High School Musical (DVD, 2006, Encore Edition)

The all-new, smash hit Disney Channel Original Movie everyone is talking about is now available for the first time ever on DVD -- with never-before-seen bonus features that will rock your house! Troy (Zac Efron), the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the school's musical. As they reach for the stars and follow their dreams, everyone learns about acceptance, teamwork, and being yourself. And it's all set to fun tunes and very cool dance moves! Featuring the hottest talent, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL celebrates the power of music in this hip, entertaining, gotta-get-up-and-dance movie. Own all the excitement and the exclusive extras available only on this Encore Edition DVD.

High School Musical is one of the best movies that has been produced in the past several years!! It is fun and energetic, making you want to sing and dance along. It is a clean, wholesome movie that is acceptable for people of any age to enjoy. My 8 year old loves this show and has all the words to the songs memorized and loves to act out the different scenes. He couldn’t wait for it to come out on DVD and the day it was released I bought a copy. The DVD hasn’t had much rest since that day! :o)
The storyline is wonderful as it shows just how selfish people can be and the pressures that teenagers face. For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of seeing this show here is a short synopsis: Troy (Zac Efron), the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella (Vanessa Ann Hudgens), the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the school’s upcoming musical. Eventually, their friends find out and aren‘t happy about it. Troy’s friends are afraid he will lose his concentration and cause his teammates to lose the upcoming basketball sectional. Gabriella’s friends are afraid she will lose her concentration and cause them to lose the upcoming competition they are wanting to win. So, they do everything they can to keep Troy and Gabriella from getting the parts they auditioned for. As they reach for the stars and follow their dreams, everyone learns about acceptance, teamwork and being yourself.
Newcomers Zac Efron (Troy), Vanessa Ann Hudgens (Gabriella) and Lucas Gabreel (Ryan Evans) are brilliant young actors. They harmonize well together in both the singing and dancing scenes. Ashley Tisdale is wonderful as the snobby, self-centered Sharpay Evans. She is also a great singer and dancer.
In all I give this movie a two-thumbs up, a rating of a perfect 10 and I highly recommend it to everyone!!

I bought this DVD on eBay for my grandchildren (7 yr. old boy and 5 yr. old girl) before it was released to the public. They loved it on the Disney Channel and wanted the DVD to learn the dance moves and the karaoke sing-a-long. It has been a constant "watch it again" movie and now all their friends ask for a movie night at their house to see High School Musical. The positive story line provides consistent upbeat reinforcements for encouraging moral values and standards that children need. My grandson has fallen in love with Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) and thinks Troy (Zac Efron), is terrific since he also plays basketball and loves to sing and dance. One of the female counselors at his Christian summer camp was a dead ringer for Gabriella and our 7-year old was smitten with her as well. Not only do the children love High School Musical, but the adults in our family enjoy watching it again...and again...and again. That's not true of all movies aimed at young people. Disney has hit a slam dunk with this one!

The story is about a Basketball Player and an Intelligent Singer who meet at a ski resort and sing together with some chemistry. The girl Gabriella later moves to Troy's High School. The songs and dances are really fun to watch and I enjoyed the bulk of the movie. The plot isn't obviously as deep as you might want if your an adult... One of the reasons why I loved Newsies so much... But it is a Disney Channel Original.
The lessons kids can learn from the movie are great... That you should do whatever you love and not be forced to doing sports or anything else by your parents, friends, etc... Basically, it brings up a point that we all try to teach the generation to come... "Be Yourself"
If you are a "So you think you can dance" or "dancing with the stars" fan then you will be pleased to know that a few of the people in High School Musical can also be found on the Television. Alison Holker from SYTYCD Season 2 is seen dancing as a cheerleader in a few scenes, and Monique Coleman who is in DWTS plays an academic overachiever. There is the blonde girl from suite life of zack and cody who plays a snotty drama queen but I wish there would have been some type of deserving finish to her part in the movie like something falling on her or her getting hit by a bus (Mean Girls Reference)

Well, I enjoyed this movie, and my girlfriend loved it... And we are both 20 years old without kids... So I imagine this one is a movie for everyone..

Hope this helps,
Aloha,
Trent McKell

I LOVE Musicals!! The High School Musical movie is fun and entertaining movie. The music is great for kids and delivered a nice clean message about sincerity and devotion. My 5 year old couldn't stop talking about the High School Musical movie before we got a chance to watch it, read reviews, etc. so I had to purchase it because she was so passionate about seeing it.

I love the beginning of the movie where the two families insisted on getting to the New Year's Eve party and pushed their teen aged children into doing the same. Troy and Gabriella are two adorable nice kids that absolutely have a passion for life and love and really needed to find each other. Both kids are smart and respectful and take responsibility for their actions. They are a great influence for other kids which is nice to see and have fun making others happy.

It's a typical Disney Movie with lots of fun and adventure and additionally great singing music.