High School Musical 2 tries a bit too hard to capture the magic of the first movie.
WARNING: This review may contain spoilers. High School Musical 2 will air on Disney Friday evening, August 17, 2007. …
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26 - Victor Lana
David, my review is up at this time too, so I can react only by saying this: my daughter loved it and kept saying it was better than HSM 1. I don't know if that's necessarily true, but it was fine by me and I think the songs will grow on us.
The soundtrack is already in our car CD player and is being played alternately with Hannah Montana. That's my world of music these days, but I'm not complaining.
27 - ally
I thought high school musical 2 was defenitly not as good as the first one. The music was not as catchy and the whole storyline was the same as the first one. It was a big dissapointment. I realized it would be very hard to top HSM1, because it was incredibly good. I thought there was too much focus on Sharpay, and her character wasn't the same as in HSM1. In the first one, she was just plain rude. In HSM2, she was rude and ditzy. I dont know who was in charge of the Script, but i didn't like it at all. Also, it was quite obvious they all were lip synching and the scenery was SO FAKE! I was incredibly dissapointed.
-Ally
28 - Gina
I LOVED HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 IT WAS THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN AND I THINK ANYONE WHO DOESNT LOVE THIS MOVIE DOESNT KNOW A GREAT MOVIE WHEN THEY SEE IT!!!!! THE SONGS WERE GREAT, THERE WAS A GREAT PLOT, AND THE CHARACTERS WERE PLEYED BETTER THAN EVER!!!!!!!! PLUS I LEARNED 2 LESSONS, KEEP WHATS IMPORTANT TO YOU CLOSE AND DON'T LIVE IN THE PAST OR THE FUTURE, LIVE IN THE MOMENT!!!!!!!!! THE MOVIE WAS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!
29 - Gina
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!
30 - Gina
Roxy Ann, Sara, Ricky, Lindsay, and Britt all your comments ROCK! I totaly agree! High School musical 2 is the best all of your comments are totaly true. I also cried when they broke up and got back together and when they kisseed!
31 - Kelly Allester
High School Musical 2 was horrible. I couldn't believe it. They made it sound so good, but I couldn't even finish watching it. I stopped at the end of the song What Time is It? It was ridiculous! They say that the actors don't lip synch, but if you look close enough you can totally tell that their lips DO NOT match the music. It's a little cheesy to be honest.
High School Musical was awesome. I loved it. The choreography was great, the music was catchy, and it seemed to have ended! There was no need for a sequel anyway. I searched for other reviews of HSM2 and NO ONE liked it.
The thing that made me stop watching it was the dance moves! They were AWFUL! It seemed like they were dancing around like animals! I felt stupid watching it! I couldn't even believe it.
They shouldn't have made a sequel, especially when there was no need to. The actors in HSM2 were already rich, and had solo careers! Why go on?
When Troy and Gabriella started going out and taking it seriously, it was kind of annoying. I skipped a couple parts, but when they were at the country club, Troy kept saying "Oh, don't blame her! It was my fault really!" He said that about 3-4 times, and YES! It did get annoying!
I was extremely disappointed. The movie was horrible, the actors lacked talent in this movie. I waited 2 weeks for this movie to come out, and when it did, I stopped watching it almost 10 minutes into the movie, and switched to Spongebob. I'd rather watch a talking sponge than to watch a bunch of teenagers lip synch.
32 - Kelly Allester
High School Musical 3? THAT I will NOT watch. 3 is always too much.
The first movie your like "GREAT! Yes! I LOVE that movie! I can't WAIT TO SEE THE SEQUEL!"
The second movie your like "Awesome! That was so good! That had such a great ending!"
The third movie your like "What? Another one?"
It does get annoying and I really don't hope to see another cheesy movie. I think they got lucky with HSM, but HSM2 really shows that they really don't have what it takes to make a successful movie.
33 - Elias Richa
I really like HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 !!! I hope they make a 3rd one which they are coming out in 2008
34 - HSMGirl
I agree with most of the comments saying HSM2 wasn't as good as the 1st one. I think with all the hype (commerrcials, music videos, contests, etc.) ppl were expecting something phenomenal. i'm a tween and i absolutely loved the first movie but about 20 minutes into the second one i was like "are they serious?" i had to totally fake to my mom that i loved it b/c i had been talking about it for like the past 4 months. i dont know what to expect in the third movie i don't even know if i want to see it (i can't believe i just said that)
35 - Em
I thought the movie was focused too much on Sharpay. He's abrasive and then it's unbelievable when she seems so friendly towards the end. False!
