Fun Fact: So Miley Cyrus got put in that little end credit song, because they did a contest where the viewers could choose out of 3-4 women disney stars. And Miley Cyrus won the vote.
If I recall, four cast members of Hannah Montana were among the choices to cameo in this movie. It was Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Billy Ray, or Jason Earles.
They had a bunch of poll options for different parts of the movie! Not only the Hannah Montana cameo star but the picnic sandwich, the writing on Chads shirt, the writing on Ms Darbus’ chalkboard, etc were all voted upon too! I remember being SO hyped to vote and to find out what the winning choices were😂
@@giulianaespindola2022 I thought they did that water effect on purpose because of the line he sang about seeing yourself and not recognizing your face plus water distorts things. I get that it looks weird though.
One of my favorite jokes in Suite Life of Zack and Cody was when they had auditions for a HSM and they kept saying Maddie doesn't fit the role at all lol
There’s a deleted scene where Taylor goes to Gabriella’s house and convinces her to come back to Lava Springs. That’s where Gabriella got the necklace back :)
Makes sense that Taylor was the one able to convince Gabriella to come back. If it wasn’t for Taylor, then Troy and Gabriella wouldn’t have seen each other again considering that she left due to Troy’s new attitude and Sharplay’s influence.
Why didn’t they just leave that in the movie? The DVD of the movie had an Extended Edition, was it on that? I honestly can’t remember cause it’s been over a decade and a half since I had the DVD of it.
@@mastixencounterTroy would of given it to Taylor because he knew that Gabrielle was upset with him and wasn't on talking terms with him and that she was only talking to Taylor. So therefore it makes sense that he would give it to her and she's friends with both of them ❤
The thing with not making Gabriella's ACADEMIC intelligence appear as much in this one I always took it as it's because this is not really centered at a school this time, so her EMOTIONAL intelligence takes the upfront instead, that's why she seems unbothered most of the time and only goes to do something when she realizes how Troy's demeanor is really affecting her and her friends.
that's a really unique way of analysing gabriella in hsm 2. a few commentary youtubers have said she doesn't play a significant role in this film as the freaky genius girl archetype they established in hsm 1. i felt like gabriella could've been more upset with troy but if i was in her position, i wouldn't have been angry with troy immediately.
I agree with you but I also feel like the reason her character isn't as emotionally effective is she states it earlier in the film its the first time she's ever been in one place because she's always moving so she just wanted to have a great summer with him and her friends so she wasn't thinking of academics and I don't think she wanted to get stressed with drama
Kenny Ortega deserves some kind of award for this choreography. It never misses. My favorite songs from this movie are "I Don't Dance" because it gave Chad and Ryan a chance to show off, and "Bet On It" because it's just incredible. Troy nailed it.
@@sketchycat6223 yes i really love the choreography put into the performance and the camera work is phenomenal, really sets the tone for the whole movie.
I am obsessed with how validating these reactions are. Seeing two grown adults be JUST as invested as we all were when these came out just goes to show that these movies truly were lightning in a bottle. Kenny MF Ortega, man. Edit: I’m SO glad yall caught the Miley cameo
Yeah! And yes it was sad when Gabriella left Troy for a bit, but she kinda needed to so Troy can reflect on his actions first before she was willing to forgive and give him another chance.
I actually really like how mature she handles things. In the first movie she doesn’t blow up at Troy after seeing what he said behind her back, she just says maybe they aren’t working out. She doesn’t even reveal that she knows what he said. & here in the sequel she has enough maturity/trust in Troy to not be threatened by Sharpay getting close to him.
I feel like this movie (and Jump In) was a huge turning point for Corbin Bleu. He has been singing and dancing on Broadway for a while now. He’s currently starring in Little Shop of Horrors!
the hsm movies totally made me fall in love with corbin (as an actor), and jump in sealed the deal for me. love the guy, wish he was in more big stuff so more people knew about him, but it's great to hear he's currently in LSH!
A couple fun facts, before this movie came out, they had us vote for the shirt corbin bleu wore for the first musical number (the green shirt) and those pink lockers are still pink to this day at the high school they shot this at.
This film was a international fever! All the songs and choreography were all around the world, a true phenomenon! The reason the third fim got a theater release is because of the success of the second !
