The art direction and costume design of the picture are good. It easily feels like the movie is happening and was made around 1983. Otherwise it's a disaster; parody lives or dies by humor, and this is nearly humorless.

Really funny movie, I was entertained the whole time.

A very funny movie that has a cast of many new comedy stars (Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks etc.). At my summer camp, this movie is almost required viewing for first year counselors because it captures the essence of the job. As such, this movie may be lost on those who have never worked as camp counselors.

Disjointed, random, and balls-out hilarious, this is the loosest parody the world has ever seen. It's also one of the funniest. Everyone is hilarious, every one is perfect. This movie makes me laugh every time.

Surprisingly funny and enjoyable send-up of trashy camp movies.

Chris Meloni is awesome.

What the fuck was that. My best guess is that they were spoofing mediocre to terrible 80's movies that I haven't seen. Maybe it would have been hysterical if I had seen those movies but as it is I really hated this movie. I laughed maybe three times. Mostly I just said, "What the fuck?!?", over and over again.

One of the better recent comedies I've seen. The first time I saw the motorcycle chase is probably the hardest I've ever laughed at anything in a movie.

This could be the most underrated comedy ever. It is so goddamn hilarious and just gets funnier as the movie progresses.

Most underrated comedy ever? Just might be.... "If you wanna smear mud on your ass, smear mud on your ass - just be honest about it. Look, Gene, I've never told anyone this before, but I can suck my own dick, and I do it a lot."

Don't believe the "underrated" hype. The only thing I laughed at was Chris Meloni and his talking can of peas.

I saw this after watching all of Stella. Some of the inane references finally make sense. This was really great.

Soild comedy. Enjoyable.

The parts that worked were fucking hilarious, but the parts that didn't made me want to drink some bleach to make me forget. That said it was fun and Paul Rudd and Christopher Meloni are fantastic.

It is what it is. Bizarre, over the top and hilarious.

One of my favorite comedies ever. It's goofy without being stupid and holds up very well to repeated viewings. A must-see if you were a fan of The State.

Successfully parodies about a dozen different types of movies. Really funny with a great cast. Christopher Meloni is absolutely hilarious.

I once saw a YouTube clip of a The State skit that parodied those 'greatest hits of the 70s' CD and cassette commercials from late night TV--the only song on the CD being "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay." Never before had I laughed so hard. The fact that I'm telling you about this in my review instead of actual scenes from the movie should be a good indicator of how little I enjoyed this comedic equivalent of a diaper taken from a baby after his very first curry.

This movie is so god-damned hilarious they got away with everything. It's completely random and awesome, I don't know how I've lived this long without seeing it.

I guess I just don't really "get it"? It definitely wasn't bad, but it was kinda boring, and all the moments some people say they shit themselves laughing at I just found mildly amusing. It's certainly not a good parody at all (at ALL), but the absurdist stuff was fun and it had a rockin' cast.

Meh. While Wet Hot American Summer isn't a dumb comedy, the characters are (mostly) intelligent at times and the acting is pretty good. On some levels this movies totally fails, but I laughed quite a few times and thought it wasn't the worst comedy I've ever seen. Didn't really need to see the scene with Bradly Cooper and his lover but this movie earned stars like that a ticket to stardom. The untruthful character, whose name I can't remember, is awesome!

Really bad. For a parody to work, the jokes have to be funny. The ones in this movie are not.

I can't make it through this excrable film. It's plodding, unfunny, ugly and predictable.

Though the movie fails as a parody for the most part, it succeeds in its ability to really make me laugh by its non-sequitur humor. There are a few scenes of nonsense that get me every time (the van into the tree, flying hamburger out of nowhere, changing hair length from one shot to the next, and the shed scene, for example). But the thing about Wet Hot American Summer is that it doesn't care if you like it or not. And I think I like that about it.

Silly plot, almost too silly. Yet its comedic stars come together to produce one of the funniest B movies I've seen.

Unbelievably funny.

A rare comedy that gets better and more inspired as it goes along. I'm not a huge David Hyde Pierce fan, but Paul Rudd owns all his scenes with comedic gusto.