High School Musical 2

[polarpi]

I'll admit it - I watched it (two and a half of the airings )

I find the songs this time to be a little more catchy (although I will agree with cheesy!) and enjoyed the movie too

And smiley, I heard the same thing about HSM3.

[Kevin]

I watched about 1 minute of it.. I flipped to it in the middle of some song. I had heard of "High School Musical," yet never seen it. I know what I'm working with is anything but a representative sample, but it was less than impressive. I'll usually go out for musicals, cirque de soleil, that sort of thing... But this just didn't do it for me.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Kevin

... But this just didn't do it for me.

I feel the same way. No doubt the fact that we are some decades removed from the target audience has something to do with it.

My wife and I went to see Hairspray Saturday night -- the contrast between that (a really good musical) and HSM was quite noticeable.

That said, I will say that it's nice to have something G-rated that the whole family can watch together.

Originally Posted by polarpi

I'll admit it - I watched it (two and a half of the airings )

Please don't tell me you sang along with the songs during Sing A Long night!

Even though I still firmly believe that whoever makes any mention of High School Musical should be shot...even my house wasn't spared this weekend. My nieces and nephews (who come over almost every weekend) were glued to the TV. Apparently Ashley Tisdale's BF IRL is a background dancer on HSM and he's a local kid, but I couldn't figure out which one he was. (TMZ spotted them in town two weeks ago for her 22nd birthday)

Who the eff names their kid Sharpay? Here's my daughter...the one with the name that sounds like the dog!

S-I-L and I are both convinced that Zac Efron will come out of the closet 6 years from now and pull a Lance Bass.

I wonder if this is what the older generations used to say about my generation when we were obsessed with Kids, Inc. and MMC?

[sunnyhibiscus]

By the way, HSM 2 will be released on DVD exactly 2 weeks before Christmas (December 11th).

I don't watch the Disney Channel a whole lot. I believe that The Disney Channel has been going downhill for a long time. But I tend to watch some of the movies. HSM 1 & 2 is one of them. I also like The Color of Friendship, and that movie with the girl that has moved to Hawaii. I can't remember the name. I also like the Cheetah Girls and Tiger Cruise.

Originally Posted by sunnyhibiscus

and that movie with the girl that has moved to Hawaii. I can't remember the name.

Rip Girls was what it was called. Ironically, NONE of the scenes were actually filmed on location in Hawaii. They couldn't afford to film it here so they went to Queensland, Australia instead. Same with both parts of Johnny Tsunami. They filmed in Auckland, New Zealand this time.

Tiger Cruise was one that made a lasting impression on me...probably because it was 9/11 related. Hayden Panetierre was brilliant in that movie.

[sunnyhibiscus]

Originally Posted by OTW

Rip Girls was what it was called. Ironically, NONE of the scenes were actually filmed on location in Hawaii. They couldn't afford to film it here so they went to Queensland, Australia instead. Same with both parts of Johnny Tsunami. They filmed in Auckland, New Zealand this time.

Tiger Cruise was one that made a lasting impression on me...probably because it was 9/11 related. Hayden Panetierre was brilliant in that movie.

Thank you. I wish that it would be released on DVD. But the chances are slim to none.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by OTW

Who the eff names their kid Sharpay? Here's my daughter...the one with the name that sounds like the dog!

And then gives her brother a completely normal name like Ryan.

I wonder if this is what the older generations used to say about my generation when we were obsessed with Kids, Inc. and MMC?

Yes, it is, except, of course, we knew that the MMC you were watching was not the real Mickey Mouse Club -- just some sad wannabe.

The whole HSM phenomenon makes me feel like I'm watching Frankie and Annette all over again. (Not that I'm quite that old.) Beach Blanket Bingo, anyone?

[honeychile]

Hmmm... I always thought that Sharpay was a play on "sharpie". And I'm embarrassed that I've given it that much thought!

[lovelyivy84]

I am still humming the music from this one. I liked thue music better in this, but the "plot" wasn't as engaging as the first.

I mean really, what friend is MAD when their boy gets a better job? You encourage that and then get them to hook you up. Duh!

[polarpi]

Originally Posted by OTW

Please don't tell me you sang along with the songs during Sing A Long night!

Oh, you know it! (Actually, this was the 1/2 airing I saw - BB does take presidence!! (is that even spelled right??? ))

Originally Posted by OTW

I wonder if this is what the older generations used to say about my generation when we were obsessed with Kids, Inc. and MMC?

Probably - speaking of, I was singing the Kids, Inc. theme song this past week, and right now it's running through my head!

[honeychile]

I admit that I enjoyed the dance move version of HSM1. But, I didn't exactly jump up and do the moves - it just brought back memories of thousands of routines gone by....

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by OTW

S-I-L and I are both convinced that Zac Efron will come out of the closet 6 years from now and pull a Lance Bass.

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is a duck....QUACK! QUACK!!

[tnxbutterfly]

Originally Posted by OTW

S-I-L and I are both convinced that Zac Efron will come out of the closet 6 years from now and pull a Lance Bass.

Ever since HSM1, I've been convinced that Lucas Grabreel will do the same thing

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by OTW

S-I-L and I are both convinced that Zac Efron will come out of the closet 6 years from now and pull a Lance Bass.

I honestly never knew that Lance Bass was IN the closet until all the hoopla earlier this year. That duck has been quacking all along, IMHO!