Sunday School Musical
October. 21,2008 GTwo competing groups of high school students must rally together and enter a song and dance competition in order to save their church from closing.
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Wow! Such a good movie.
That was an excellent one.
Excellent, Without a doubt!!
Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.
The B-movie studio The Asylum has put out some of the most cheap, tacky, and just plain bad B movies in the past several years. I have learned to avoid their movies, unless they come on TV for free and I have nothing else to do. (And even in those circumstances I don't like their movies very much.) I'm not sure then why I decided to give "Sunday School Musical" a whirl, though maybe it was because it was made though their Faith Films division, and I was curious to see how they would make a squeaky clean religious movie.Well, I watched it. I was expecting the worst, though I have to admit that it wasn't as bad as I expected. Like all Asylum movies, the movie looks pretty cheap in most aspects, though the photography and lighting is surprisingly professional. The songs are instantly forgettable after they finish, though they are somewhat pleasant to hear while they are being belted out. The cast is filled with amateur actors, though they act in a low key manner that makes their performances relatively painless to witness. The script is both pretty predictable and seemingly has some linking scenes missing, though the writing thankfully does not hit viewers over the head with religion, instead focusing mostly on good values that you can approve of whatever your faith may be. The script is also somewhat slow in unfolding the story (and is executed in a somewhat "soft" manner that may have you wishing that there was a bit more bite), but has a few positive attributes, like portraying interracial relationships as no big deal.In the end, while "Sunday School Musical" is far from a great movie, viewers regardless of their faith will probably find it somewhat better than they were expecting. Though I think the people who would really appreciate it would be, of course, people who are pretty religious.
My family has bought a lot of Christian DVD's recently. I, personally bought one which was a Filipino Christian movie. It was really worth the price so I decided to look for another. As I was browsing along the store, I saw this and it cost 250 Php. Thank God I only got 200 during the moment.When I finally got home I looked at this page and found too many negative feedback about the film. Because of them, I decided to download an illegal copy first, not to watch it but just to preview it. I do not support piracy.About the film, I had my left eyebrow raised the whole time. As I move the slider, there's always an awkward scene. The cinematography, the acting, the music, the projection, the choreography, the dialogue... It isn't cheesy...not even cool. It sucks, to be honest. As a fan of both modern and classic musicals, I can say so.I think the director is good. So are the actors, the song writers, and everyone who made this film although it made me feel like I was watching a movie I made for a school project. They need more training and everything. They can be better. I believe this isn't their best yet.I'm still looking forward to future projects of Faith Films even though this was a big disappointment... I'm just going to buy To Save A Life when it's out in my country rather than this.
Possible Spoilers!!! Being a cinematographer, I was really frustrated with a lot of shots in this film. The establishing shots of the empty school, and crossing the line so many times just about made me cry. I thought the story was decent, and the acting was OK. I liked the idea more than anything. The fact that someone would attempt a Christian musical to compete with "High School Musical", and "Spectacular!" is great. I just think it was too shallow. The story never went all the way, but rather scratched all around that spot on your back that you can't reach, but never hit the spot! I also thought the kiss was unnecessary at the end. It would have been just as good without it. The music and dance was by far the best part of the movie, if you like that style of music!
Not a bad film but not a good film either.Im guessing due to the low budget, amateurish directors and writers and the fact that the writers are Christians, shows in the film.I was reading an interview from the director Rachel Goldenberg on another website and it's all explained, like I've said above. RG had to research for this film. Not good.But less off the negatives and more positives. The film does show a problem that many churches face with regards to many but also shows that a little faith in your ability can cause things to happen. What I was thinking while watching this is "this would look better on a stage, not as a film" there's no flow with the film but the musical numbers and dance moves SUPERB, hence why it should be a stage musical. Not a film you'd buy but more a rental film, just needed more professionalism and someone who knew about the Chritian faith.and I will admit 1 thing as well, Savannah is stunning and needed more solos