Brief history of the 'Sleepaway Camp' franchise - the first one was a low budget classic with a shock twist-ending. The second lent more towards black comedy/horror and so became more 'tongue in cheek' that the original. 'Part III' is definitely more like 'Part II,' but then it was filmed back-to-back, so I guess that was to be expected.
It's - yet another - teen-slasher film set in a Summer camp. The second one gave you the killer straight away, so there's no need to guess who's chopping up the kids. Once again, this one makes no secret who's wielding the knife - it's Bruce Springsteen's real life younger sister Pamela. And she seems to be enjoying herself playing the clearly bonkers 'Angela' who delights in indulging in fatal and brutal revenge on any pesky kids caught in compromising positions (and some who just happen to get in the way).There's very little to say about 'Part III.' It certainly is you 'basic' film in the slasher genre. It doesn't try to make you ask questions as to who or why the killings are taking place. Plus everyone Angela murders are completely unlikable, so you're hardly going to feel much sympathy with anyone she dices. The gore has now been completely removed and every kill that is potentially explicit is cut away or heavily censored right before the final moments.
'Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland' is quite an average film, but that doesn't mean it won't find an audience, but whether you enjoy it or not will depend on your mood. I'd definitely recommend watching them in order and, if you like the tonal shift in 'Part II' then 'Part III' is a nice little follow up. It doesn't take itself seriously and if you don't take it seriously either and enjoy some cheesy eighties horror/slasher films, then this one will certainly fill an hour and a half and make you a very happy camper.
7/10 if I woke up on Groundhog Day and had to watch this again, I could live with that
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