The Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical is a combination of backstage action and Grease without the unwholesome habits. Scoring record ratings at the time of its January 2006 broadcast, 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 of the WB's Summerland) 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/theater goddess, Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody). 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.

Depressing

I cannot figure out how Disney is still in business, considering its complete downward spiral into creative bankruptcy -- much less how this sad movie managed to spread in popularity like it has, virus-like. This is the nothing more than the sort of useless, talentless pabulum that Disney's team of shackled-down writers now hack out on a regular basis so that their soulless overseer will feed them.

What happened to my Disney -- the Disney who made Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King, and Aladdin?

I still can't understand what is so "awesome" about this movie

When High School Musical first came out, I didn't really care to see it because it just didn't seem like a movie I would like. Then a couple months passed, and all I kept hearing about is "High School Musical this" and "High School Musical that." Since there was so much hype about this movie, I decided to see it and give it a chance, just to see what it was like. I guess some of the songs were ok, but I HATED the movie. I still can't understand what all the hype is about. I don't reccomend this movie.

Not Exactly My Cup of Tea

Okay, so I don't actually drink tea. But I must admit, I really don't care for this movie that much. Personally, I don't understand what all the hoopla's about concerning HSM. Sure, the songs are not bad, and the actors are kinda cute, and you gotta give those guys credit for putting a lot of time and effort into this movie. But for some reason, this little teenybopper flick just doesn't turn me on like it seems to do with everyone else. Just about everywhere I turn, it's always "High School Musical this" and "High School Musical that", and all I can say is: "Give me a break."