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AncestralPea
PeaNut 146906 - 5/13/2004
Posts: 4069 Layouts: 328
Loc: Canada |  Posted: 10/25/2008 1:01:30 PM
My dd and I are going to go to the matinee today....reviews?
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PeaNut 16228 - 6/3/2001
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Loc: SW Chicago suburbs
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There's another thread about this somewhere where you can get more- but I liked it. The story is kinda thin- and a little cheesy in parts. It's mostly singing and dancing though- and the dancing is awesome. It's fun to see how many other musicals Kenny Ortega gave a nod to...really cool. | |
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PeaNut 283235 - 11/7/2006
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Loc: The Buckeye State
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My COLLEGE daughter and her friends saw it today and loved it - she warned me to bring kleenex so it must get sappy at least once. Lots of dancing, cute songs- same old same old but it works - they loved it! Less Sharpay, more of the others, which is a nice twist- Zac is as cute and corny as ever | |
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QUEEN OF PURGE!!!
PeaNut 231411 - 11/12/2005
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Loc: Jersey Shore !!!
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I liked it!
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Neisey
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PeaNut 150604 - 6/5/2004
Posts: 887 Layouts: 11
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A little bit of Thriller, Risky Business, Flash Dance, etc.
A friend and I took 12 7-9 year old girls yesterday. It was really cheesey and we (my friend and I) giggled uncontrolably at some points (we were both over tired from very busy weeks) and the girls kept asking us what was so funny. As cheesey as it was it was still an enjoyable movie and the girls definitely liked it. | |
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PeaNut 164636 - 8/25/2004
Posts: 12498 Layouts: 294
Loc: Lewes, DE
| Posted: 10/25/2008 7:39:50 PM
i really enjoyed it! |
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StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 253770 - 3/18/2006
Posts: 2012 Layouts: 0
Loc: Somewhere under the Arkansas Sun
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[quotA little bit of Thriller, Risky Business, Flash Dance, etc. e] [/quote] It is so funny that you said that, during the movie I kept telling my dd that this part reminds me of so-and-so movie.
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StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 69510 - 2/15/2003
Posts: 2397 Layouts: 76
Loc: Western Ky - a John Prine fan will know where | Posted: 10/25/2008 8:40:51 PM
We saw it this afternoon. We enjoyed it! | |
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PeaNut 167869 - 9/14/2004
Posts: 22061 Layouts: 42
Loc: Senatorsville, ON, Canada
| Posted: 10/25/2008 9:29:10 PM
Super cute, loved it. And yes, i got a little teary in a couple spots. |
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PeaFixture
PeaNut 30178 - 2/18/2002
Posts: 3012 Layouts: 599
Loc: Hamburg, Germany
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I went to see it with my girls (7/8) and they enjoyed it. I thought it was cute. Predictable, unoriginal (I agree on the Thriller, Flashdance, Footlose, etc. comparison) but nice family entertainment. |
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scrappyinNE
BucketHead
PeaNut 377857 - 5/30/2008
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A friend and I took our DDs (ages 5 through 8) and they all loved it. It was really nice to see a movie that made all the kids cheer in the theater - cheesy to us, yes, but to them it was an awesome movie - and one without violence, blood, guts, etc. - a feel good movie for lots of ages of children. BTW - I was suprised at how many boys were there, of all ages, and they loved it too. | |
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BucketHead
PeaNut 370521 - 4/4/2008
Posts: 886 Layouts: 0
| Posted: 10/26/2008 8:36:06 AM
Less Sharpay!! No! She is honestly the only one that I can stomach through those moveies, I totally love her - sad but I really hate the cheesiness between Gabriella and the Zac Ephron character, I thought there was going to be more Sharpay this movie from what I saw in the previews. | |
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CrAzY PeA
PeaNut 20490 - 8/25/2001
Posts: 8253 Layouts: 119
Loc: Mt. Juliet, TN
| Posted: 10/26/2008 9:20:53 AM
took my DD to the movie and a friend of mine came along who had never seen HSM 1 or 2. It was funny how her and i were talking about certain scenes reminding us of thriller or flashdance. I'm glad we weren't the only ones. |
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PeaFixture
PeaNut 2959 - 2/23/2000
Posts: 3512 Layouts: 13
Loc: Central Alberta, Canada
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Dd and I saw it last night and I enjoyed it as well. I thought there was more effort put into it than the last two. Better songs and the dancing was great. |
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StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 23098 - 10/15/2001
Posts: 2674 Layouts: 0
| Posted: 10/26/2008 2:06:53 PM
My COLLEGE daughter and her friends saw it today and loved it - she warned me to bring kleenex so it must get sappy at least once. Lots of dancing, cute songs- same old same old but it works - they loved it! Less Sharpay, more of the others, which is a nice twist- Zac is as cute and corny as ever
We saw it last night. It was cute.
It wasn't really sappy, but you could see the emotions the original cast had in the last couple of scenes. I guess with the making of the 3 versions over the past few years they've spent a lot of time together and I don't really see them coming back in these roles because they're getting too old and their characters were pretty well finalized by the end of the movie. I also read somewhere that Zac is being considered for POTC 4. I heard a radio interview with him a few days ago and he said he hasn't been asked yet, but wants to do it very much.
There wasn't really less Sharpay and they definately left the door open for her character to come back in the future. I'm guessing they'll do another version with a new cast because they introduced some new younger characters.
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PeaNut 99963 - 8/5/2003
Posts: 9796 Layouts: 0
Loc: Minnesota
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POTC 4
I'm totally drawing a blank here - Planet of the Cats, People of the City, I know it's going to be something where I slap my forehead, but I can't put it together.
We went to a matinee this afternoon and thought it was very cute. I find Zac Efron to be a very charming young man - good singer, great dancer, completely likeable. I hope he continues to have a successful career.
eta - My daughter was reading over my shoulder and said, "Pirates of the Caribbean, Mom!" in a voice that let me know how dumb I am. |
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Love Puppy
PeaNut 125000 - 1/17/2004
Posts: 6779 Layouts: 15
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AncestralPea
PeaNut 48769 - 9/11/2002
Posts: 4586 Layouts: 12
| Posted: 10/26/2008 4:52:03 PM
I saw a report on TV that Zac is doing a remake of Footloose.....should be interesting! |
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Cute Girls Pea
PeaNut 89634 - 6/6/2003
Posts: 9177 Layouts: 0
Loc: Seattle-ish
| Posted: 10/26/2008 5:22:23 PM
I'm a cheesy sap so I liked it. The only complaint I have was the ending number. It was the least impressive to me of all the songs/dances. And I wanted the last one to be really great, KWIM. Oh well.
They've already gotten a ton of $$$ from us.
Dd #3 saw it Friday night with friends
Dds 1,2,3 and a friend of dd #1 and me saw it Saturday morning
dd#2 saw it Sat night for the 2nd time with Church group
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nathansmommy
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 58582 - 12/14/2002
Posts: 2760 Layouts: 184
Loc: McKinney TX
| Posted: 10/26/2008 5:24:07 PM
Saw it this morning.
Plot a little thin but wow the dancing was great!
You could really see how they had improved from 1 to 3.
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