Opinions of High School Musical?
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I have to admit, that I liked High School Musical. Yes, it was a little cheesy and over the top. You also have to look what it was made for? The Disney Channel, which is youth centered. So you would expect it to be a little teeny bopish!!!\n\nPlus I love Ashley Tisdale, who is also in "The Suite Life of Zach and Cody". Who I thought was hilarious playing Sharpay Evans. \n\nOkay, So it isn't TONY material but it is good fun.
175034
The movie was good. It was well-done and directed attention to interesting aspects of discrimination. \n\nThe song performance at the oscar was however not so great.
170401
High School Musical. It's a disney movie and it's great! I LOVE ZAC EFRON! He's from High School Musical.
348119
OMFG HSM!!! my reason to livee. the dance along/sing along back to back showings are on friday!! whoo!! even though i've seen that movie, singalong, and dancealong about a bajillion and 6 times....hehe nerd!! but its otay. i also have the soundtrack...*sigh*\n\n\nanyway..\nfave song-I can't take my eyes off of you (soundtrack...it's not in the movie..bummer)\nscene- when he sings to her outside her window....sooo cute!!\ncharacter- sharpay...her personality is sooo similar to mine..but i love her brother who's like "OMG MAYBE WE'LL GET TO MEET ASHTON!!!" haha i love that moviee
430976
LOVE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL!!!!!!! its on friday, april 21
265401
I saw it on Friday. It was a bit strange and far fetched in places but generally I thought it was really interesting and profound. My boyfriend didn't like it though. He thought it was a load of crap!
274971
They record them singing in a studio. After that they go out by the movie set and lip sing. I think you can probably tell a lot when you watch High School Musical
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If you are looking for the lyrics, then visitthis link:\nhttp://www.lyricz.org/show/artist/High+School+Musical/\n\nif you are looking for the musical notes, the visit http://www.musicnotes.com/
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I LOVED the movie...I read the book first!  It was one of my favorite movies as a teenThe name of it is called "Sooner or Later".  It was back in 1978 or 79.  The guitar instructor was played by Rex Smith.\n\nHere is a summary of it:\nFor those who may not have seen it, the film centers on pretty 13-year-old Jessie Walters.  A visit to a cosmetic counter changes her whole life when a make-over transforms her into a young girl that could easily pass for 16.   Bring in Michael Skye, the gorgeous 17-year-old singer for the Skye Band whom Jessie sees performing at the very shopping mall where she was magically transformed.   It's love at first sight!  But...sigh...Jessie will never see him again...or will she?\n\nAs fate would have it, Jessie signs up for guitar lessons, and who would her instructor just HAPPEN to be??  MICHAEL SKYE!  Michael offers lovely Jessie a ride home.  And "how old are you?" inquires Michael.   "16!"  It's out before Jessie can stop it!\n\nSo begins a series of humorous scenarios by Jessie to carry out her sham as a "16 year old."  And along the way..the two fall in love.  But when Jessie finds herself next to Michael at a drive-in movie, will she be able to follow through with all that being 16 might mean?\n\nThe humor of the film is both wonderfully funny and wonderfully warm ~ which keeps this movie from going over the top and becoming "after-school special" material.  Hearing the voices in Jessie's head, spewing scenarios from cheezy dimestore romance novels in a hilarious ~ and horribly off-kilter ~ southern drawl is just a sampling of what makes this movie worth the price of admission.\n\nWhile the movie is dated in some physical respects, this is part of what makes the film so enjoyable and one that will take you down memory lane.   How about that typical 70's teen idol/Motley Crue long hair on Rex Smith ~ goes just right with his embroidered-pocket jeans and butterfly collars!  And it's hilarious to see him tooling around in that GIGANTIC puke-green road yacht (a.k.a. 1970's station wagon).  Also be sure to check out the posters on Caroline's wall, Jessie's best friend.  Anybody remember Shaun Cassidy??\n\nBut while the physical aspects may be dated, first love and teen angst are issues that span generations and will always be up to date.  This is a film I plan on showing my daughter when she's old enough to understand it, and one I remember fondly from my youth.  When I rewatched it a few weeks ago (after having not seen it for ~ well, since 1979!), I wondered if I would leave the couch wondering what it was I had found so touching, memorable and "swoon-worthy" so many years ago as a teen.  It's happened before; however when it was over, I remembered exactly why it touched me, and still does.  No matter how old you are, this movie makes you remember why your first love is the one you'll never forget ~ and one you'll never quite get over. \n\nThe happy ending of this warm and wonderful movie is what inspired so many young girls that true love would come around ~ SOONER OR LATER!\n\nYou can also go here for more info on it!\n\nhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079935/
363267
I thought it was good.  It is good to start a dialog about so many young people trying to be something that they are not and being honest about who these "stars" really are.  Too many young people have low self esteem and seem to be enamored by 'Hollywood' and the external.  They think it is cool to dumb themselves down.  I personally cannot understand that, but it happens.  Adolescence is a difficult time.  Sadly so many Hollywood stars are famous for being dumb blondes.  They give women in general a bad rap.  Ugh.  My 9 year old watched some of it with me.  Thankfully she does not idolize any of those people.  And hopefully never will.
216710
sky high, high school musical, twiches, cow bells
948084
I liked it. I thought it was pretty funny. My family thought it was pretty entertaining (my 5yr old loves it). We went ahead and bought it and although I don't watch it frequently (like I do with my all time favs) we still enjoy it every once in awhile.
