"High School Musical 2" discussion!

[Okie Tigger]

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=431

Buena Vista Home Entertainment is set to bring 'High School Musical 2' to Blu-ray on December 11th as an extended version. Video will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p AVC with a 5.1 24-bit PCM soundtrack. Extras include a sing along feature, high school Karaoke, rehearsal cam, bloopers, and music videos.

Sorry if already posted.

[PeterPanfan]

Yeah,we actually even have a thread for it!

It can be found here:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/vie ... hp?t=20772

Thanks for trying to contribute to UD,though!

[Escapay]

Okay, I must admit, I was one of the 17.2 million viewers watching the premier of High School Musical 2...

Sadly, so was I. Kram and Jane took the remote for our nice big screen tv early in the evening, so while I wanted to watch "Doctor Who" and "Flash Gordon" at 8 and 9, respectively, I got stuck watching High School Musical 2. I couldn't exactly go to another TV with cable in our house since we've got like...5 tvs, but only 2 with cable (and the other one was in my parents' room, where my mom was asleep, so I couldn't watch in there).

Charpay

Sharpay! One of the few things I like about the HSM-iverse is that her name is Dory-speak for Sharpie markers!

I liked how Lucas Grabeel's character finally had a chance to get along with the rest of his peers(I always forget his name? is it Ryan?)

Ditto. Then again, Ryan and Sharpay are really the only things I like about HSM.

I still wish Vanessa Hudgens had a bigger role in this one.

Maybe that's why I was tolerable of the second one more than the first. The less of Vanessa, the better the movie.

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=431

Buena Vista Home Entertainment is set to bring 'High School Musical 2' to Blu-ray on December 11th as an extended version. Video will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p AVC with a 5.1 24-bit PCM soundtrack. Extras include a sing along feature, high school Karaoke, rehearsal cam, bloopers, and music videos.

Interesting. While I expected the Blu-ray to be in widescreen, I wonder what that means for the DVD (which is likely the format of choice for the majority of tweens and the like who will want the movie). Will it be in widescreen as well, or will Disney continue to do a minor p&s hackjob just to get rid of the black bars?

Scaps

[Okie Tigger]

Thanks for trying to contribute to UD,though!

You're welcome.

[jeremy88]

Sadly, so was I. Kram and Jane took the remote for our nice big screen tv early in the evening, so while I wanted to watch "Doctor Who" and "Flash Gordon" at 8 and 9, respectively, I got stuck watching High School Musical 2. I couldn't exactly go to another TV with cable in our house since we've got like...5 tvs, but only 2 with cable (and the other one was in my parents' room, where my mom was asleep, so I couldn't watch in there).

Oh bummer, yeah my sister likes to parade around and take the remote from me too when she's home...sadly in my case the remote just so happen to get stuck on the Disney Channel when HSM2 came on(I'm not serious, but I just got sucked into watching it.)

Sharpay! One of the few things I like about the HSM-iverse is that her name is Dory-speak for Sharpie markers!

Haha I'm off to buy some Sharpay markers. There's probably like an entire list of words we can come up with that are pronounced Dory inspired "Herculays" Snow Whitay"

Ditto. Then again, Ryan and Sharpay are really the only things I like about HSM.

Yeah they do give the film that extra needed zest lol.

Maybe that's why I was tolerable of the second one more than the first. The less of Vanessa, the better the movie.

Okay so she's not that great of an actress nor singer, but she's fun to look at lol.

All my friends are all "Ashley Tisdale is hotter" and while I agree that she's hot, I say Vanessa is hotter (I guess it's a brunette thing

Yeah I don't get that either, I think Ashley is pretty and attractive, but I think Vanessa is hotter..maybe it is a brunette thing lol

oh and ashley is actually a brunette

She is? That's cool, I can't really imagine her as a brunette though. Thanks for showing me where Miley was by the way, I probably would have never noticed her there lol.

[pap64]

OK, I caved in and I FINALLY saw both High School Musical movies with my 13 year old nephew. First of all, he LOVED it to death. He loved nearly all of the songs and was captivated by the stories. So clearly, HSM has something that appeals to tweens and teens like crazy.

As for me, I thought the movies were cute pieces of fluff, good babysitting material but with clear flaws. In the first HSM I was EXTREMELY annoyed at the "OMG Troy is going to sing the team is teh doomed!" crap. Maybe this is normal in some high schools but I thought that was completely unrealistic and annoying. I mean, who says that a student can't sing in a musical and participate in other activities? In fact, the movie clearly showed that both Troy and Gabriella were failing when they were denied the opportunity to do what they wanted to like. Its a good thing the characters realize the error of their ways, but it still annoys me.

The story in HSM 2 was a tad better, but very fluffy and almost forgettable.

The music was cute. I think the first movie had better music, the second movie's soundtrack I felt was too pop influenced. It lacked the variety of the first movie.

So overall, fun movies but way to exaggerated success.

[blackcauldron85]

In the first HSM I was EXTREMELY annoyed at the "OMG Troy is going to sing the team is teh doomed!" crap. Maybe this is normal in some high schools but I thought that was completely unrealistic and annoying. I mean, who says that a student can't sing in a musical and participate in other activities? In fact, the movie clearly showed that both Troy and Gabriella were failing when they were denied the opportunity to do what they wanted to like. Its a good thing the characters realize the error of their ways, but it still annoys me.

I actually find that to be very realistic. In 6th grade, one of the "popular" girls asked me to sit at their table (maybe she wanted to evaluate me), so I did that day. I can't say that my friends were happy about it- I was hanging out with another clique. That was the only day I did that (talk about an awkward lunch). So, especially in middle school and younger high school years, cliques can be a big deal when someone crosses the line into another one.