Product Description
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This Disney Duo Pack contains both the hugely popular original
High School Musical (Encore Edition) and the sequel, High School
Musical 2 alongside a host of extra features.
DVD Features
High School Musical Encore
Sing-along versions
Featurette
Making Of
Music videos
Commentary
High School Musical 2
Exclusive Music scene
Sing along feature
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High School Musical (Encore Edition)
The Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical is a
combination of backstage action and Grease (
/gp/product/B00006FI2Z ) without the unwholesome habits. It's a
smash hit with tween audiences (ages 6 to 10), but appealing for
all ages. At a New Year's Eve party, Troy (Zac Efron) has a
chance meeting with Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) when they
share a karaoke song. Lo and behold, when school resumes, they
discover that Gabriella has just transferred to Troy's East High
School, a campus divided into tight cliques of jocks,
cheerleaders, brainiacs, and skater dudes. Eager to recapture the
magic they'd discovered during karaoke, Troy and Gabriella
consider auditioning for the school's upcoming musical, much to
the dismay of the school's frost queen/theatre goddess, Sharpay
(Ashley Tisdale). Problem is, Troy is also the star of the
basketball team and Gabrielle is being recruited to compete in
the Scholastic Decathlon. Will they give up their cliques to
start something new, or will they do as the show's first big
anthem urges and "Stick to the Status Quo"? Well, this is a
Disney movie, so maybe the sacrifices won't be that hard, and
even the hints of romance are mild.
The bestselling soundtrack ( /gp/product/B000FZERI6 ) is catchy
in that Disney-pop kind of way, mixing in a dash of hip-hop
("Getcha Head in the Game," punctuated by squeaky basketball
shoes and other sound effects), salsa ("Bop to the Top"), and the
endearingly hammy ("What I've Been Looking For" performed by
Sharpay and her brother, Ryan, played by Lucas Grabeel). It's not
hard to imagine High School Musical becoming a semi-ste for
high school groups to perform themselves. --David Horiuchi
High School Musical 2
What time is it? Time for High School Musical 2, the sequel to
the Disney Channel smash. School is out, and Troy (Zac Efron) and
Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) are looking forward to a summer to
remember, but Troy also needs to earn money so he can go to
college. As it turns out, Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale), the
self-procled primo girl of East High, has her eye set on
primo-boy Troy, and gets him a job at the country club her
parents own. It looks great for Troy when Gabriella and the rest
of the Wildcats are hired also, but when he gets preferential
from the club manager (Mark Taylor) and others, it puts
all of his relationships in hot water.
Everyone's back from the original movie, including Zac's buddy
Chad (Corbin Bleu), Sharpay's brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel), and
Gabriella's friend Taylor (Monique Coleman). And the songs on the
hit soundtrack ( /gp/product/B000TIO4XC ) often parallel the
originals and are just as catchy: the Troy-Gabriella duet ("You
Are the Music in Me," which is later Sharpay-ized into a rock
version), the sports-flavored hip-hop number ("I Don't Dance,"
but this time on the baseball diamond instead of the basketball
court), the Gabriella lament ("Gotta Go My Own Way"), the
climactic stage duet ("Everyday"), and the mass-ensemble closer
("All for One"). But the sequel doesn't just stick to the status
quo. Other songs include a flashy opener ("What Time Is It"),
Sharpay's poolside feature ("Fabulous"), a percussive ensemble
number ("Work This Out"), and Zac's solo ("Bet On It"), and the
dances are even bigger this time around, relentlessly high-energy
and often spectacular. In addition, the "let's put on a show"
angle is only a subplot and the romance is now front and
center--which means High School Musical has lost a bit of its
innocence. But it's still wholesome viewing for tweens of all
ages. --David Horiuchi