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[green_queen]

Uh. This is interesting. If you really wanna see Stephen Colbert make out with a guy, that's the link for you. It's a bit...odd...though.

Tonight I finally got to see High School Musical

Many of you reading this journal probably already know this, or may have gleaned the information by reading about how much I love Singin' in the Rain, but I. Love. Musicals. I grew up on musicals. I know pretty much every Gene Kelly movie backwards. I did an entire essay on musicals recently after writing the question myself. So I've been looking forward to seeing this since I first saw the ads for it on Disney Channel, especially since my friends list has been going crazy for it. My love for musicals - proper musicals, you understand, the ones where people just burst into song - is deep-seated and powerful. I dunno, it probably has something to do with that whole thing where I'm actually secretly a gay man. Whatever, I can't think of a single musical I haven't enjoyed at least a little.

I just thought I'd preface this review with a disclaimer about my predisposition towards musicals, because honestly, High School Musical? Not that great a movie. Definitely a cut above the regular Disney Channel Original Movie drivel, but by no means a masterpiece. The singing's not great, the acting's probably worse, and the direction is fairly turgid (until it gets to the musical numbers, but I'll get onto that in a second.) It's predictable, silly, sweet like sugar shots and ridiculously fun.

They really fell down with the casting of the lead girl, though, whose voice is weak and who couldn't act her way out of a paper bag. Ashley Tisdale may be a terrible overactor with a less-than-stellar voice but at least she's got some personality to her. Lead boy has lovely eyes and is quite engaging (and a torso that made me think bad things about underaged boys) but by far the most...er, tempting, is the kid who plays his best friend. Damn. That's a pretty cast.

ETA: Kid who plays the best friend? Played YOUNG TOMMY WEBBER IN GALAXY QUEST! OMG. LAREDO!

ETA2: ACK ZAC EFRON = YOUNG SIMON HOLY SHIT.


The direction is pedestrian but the musical numbers? You can TELL this thing was directed by a choreographer. The musical numbers are outstandingly shot and performed with a lot of energy no matter how bad the song. The basketball number in the gym is my personal favourite, VERY nice, but the number in the cafeteria was fantastic too. The gay and hag were robbed at the final audition, too - their number had a LOT of effort in it and it was excellent. The last number with the lead kids was shot really nicely, though, even if the girl did have her back to the audience the whole time.

The movie's filled with silly ongoing jokes, some which work (the baking basketball player) and some which don't (the drama teacher and the bad auditions.) Still, it's a huge amount of fun if you want light entertainment.

I'm not grading this one.

Stolen from tristantrakand:

1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll challenge you to try something.
3. I'll pick a color that I associate with you.
4. I'll tell you something I like about you.
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. If I do this, you must post this in your journal.


At the Hawaii premiere of Lost in 04

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Comments

[clippage.livejournal.com]

HI DO ME. :P

And mmmm, eyeliner.

[green-queen.livejournal.com]

1. I'll respond with something random about you.

You have cooler dreams than me, so your subconscious must be awesome.

2. I'll challenge you to try something.

WATCH FIREFLY OMG NOW. Does that count as a 'challenge'?

3. I'll pick a color that I associate with you.

GREEN omg.

4. I'll tell you something I like about you.

I like that you are a fandom whore like me. I always want to click your links. Which sounds oddly sexual. What?

5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.

Sayid spam.

6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.

I hate these questions. You are like a mongoose. Because I said so, and I like typing it. Mongoose.

7. If I do this, you must post this in your journal.

[truffle-shuffle.livejournal.com]

Me! ME! :)

I miss the days of Dom in eyeliner. Can't Charlie come upon a make-up bag or something on the island and go crazy with it?

[green-queen.livejournal.com]

1. I'll respond with something random about you.

Your lack of musical love saddens me.

2. I'll challenge you to try something.

Watch Singin' in the Rain! Totally a challenge.

3. I'll pick a color that I associate with you.

Purple. No real reason, I just do.

4. I'll tell you something I like about you.

You are my enabler. Not just in the mad Supernatural/Jensen love, but in pretty much everything. Movies, fandom, whatever.

5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.

I don't remember arguing with you, but I remember you telling me about it.

6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.

A squirrel.

7. If I do this, you must post this in your journal.

[tristantrakand.livejournal.com]

Me!

[green-queen.livejournal.com]

1. I'll respond with something random about you.

I find your preoccupation with models kind of adorable.

2. I'll challenge you to try something.

I DID YOUR CHALLENGE! I read the comments in a TomKat thread and they were amusing. I win!

Here's yours: Post something fandom-y! Come on, you know you want to.

3. I'll pick a color that I associate with you.

White.

4. I'll tell you something I like about you.

I always appreciate your comments in my journal.

5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.

...I don't actually know. It just feels like you've been on my flist forever.

6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.

Um. A monkey.

7. If I do this, you must post this in your journal.

[padfootlives101.livejournal.com]

I've give this a shot!