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It's a  really good movie(i give it 2 thumbs up) \nIt's about Troy, efron)who is the star basketball player. When he meets beautiful Gabriella(Vanessa Anne hudgens) at a new year's  party, they have to sing karaoke together. They think they'll never see each other again until they both go to the same high school.Gabriella is new in town. Gabriella is a brainiac, and Troy is an athlete. When they both try out for the musical, it is a surprise to everyone, including Sharpay and Ryan(Ashley Tisdale, and Lucas grabeel) the school's best singers. They have been the leads in all of the musicals. Their trying out for the musical also surprises 3 other people: Troy's best friend, he's also on the basketball team,one of the people on the math team, who has been begging Gabriella to join the math team, and the other person is Coach Bolton. He is Troy's dad, and he's always been pressuring Troy to stick to the status quo, to only be interested in basketball, and to never try anything totally new.This movie is great , and I'm sure you will like it! It's on Disney Channel. No one knew it would be such a big phenomenon. It swept the nation, and the nation fell in love with zac efron.It's currently on DVD and video, and the soundtrack is in stores.
384852
no doubt about it-high skool musical \ncow belles isn't good at all
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It's not depressing if you listen to the entire song.\n\nIt's a beautiful story about a girl's fear from a cancerous disease, and the effects of chemotherapy. She is sad because she fears no young man will want to go to the prom with a girl who's lost her hair.\n\nYet she does go, in the company of a young man who shaved his head in her honor. It's very touching.\n\nIt's very special to me, as I have a wonderful, beautiful friend who fought and survived breast cancer. Her lack of hair did not make her any less beautiful.\n\nI also had a racer friend of mine who lost his full head of hair before losing his own battle with cancer last year. The missing hair doesn't change who we are, it only affects those who see the loss.
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May 23:\n\n'High School,' the musical \nBy Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY\nDon't expect High School Musical to drop out of view. The Disney Channel movie that hooked tweens even before its Jan. 20 premiere is facing a secure future in reruns, a hotly anticipated 2007 sequel and the obligatory extras-packed DVD.\n \n  High School Musical, with Zac Efron as Troy and Vanessa Anne Hudgens as Gabriella, foreground, is a big hit with ages 9-14.   \nDisney \n\nThe movie repeats at 8 ET/PT tonight. The DVD ($26.99) arrives May 23 with two versions: the original and a sing-along edition that displays on-screen lyrics so viewers can participate in the musical numbers. Bonus material includes dance lessons by choreographer Kenny Ortega, videos of We're All in This Together and I Can't Take My Eyes Off You (previously unreleased) and behind-the-bleachers footage.\n\n"High School Musical is a huge phenomenon, with kids young and old, and we're excited to take the experience to a whole new level on DVD," says Gordon Ho, executive vice president of brand marketing and business development at Buena Vista Home Entertainment. In the dance segment, fans learn the moves "by using the DVD remote's angle feature to see the steps from different points of view."\n\nA TV ratings blockbuster and record chart bonanza, the phenomenon is being driven by the 9-14 set. Starring a cast of unknowns, the movie tracks jock Troy and whiz kid Gabriella through high school musical auditions, stirring contempt and a sense of social upheaval among friends and cliques. But in this Disney world, calm ensues, talent flourishes and a happy ending prevails. Grease is the byword, with pages torn from the West Side Storybook, so of course everyone bursts into song. \n\nDisney has plenty to crow about. A look at the numbers:\n\n•High School's premiere averaged 7.7 million viewers, a network record and the month's top-rated non-sports cable broadcast. It was the No. 1 movie of the month against all basic cable networks. During six telecasts from Jan. 20 to Feb. 13, the movie drew 26.3 million unduplicated viewers, including 8.4 million ages 6 to 11 and 8.7 million ages 9-14, according to Nielsen Media Research.\n\n• The soundtrack, which broke into the top 10 in late January, is No. 6 this week after selling 97,000 copies for a total of 303,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The single Breaking Free jumped to No. 4 from No. 86 in one week on the Billboard singles sales/airplay chart, the steepest rise in 48 years. Get'cha Head in the Game rose to No. 23 from No. 100.\n\n• The music has sparked an online buying frenzy. Breaking Free peaked at No. 1 on the digital tracks chart and has sold 192,000 downloads in five weeks. Totals for other songs: Get'cha Head in the Game, 119,000; Start of Something New, 93,000; We're All in This, 87,000; Stick to the Status Quo, 69,000.\n\n"The simple conclusion is that kids watch Disney and kids buy music," says Billboard charts director Geoff Mayfield, who says High School has a shot at topping the album chart. "I don't remember the last time a kids record was at No. 1, 2 or 3. We've seen other examples where the Disney Channel has been a strong catalyst. They've flexed that muscle before. What's new is that this is a movie musical as opposed to a concert special."\n\nMuch of High School's success can be attributed to savvy marketing and promotion. The movie, made on a $5 million budget, targeted an underserved audience that's too cool for The Wiggles and too young for The Sopranos. Disney utilized its resources to build and maintain momentum: introducing the cast in its New Year's Eve special, offering free downloads of Breaking Free (through codes placed in ads at bus shelters and malls), broadcasting music videos, spinning songs on Radio Disney's 53 stations and sending viewers to DisneyChannel.com for lyrics to the m
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I think it's an excellent movie. \n\nAlot of people disagree but I believe that Gerard and Emmy (and everyone else in the film) did a much better job of singing than Michael Crawford or Sarah Brightman ever did, or any of the Broadway casts for that matter.