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High School Musical (Encore Edition) [2006]
from Walt Disney Pictures
starring Ryne Sanborn, Alyson Reed, Monique Coleman, Vanessa-Anne Hudgens, Olesya Rulin
directed by Kenny Ortega

Features:

• Full Screen
• PAL

Editorial Review:

The Disney Channel's High School Musical is a combination of backstage action and Grease without the unwholesome habits. Scoring record ratings at the time of its January 2006 broadcast, it's a smash hit with tween audiences (ages 6 to 10), but appealing for all ages. At a New Year's Eve party, Troy (Zac Efron) has a chance meeting with Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) when they share a karaoke song. Lo and behold, when school resumes, they discover that Gabriella has just transferred to Troy's East High School, a campus divided into tight cliques of jocks, cheerleaders, brainiacs, and skater dudes. Eager to recapture the magic they'd discovered during karaoke, Troy and Gabriella consider auditioning for the school's upcoming musical, much to the dismay of the school's frost queen/theater goddess, Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale). Problem is, Troy is also the star of the basketball team and Gabrielle is being recruited to compete in the Scholastic Decathlon. Will they give up their cliques to start something new, or will they do as the show's first big anthem urges and "Stick to the Status Quo"? Well, this is a Disney movie, so maybe the sacrifices won't be that hard, and even the hints of romance are mild.

The bestselling soundtrack is catchy in that Disney-pop kind of way, mixing in a dash of hip-hop ("Getcha Head in the Game," punctuated by squeaky basketball shoes and other sound effects), salsa ("Bop to the Top"), and the endearingly hammy ("What I've Been Looking For" performed by Sharpay and her brother, Ryan, played by Lucas Gabreel). It's not hard to imagine High School Musical becoming a semi-staple for high school groups to perform themselves. DVD bonus features include sing-along subtitles; a 9-minute featurette discussing casting, recording sessions, and rehearsals; a multi-angle look at a rehearsal of "Bop to the Top"; and music videos for "We're All in This Together" and a song that didn't make it into the final film, "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," performed by Efron, Hudgens, Tisdale, and Gabreel. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL!
  CHEESY CHESSY. High school musical 3 is the best by miles, go to cinema and watch that instead! save your money!

• I enjoyed it (but don't tell anyone)
  As a straight 39-year-old man I was wary of watching High School Musical to say the least. However I really enjoyed it.
  Okay, it is an all smiling all dancing cheesy musical. And you can predict the storyline from the opening credits. But it is done in such a pleasant way that you probably won't be able to help yourself singing along, even if it is to yourself!
  The story is hardly groundbreaking. Boy meets girl on vacation. They click (singing a karaoke duet, of course) and, would you believe it,... more info

• cheesy and fantastic
  Been trying to ween my 9 yr old daughter off toons for an age,
  High school musical worked.
  first play, complete silence totaly absorbed.
  second play, tapping feet singing chouros.
  and ever since dance moves full songs and teaching it to me.
  I am a single parent and on a rainy day I know im in for a work out.

• It's alright
  High School musical is alright entertainment, it got some alright songs, and some alright dancing, and it's a fine movie to enjoy on a boring saturday night (or something), but if you're looking for a real musical treatment, and want something extremely good and actors that are extremly good at both singing, dancing and acting, and a plot that really rock, I suggest you watch Newsies! That's how a true musical should be done!

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