High School Musical 3: Senior Year

by DeAnn Welker October 23, 2008 12:35 PM
High School Musical 3: Senior Year I don't necessarily have a problem with the third installment in the High School Musical series being a theatrical release. It's nothing I'll run out and see, but the success of the franchise certainly warrants the fanfare. What I do have a problem with, though, is that the movie is called High School Musical 3: Senior Year, when the majority of cast members are in their 20s. Monique Coleman will, in fact, be 28 next month. And remember these people are high school seniors. In other words, 17- and 18-year-olds. I think it might have worked better if they'd jumped forward five years, a la One Tree Hill, so that the actors would be playing somewhat closer to their actual ages. But I guess with shows from The O.C. to Veronica Mars to Gossip Girl and pretty much every other teen show ever made, I should go ahead and get used to the 20-somethings playing teenagers.

That said, the HSM 3 trailer totally won me over with its high level of spirit, cheese, enthusiasm, and shiny happy people. It's the sort of thing that is funny and crazy because it's unapologetic camp is sort of rare. It might start to overstay it's welcome (can you say ice tour) if it's not careful. But this time, in the trailer, they're singing all about how it's their "last time," "last chance," "now or never," etc. So if they come back and make a post-high school High School Musical (what would they call it anyway? College Musical?), I will not be giving them anymore free passes because of the super-fun, pretty, spirited cheesiness. This is it, High School Musical: It's now or never.

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