A lot of people like to trash the Ernest movies. All I ask them is why do you watch them then??? I know the humor and the jokes are sophomoric at best but Jim Varney does it so well and they are funny on a low plain. Ernest is the camp custodian who gets promoted to a camp consular when things get bad. He gets a group of delinquents to consul and ends up showing them a path to being at least semi-productive members of society. The high jinks and pranks that are through out the movie are funny and, while kind of juvenile, I find them funny. Overall this is a typical Ernest movie with a lot of dumb humor and if you don't like that then don't watch any more after the first one you see.

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 :.

I have not seen this movie in years but I remember as a kid that I loved it.Every time an Ernest movie all the kids would get excited and we'd all talk about how we had to see it. Then we did and thought we were super cool. Doesn't anyone else remember that?Ernest movies were wonderfully goofy. Maybe we are too spoiled these days to appreciate a simple silly camp movie. I am surprised at it's relatively poor rating.

Wacky and undeniably funny, the Ernest movies are one of a kind. No other movie series can capture the same level of fun slapstick hijinks and goofiness of the Ernest series, not even the POLICE ACADEMY movies. When I first saw this movie, I didn't think much of it. I didn't think it was a bad movie, but I didn't think that it was a good movie either. However, after seeing the movie a second time, I grew to appreciate the crazy antics of Ernest and he instantly became one of my favorite movie characters. It is in ERNEST GOES TO CAMP that Ernest is at his best. The movie contains some hilarious scenes between Ernest and the campers, which help make this one of the best summer camp movies ever. Jim Varney, possibly the most underrated actor of the 1990s, was able to create such a unique and interesting character with this movie that it is really hard to dislike Ernest. There is a little Ernest in us all. Rest in peace, Jim Varney. Your legacy lives on!