Christina Reviews *High School Musical*

         Troy and Gabriella meet at a New Year’s Party.  They sing karaoke together.  They fall in love over a bad song.

         It is a brief romance.  They part ways that same night.  It's fair to assume nothing much will come of the relationship, though they exchange numbers.

         But then Gabriella transfers to Troy’s school.  And he finds that he’s now got a bit of a dilemma on his hands.  Does he ditch Gabriella and just play ball?  Or does he pursue this budding romance with Gabriella and his newfound love of the stage?  And how will this look to all of his basketball buddies? 

         And then there are the musical siblings Sharpay and Ryan who don’t much like the idea of competition.  As far as they’re concerned, they’re the only ones in the school who are allowed to have talent.  Does he really want to step on Sharpay's and Ryan's toes?  Is that a good way to start the new semester? *

         High School Musical has a plotline that's not too far-removed from the basic premise of Grease.  It seems to be a distant relative.  There are a few noticeable differences, of course, but the main difference is that High School Musical sucks.

       The music in the series was clearly slapped together in a few minutes.  If a character is eating lunch in the cafeteria, the song is this:  "I'm sitting here.  Eating a sandwich.  Feeling kinda down.  Because my friends all hate me.  And the cheese in my sandwich looks a little brown."

      Or if they're swimming in a pool, the song goes like this:  "Here we are.  Swimming in a pool.  Everything is grand!  Watch me do a handstand!"


      I am proud to have been a part of the generation that brought you this movie.  It's certainly something I'm sure my nieces and nephews will want to hear stories about when they're older.


    * I didn't actually remember the plotline when I first began writing this review.  I used Wikipedia as a way to jog my memory.  Heaven forbid I remember anything about this movie on my own.