of the songs are ok but the story, acting, characters, etc are soooo bad. My daughter considers it one of her favorite movies but, hee hee, I bought it so I get to review it. If you have a tween who likes the Jonas Brothers, buy it for her but LEAVE THE ROOM when she starts to watch it.

This is a great movie to watch with your child...decent storyline with good song/dance scenes.

before i saw this movie i HATED the jonas brothers. im right at the age where other girls in my class obsess over them! this movie was kinda corny but it was as great as it could be. i would reommend this. Alyson stoner is sooooo awesome!!!!!Demi lavato was alright... Kevin Jonas was hilarous!!!!!!!!Nick and joe were so-so.

I Really liked this video.It was a little short but it is a great musical!

I really like the movie... the first time I watched it I loved it:) I enjoyed the acting and the singing.

I was a little unhappy with the service. When i recieved the dvd it was not attached on the inside so it was moving around inside the case and when i opened it the dvd was pretty scratched up. I tried to contact the seller about it and i have never recieved a response.

Great for our 8 year old daughter! (Bad for the parents to hear your child singing these songs over, and over, and over, etc....) ;)

My whole family enjoys this movie. It is entertaining and cute. It was also very resonable compared to other stores.

What an awesome movie. I really wasn't a fan of the Jonas Brothers until I watched this move. Now I am hooked.

Camp Rock was heavily advertised on Disney Channel Asia as THE greatest DCOM yet.. and thinking HSM got me hooked, I thought Camp Rock might do the same. Plus I adore Demi Lovato however, I'm not a fan of Jonas Brothers but lucky for me, only the cute one Joe is in the movie and Nick and Kevin appeared for few minutes.. and Kevin being the dumb Jonas in the movie is ridiculous and annoying.

Storyline...wait what story? Haven't I seen hundreds of movies with the same storyline before? Girl lies to fit in, girl meets boy and two gets attracted to each other, rival reveals the truth, everyone briefly hates the girl, girl realize her mistake.. then they live happily ever after. Oh so typical. It's very predictable since the beginning of the movie.

The story bored me. I was not interested at all. It was nothing new. Plus lots of plot holes which I'm not gonna dwell into as it could take ages to write. Only part worth watching is the final jam. Songs? I was expecting something like HSM but what the heck? The only good song that I like is This Is me/Gotta Find You when Mitchie sings with Shane at the end and that's it... cast is very forgettable, songs are not that catchy and very forgettable.. dance moves are all over the place and doesn't match..

Even though I adore Demi, she cannot dance! It was a pain watching her sing and dance to her song because she overdo it. Overall, it's just an ok movie. The majority who thinks the movie rocks are Jonas Brothers fans.. they don't care if the movie sucks, they just wanna see The Jonas Brothers.. and that's how Disney sell the movie - by featuring Jonas Brothers as if they're the lead characters when they're just supporting and don't appear much. The DVD cover is so misleading. The story is more on conflict of Mitchie, Tess & Caitlyn.. Mitchie & Shane has chemistry, but eh... they didn't make it interesting at all... unlike in HSM with Troy & Gabriella...

Good try but uh no thanks, I'll stick to HSM.

This is a Disney Channel Original Movie, so don't go into it expecting anything too much in the way of a plot. The sitcom-type story is supported (and padded) by a full soundtrack of tween pop music and dancing, and touches on many of the issues facing the target age group, namely fitting in, peer pressure, un-cool and too-cool parents, jealousy, and last but not least, loving the Jonas Brothers.

Tween idol Joe Jonas plays the leading man, a young pop star who's been behaving badly, and gets sentenced to teaching dance classes at an upscale summer camp for musicians. The other Jonas brothers also play supporting roles, and perform a couple of songs at the camp.

Demi Lovato plays the female lead, a promising singer/songwriter whose mother takes a catering job at the camp so that she can afford the fees. There's also the rich girl, played by Meaghan Jette Martin, and her obligatory two henchgirls; the usual outcast who befriends the new girl (well played by Alyson Stoner), and the well intentioned Camp Director. Add some supporting singers and dancers, and a ready group of back-up dancers, and you have (drum roll) Camp Rock.

Short Attention Span Summary (SASS):

1. Girl goes to camp and meets boy
2. Girl messes up big time
3. This is a Disney movie, so after the song and dance, everyone lives happily ever after.

While I recognize the age-appropriate manner in which the movie addresses certain issues, the wrapping up happens far too quickly to be even remotely believable, but then, the target audience probably isn't paying too much attention to the story anyway.

I've seen girls doing the "I'm not worthy" bow in front of posters for this movie, so I'm guessing that it would be a good gift for any fan of the Jonas Brothers on your list.