My favorite scene is when Zac Efron jumps around a golf course wearing black skinny jeans in Bet On It. No one's mentioned that. It was hysterical! (I don't think it was meant to be...) I was surprised though, it seemed like Efron suddenly took a dark, intense turn, but then popped up in the next movie like he always was. Maybe he's just bipolar.
Another this is how the songs all seemed to be made to be music videos that they just stuck into the movie.
36 - jennifer
High school musical was like the best movie well not realy but, high school musical 2 i didn't like as much. the dances were so retarded and it was like every 5 seconds they'd break into song!!! it was ok i guess but honestly the only part i liked about it is the song fabulous!!!!! lol
37 - Somone
I really LOVED HSM 2!!! I need to learn all the dance moves!!
38 - caitlin
i thought it was a gr8 movie and troy and gabriella finally kissed!!!!!!!!!!!!!
39 - anyone
i guess they were so excited about how hsm was embraced by everyone and wanted to make hsm2 better. well they failed.
i ran to sit down by 7.59pm on the 17th of august waiting for a musical that i will always sing everywhere i go but i was disgusted at what i saw.
it was the exact same thing as the first one in terms of troy and gabrealla break up and make up, troy's separation from the group, a musical at the end to keep the audience from sleeping, everything was just a mess in hsm2.
the must annoying thing about it is that there was a song every 10 minute of the movie. i don't advice them to make hsm3 because most of hsm fans were lost including myself, except they are going to watch it themselves.
40 - Meredith L. Morse
Is Vanessa Ann Huggens really fired from the High School Musical cast? And is Zac Efron really going to jail for 2 more years? And is the High school Musical cast working on High school Musical 3 and 4? Type back soon I need to know. Thank you,and Sincerly,Meredith L.Morse
41 - jolene
what are some people saying HSM2 is gr8 i love it and its soo not gay
42 - archana
your reviews is good but i have to disagree with it...the fact that the story line is more complicated is what makes the sequal better..personally i loved the first movie but the plot line was really weak and not at all relative to how normal high school students would react, the sequal however is better because the the more complicated plot line is needed because there is know way they could have pulled off another hit with a weak plot line like the first...regarding the music i once again have to disagree..the music in the sequal was a lot more fun to sing a long to to and a lot better to listen to its is really catchy they only problem with the music is that if you listened to the entire soundtrack in order you would pretty much have the entire movie in a nutshell
i think the reason that you do not like the sequal as much is because you are in a way seeing it for you 4 year old and 7 year old daughters and for children that young simpler plot lines are better however this movie will still be good with that demographic largly because it is a sequal to a hit and also because although it is more complicated it is still relativly simple and this kind of plot line is more of what the older demographic is also looking for
43 - siedah
I LOVE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 THE MOVIE WAS OF THE CHANE.
44 - siedah
CORBIN BLEU I LOVE YOU YOUR SO SEXY.
45 - pie person
bad movie.#1 was way better!!!!
the songs are sooo...corny,expeshaly bet on it!!!
i have 2 be onest,when zac started 2 sing bet on it and they just showed his legs i thoght he was a girl!!!!
46 - pie person
u people r strange
47 - archana
vanessa hudgens wasnt fired zac isnt going to jail and yes they are wrkin on a 3rd but they are saying it is going to be the last one and it will not be a tv movie it is gonna be in theatres
48 - patrick
the movie was retarted. and one im sure people of all ages could not enjoy.
49 - Mary
HSM2 was the incredibly obvious sequel to the High School Musical. The movie was cornier and even less like real-life than the original. But what bothered me about the movie was the spoken message. Saying that what people think of you is more important than going to College was an awful message to put into a movie like that. Older children will be able to understand the unspoken and cliché message "Be true to yourself" but I'm afraid that children under ten may have simply understood that college isnt important.
Several other factors that bothered me about the movie was the colors. Did anyone else notice they seemed to be enhanced? Also Gabriella and Troy's first kiss. Are we really supposed to believe a high school guy would wait six months to kiss his girlfriend?
But After their kiss the lanterns FLEW! Just one question...why? And after the lanterns flew away into the sky, I thought they should have just cut to the credits. I thought All For One was unnecessary and too much like We're All in this Together (except not as good)
50 - sarah-janedavies-griffin
high school musical 1 and 2 were very good and i expect that the 3rd movie will be as good as all the others