In Which Jimmy Comes Out of the Closet
Comments(1) I’m a little late to the party, and I think having sons prevented me from seeing the light.
High School Musical 1 & 2
Disney’s latest attempt to drive pop culture worked it’s magic (in HD on Directv no less) on us this past weekend. My oldest had done a local kids theater production of HSM 1 back in the spring, but that was my only exposure to the first one, and perhaps not the best initial experience.
In the hype leading up to the premiere of HSM 2, the Disney Channel was running HSM pretty much non-stop. One night after climbing into bed, it was on. An hour later, it was decided to turn it off - work was just a few hours away.
I’m not entirely blind to the flaws - it’s fluff, and HSM 2 basically repeats the themes of 1. Instead of a basketball production number, it’s baseball this time. Troy and Gabriella hit a rough patch (is this really the end?), just to reunite to the surprise of no one except Troy. Sharpay approaches redemption! Everyone sings a big number by the pool as the curtain call with microphones and everything! Who’s gonna end up in the pool before it’s all over?????? The Suspense!
The songs are disgustingly catchy where they’re supposed to be and sappy and sentimental when the moment calls for it.
All in all, it’s mockable. You will roll your eyes at least once. It’s prepackaged manipulative junk.
And I Loved, Loved, Loved it. When’s the DVD out?