Tween rating: 4.5 stars
Adult rating: 3 stars (given for the music and the family values)



Amanda Richards, August 30, 2008

I am glad that both Camp Rock[Extended edition] and The Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus Best of Both World Concert 3D were released at the same time and they had some deal when you buy both. I bought both. On Camp Rock, the whole story line is okay and typical, there is always those group of girls who single out a girl who is sort of different from them. The girls on there weren't that great at acting,but I really enjoyed watching it for the music and songs by the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. The other characters who sang on there were also good. I would't mind watching it again and that's what I like about most Disney movies.

Camp Rock was so long anticipated for its Disney Channel premiere that, as far as the local kids were concerned, the world stopped turning that evening. Though it's sort of being sold as a Jonas movie, it's really a vehicle for up-and-coming young star Demi Lovato and "ouch he's sooooooo keee-uwww-te!" Joe Jonas. His brothers have marginal roles, reportedly due to Joe's insistence they be included. Demi has that Sally Field winsomeness down pat -- ABC should have no trouble recasting if they ever bring back The Flying Nun. (Seriously, which Saint can I pray to for that? I loved that show.)

The movie follows the garden-variety teen formula, where the nice girl learns to be true to her mom and her friends and herself and the mean girl is told off (with perhaps the greatest line in the history of teen movies: "B-T-W, your lip gloss is soooo not glossy anymore!")

Even though Camp Rock's DVD includes one disc; there are comparatively more extras, like songs, videos and the like. What really impressed me was, believe it or not, "How to Be a Rock Star," a series of mini-docs currently being promoted on the Disney Channel. What I like is that they balance material like Demi giving the impression that she's having a constant ball making the movie. That may be true, but it could also give young, impressionable kids the idea that it's a nonstop laugh-filled party to be a showbiz kid.

However, as the "Rock Star" segments continue, the more refreshingly straightforward they become, and the less public relations-driven they seem. Kids need to hear how much practice, school, dedication, discipline and hard, hard work all of the cast must commit to in order to make any kind of success.

It's a message rarely shown with any degree of emphasis on today's various entertainment magazine shows. Kids often see either the extreme of fun and glamour or the extreme of dysfunction. In between there are lots of people who earn what they get because they work hard. Someone actually says, "None of these kids has any of this handed to them."

I loved this movie and have watched it about a million times! The Jonas Brothers are amazing and so was Demi Lovato! This is one of my favorite movies! The songs were great!

Even as an adult (38) and father or two boys (5 & 8) I found myself enjoying the movie. The plot obviously isn't too deep but allows you to have fun throughout the movie.

Sadly the DVD version falls short in presentation. I find it a mistake to not offer a widescreen version of the film other than Blu-Ray. Seeing that there was only one option to purchase as a DVD, I had assumed that either both versions were on the disc or that it was just widescreen. It was a huge disappointment to find out that the movie is only 4x3.

Long story short. I wish I had read the details better on Amazon. In the end I would have not purchased this and just let the kids continue to watch the HD version we recorded on the DVR with commercials.

The movie itself is 4 stars. Unfortunately I knocked this rating down to 3 stars because of the forced 4x3 format on DVD.

Disney, what are you thinking?

This movie did have a few drama scenes, and had a very few story lines. Really didn't have any point to it, it was a good musical, had good music, It just didn't hit it for me. Disney should have had more to it then what was shown. High School musical had it all. but over in all, I give it 3 stars.

I just love this dvd im a big of Jonas Brothers, Alyson Stoner and Demi Lovato the songs are awesome and i love the dances and the bonus features are awesome too.

Mitchie Torres (Demi Lovato) is a high school student who writes her own songs. Her dream is to spend her summer at Camp Rock, a summer camp for musicians of all stripes. Things don't look good until her mother (Maria Canals-Barrera) lands a job as the camp cook. True, Mitchie has to help out around the kitchen, but she'll still get to attend most of the functions.

On the first day, she sees Tess Tyler (Meaghan Jette Martin), the daughter of multi-Grammy award winning pop artist TJ Tyler. Tyler is the most popular girl at camp, and in an effort to impress her, she lies about her mother's job.

Meanwhile, Mitchie also meets Shane Gray (Joe Jonas), the difficult member of the group Connect 3 (the other two members of the group are played by Kevin and Nick Jonas). Shane has been roped into teaching at the camp to rehabilitate his image. Mitchie makes an impression on him. But what will happen when her lies become common knowledge?

Disney's attempt to create another musical franchise almost works. The music is pretty good here and ranges from pop to rock to hip hop. I'm willing to forgive the illogical backup singers during some of the musical numbers (like when Shane is singing alone at the lake) since these were obviously intended to be radio singles as well as musical numbers. The acting is good. And the setting is absolutely fun.

However, the story just doesn't work for me. Maybe it's because I have always been too independent, but watching Mitchie keep lying to maintain a friendship with the most obviously two faced girl in the world wasn't believable. In fact, it bothered me that it took so long for some of the others to see through Tess as well. And the climax just felt too rushed.

