High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

12 Responses to High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

1. alevale93 says:

   March 13, 2009 at 12:00 am

   This movie is really good. I'm a big high school musical fan, but fromall the three movies this is the one i liked most and it's actually thebest of the three, so i don't understand how it has less golden starsthan the others.

   OK, it's not a movie that critics will enjoy (cause let's face it, theplot isn't that big), but all teens and kids (and even adults) shouldenjoy it, because it has everything: romance, drama, amazing songs,comedy and dances. The plot is (in a Disney way) really true, somethingmany teenagers have to face when they graduate.

   So i have to say this: The songs are catchy, beautiful and amazing (myfavorite "Right here right now"), the dances are amazing, and even theacting doesn't blow. Yeah, it's not for people who likes seriousmovies, but this is a fun, smart ending for the trilogy.

   The story is catchy and it teach you so many lessons of life, some maydisagree, but they do teach you stuff. Loved it.
2. jhg812 says:

   March 18, 2009 at 12:00 am

   Back with a vengeance (eek!) is "High School Musical," now with aclearly bigger budget, a wider release, increasingly attractive stars,ostentatiously wholesome musical numbers (which is somehow notdichotomous), and several unexpectedly touching moments. Watching thismovie with my pubescent sister, I could feel the hormonal rush wheneverZac Efron appeared on screen. This hopefully final installment (finalfor the cast members, at least) is definitely the best of the series;while it fails to recapture the encouraging,breaking-out-of-the-box-and-just-being-oneself story line and randomhumor that made the first so successful, it instead possesses a morenostalgic, caring, and anticipatory nature that reminds viewers whythey fell in love with the films in the first place. Even as aneighteen-year-old male college student, I found it difficult to dislikethis movie. It filled me with typically Disney-induced warmth andsugar.

   The estrogen rush-creating Zac Efron, the sweet-voiced Vanessa Hudgens,the commanding and dramatic Ashley Tisdale, the ever-lovable LucasGrabeel, the energetic and rhythmic Corbin Bleu, and the cordialMonique Coleman all return as jock-turned- actor Troy Bolton, brainiacGabriella Montez, limelight stealers Sharpay and Ryan Evans, basketballplayer Chad Danforth, and yearbook-editing confidante Taylor McKessie,respectively, as do their co-stars Bart Johnson (Jack Bolton), AlysonReed (Ms. Darbus), Oleysia Rulin (Kelsi Nielsen), Chris Warren Jr.(Zeke Baylor), Ryne Sanborn (Jason Cross), and KayCee Stroh (MarthaCox). Efron and Hudgens, the hearts and souls of the series, are socomfortable and romantic in their mutual scenes that I found myselfgratified once again to see them as the leads. Tisdale dominates mostof the film, yet again, with her flashiness and laughably highself-esteem, but it was often the bright-eyed Grabeel's reactions tohis sometime sister that I found the most amusing. Bleu is predictablyconvivial as Efron's longtime friend; this movie explores the growingdistance between the duo's aspirations. Unfortunately Coleman, like inthe series' second installment, has a reduced role. I had hoped that Iwould get to see more of her in this film, but that was not the case.The major characters aside, I feel that the real star of this movie isMs. Darbus, Reed's character. The melodramatic Darbus, complete with astrangely aristocratic accent, has been a staple of the series sincethe first movie, but a brief exchange between her and Efron in an emptytheater shows the sheer depth of her character and how much she trulycares for her students.

   The plot, which is somewhat predictable, follows the trials andtribulations of this class of seniors (the actors do look roughlyeighteen years old; emphasis on "roughly") as they decide forthemselves which colleges they will attend. Chad plans to go to theUniversity of Albuquerque and Taylor to Yale. Somehow, the distance intheir relationship is never discussed. Kelsi, Ryan, Sharpay, and areluctant Troy all vie for a scholarship to Juilliard. Gabriellaconsiders attending Stanford and Troy contemplates joining Chad at U ofA; the distance between the schools would likely end theirrelationship. (Oh no!) In the end, however, Troy makes a satisfyingdecision, and the Juilliard scholarship goes to the student who I feltreally deserved it. The eponymous musical, by the way, is a theatricalversion of the characters' senior year. How appropriate.

   And then there are the musical numbers. Although many come off asplaceholders for songs in prequels, the greater emotional magnitude ofthe characters (and the larger budget) makes the songs far moreenjoyable than I would have previously thought. Among those numbers is"Now or Never," which is similar to "Get'cha Head in the Game" and"Work This Out," is a rally of devotion, energy, and testosterone. "IWant It All," which is flashy and expensive in a way I would not havethought possible for a Disney movie, provides a look into the curiousmachinations of Sharpay and Ryan's minds. "A Night to Remember" is abeautiful, wonderfully choreographed dance sequence about prom. If onlymy senior prom could have been like that. "Scream," equivalent to "Beton It," is yet another rather creative and choreographically well-donelook into the tension and conflicting voices inside Troy's head. Thissong, I'm guessing, was also added to attract and appease femaleviewership. The final number, "High School Musical," is an immenselysatisfying conclusion to the series. The only lingering question in mymind was, "Why did they wait until the third movie to feature a songcalled 'High School Musical' and actually perform the musical itself?"
3. Meagle091988 says:

   April 3, 2009 at 12:00 am

   If you did not see the first two H.S.M'S, you will not like this one.If you do not like Musicals, you will not like this movie. In order tounderstand the charioteers, you must see the first two. There is noneed for charioteer development because they have already beenestablished. Also there is no reason for a really good plot because, itis a musical. The musical, and dances speak for themselves. I willagree that this third film is not as great as the second, however, I dobelieve it is worth the time to watch.

