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So yesterday, instead of paying attention to election coverage, I went with Mom to her physical therapy session and dinner and then to the movies.
High School Musical 3 was kind of ridiculous, but, oh, so much fun.
I had to fight a really stupid grin during most of the musical numbers. And especially when Ryan showed up on screen doing, oh, anything. At all. Ryan Evans is the best thing about that franchise. He's just so delightfully, comfortably his fabulous self. With his hats and his choreography and his swively hips.
And those hips are very, very swively. HSM is Disney and supposed to be clean, right? But around the two minute mark in that clip? Well. Wipe away your inhibitions indeed.
Ahem.
One of my favorite bits of trivia is that Corbin Bleu apparently was going to audition for Ryan, but when he saw Lucas Grabeel dancing at the audition and decided he couldn't shake it like Lucas can. And Ryan needs to shake it. And boy does he ever.
Plus, Ryan really developed through the three movies. In the first one, he's under his sister's thumb, a bit of an antagonist though you can see he's less interested in being evil than Sharpay. Then he breaks from his sister in the second. And in the third, he's clearly a part of the group, friends with people he wouldn't have hung out with (or wouldn't have hung out with him) two movies before. It makes me happy.
Anyway. SO. HSM3 was fun and colorful and full of people doing choreographed things (which I have a weakness for). There was too much Troy and Gabriella and not enough of everyone else. Seriously, they needed to let other people shine some. In big dance scenes they probably shouldn't put Zac Efron between Corbin Bleu and Lucas Grabeel, two of the actual dancers, but he does all right. And the new characters? Not that interesting. I'll stick with the original cast, thanks.
Oh, plus, High School Musical 3's Ryan Evans still a coded gay character. It would be nice if, like in the stage show, they'd let Ryan's sexuality be a little more overt. But as it stands, like I said, he's clearly comfortable and happy with exactly who he is. And that's fantastic. (Although the president of Disney Channel Worldwide says some really stupid stuff in that article.)
And now I'm going to go listen to the beginning of "Just Wanna Be with You" because for once it's just Lucas singing and it reminds me of Jason Mraz and makes me happy. Too bad it only lasts 42 seconds.
High School Musical 3 was kind of ridiculous, but, oh, so much fun.
I had to fight a really stupid grin during most of the musical numbers. And especially when Ryan showed up on screen doing, oh, anything. At all. Ryan Evans is the best thing about that franchise. He's just so delightfully, comfortably his fabulous self. With his hats and his choreography and his swively hips.
And those hips are very, very swively. HSM is Disney and supposed to be clean, right? But around the two minute mark in that clip? Well. Wipe away your inhibitions indeed.
Ahem.
One of my favorite bits of trivia is that Corbin Bleu apparently was going to audition for Ryan, but when he saw Lucas Grabeel dancing at the audition and decided he couldn't shake it like Lucas can. And Ryan needs to shake it. And boy does he ever.
Plus, Ryan really developed through the three movies. In the first one, he's under his sister's thumb, a bit of an antagonist though you can see he's less interested in being evil than Sharpay. Then he breaks from his sister in the second. And in the third, he's clearly a part of the group, friends with people he wouldn't have hung out with (or wouldn't have hung out with him) two movies before. It makes me happy.
Anyway. SO. HSM3 was fun and colorful and full of people doing choreographed things (which I have a weakness for). There was too much Troy and Gabriella and not enough of everyone else. Seriously, they needed to let other people shine some. In big dance scenes they probably shouldn't put Zac Efron between Corbin Bleu and Lucas Grabeel, two of the actual dancers, but he does all right. And the new characters? Not that interesting. I'll stick with the original cast, thanks.
Oh, plus, High School Musical 3's Ryan Evans still a coded gay character. It would be nice if, like in the stage show, they'd let Ryan's sexuality be a little more overt. But as it stands, like I said, he's clearly comfortable and happy with exactly who he is. And that's fantastic. (Although the president of Disney Channel Worldwide says some really stupid stuff in that article.)
And now I'm going to go listen to the beginning of "Just Wanna Be with You" because for once it's just Lucas singing and it reminds me of Jason Mraz and makes me happy. Too bad it only lasts 42 seconds.
