Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (DVD)

Lafferttty, K., Sacks, A. (Producer), & Hoen, P. (Director). (2006). Camp rock 2: The final jam [DVD]. United States: Walt Disney Home Entertainment.

Interest Level: Ages 10 to 18
Rating: G
Running Time: 94 minutes
Subjects/Themes: Friendship, Musical, Summer Camp, Singing, Rock Stars

Plot: The Camp Rockers return to summer camp for another year of sharpening their musical skills.  They learn that Star Camp, run by a rival owner, has opened on the other side of the lake. Some of the campers and camp conselours are lured away by the money and by the luxery of the other camp.  The returning campers volunteer to act as substitute consulors in order to prevent the camp from closing.  The two camps challenge one another to a televised rock performance competition where voters will decide the winner.  It is expected that the losing camp will close forever as a result of the bad publicity.  When Camp Rock loses the competition, they find out instead that campers would rather go to Camp Rock since they know how to have the most fun.

Personal Thoughts: A sequel to Camp Rock, this movie follows much of the same format as the first.  There are a lot of singing and dance scenes.  Mitchie (Demi Lovato) and Shane (Joe Jonas) are struggling to balance learning more about one another and helping out at the camp.  Nate (Nick Jonas) and Dana, the daughter of Camp Star's owner, end up falling in love.  Mitchie ends up trying to run the camp more like a workplace and starts taking the fun out of all the activities.  In the end her friends help her out and the harmony of the camp is restored.  This movie teaches teens to remember to have fun and not stress out so much.  Also the romances in the movie stress the importance of learning about one another's likes and dislikes and searching beyond the surface.  A Must See movie for tweens and teens who enjoyed the first movie.    

Prequel: Camp Rock (2008);

Similar Movies: High School Musical (2006) [My Review]; High School Musical 2 (2007); and High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008);