Yesterday, I went to see High School Musical 3 with my parents and niece, Emily and I'm taking the liberty of posting what I think of the film. With the third installment (in the big screen this time), I expected that the producers would exhaust all efforts to recover from the not-so-raved High School Musical 2. According to The Disney Blog, High School Musical 3 raked in over $42 million in its first three days of showing.
I think it's best to get to the weak points first. There's nothing much with the story line. It's all about the phase of graduating and moving on to college. When you get that kind of plot, you know right away it's a teeny-bopper flick. They tried to show conflicts and predicaments as the characters go through their crossroad, but it's pretty much predictable. It may be interesting for kids and teens. I think Emily enjoyed it, though there were moments she would ask what was going on.
The good thing about the production is the choreography. It's better than the first two if you'd ask me. I especially enjoyed the ballroom-like "Can I Have This Dance." The brand of music really took off from the original High School Musical. Most of the songs sound really familiar with the hits from the original. The soundtrack may be interesting as well particularly the "graduation mix" of "We're All In This Together."
Overall I think the movie is ok, but not a must-see. It High School Musical 3 is a film suitable for kids and pre-adolescent individuals. If you like musicals, there is a good chance you may like it, but don't count too much on the story.
I watched it narin! :) Hehehe ganda nung musical numbers noh? Favorite ko din yung Can I Have This Dance!
Nasad ako kasi last na, tapos yung last part pa parang naiiyak sila. Hehehe!
Posted by: Frances | 29 October 2008 at 03:28 PM
@ Frances:
Favorite ko rin yung "Can I Have This Dance." Ang ganda nung production numbers 'no? If they'll make another one or a spinoff, new characters na like yung guy with Troy's bangs and the British girl with Sharpay's attitude. :) Still, it's not the same.
Posted by: Quing Obillos | 30 October 2008 at 03:00 AM
ang cute cute cute ng HS MUSICAL. The music and the dance numbers make me happy!
Posted by: jel | 10 November 2008 at 12:35 AM
@ jel:
Yeah, the music and dance numbers were nice, but that's just about it. Hehehe!
Posted by: Quing Obillos | 10 November 2008 at 01:10 AM