   Watch the movie all the way through. If you do not like it, that isokay. But give it a shot. What I really liked about this film is thatthe students, were once gain preparing for a High School Musical, hencethe name High School Musical. The students at the same time learn a lotabout what really counts during there Senior Year. It is not about ifthey win or loose, it is about, how you play the game, and giving yourlast year of High School all that you can give. The film shows that thestudents are learning a great deal about making their own disistions,and how hard it is to let go of all the good times. I believe this filmis really good and there is no reason to believe other wise. Bravo,Bravo.
4. Dragoneyed363 says:

   April 13, 2009 at 12:00 am

   Though I am not a DIE HARD fan of the High School Musical series, I dolove all of them in their own special way. High School Musical 3 isjust as fantastic and yet it gets the worst treatment. All the songs,of course, were cool and catchy like they have been in the two beforeit. The characters are as lovable as ever and the story line wasdecent. I very well enjoyed this movie. With songs like "Scream"(Myfavorite song from this one) and "I Want It All", I couldn't help butbe completely entertained through out. Overall, if you can toleratefilms like these, go see this because it is awesome, but if you can'twhy did you see it in the first place? Haters just need to lighten up,but all in all I LOVED it!
5. nik963 says:

   May 4, 2009 at 12:00 am

   OK, first of all, high school musical 3 isn't really a movie. It's morea jumble of well choreographed dancing and tedious singing than a kidsversion of fame. All you have to do is look at director Kenny Ortega'sfilmography and you will find the first two HSM movies in thefranchise, a ludicrous remake of footloose and several otherdance-related films, all of which hardly desire killer scripts, and ifyou want one, I'd look away now.

   senior year is basically the story of troy (zac efron) and Gabrielle(vanessa hudgens) who struggle with the idea of being separated withcollege looming ahead. along with the rest of the wildcats, they stagea spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears abouttheir future. Meanwhile, Sharpay, the school's shallow and spoilt richgirl, plots to go all out planning the school's final musical show withthe idea to add music to her piece. While She takes an annoying Britishexchange student under her wing, her camp twin brother, Ryan, has hissights set on something different after school. In addition, Troy'sbest friend and basketball teammate Chad( Corbin bleu), and Garbiella'sbest friend Taylor (Monique Coleman), all have their sights set ontheir plans after high school and come to terms with the reality of thereal world. exciting, huh?! far from it. the movie feels like it ismade up of so little proper dialogue that it barely finds any room foranything close to a story-line. the screen play is awful, feeling lazyand boring with not even an attempt at humour. furthermore,the film isway too long, and after the 100th dance/song, you'll want to strangleone of the actors. Not to say though, that the dancing is bad; thereare some exceptionally choreographed sequences, but there's way toomuch of it and although I appreciate that this is a musical, you can'tdeny the fact that it has less of a plot than Mamma Mia and should havestayed nothing more than TV/DVD movie.

   So, you'll either love it or you'll hate it. If you love it you'reprobably a nine-year old who believes that the worst thing that canhappen in high school is detention, either that or you get a thrill outof spotting continuity mistakes.
6. nourhan95 says:

   May 25, 2009 at 12:00 am

   Don't get me wrong i used to love Disney so much back in the good olddays with mickey mouse and the gang, and classics. In fact i own themat home, but after disaster struck, i don't think anyone under 7 evenknows any of the classics. Lizzie Mcguire/Even-Stevens came in Disneychannel, and i loved them, so i thought ( Hmm, Disney's getting better) man was i wrong!. Thats So Raven/Hannah Montana/Zack-Cody/HSM/JonasBrothers/Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez arrived and thats when the worldwas turned upside down. I like Selena and Demi, i think there reallygood. But there just like Thats So Raven/HannahMontana/Zack-Cody/HSM/Jonas Brothers, just another tool in Disney'sattempts to recreate lovable shows that don't come close like the goodold days. Now Moving On To HSM3: One word for it is: CHEESY I wasforced to see this with my cousin,who is 8 and doesn't even know theclassics. They put 3 more new characters. And what really disturbed methe most was that troy and chad started to bully the 2 of them buttaking there clothes and running with them, taking a picture of themhalf naked and the crew laughing along. Is anyone disturbed by this atall? The fact that Vanessa was not fired off HSM for putting sluttynude pictures of herself and sending them to drake bell, who declinedher and gave the pictures to Zac, who broke up with her, suddenly beingput in internet. But Disney doesn't want to lose her fans, so they kepther. You see how cheap Disney is? Ashely acted like a tart throughoutthe whole film and Taylor and chad were not even in the movie properlybecause the writers ran out of ideas on what to do with them. In fact,i think the writers overused them so much that in HSM4, thereintroducing new characters. I cry for the fact that kids under 14 lookup to Nessa and want to be like her. In ten years time i think shesgoing to be in a magazines of Playboy,while Zac and her aremarried.Miley will be the next Britney spears and no one will evenremember the Jonas brothers because obviously there going to quit justlike all the boy bands and go there separate ways.
7. Victoria says:

   May 7, 2010 at 5:43 pm

   I honestly loved this movie when I saw this in theaters and I sw it with my mom also and when I asked her what song she liked she didn’t even remember half the only one she remembered was one from HSM2.

   Anyway this movie is awesome. The first one I actually had no idea what it was about and never wanted to see it again, then I was totally hooked when I saw the first one it’s just in me I also have so much stuff ALL HSM.Posters, watches, cds, got the songs memorized, the books and even jewelry! But I’ve sorta outgrown it but I still have it and still a fan right now I’m into like Sonny with a chance or either
   Camp Rock and soon to be Camp Rock 2 the final jam

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11. lenn says:

    September 18, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    love it

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