High School Musical (DVD, 2006, Encore Edition)

High School Musical is one of the best movies that has been produced in the past several years!! It is fun and energetic, making you want to sing and dance along. It is a clean, wholesome movie that is acceptable for people of any age to enjoy. My 8 year old loves this show and has all the words to the songs memorized and loves to act out the different scenes. He couldn’t wait for it to come out on DVD and the day it was released I bought a copy. The DVD hasn’t had much rest since that day! :o)
The storyline is wonderful as it shows just how selfish people can be and the pressures that teenagers face. For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of seeing this show here is a short synopsis: Troy (Zac Efron), the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella (Vanessa Ann Hudgens), the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the school’s upcoming musical. Eventually, their friends find out and aren‘t happy about it. Troy’s friends are afraid he will lose his concentration and cause his teammates to lose the upcoming basketball sectional. Gabriella’s friends are afraid she will lose her concentration and cause them to lose the upcoming competition they are wanting to win. So, they do everything they can to keep Troy and Gabriella from getting the parts they auditioned for. As they reach for the stars and follow their dreams, everyone learns about acceptance, teamwork and being yourself.
Newcomers Zac Efron (Troy), Vanessa Ann Hudgens (Gabriella) and Lucas Gabreel (Ryan Evans) are brilliant young actors. They harmonize well together in both the singing and dancing scenes. Ashley Tisdale is wonderful as the snobby, self-centered Sharpay Evans. She is also a great singer and dancer.
In all I give this movie a two-thumbs up, a rating of a perfect 10 and I highly recommend it to everyone!!