Review of Laid-Back Camp: The Movie

Wow, so much glowing praise. Really? Come on, let's be frank... it's honestly not very good. Sluggishly paced, meandering, and quite boring. Look, I enjoyed the first two seasons of 'Yuru Camp'. It was like comfort food. I had no issue with the pacing. I liked the relaxed vibe. It's about process, not payoff. It's about learning as you go along. Taking pleasure in the little things, soaking in the environment, either alone, or with friends. I get that, and I like that. It was a refreshing change of pace to the fan-service drenched fodder we're usually served up. Majestic landscapes, "food porn", hot springs...Loved it.

Now, what ever they were trying to achieve for the movie, didn't work for me. Sure, 'Yuru Camp' has always indulged in the detailed procedures of camping and cooking activities, to an educational step-by-step extent, but it's completely bonkers-level here. Half of the movie is like a DIY video on how to build your own campgrounds. Now, I hear you reminding me, "'Yuru Camp' has always had cute little 'How-To' tutorials"... Yeah, sure, but I don't particularly find constructing campgrounds and facilities to be all that fascinating. There's about 20 minutes alone dedicated to cutting tough grass (I kid you not!!!!!!). The girls are all grown up, and that's fine, but they're less adventurous at this point in their lives. And I find it odd that none of them are in a relationship, but that's never been what 'Yuru Camp' was about. If anything, the food always looks delicious in this series, and it comes through once again here.

What more can I tell you? I don't know, man, this just wasn't it.