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- High School Musical 2 [Blu-ray] [2007] [DVD/Video – Blu-Ray]
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High School Musical 2 [Extended Edition]
Kenny Ortega's High School Musical 2 reunites the cast from the hit made-for-Disney Channel original to tell another story in the lives of the musically inclined students attending East Side High. The sequel takes place primarily at the Lava Springs Country Club, an exclusive summer resort that hires Wildcat basketball hero Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), his genius girlfriend Gabriella Montez (anessa Hudgens), and their two best friends. The parents of scheming Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) own the resort, and she wields her remarkable power in an attempt to win Troy away from Gabriella. Eventually Troy must decide between a bright future with a scholarship, or true love. High School Musical 2 premiered on the cable outlook on August 17, 2007. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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Product Details
| UPC: | 786936740370 |
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| Release Date: | October 2, 2007 |
| Format: | DVD |
| Region: | 1 (USA & territories, Canada) |
| Sound: | Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel |
| Language: | English, French, Spanish; Castilian |
| Disc Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 |
| Genre: | Musical |
Review
High School Musical 2 is much slicker than its predecessor, and this works both to the film's advantage and its detriment. On the plus side, the choreographer is much sharper this time around. Many of the early big numbers work like old-school musical numbers from the forties and fifties. The opening set piece, a celebration of summer vacation, showcases the best of what director/choreographer Kenny Ortega can do. The people and the camera move with a kinetic energy that communicates the joy of summer. Spoiled Sharpay's ode to being "Fabulous" joyfully skewers the trendy, flashy fashions surrounding a Paris Hilton wannabe. Where the first film incorporated basketball into a dance, this film has a softball number that ups the ante, pointedly stressing that dancing requires just as much athletic ability as sports. All of these numbers benefit from the bigger budget, and the more assured choreography. Sadly, the blandly generic story makes it a less successful work overall. The story isn't even about a High School Musical; it's about a summer camp talent show performance. So basically the title is now a brand as opposed to a description of the movie. The story, though, boils down to a rather uninspired tale of a boy being tempted away from the girl he loves. The first film, with its message of never being afraid to be who you are even if it means doing things your friends don't expect, offered a satisfying tale of self-respect and self-discovery. This time around the story seems to be getting in the way of the songs instead of being their reason for existing. High School Musical 2 offers many more winning individual moments than the film that inspired it, but the first movie works better as a whole. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie GuideCredits
| Name | Role |
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| Alyson Reed | Actor — Ms. Darbus |
| Mark L. Taylor | Actor — Mr. Fulton |
| Bart Johnson | Actor — Coach Bolton |
| Vanessa Hudgens | Actor — Gabriella Montez |
| Corbin Bleu | Actor — Chad Danforth |
| Oleysa Rulin | Actor — Kelsi |
| Ashley Tisdale | Actor — Sharpay Evans |
| Zac Efron | Actor — Troy Bolton |
| Monique Coleman | Actor — Taylor McKessie |
| Lucas Grabeel | Actor — Ryan Evans |
| Chris Warren Jr. | Actor — Zeke |
| KayCee Stroh | Actor — Martha Cox |
| Ryne Sanborn | Actor — Jason Cross |
| Tanya Chisholm | Actor |
| Kenny Ortega | Director |
| Peter Barsocchini | Screenwriter |
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