"What makes you think we're getting diplomas?"

High School Musical: Senior Year

2008; USA; 112 min.

Director: Kenny Ortega

Screenplay: Peter Barsocchini

Music: Various Artists

Cast:

Troy Bolton - Zac Efron

Gabriella Montez - Vanessa Anne Hudgens

Sharpay Evans - Ashley Tisdale

Ryan Evans - Lucas Grabeel

Chad Danforth - Corbin Bleu

Taylor McKessie - Monique Colman

Let the record show that I was dragged to High School Musical 3. While I have seen the other HSMs (hey, I babysit - I need to stay in the loop!), this was the first one that I actually paid to sit through. The theater dynamic consisted of a bunch of elementary to middle school year old children, mostly girls. There were the few older high school groups, disgruntled brothers, and parents. It was amusing to watch the response of the crowd to the movie. In one scene, Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) is shown without his shirt on. As soon as he took his shirt off, a chorus of screams erupted from the mouths of the younger girls. I found this absolutely hilarious! The shrieks when Troy and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) shared an innocent G-rated kiss was another funny theater moment. So, about the film - it actually exceeded my low expectations. While the plot was corny at times and predictable, some of the scenes were actually good and some of the songs were quite enjoyable. I was surprised to find that a couple of scenes contained cinematic elements! What I did like a lot about the movie is that it was about senior year. The film was very sentimental for me because of that, and I did like "High School Musical 3," even though I'm a bit ashamed to admit it! :-) 

iRate: 3.5/5 diplomas

Trailer: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/highschoolmusical3/