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Copper40

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Bad. Easy enough.

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Posted sep 29, 2009 10:53 am pt

diyari

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though I loved this sequel and Im a big fan but this last one was not good enough,the 1st and th 2nd were much more better than this one.
one thing I have to say is (I love Vanessa) :)hhh

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Posted jul 7, 2009 7:26 am pt

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One of the Best Movie Mussicals of All Time!

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Posted jun 30, 2009 7:32 pm pt

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sorry fans, i don't like this movie. Disney should stop with the HSM sequels.

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Posted mar 22, 2009 9:16 pm pt

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In the third installement of the High School Musical series, we see the East High Wild Cats preparing for graduation and getting ready to go to college. Also, everyone is participating in a spring musical that tells the story of the great times...
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In the third installement of the High School Musical series, we see the East High Wild Cats preparing for graduation and getting ready to go to college. Also, everyone is participating in a spring musical that tells the story of the great times they had their final year at East High.

This movie didn't deserve to come to theaters. It had the quality of a TV movie and nothing else. This movie should have came to Disney Channel instead. It was nice to see our favorite characters back on screen and it was way better then the lame High School Musical 2 but there was something missing in this one. Considering that this is the last High School Musical with the original cast, you'd expect some shocking, jaw-dropping twists to happen, but no, the only thing close to a jaw-dropping twist only lasted for about 2 minutes near the end of the film. The songs were really catchy and Sharpay is meaner then ever, but this movie just wasn't worth it. I would have waited to see this one on DVD.

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Posted feb 13, 2009 1:26 pm pt

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Worst movie you'll ever have to see.

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Posted jan 22, 2009 11:23 pm pt

CyberAltair5

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Worst movie you'll ever have to see.

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Posted jan 22, 2009 11:22 pm pt

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HSM3 is a great Walt Disney film, but the preceeding HSM movies were better. I just like the parts with Sharpay on it. The Troyella scenes, which were supposed to seem romantic, were boring in my opinion. At first I liked the new characters, Tiara...
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HSM3 is a great Walt Disney film, but the preceeding HSM movies were better. I just like the parts with Sharpay on it. The Troyella scenes, which were supposed to seem romantic, were boring in my opinion. At first I liked the new characters, Tiara and Jimmie, but then I didn't like them in the end or in the middle.
I give it 4 stars.

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Posted jan 11, 2009 9:34 pm pt

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Worst movie ever! My nieces saw it and even They hated it! And they have low expectations! Needless to say, I won't be watching it, and I highly reccomend that everyone else should stay away from it to! :idea: Enough said! :!:

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Posted nov 8, 2008 12:04 pm pt

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Not as bad as i thought. Could have been better but could have been worse too. The songs arent as catchy as and not as memorable as High school musical 1 and 2. The acting was really good. The lip synching was pretty bad (I blame Camp rock XD...
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Not as bad as i thought. Could have been better but could have been worse too. The songs arent as catchy as and not as memorable as High school musical 1 and 2. The acting was really good. The lip synching was pretty bad (I blame Camp rock XD (jkjk!)). Worse i heard that there was going to be a High school musical 4 without the original cast. It just wont feel the same without them Anyway, the good thing about this movie is that it had an unexpected (well, for me) happy ending. The dancing was much better and more pro than the previous HSM. *Spoiler* The problem didnt lie with Troy. It was very thoughtful and stuff

The bad thing is that (i say again) the songs were not as catchy. The ending song had the movie title's name in it which is not very necessary. This movie had some pretty unpleasent scene like Zac hugging Vanessa's b**bs ==

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Posted oct 29, 2008 8:44 pm pt

• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  75
  These are standard youth-movie dilemmas, but they're brought to life by the high-energy cast and the musical numbers, which Ortega shoots with electrifying pizzazz.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  75
  What it lacks in narrative ambition, it makes up for in dazzling choreography.

  by Tasha Robinson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  75
  For the most part, the film's musical numbers are dynamic, propelling the story forward. The same cannot be said about Peter Barsocchini's colorless screenplay.

  by Carrie Rickey | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
  75
  Disney raised the stakes by turning its hit TV-movie franchise into a feature film - and the bet has paid off.

  by Catherine Dawson March | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  75
  It's a well-produced yearbook that will one day bring back sweet memories for the cast and fans, but probably won't be of interest to anyone who wasn't part of the scene.

  by Perry Seibert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Charlotte Observer
  
  75
  A sweet, innocent look at an impossibly idealized high school world.

  by Lawrence Toppman | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New Yorker
  
  70
  They give excellent value for money, launching into song the way that normal folk go to the bathroom--regularly, politely, and because, if they didn't, well, darn it, they might just burst.

  by Anthony Lane | Read Full Review »
• [+] Salon.com
  
  70
  This is a movie that offers simple, buouyant pleasures.

  by Stephanie Zacharek | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  70
  Exudes genuine appeal, thanks to director Kenny Ortega's brilliant choreography and a gifted cast.

  by Ann Hornaday | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  70
  For those scoring at home, the third entry in the "High School Musical" series is better than the second but doesn't quite sustain the unvarnished, giddy highs of the first.

  by Mark Olsen | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
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  Teenthrob Efron will be missed in future episodes by both adolescent girls and their moms who are only too happy to accompany their daughters to the theatre, but he's a handsome talent who's graduated to bigger projects.

  by Marjorie Baumgarten | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
  63
  Even if the refreshing gust doesn't stay with you long, it's fun while it lasts.

  by Claudia Puig | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  60
  A candy-colored never-never land that Peter Pan might envy.

  by Stephen Holden | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
  60
  It's hard to complain about a pop culture phenomenon built on unabashed innocence. And anyway, we might as well get used to it: Neither the movie nor the passionate tween squeals at a recent preview leave any doubt that "HSM 4" is on its way - or that the inevitable "College Musical" will be far behind.

  by Elizabeth Weitzman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Empire
  
  60
  If you're under 12, you won't be disappointed. If you're over 12, the fact this is as funny and bright as it is insipid won't stop you from avoiding it like the plague.

  by Helen O'Hara | Read Full Review »