High School Musical 2

The Even Gayer One.

Eight year old girls and nerdy college kids who remember the good ole days of Disney Channel Original Movies, it is time to rejoice, High School Musical has returned to us. The first one made us want to dance and sing and helped us to realize that, if nothing else, we could always be teenagers on the Disney Channel, no matter how old we got. The new one teaches us to be flamboyant.

Seriously. Well, perhaps not seriously, but I do mean it. Since the last movie was filmed, all of the kids (and by kids I mean full grown adults pretending to be about 15) have had a lot of experience dancing, and they have learned a lot. This is reflected in how much more complicated the dance steps are in the sequel. By complicated, I think I mean uncomfortable looking, occasionally reminiscent of contortionism, and, let's be honest, capable of making me feel vaguely uncomfortable at times.

But perhaps that's just me.

Now, the slasher fanfic fodder: Chad (Corbin Bleu) and Ryan (Lucas Grabeel) sing a duet in the movie. While this duet becomes a group number, its still all about Chad and Ryan. And its about baseball and dancing, and has some of Ryan's more spectacular dance moves. A sample line from what is bound to be someone's fanfic in the near future:

Chad: Wow, Ryan, I didn't know you could handle balls like that!

In conclusion, the movie wasn't nearly as good as its predecessor, but I don't feel like I just wasted two hours of my life. That means it beats most Disney Channel Original Movies. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go watch something horribly gory and violent in order to properly cleanse my mental palate.