The idea behind this movie was good. And the music is decent. But the story just doesn't do it for me.

This is a great movie! The extended song is great! Everyone who liked the original Camp Rock will love this DVD. There are also excellent bonus features. Every fan should have this.

After the huge Success of the High School Musical series, it appeared that musicals were "hip" again with the tween audience. With that idea in mind, Disney launched a new musical movie series in the summer of 2008 called "Camp Rock", starring Demi Lovato, The Jonas Brothers, Alyson Stoner, and Meaghan Jette Martin.

Did Camp Rock work? Absolutely! Although a bit more mean spirited and adult themed than the High School Musical series, Disney still pulled off a charming movie that while entertains, it also teaches valuables lessons to its target audience. The Disney Company has found another success with a new cast of actors and actresses. Demi Lovato is a great asset to Disney's already amazing cast of tween stars, and supporting cast members. Alyson Stoner and Meaghan Jette Martin held their own which proves they could carry any upcoming Disney Channel movies on their own.

The Camp Rock extended edition DVD contains the full screen version (1.33:1) of the film (for the wide screen version pick up Camp Rock Blu-ray edition) and a plethora of extra features including a behind the scenes look at the filming of the movie, along with music videos, sing a longs, and "Camp Rock Karaoke"

This film is a great addition to the latest lineup of classic Disney Channel movies, and if you still don't have your fill of Camp Rock after your finished watching the DVD, don't worry -- a sequel is already in the works.

Ewwwwwww!

This movie is so bad!!! The story sucks. The acting and NO GOOD. I would never pay money for this. I would not even pay $0.01 for it. They could not even give this movie away its so bad.

The songs suck and that Demi Lovato girl needs to shut up. Though the movie you will think why do you even talk? As for the Jonas Brothers. What the crap is the big deal? I see nothing amazing about um! They sing like they are forcing it out! As for acting? Well boys just keep trying to sing, acting is not for you.

The rest of the cast is just as forgettable as the leads. I'll still trying to forget the leads. Everyone seems like they know how bad the movie is and just give up during the movie.

The songs are forgettable and nothing stands out its just hard to sit through.

If you want a good Rock Musical watch The American Mall!!!!!

This movie was pretty good, I would of liked for there to be more of all 3 Jonas Brothers in the movie but it was pretty good. It was sad but then it comes back with an okay ending. I think the ending could have been better but the overall movie was good.

I love this movie, and not only because it has the Jonas Brothers. It has everything a kid could want in a movie. It's funny, sad, and makes you want to jump out of your seat and dance. This is the single most best Disney movie EVER!

This movie is filled with the loveable and teen sensation, Jonas Brothers, plus some rockin' music, and teen rivalry. I totally love this movie, I've seen it like 5 times. Im fourteen, and I must say, the Jonas Brothers are un-unloveable in this movie. Kevin Jonas is especially funny with his famous "group hug" and the famous "Can you make me a birdhouse?" line. I love the relationship with Mitchie (Demi Lovato) and Shane (Joe Jonas - adorable!). Shane seems to become less of a pain when Mitchie steps down to him in the kitchen when he barged in demanding his allergy list. Anyway, bottom line, this movie is totally better than High School Musical, and its my personal fave because of the Jonas Brothers.

Let me start by saying I am a fan of DCOM movies and since they announced this one I couldn't wait to see it, but I guess I got carried away by the trailer than the real thing. When I saw the movie I was indeed dissapointed. The acting is not so good and the music is OK but nothing special. The charm felt for high school musical is barely seen and felt with this one. This is NO competion for HSM, in HSm the music, dancing and acting is WAY better. The Jonas brothers, Nick and Joe do an ok job at the acting but Kevin can't act! Sorry to all the fans but don't get carried away just because you like them. Demi Lovato was really good. Her acting was Ok but she totally blew me away with her singing...she defenetly is an artist to look out for. What I also didn't like was the way they cut down some musical numbers. For ex. "What it takes" is lame and the actrice that sings is it terrible as well as the song and still they left the entire song. On the other hand we have We rock, whichc personally I think is the best song on the soundtrack and could have been a great number and what? They cut it down! This was suppose to be a "musical" and in a way it isn't! just kids singing in a show is not a musical! This could have been a great movie but even the story line is weak and unoriginal. If they make a squel of this I hope it has better music, better story line and give the cast acting lessons! We all know this movie has ratings because of the Jonas brothers but not because of it's quality as a good movie. High School musical still reigns the DCOMS as the best ever. Now that is a musical to look out for! HSM 3 in theaters Oct.24 2008!

