Wonderfully offbeat film!

Great Film overall

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

After the surprise success of 'High School 1' and the smash hit that was 'High School 2' you can't blame Disney for not only wanting to continue the franchise, but also give it a big budget cinema release.The plot, as with the first two centres around a musical and the young students romantic and future plans. It involves a lot of songs (some good, some annoyingly bad) and of course, this being Disney, a squeaky clean happy ending.The acting ability of the youngsters has improved greatly, and it is clear to see why in particular Zac Efron has become the breakout star. The cast manage to carry off some of the more silly aspects of the plot well and with the conviction that it needs.I saw the extended version of this film and some of the scenes did feel a little pointless. One of the perks of the first film was that it was short and snappy.For the most iconic moments and songs then the first film in the trilogy is still the one I'd recommend, but for a fun family film this one still has a lot to enjoy.

I don't care that it is cheesy as hell, this is still a pretty good movie. I know that is all cheesy and kind of clichéd, but it does something that very few high school movies do: actually talk about what the characters are going to do in the future. Troy's conflict, while innocent and kind of naïve, is a very real conflict. The whole series has good messages about identity and it's lost to people who find it annoying because it's a high school Disney musical. If anything, that makes it better: Disney is doing a high school movie about actual high school conflicts. "Senior Year" is not perfect, there are definitely flaws, but it is still a good film. The songs are pretty good and all of them were considered for a Best Song nomination at the Oscars, the acting is pretty good, but, most importantly, the conflicts are real. Not knowing what you to do after high school, going somewhere to do what you want to do, not letting others determine your life for you. Like I said, High School Musical was always about identity and that's a lesson that needs to be taught in high school. In a society obsessed with labels, we need at least one high school movie other than "The Breakfast Club" to teach viewers about identity. So, go ahead and make fun of it. Regardless, this movie was a phenomenon and it deserves to be that.

I was about 5 or 6 when I watched the movie and I remember telling my mom that the movie - ''was awesome.'' But now, when I look back on it I realize that the movie was kinda 🌽Y. Good actors were chosen for the right roles. I feel the actors really worked well with their characters. The relationships were not fake and not strained. But, I reiterate that everything fell into place too easily. The songs, for me, were the best part of the movie. They were catchy, fun and suited the movie well. The movie failed to appeal to it's target audience of teens but captured the attention of 4-8 year olds. I'm happy to say that they didn't drag the series out.

I've seen High School Musical and High School Musical 2 so it made sense for me to see High School Musical 3: Senior Year but is it better than the last two? The story has definitely improved and it worked a lot better and made more sense as they prepared to say goodbye through one last show. I also noticed that there is a couple of funny scenes in it and the characters were better written this time round, the character development was actually visible from all of the characters and you got to see all the characters instead of seeing one more than the other. I noticed that Monique Coleman who plays Gabriella's best friend Taylor, doesn't seem to be in the movie as much as the other characters do and I don't know why considering she's supposed to be one of the main characters. The acting is a lot better and the actors and actresses did a good job of portraying their characters. The direction was good and the choreography was great. Also, the songs are a lot better than the first two.I was surprised to find that the last movie would be the best out of all of them. I can say it's definitely toned down on the chesse-o-meter, it's gone from "Super Ultimate Same Difference cheese!" to "Plain cheese" and you hardly cringe watching some of the scenes. The songs and dances were well done and quite enjoyable. It's improved a lot on everything from the last two movies and the difference from the first two and this one is adults may actually find themselves liking it. It's got charm, it's colourful and it's a nice way of escapism. Overall, I very much enjoyed this more than the other two as it's a lot more improved. I don't see why people hate it so much, sure it's not great but it isn't bad either, I've seen a lot worse and considering the target audience is mainly kids and pre-teens, it shouldn't be taken too seriously. After all, it's just a bit of Disney squeaky-clean fun.Read more reviews at: www.dudedazzmoviereviews.wordpress.com