@@carlosromero9353 Agreed there's no way that Disney would have kept her around for a long as they have if she was difficult to work with. Heck she's returning to Disney with the new Phineas and Ferb seasons.
@@lucasromerova6150 I'm pretty excited about it! It got green lit for 30 episodes I believe? 🤔 One of the two creators Dan Povenmire is in charge of the project and I believe he brought back most of the creative team as well. Hopefully he'll be able to keep the same magic as before.
if y'all like I Don't Dance, i recommend the song Swing by Play-N-Skillz, Monsta X, Lil Jon, Bun B, and Symba. same fun vibes, except it's actually straight up about baseball since it was made for the WBC lol
@@matthewperrine2071 It's quite amusing that some people were surprised that Candace was voiced by Ashley. I mean, when Candace screams, you still didn't think that Ashley is the voice actor?? 😂
Fun Fact for when you do HSM 3: the first two films gathered so much revenue and popularity that the third movie was produced on a much bigger scale and was released in theatres!! (the other two premiered on the Disney Channel)
Whenever Zac has a solo song you know its a BANGER! Some of my favorite songs from the entire trilogy are Troy's solo songs, they are so dramatic and catchy its so good😂
@@Erasureerasersame, they said it’s because they wrote the movie and songs before and they had singers doing the demos and Zac one wasn’t a confident singer but he also couldn’t sing in the key they wanted so they figured it’d be fine. Even venessa was dubbed by the demo singer a few times. Where as the other movies were written for their voices, and I remember all the press saying he was doing vocal training for the next movie to get us hyped, urgh it was a good time, it’s a shame they didn’t make the most of the time and rerelease the first one with him and her sing in their own keys, I think there may be a disc version but not sure. I wanted so bad for them to release the first and second one in the cinemas as a pre game for the third movie, they could’ve added things like that 🤔
The hype for this movie was INSANE. It's my favorite out of the three. It's just a fun summer movie and now rewatching it via your react vid, damn their effort and passion for this TV movie is LEGIT, I don't think they had the biggest budget but the choreo and music is actually great
The third film was released on theaters, and was one of the biggest box office films of 2008, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hughds even participated in a performance at the 2009 Oscars, with Beyonce and Hugh Jackman, about the greatest musicals of all time, it was iconic. The third is the best, is kind sad, because is the last one, and because each one goes to a different university, so it's a farewell between them, but it's beautiful, you guys will love it, the songs, the cinematografy, the acting, the prodution design, everything is CRAZY.
"We didn't vote you captain because of your jump shots. We did it because usually you're the guy who knows what's up." One of my favourite quotes from this movie.
I’m watching the reaction at the same time as browsing the comments, and when I read your comment they literally said it in the video at the same time. 😂
The funniest thing about this entire franchise is how they were trying so hard to convince us that Ryan and Kelsi were straight. Sign of the times I guess
From the moment they went to prom together, I knew my ass saying that they aren't straight at all. They went to prom together because they're afraid to take their gay couple 😂😂
The fact that "I Don't Dance" was an actual gay song that none of the Disney executives knew the actual meaning was freaking brilliant! The writers and Kenny Ortega really knew what they're doing and Disney just went along with it thinking that it was just a song about dancing when it's actually not 😂😂
In the fourth and final season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, they brought back the original cast (sans Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens) for a reunion and they confirmed that Ryan was gay. It was something that was always hinted in the movies, but I guess they couldn’t do it at the time due to full on LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream media and entertainment being hard for the majority of audiences to handle compared to audiences of today. Especially for kids and family content.
They did eventually. That's why they tried to push Ryan and Kelsi in the 3rd one. Jokes on them. Everyone accepted that as queer solidarity, not romance.
Fun fact: High school musical 2 was (and still is) Disney Channel’s most viewed premiere with 17 million people watching on that night. This was my childhood
It's so funny because if you pay attention you could tell that Vanessa Hudgens clearly can't swim. During the credits you can tell that she was struggling to float in the pool. And you can so obviously tell that it was a stunt double that did the dive at the beginning
Shoutout to Kenny Ortega for choreographing all these! I remember the Disney specials when they taught the choreography and when I say 8-10 year old me and my friends were living our theater dreams, they shaped us so much 🥺😂 15 years later still my favorite musicals (outside of Hamilton that came later). Love watching people react to them for the first time!
