The Quality of "Campiness"

[Miss Modular]

Originally Posted by Jeanette X

I just got into a heated debate with my boyfriend as to what constitutes campiness in a film. He insists that the movie Independence Day is campy, wheras I disagree. Your opinions?

I'd say Independence Day was kitsch. Which means any campiness was unintentional.

Camp is when you intend to ham it up. Andy Warhol was camp. John Waters films are camp. Charlie's Angels are camp.