reddragonhero17 Ernest P Worrell was my favorite comedian as a kid. He was just nutty, yet really lovable since you knew his heart was in the right place, and his humor was clean. This movie captures the spirit of not only summer camp but also a bit of Native American undercurrent as well. Brings back good memories of Boy Scouts every time I watch it. The way Ernest brings the Second Chancers around in their life and how Nurse St. Cloud chastises the boys for their behavior at one point really brings to light how much someone can care for you regardless of your behavior. Add that to some of Ernest's famous comic pratfalls, the respect for Native American culture and the sense of genuine lunacy (particularly in the final defense sequence) and you've got a winner that stands the test of time. RIP Ernest P. Worrell

Aaron1375 Other than this movie featuring Ernest from all those wacky commercials, this movie just plays out as your basic summer camp movie. Why is it so bad, because you have Ernest as the main character, plus very annoying children, and a silly subplot involving some company trying to take over the camp. I just do not think the Ernest character should be center stage for a movie. The short lived television show was the only thing this character needed as it featured other characters and such to draw some of the focus away from Ernest himself. Lets face it, the character got his start in commercials as a rather annoying individual and it was funny to see him torment Vern, but more funny to see Vern get back at Ernest for bothering him in the first place. The movie here would feature a couple of the characters from the television show as cooks and they provide some comedy and Ernest has his moments. However, most of the movie is rather groan inducing and to top it off it gets overly sentimental at times as well. I can not really recommend this movie unless perhaps you have seen his other movies and liked them. Granted if you have seen them I am sure you saw this his first movie.

Elswet Many people have rejected the Ernest Line, but it holds a place of prominence within my own movie collection for its heart and verve. Varney's self-generated character, Ernest, embodies the hapless hero, the underdog who triumphs in spite of his inadequacies, and sometimes because of them. He is not a jock, nor an intellect, nor is he particularly bright, but his heart shines above all adversity, and his honest earthiness breathes throughout his performances, even when he's being a complete idiot.I've always been One to cheer for the underdog, and when it comes to life, Ernest was the epitome of an underdog.This work tells the story of the underdog going against big business in order to save something he loves. What's more gungho American than that? In Ernest Scared Stupid, Ertha Kitt labeled him the "Great Redneck Hope," and that sentiment permeates every single one of Varney's Ernest movies, and even manages to surface in his last (and ultimately BEST) film, the Beverly Hillbillies.This is my personal favorite of the line, as well as being the best.It rates a 7.4/10 from...the Fiend :.

famelovingboy68 Criticts like Mick Martin gave this no stars. I guess they just don't like comedies about dumb clucks like Ernest. I laughed more than in any Ernest movie here. Ernest causes disaster, one mistake after another involving everything to do with camp you could think of, and ends up with boys who are so unusually obnoxious that they belong to the institute for bad boys, they make him drive like an idiot and give him poison ivy as a gift, to name a few. The camp is getting evacuated and Ernest and the boys and crew teach them a lesson, the best part is seeing the huge, macho, laughing bully who beat up Ernest during the confrontation, REALLY get it. Ernest and his friends have a battery full of weapons!