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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
EAN: 0786936722918
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Special Edition, NTSC
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 05, 2006
Running Time: 98 minutes
Sales Rank: 8039
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 20, 2006
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Gabriella Montez is a shy studious new student at East High School; but that all changes when she is forced to sing at a karaoke contest with Troy Bolton the captain of the school's basketball team. After spending time with each other both realize they share a passionate love for music and singing. But will they retain this love when their school is telling them they cannot be together?System Requirements:Run Time: 98 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: PG UPC: 786936722918 Manufacturer No: 05327300
Amazon.com:
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.
The bestselling soundtrack is catchy in that Disney-pop kind of way, mixing in a dash of hip-hop ('Getcha Head in the Game,' punctuated by squeaky basketball shoes and other sound effects), salsa ('Bop to the Top'), and the endearingly hammy ('What I've Been Looking For' performed by Sharpay and her brother, Ryan, played by Lucas Grabeel). It's not hard to imagine High School Musical becoming a semi-staple for high school groups to perform themselves. --David Horiuchi
On the DVD
The two-disc Remix Edition of High School Musical retains all the bonus features of the original DVD and adds a Spanish audio track and 34 minutes of new features. Following a couple minutes of red-carpet interviews from the DVD release party, 'High School Reunion' (6 min.) gathers the cast for some more interviews, glimpses of their other Disney Channel credits, and appearances on the Teen Choice Awards and in London and Sydney. The longest feature is the dance-along, in which the cast teaches the choreography for 'Get'cha Head in the Game' and 'We're All in This Together.' At 16 minutes, it allows for move-by-move instruction followed by half- and full-speed runthroughs, though they're facing the camera, so home participants will have to figure out the mirror image or simply ignore the left-right directions and do it backward. And because this is the Remix Edition, there are videos of the remixed versions of 'Breaking Free' and 'We're All in This Together' as well as a video of 'Eres Tu,' a Spanish version of 'What I've Been Looking For' (the Ryan and Sharpay version) by Mexican band Belanova. Retained from the original DVD are the sing-along subtitles, the making-of featurette, the 'Bop to the Top' rehearsal, and the music videos for 'We're All in This Together' and 'I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You.' Not included in this version: the trivia-packed 'pop-up edition' that debuted on the Disney Channel on Thanksgiving weekend 2006. So even if the Remix Edition is a little thin for two discs, fans will enjoy the new stuff while they wait for High School Musical 2. --David Horiuchi
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - There's nothing like A GOOD musical...
...and this is NOTHING LIKE a good musical.
Adults should be warned to stay clear of this dreary exercise at ALL costs. This is time better spent with an insurance agent or doing your taxes. (Yes...It's THAT bad.)
If you have tweens at home and they clamour for this abomination, be warned, it never ends. Long after the movie has finished there is the CD of the film's unmemorable soundtrack which can only lead to the sequels (2 of them at this writing.) and the ripoffs. (AMERICAN ... Read More
Rating:  - An Uncertain Future for the Disney Channel???? Maybe....
Before you start to shoot insults and criticisms at me, hear me out. I'm not writing a review on how tacky or unoriginal HSM is, but writing on something that's going through the minds of the a generation that grew up on the Disney classics and television series we cherished throughout our lifetime. Many of us worry that the Disney Channel is heading for serious trouble since it has now become focused on the tweens and teens of today instead of the entire family, and I am one of them. A tad bit bias toward ... Read More
Rating: - Movie teaches the wrong things.
I was watching the movie with my nieces and nephews.
It seem sort of innocent, just some saccharin entertainment.
But the end really shocked me.
The smart kids used their skills to sabotage the game clock which allowed the "Wildcats" to win.
I ask the kids, 7-11, what they thought about the cheating.
Their response surprised me.
Essentially they said "Whatever Troy and Gabriella did was ok because they are nice."
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Rating:  - The extras in the Remix version are worth paying more
High School Musical is one of the Disney productions you don't have high expectations for. How good can something made for cable be? But it surprises in a big way.
This is a movie about teens trying to find their own identities while feeling the pressure to conform to their own social groups. There's clean romance, humor, and the songs are surprisingly good. It does what every good musical should do: make you tap your toes and want to join in the singing and dancing.
And this is where ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing movie
Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter truly shined in this film, I highly doubt Oscars are too far out of the questi-...
Oh wait. Nevermind. I though this was the Sweeney Todd page. Nevermind this film sucks the big one! Need I say more! It sucks so much I can't even give it a full review.
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