Fun fact, not really so fun lol, Vanessa Hudgens (Gabriella) couldn’t swim well so they used a double at the beginning when she jumped in and at the end she was really struggling 😩😂
Okay, I'm here to explain at least one rule. When the cast is singing and its not on a stage, its not really happening. Like in Broadway musicals they have moments when the characters are "thinking" singing to themselves. That's kind of what this is in the movie. It's kind of double layered. Yes, there is a musical taking place in the plot of the movie but the singing when not on stage isn't actually apart of it. So, when Chad (Corbin Bleu) character was saying he doesn't dance, he meant it. Because everything he's done was inactuality not real - just something for the audience to see to get in the characters thought process.
i think he filmed this and hairspray back to back so he was on his singing game this time around. bet on it was A Moment in pop culture history! also they did film these movies in new mexico, you can even visit the high school and i'm pretty sure they kept that pink locker for a long time (idk if they still have it). and there's a disney+ series called high school musical: the musical: the series that's a fictional mockumentary style show about the real high school that they filmed it at lol it's a mess of an explanation but it gave us olivia rodrigo so i'm grateful for it! poor vanessa hudgens trying not to drown there in the end always kills me lmao
“I wish Ryan and Chad would fall in love, look at how much they’re bonding!” Ma’am, they’re wearing each others’ clothes, something is already going on 😂
Troy : *Went to a golf course and have a mental breakdown* Chad : *Gets married in a baseball field with Ryan having a clean white shirt throughout the entire song* 😂😂😂
OH YES. I can already foresee the controversy of "the song is called I don't dance but he is dancing". I'll editing this as I watch because I love babbling about HSM. Ryan was mad when they were dancing to Troy because he had the part of the fish prince in the talent show, but Sharpay wanted to replace him with Troy. One thing that frustrates me about HSM is that Sharpay goes back and forth the same chatacter arch every movie because they cant think of another villain ahahaha. So she always unlearns what she learned in the previous movie. Miley was in the last song because Disney channel had a pool for people to choose what other Disney Channel star would get a cameo in the movie. :)
I was one of the people who voted for a Miley Cyrus cameo in the end of HSM2 simply because she was the only actor that I knew in Disney Channel outside HSM 😂 And from what I heard, it was easy for Miley to visit the set for a cameo shoot because the filming place for HSM2 wasn't too far from her Hannah Montana set
Ashley Tisdale is probably one of the nicest out of the cast in real life. She’s a good actress, if you see her character in ‘Suite life of Zack & Cody’ it is the complete opposite of sharpay. Ashley Tisdale & Vanessa Hudgens are actually best friends in real life. Austin Butler is also Ashley Tisdale’s Cousin. Vanessa Hudgens also dated Austin Butler at one point.
I actually cry during this one. I cannot explain why. Edit: Also, Gabriella was most definitely intelligent in this movie. More than you’d expect even from a “child prodigy” type of character. She’s emotionally intelligent. She isn’t bothered until she needs to be. She’s not rude but she draws a line. She addresses Sharpay, she addresses Troy. Idk I feel like it’s surprisingly good writing to say she’s supposed to be like a 16 year old. Very intelligent, just not the way you’d initially think.
Definitely one of the best sequels that’s better than the original along with The Godfather Part II, The Empire Strikes Back, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Spider-Man 2, Shrek 2, The Dark Knight and Paddington 2.
Fun fact: there's actually a deleted scene where Taylor goes to Gabriella's house and gives the necklace back to her and convinces her to come back to do the show! I believe it's on the DVD.
We got the nipple chills on ‘I Don’t Dance’! Yes!!! Arguably the best song in the film. The choreography, the jazz, the setting, everything! And they even sound like Michael Jackson a little!
I can't believe y'all are reacting to my favorite franchise as a kid. Used to watch this with my mom before she passed, it was our little thing. Thank you for this.
I don't throw this term around lightly, but What Time Is It is definitely one of the most iconic songs in this franchise. Students are STILL singing that song on the last day of school before summer break
Seeing Miley Cyrus at the end of the movie during the last song actually made my entire life as a kid. I remember getting so excited for that part eveytime I rewatched, it felt like my worlds were colliding 😭 Fun fact about Miley being at the end: We actually had to vote on which Disney celebrity to be in the movie and of course Miley won.
