High School Musical 2 Review

August 21st, 2007

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Ashley Tisdale & Zac Efron at the ‘High School Musical 2′ Premiere in Anaheim, California.

High School Musical 2 aired last Friday, but it has taken me a few days to digest what I had seen. All I can say is “WTF?!” I had seen the first one, so I knew what I was getting myself into, but man-oh-man was this ever cheesy – and frankly I wouldn’t have it any other way.

HSM2 takes place over summer break and the East High Wildcats, depending on their economical status, either lounge at the local country club or work at the local country club. The end-of-summer talent show is fast approaching and Troy (blue-eyed and sulking Zac Efron), Gabriella (pretty-yet-bland Vanessa Anne Hudgens), Sharpay (scene-stealer Ashley Tisdale) & Ryan (lovable Lucas Grabeel) are all vying to win the show trophy. Of course, Evil Sharpay makes the moves on Troy, Troy gets enchanted by the ritzy privileged lifestyle, in turn Gabriella & Co. get disenchanted by the now-snobby Troy, and poor Ryan just wants to finally “do the right thing” – and through all this mayhem the most ~~important~~ silly question is this: will Troy and Gabriella finally kiss?!!!

Horrible dance number is followed by horrible dance number. Some stand-outs include: Troy and Gabriella prancing around the dining room piano singing “You Are The Music In Me” (tehe – I can see Zac’s boxers); the very questionable baseball game-turned-Broadway dance-off titled “I Don’t Dance” (but clearly you DO!); and “edgy” Troy, dressed in black, footloosing it across the golf course in “Bet On It” (learn to point your toes, Zac).

Cheesy dialogue, over-acting, predictable plot – it was all so wonderfully delicious that I can’t wait until High School Musical 3, which is apparently going to be a theatrical release. I don’t think this sort of schlock will translate well to the big screen, but of course it will make millions no matter how charmingly bad it is – this has already been proven with the crazy success of the first two installments.

GRATUITOUS UPDATE: Shirtless Zac!

Photograph Courtesy Getty Images

Posted on Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 at 2:09 pm by Soja and is filed under Just For Fun.