This must be one of the few movies where the audience have rated it lower than the rather infamous known movie critics of various sites. It has received about 76% in Metacritic and has even got good reviews by other critics, who are notorious for giving their negative opinions and lowering the film's rating, which can lead to the failure of the film, loss of money and a nomination in the Razzie Awards.
I was taken aback this time because the audience, who normally love these fun-filled movies rather than the serious ones have rated this as low as 5.2. Come on, it doesn't deserve such a rating! I had seen this rating first and later the known critics' ratings and so before watching this movie, I thought whether it was really worth seeing as I did not find the first part even that good that it would be given above six.
This movie has a much mature script, highlighting actual problems that occur in the lives of guys and girls of high-schools. The thing I did not like that much about the first part that it had a silly plot, where the best buddies of the two main protagonists were backing them from doing what they wanted to do. I mean, if I suddenly take up singing, my friends won't tell me that it will destroy my future. I would love if my pal who suppose, is a footballer, takes up chess suddenly and would be proud of him, rather than harping about how chess has negative effects or no hopes in the future. I mean, the hopes are less, but he is an amateur and plays it as a hobby, why not let him continue with that? In fact, being a professional footballer is much tougher than a professional chess player because the chances of getting selected in the Football team is lesser than that of just being a chess player.
Anyway, in this sequel of the film, the High School team goes for the summer vacation to work for the club run by the evil Sharpay's father. There is a music competition and Sharpay wants Troy to be her partner. There are different stories running parallel to one another:
1)Troy: The love triangle between him, Sharpay and Gabriella is as usual, going on. Plus, an addition is when he has to choose between his old pals or new mates.
2)Gabriella: She has to decide whether the relation between her and Troy can progress or will they have to break up.
3)Ryan: His evil sister Sharpay has plans to make Troy instead of him as the dance partner. What should he do now?
There are other minor story lines running along with Sharpay ruining her schoolmates' plans by mining obstacles in their path. I found the story much more mature and understandable than the prequel. The acting has improved of all the characters. Troy is good at acting, Gabriella, thank God, has done her emotional scene better, Ryan is good but the person I loved was Ashley aka Sharpay. She is evil, that's what I like. The songs are better than the first part, though the dancing is not as good as the first one but is still great with marvelous movements. I still have a complaint about the invisible Troy's mother who just shows up for a second and then is not seen in the film thereafter. They focus more on his father, they have to, but even bonding between the child and the mother should be shown for a brief time.
Its a fun filled film that has a bit of a loose ending. But the way the film makers have comprehended that its a film mainly focusing on children, they have done a commendable job. 7 out of 10.
I was taken aback this time because the audience, who normally love these fun-filled movies rather than the serious ones have rated this as low as 5.2. Come on, it doesn't deserve such a rating! I had seen this rating first and later the known critics' ratings and so before watching this movie, I thought whether it was really worth seeing as I did not find the first part even that good that it would be given above six.
This movie has a much mature script, highlighting actual problems that occur in the lives of guys and girls of high-schools. The thing I did not like that much about the first part that it had a silly plot, where the best buddies of the two main protagonists were backing them from doing what they wanted to do. I mean, if I suddenly take up singing, my friends won't tell me that it will destroy my future. I would love if my pal who suppose, is a footballer, takes up chess suddenly and would be proud of him, rather than harping about how chess has negative effects or no hopes in the future. I mean, the hopes are less, but he is an amateur and plays it as a hobby, why not let him continue with that? In fact, being a professional footballer is much tougher than a professional chess player because the chances of getting selected in the Football team is lesser than that of just being a chess player.
Anyway, in this sequel of the film, the High School team goes for the summer vacation to work for the club run by the evil Sharpay's father. There is a music competition and Sharpay wants Troy to be her partner. There are different stories running parallel to one another:
1)Troy: The love triangle between him, Sharpay and Gabriella is as usual, going on. Plus, an addition is when he has to choose between his old pals or new mates.
2)Gabriella: She has to decide whether the relation between her and Troy can progress or will they have to break up.
3)Ryan: His evil sister Sharpay has plans to make Troy instead of him as the dance partner. What should he do now?
There are other minor story lines running along with Sharpay ruining her schoolmates' plans by mining obstacles in their path. I found the story much more mature and understandable than the prequel. The acting has improved of all the characters. Troy is good at acting, Gabriella, thank God, has done her emotional scene better, Ryan is good but the person I loved was Ashley aka Sharpay. She is evil, that's what I like. The songs are better than the first part, though the dancing is not as good as the first one but is still great with marvelous movements. I still have a complaint about the invisible Troy's mother who just shows up for a second and then is not seen in the film thereafter. They focus more on his father, they have to, but even bonding between the child and the mother should be shown for a brief time.
Its a fun filled film that has a bit of a loose ending. But the way the film makers have comprehended that its a film mainly focusing on children, they have done a commendable job. 7 out of 10.