I unapologetically love High School Musical because they’re just great movies and had no right being that entertaining. The second one definitely has a lot of good songs. Great reaction guys! You’ll definitely love the 3rd film next.
Lovee that Tara realize the intense flirty vibe that Chad and Ryan have like we were all thinking the same and the song is literally a gay metaphor and they even switched clothes
I love how these Actor are all still close to this day. Vanessa and Ashley are BBF. When ever Corbin has had a new show on Broadway Zac and Lucas always show up and always together.
With Gabriella… the whole point is that she wanted to relax during this summer. She literally said she’s been moving for years and never gets to enjoy down time. Also, I kinda agree that it would be hard not be jealous and react to Troy’s behavior, but that’s part of the “academic” ness of Gabriella. She understands why he is spending time with sharpay and how much these experiences can help troy so she’s trying to be patient. She says it herself… the romantic relationship will work or it won’t, but Gabriella gets mad when sharpays antics hurt her personally and her friends. Maybe too logical for a high schooler, but I get what they were going for.
OMG YAAAASSSSSSS!!! We are continuing the HSM movies! Y’all are already making my Monday! Fun fact, "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a song was actually a deleted song during it’s original run on the Disney Channel & remembering being as part of the DVD release bonus features 😆😅 but it looks like they added the song in the Disney+ release? 😙 either way … wild song lmao.
I was looking to see if someone had commented about this! I loved their reaction to it, especially Greg saying Ryan had lost his mind. I don't remember when I first saw that scene, but it was definitely years later for me. I still remember the words though!
26:43 that has to be one of the most beautiful shots in that movie Gabriella chilling on top of the pool waiting for Troy with that beautiful night sky and those little lights behind her
Tell me how in the world that Chad and Ryan had more chemistry in one entire musical sequence for about 4 minutes than Troy and Gabriella in the entire trilogy 😂😂
When this came out, my then 3 year old daughter was obsessed with Troy's solo song. She knew all the words and would imitate his performance. It was hilarious.
I LOVE THIS. Such great numbers, the artistic side of HSM movies is so underrated. I seriously need you to watch the rehearsals. You see how much work they put into the songs. It's unbelievable.
idk why greg is so surprised by disney channel lol their stuff is ALWAYS well produced, they always get talented kids who can sing and dance for their projects lol its disney this is their thing 💀 also fun fact miley’s appearance was fan voted !!
When you started talking about how smart she was shown in the first movie I thought you were gonna say her being smart was the reason she was so mature about the whole thing lol. I actually never thought of her being less in the spotlight in this one. Around when the third movie first was coming to Disney Channel -It was played in theatres first then came to Disney Channel probably two years later - They played all the movies to lead up to it so I was a bit older rewatching this (maybe 11) and the scene where Gabriella sang 'Gotta Go My Own Way' made me cry. I really felt everything with her. Like it moved me so it did not feel like she was lacking in any significant way since that scene got the biggest emotional response out of me. Like that was literally the first time I can recall crying over a movie. But you're sort of right in that she was less present in this one.
am i the only one who cried while watching this with yall, just from nostalgia even the 1st one got me emotional. also my fav is the 3rd one and im gonna cry again especially at the end iykyk.
Haven’t seen this movie in what feels like forever. I would always watch this and all the other high school musical movies when I was home sick from school. These movies were and still are my comfort movie! Love the songs!! I’m actually going to be in a theatre production of hsm 2 in this summer!! Can’t wait love this franchise!! My top 3 fav songs in this is you’re the music in me, what time is it, and everyday.
so excited for you guys to react to hsm3 its my all time favorite! I wanna thank yall for giving the hsm trilogy an unbiased review, I'm glad you guys are enjoying it and giving it a fair shot!
I Don't Dance the baseball song is my favorite of the 1st 2 movies.💙 I didn't even get to see the 3rd one since it came out in theaters as you mentioned.
38:28 Ryan Evans is gay but in the closet in HSM2. Kenny Ortega felt that Disney wasn't ready for a gay character yet so his sexuality wasn't brought up
Alright I’m 24 and all I can say is THANK YOU soooo much high school musical 2 was my peak when it first came out when I was 7 years old and remembered every song top to bottom 😊❤
High school musical 2 giving Ryan an actual character is one of the best things that happened in the trilogy imo. Proving that he can be just as cunning as his sister but him using that to help the wildcats instead of going against them and becoming friends with them is un-ironically a great character arc for a Disney channel original character.
