REVIEWS
MUSIC REVIEW: High School Musical 3
Ladies and gentlemen, it's senior year at East High, and all the classmates are trying to decide what to make of their lives. Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) has hopes of attending a special program at Stanford that would take her away from Troy (Zach Efron) and her fellow Wildcats. Troy also comes to a crossroads about what he wants to do with his life. Is it basketball or theater? Could it be both?
Chad Danforth (Córbin Bleu) is troubled by his best friend's reluctance to join him at the University of Arizona on the basketball team, and Juliard has only one scholarship to offer to Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale), Ryan (Lucas Gabreel), Kelsi (Olesya Rulin) or one other lucky Wildcat.
But among this frenzy of teen angst, indecision and harmonizing hormones, real life and practical messages emerge. The third installment of High School Musical addresses the dilemma of wanting to please your parents versus wanting to pursue your own dreams. It provides guidance and solutions in handling the fear and uncertainty of life after high school.
If you think High School Musical 3 is another annoying teenybopper movie,
think again. Among the struggles of the Wildcat class of 2008, you may find your own struggles and triumphs in overcoming the fears of entering the real world. So take a shot, sing along and remember: "We're all in this together."
—Mia Iverson
MOVIE REVIEW: Zach and Miri Make a Porno
Leave it to director Kevin Smith to turn a movie about making a porno into an endearing love story. Smith, who wrote and directed Zack and Miri Make a Porno, as well as cult classics such as Clerks and Chasing Amy, still includes plenty of dark and raunchy humor to satisfy even the most hormone-driven teenager.
Zack and Miri is the story of two broke best friends from suburban Pittsburg who never fit in or amounted to anything Out of options and out of cash, the duo decides to try to pay the bills by making—as well as staring in—a porno. A whirwind of full frontal nudity, vibrator jokes and hilarity ensue, as the title characters discover the boundaries of their friendship.
Zack, played by the consistently hilarious Seth Rogan, stars opposite Elizabeth Banks, who brings a surprisingly cute innocence to Miri, who is anything but. Jason Mewes—Jay from Clerks and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back—plays the incredibly dim-witted Lester. Rounding out the cast are Craig Robinson as Delaney, the film's "producer," who gets funnier by the scene, and real-life pornography queen Katie Morgan, who plays Stacey. The cast gels well and delivers some of the quickest and hardest laughs of any movie this year.
Smith's script is well-written and full of funny and disgusting dialogue, with just a hint of sappy romance. Rogan has a quirky connection on screen with Banks, which sets the story apart from the usual dirty humor found in a lot of comedies.
If you're looking for a raunchy good time with a little something different, then Zack and Miri is your kind of flick.
—Mike Arehart
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