Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

bdunc295 This is a response to the reviewers questioning Vick's motives. As a city boy who loves the outdoors, I totally understood where Kevin Bacon's character was coming from, though, he was clearly a nut-job for the most part. In my experience, city boys (i.e. Sean Astin's character) cannot find value in the wilderness for the life of them, and obtaining a cellphone signal is their top priority at all times. This movie is about taking a break from our technology-infused world and getting back to the basics. The wilderness is a wonderful, rugged place that can really broaden anyone's perspective on life. It's about facing fears head-on and living to tell about it -- those are the experiences that you remember in life. I wish everyone would share these sentiments, as Vick probably does in this movie. But Vick's major fault is failing to realize that people cannot be forced to enjoy something that's unfamiliar and frightening to them. He feels he can get through to them but uses some extreme means and acts like a huge ass in the process.

Hunky Stud When I was watching the credit at the end, I was surprised that this film was also partly filmed in New Zealand just like the movie "without the paddle". I didn't know that they started shooting at NZ so early.Overall, this is a nice movie to watch. The white water scenes were very good. You can hardly tell who is the real actor, and who is the stunt man. Of course, I watched it from a VHS tape, so the picture quality is not very good.I wish that I had a summer trip like this one, that would be so memorable. Fresh air, lots of fun, and personal growth. Movies about Summer camps and trips are always fun to watch.

rinke1971 I caught this movie on an indy movie channel on TV, and it grabbed my attention. It is obvious that the movie is what can be called an "80's movie" because of the haircuts and slang dialogue. We know Sean Austin in the new millennium as Sam in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I was impressed that Sean pulls off "White Water Summer" at the tender age of 15 - not bad! OK, I MUST allude to the symbology or underlying intentions of the flick. There is quite a homosexual tone to the photography, as REALLY short shorts are common attire, and hugging/closeness between the four boys and Vic is interesting. Swinging in and out of each other's arms, the way to see it clearly is to watch the film anticipating the cloak of sexuality. But that's fine - it doesn't affect the OTHER, more important intent. Vic challenges the boys to survive. And they pass without knowing the lesson to be learned from passing. It is frustrating to watch Vic go so far as to let a boy die or let him save himself... and them STILL not getting that them saving themselves was the real reason behind Vic leaving the boy behind. I recommend this movie as a quintessential R-rated tough-teen 80's movie.... maybe "Streets of Fire" and "Roadhouse" are good companions. \classicalloy

galaxy2069 This movie had potential, but unfortunately director's apathy, a mediocre script, and rushjob editing doomed this weak afterschool drama about boys coming of age in a campers' nightmare. Was it suppose to be funny? Who do we root for...Kevin Bacon as a drifting, needy, sex-deprived Vic, or a bunch of awkward Cub Scout rejects who all took the wrong turn at Albuquerque.Kevin Bacon has produced finer results (Friday the 13th, Footloose, JFK), but every time I see "Hollowman" I'm always reminded of his twisted Vic character in White Water Summer. WWS did a stint on HBO a few years back, and that's where most people probably saw it. But it's usually eroding under a dripping air conditioner at your local flee market rent-a-flix. Did it ever show at a theatre?The film: Vic wants to make men of boys, and yearns to school them the hard way...by assuming he is a higher order, and thinking he knows everything there is about wildlife, camping and adventure. There will be no knives, no radio, no weed and no softcore magazines on this journey. What is Vic's primary objective on this trip? It's clearly obvious that his only ambition is to traumatize the young, feeble minds of four teenage boys...and you can thank the parents for forking over their hard-earned dollars for the abuse.What's so insane about WWS is that you can ALSO get the impression that Vic wants to make a positive impact on these kids' minds and souls. Sean Astin portrays Alan, a quiet, somewhat timid teenager who could've been picking his nose at any middle school in America. He's quite easy to relate to, and you can see clearly why he hates Vic. To Alan Vic is nothing more than your typical 30 year-old lowlife with no direction or purpose. Which is true.If you want to know more about this oddball flick then just read the other comments by other users who cared more about this movie than I did. Oh yea, one more thing - the soundtrack isn't as great as some of you WWS fanatics make it out to be. Just your typical mid/late 80's "American Anthem-like" softrock. Nothing special or unique in there.