... Sooooo Kates and I jumped in this weekend on the craze that's sweeping America's youth ...This might be my most shameless post yet.
Yes. We watched "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2" ...
Yes. Now we know all about Troy and Gabriella, Sharpay and Ryan, Chad, Taylor, Kelsi and the whole Wildcat gang ...
See, I got my first real whiff of the ol' "High School Musical" last fall when I wrote a story about the tour swinging through the city. And then, all the hype and talk surrounding the premiere of No. 2 a few weeks ago was just too much. I wanted to see for myself ... I caught one of the million showings of the first one on the DVR and recorded the premiere of the second one later that night. But it wasn't until Friday night that Kates and I made time to sit down and watch 'em ...
It's no wonder the movies are so popular ... Seriously. They star good-looking, energetic, model youth (I say that and then one of the movies' biggest stars gets a nude photo of her published on the Internet ...).
If you can get over the awful lip-synching, the music (see: "Breaking Free," "We're All In This Together," "What time is it?" "All For One" and "You Are The Music in Me") is fresh, catchy and Disney-style uplifting -- and that's just a bonus to some of the amazing choreography (Who knew you could dance like that with basketballs!?). The scenery, the clothing, everything is so coloful it's hypnotizing ...
It's infectious, contagious, youthful energy. It's charming. It is Disney after all ...
I liked it.
Just don't expect me to go hanging the movie posters on our bedroom wall.
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Ironically, I was babysitting this weekend and had to watch High School Musical 2. It is the Devil Rays of movies. Worse, even. You liked it? You have got to be kidding.
Kids these days - where's the Karate Kid or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when you need them?
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