Becky and I took the kids to see the much awaited High School Musical: Senior Year last week at the Kerasotes theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The MSN movie website at High School Musical 3 describes the movie as follows:

“High School Musical 3: Senior Year continues the ongoing tune-filled love story between basketball player Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and brainy beauty Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens). As they head toward high-school graduation, the couple realizes that they’ll be separated when they head to different colleges in the fall, so they join with their friends to produce a spring musical that will help them express their hopes and fears about the future. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide”

The Review
High School Musical 3 is the third installment of the wildly successful High School Musical from Disney starring Zac Efron and the rest of the Disney Channel crew. It’s the first time it’s hit the Big Screen though and it’s cranked out $42 million at the box office so far. Apparently, the Disney machine knew what they were doing with this series. I mention Zac because he’s been on more magazine covers this year than any other actor. He’s actually been dating his on screen love interest, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, for the past few years as well, but you probably already know that if you’re reading this article.

Our daughter Bianca, who is seven, along with every little girl in our neighborhood and at her Elementary school, have seen the other High School Musicals too many times to count. Needless to say, we were not getting out of seeing this one, and Becky’s apparently a fan of this series as well, so Corban (our 8 year old) and I were stuck going. Conroy, who is 10, was neutral and likes the series more than Corban for sure.

Like Grease for a new generation is the best way to describe High School Musical, but I have to admit that it is very well done. I’m not a huge fan of musicals, but the music and the dancing were very good. I have always had a hard time watching what is more like a play while at the movies. It’s really hard to believe that people will suddenly break into song during a basketball game or out with their friends. I know, I’m missing the point of the musical genre.

It’s the number one movie in America and probably won’t be knocked off anytime soon. Expect to see plenty of elementary and teenage girls when you go to see this one. Corban had a buddy who was there and his friend loved it. I can’t say the same for Corban, but we were overruled this time for sure by the rest of the family.

John – ** Rental
Becky – *** Worth The Trip

The Kids
Corban – * Don’t Bother

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Bianca – **** Don’t Miss It
Conroy – ** Worth The Trip
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Becky and I went to see the new Angelina Jolie movie The Changeling at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO yesterday. I haven’t written a review on our trip to see High School Musical, but I wanted to get this review up tonight. The MSN movie website at The Changeling describes the movie as follows:

“Inspired by actual events that occurred in 1920s-era Los Angeles, Clint Eastwood’s The Changeling tells the story of a woman driven to confront a corrupted LAPD after her abducted son is retrieved and she begins to suspect that the boy returned to her is not the same boy she gave birth to. The year was 1928, and the setting a working class suburb of Los Angeles. As Christine said goodbye to her son Walter and departed for work, she never anticipated that this was the day her life would…”

The Review
The Changeling is Directed by Clint Eastwood and is inspired by a true story. The critics apparently didn’t like this movie, but I think everyone who saw it in our theater liked it. The movie is really unbelievable. I don’t want to go into too much detail of the film beyond what you see on the Previews because what happens in this movie is downright disturbing.

Angelina Jolie should win an Oscar for her performance in this movie. John Malkovich was great in the movie too and it was very well Directed. The LAPD was run by criminals back in 1928 and what happens to Christine Collins for trying to find her missing son was unbelievable. However, there are surprises in this movie that are completely horrifying. I left this movie feeling terrible about what took place and unable to shake a couple scenes from my mind.

If you have kids this movie will probably rock your world as it did mine and Becky’s because of what happens to Walter. The fact that it takes place in 1928 compared to what goes on in our society today will make you want to think twice about not keeping an eye on your kids.

Becky and I both thought it was a Don’t Miss It because the story is just so powerful.

John – **** Don’t Miss It
Becky – **** Don’t Miss It
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