0.5/4  Brainwashing device.
A slightly better plot than that of the original film, but in most ways as pitiful a window into the Disney folks' pandering to a retrograde swath of the downward-spiraling American culture as was the first film.

This movie is a mash of... (read full)

2/4  High School Musical 2
I didn't laugh with it, I laughed at it. I don't see why the first one was such a hit because it was such a weak movie. This one is still full of stereotypes and tedious songs, not to mention an over-and-done-with storyline. Don't get me s... (read full)

2/4  High School Musical 2
As my daughter said not there best and definitely not better than the first film they did.

As in my daughter’s words the singing was not as good and not enough storyline majority of it was rubbish at least the first High School Musical ... (read full)

4/4  High School Musical 2 Quick Review
This movie was just as good as the first High School Musical. Disney sure knows what they are doing.

5/5 High School Musical 2
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This DVD has no nasty language, they keep body parts hidden. The songs aren't anything bad. It is an enjoyable movie for the whole family.

5/5 Seller helpful
  by William J. Madara
When I recived the product I did nt realize it was blu-ray (My fault) Seller was very helpful and I was able to return for a refund.

5/5 High School Musical 2 (Extended Edition)
  by Myra Elaine Jones (Oroville,WA USA)
I bought this movie for my grand-daughter but the whole family enjoyed it. Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens made this movie just like they did in the 1st one. Their romance is very touching. The music and dancing is fantastic. All the actors and actresses played great roles.

3/5 not as good as the original - but still fun
  by Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood)
Strip away the excess padding of the film's hefty 111 minute running-time and some of the more overblown musical numbers and you just might enjoy this as much as the first "High School Musical", but then you've missed the whole point. Director/choreographer Kenny Ortega really goes to town with HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2, the sequel to the surprise smash-hit Disney Channel movie, set during the gang's summer vacation.

When Troy (Zac Efron), Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) and their friends all land summer jobs at the ritzy Lava Springs resort owned by Sharpay and Ryan's parents, they simply can't believe their luck - and there's even going to be an end-of-summer talent competition! But when Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) starts manipulating Troy for her own amusement, will he choose a college scholarship over Gabriella and his friends?

The plot is as predictable as the first movie, but these "High School Musical" films need to be enjoyed on another level entirely. Kenny Ortega has furnished the movie with tonnes of electric dance routines and the cast gives their absolute all. Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens make sweet music in the leads but the spotlight always ends up roaming to Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel as the duplicitous twins Sharpay and Ryan--they really get to shine in this film.

Recommended.

1/5 Deserves as many low ratings as possible
  by Untitled (nowhere)
High School Musical 2, well, just might be the worst of them all. This one REEKS of phony high school drama (not to say the first one did not) as it's one of the most annoying films to ever be caught on camera. And while this movie came out two years ago, bad _____ such as this deserves to be bashed. If these films ever become cult classics in the near future (hey, cults can be stupid), I'll make sure I watch the cult drink the kool-aid.

This time around, the plot deals with the most annoying plot line I've ever heard. It goes along the lines about a spoiled annoying girl wanting to steal someone's boyfriend. To do this, she must hire him, but she doesn't want his friends there. So she whines. Seriously, who gives a ____? Anyone, anywhere? Good god, what a bunch of _____.

Besides that, there's nothing much else worth yacking about, considering that the competition . Tone-deaf compositions skills, bad acting, lousy (though the country club itself is very cool and I wouldn't mind visiting it myself) film-making, blah blah blah. High school musical 2 is yet another failure, and I hope the disney channel stops making this ______.

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