I seriously considered whether or not I was going to review "High School Musical 3" on my blog. After all, I've said enough things on here to cost me "guy" points, that I didn't want to say anymore. But, I decided to go ahead with it anyway, even though I may face ridicule and scorn.
"High School Musical 3" is true to the form of the first 2 "High School Musical" films. No, it doesn't have the charm or the originality of the first one, but it's a good sequel, and a good ending to the series. At least it appears to be the end. You never know if Disney will ride this horse further. From a history perspective, I rated the original "High School Musical" 5 stars, while #2 got 4 stars. "High School Musical 3" also gets 4 stars.
Take those ratings with a grain of salt though. I've always been a big fan of musicals. And, I have to admit, I am a fan of Cheesy Feel Good Disney Movies, or CFGDM for short. I'm not really sure when my enjoyment of CFGDMs started...the first I recall is watching "The Rookie" in the late 1990's. I loved that movie. I continued watching CFGDMs, such as "Glory Road" and "Remember the Titans" when I could, and never thought I had a problem. That is, until I watched "Ice Princess" and "High School Musical" and really enjoyed both of them.
Here I was, a grown man, watching and enjoying CFGDMs obviously not targeted for my demographic...it was embarrassing. I tried to cover this up, by watching as many films with explosions as I could, but I always found myself checking to see what was on the Disney Channel, just in case a favorite CFGDM was on. Oh, the shame!
Then, a few weeks ago, I got to thinking...who cares if I like CFGDMs? "Ice Princess" is on Disney Channel, and darn it, I'm going to watch it, and I don't care what people think! There are worse things I could be doing. I think it was really that pivotal moment that made it ok for me to review movies like "High School Musical 3" and admit my enjoyment of CFGDMs.
Author's note: I Googled CFGDM and there were no hits. I also checked acronymfinder.com, and there was no CFGDM acronym. Therefore, I have officially created a new acronym. Cheesy Feel Good Disney Movie (CFGDM). As an engineer, I'm so proud.
I didn't discourage you from posting today just so I could have the opportunity to say this. I don't know if you lose more guy points for liking this movie so much, and posting accordingly, or for simply having seen all three of these let alone one. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh, while you are making up acronyms, I heard another new one today in relation to bids. It's the answer to the question: "What's your justification for that bid?" PIDOOMA.
I too watch CFGDM sometimes, and enjoy them for the most part. However, there is one aspect of them that I don't like. it seems more and more CFGDM contain single parents and/or kids who always know better than their parents.
ReplyDeleteI haven't figured out yet if Disney is trying to reflect society, or if they are trying to influence kids to be snotty to their parents.