Camp Rock was an immense disappointment. I went into it expecting something a la High School Musical (a personal favorite of mine). Unfortunately, this isn't even in the same universe as High School Musical. Demi Lovato, the main character, seems like a nice girl. Who can't act. And can barely sing. Miley Cyrus could've done far more with the role- and that's saying a lot. The story failed to capture my interest, and the songs... ugh. Unlistenable garbage. Hold out for High School Musical 3 and let Camp Rock pass by you. If we're lucky, maybe the sequel will be the less we'll ever hear of these less-than-rock-ers.

I just saw Camp Rock on the ABC Channel on Wonderful World Of Disney.I loved Camp Rock because mainly the Jonas Brothers are in the movie.Joe Jonas is one of the Jonas Brothers plays a Self-centered Spoiled Rock Star who goes to a Musical Summer Camp to find kids who have like singing talents and he meets this girl name Mitchie who desperatley was asking her parents to have to go to Camp Rock.I liked the character that Joe played in Camp Rock that he's personality is not like that of real life.I was so glad that I was able to watch Camp Rock that I couldn't watch it on Disney Channel because I don't have Cable.I can't for this movie to be released on DVD to own it,Camp Rocks Rules!!!!

Caamp Rock is a fantastic Disney Hit! The only thing is they lip sync and it so clear they are because They either are lip syncing to fast or they are lip sycing to slow to the words. I know it is their voices though. Still. Camp Rock is very cool and Very awsome!

Can't help but think of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL while watching CAMP ROCK, but it has some charms of its own and it isn't EXACTLY a cookie cutter replica of the two HSM movies--though I will say that setting it in a summer camp for musicians is a tiny bit like the setting of the second HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, especially the many scenes of HSM2 and CAMP ROCK set in the institutional kitchens while cooking and washing dishes and peeling potatoes for 100s of people--OK, those scenes were the same.

Except that in HSM2 Gabriella did not have to be pretend to be a rich spoiled daughter of a Japanese CEO, and she did not have to lie about her mother being a cook. That makes the new picture a little bid sadder and a little bit more serious, because Mitchie definitely has mother-daughter shame issues. Sort of like Susan Kohner did in the Douglas Sirk version of IMITATION OF LIFE, Mitchie is bitterly ashamed to have a mother who cooks for a living and works at "Connie's Catering Company."

By the way, all the food Connie makes in the movie looks fantastic, especially the cupcakes and those fake CDs covered with icing! Disney should put together a "Connie's Catering Cookbook," to showcase some of the wonderful food featured in CAMP ROCK. I'm surprised the students weren't super fat getting to sample Connie's delicious wares. Instead they're fairly slim, especially the two rapping dance boys who get to lead the Hasta la Vista crew.

But the music is the important thing. There aren't any numbers as catchy as the songs in HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL or as "What Time Is It?" in HSM 2, but give them time, they will grow on you. The horrible blonde Tess Tyler actually gets to sing two of the better numbers in the score, "Too Cool for You" and her finale with all the mirrors, and most of the kids get to chime in here and there. Demi Lovato as Mitchie Torres is cute in a Mary Diaz way, but she smiles way too much! While we watched the movie at my apartment, a crowd of grownups gathered with a big quart of Scotch and we were told to take a drink every time Mitchie shows that appealing grin, and everyone was drunk within the first twenty minutes. She's wonderful in the part (especially in the sad moments) but, enough with the choppers, Demi! Two of us had an argument about the young actress, and one said that her resemblance to Demi Moore was so strong she must be the daughter of the veteran star from the 1980s and 1990s.

But I think of her as her own creation, and she's very believable. As Shane Gray, the bad boy rock star, Joe Jonas wires the floor with Zac Efron. His big bushy black eyebrows look like crows feathers--feathers form a 600 pound crow. How does he even see out from under those brows? Maybe that's why his gaze seems fixed to the ground, as though he were a shy wallflower. The other two brothers have regular eyebrows, it's just Joe who's had the brow transplants I guess. He is sort of like John Cuaack, if Cusack had any sex appeal, and sort of like Joe D'Allesandro, if the latter were a topnotch rock musician. Anyhow Mitchie and Shane have a lot of chemistry, and I think should somehow be incorporated (or promoted) into the upcoming big screen HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 SENIOR YEAR.

I am a 33 single mom of two. My daugter is 11 and son 9. They absolutely loved it. My daughter is a HSM fanatic and she said this was better. Myself admitting I loved it too! For the fact here are The Jonas Bros attempting acting. They are prof musicians and singers. So to step out and try acting and dancing was great. Then to bring in Demi Levato so fresh and talented. Kudos! The movie kept to plot and dialog without drowning you in song after song. They were placed perfectly. We watched it days earlier on Disney on Demand and since then I think all three of us have caught it all weekend on every place it was shown. All in all I think we have watched it 10 times thanks to DVR! We really loved it and hope for a return.