Interesting to note: Not only was this the sequel where Zac Efron was finally able to sing the songs all on his own, but when he did. At the same time, Michael Jackson and his daughter Paris were visiting the set of HSM2 to discuss with director Kenny Ortega of plans for him to direct his then-upcoming concert “This Is It.” Paris happened to be a fan of HSM as well too.
As a 27 year old man I’m not embarrassed to say I have been waiting all week for this
Absolutely!
25 🗣
You’re not alone. Ive been counting the days waiting for this upload
and now ill go back to waiting for the next one
30 🧔
35 lol
Fun Fact: So Miley Cyrus got put in that little end credit song, because they did a contest where the viewers could choose out of 3-4 women disney stars. And Miley Cyrus won the vote.
I vividly remember voting for Miley online
If I recall, four cast members of Hannah Montana were among the choices to cameo in this movie. It was Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Billy Ray, or Jason Earles.
They had a bunch of poll options for different parts of the movie! Not only the Hannah Montana cameo star but the picnic sandwich, the writing on Chads shirt, the writing on Ms Darbus’ chalkboard, etc were all voted upon too! I remember being SO hyped to vote and to find out what the winning choices were😂
I voted so hard for that lmao
i remember voting for her lol
One of my favorite songs in this movie is “Bet On It”. You have to admit, it’s pretty much the best song of the movie. Zac Efron absolutely nailed it.
He really did! The "clip" is funny, but the song is a banger
I like "I don't dance"
Oh finally I always saw people making fun of it so I thought they hated it. I love Bet On It too.
best son ever, but the effect in the water kills me
@@giulianaespindola2022 I thought they did that water effect on purpose because of the line he sang about seeing yourself and not recognizing your face plus water distorts things. I get that it looks weird though.
Ashley is actually super sweet in real life! She played Maddie on Suite Life of Zack and Cody and she voices Candance in Phineas and Ferb
One of my favorite jokes in Suite Life of Zack and Cody was when they had auditions for a HSM and they kept saying Maddie doesn't fit the role at all lol
@@Mads97415that episode was hilarious
yeah i didnt like how they were basically saying ''she was probably hard to workk with thats why shes not around anymore' like...what
Yeah the fact that she can do a full 180 and be so nice as Maddie and so mean and bitchy as Sharpay she’s so good
I love Ashley Tisdale so much😭💖
Yeah, she went from Maddie to Sharpay to Candace in a very short time at Disney is fantastic
There’s a deleted scene where Taylor goes to Gabriella’s house and convinces her to come back to Lava Springs. That’s where Gabriella got the necklace back :)
Makes sense that Taylor was the one able to convince Gabriella to come back. If it wasn’t for Taylor, then Troy and Gabriella wouldn’t have seen each other again considering that she left due to Troy’s new attitude and Sharplay’s influence.
how did taylor get it
Why didn’t they just leave that in the movie? The DVD of the movie had an Extended Edition, was it on that? I honestly can’t remember cause it’s been over a decade and a half since I had the DVD of it.
@@carter_lovejoy No, it wasn't. The only scene they added was Humuhumunukunukuapua'a.
@@mastixencounterTroy would of given it to Taylor because he knew that Gabrielle was upset with him and wasn't on talking terms with him and that she was only talking to Taylor.
So therefore it makes sense that he would give it to her and she's friends with both of them ❤
"I ordered swiss on my burger" "NOOOOOOO" 😂😂 you guys are so funny
The thing with not making Gabriella's ACADEMIC intelligence appear as much in this one I always took it as it's because this is not really centered at a school this time, so her EMOTIONAL intelligence takes the upfront instead, that's why she seems unbothered most of the time and only goes to do something when she realizes how Troy's demeanor is really affecting her and her friends.
that's a really unique way of analysing gabriella in hsm 2. a few commentary youtubers have said she doesn't play a significant role in this film as the freaky genius girl archetype they established in hsm 1. i felt like gabriella could've been more upset with troy but if i was in her position, i wouldn't have been angry with troy immediately.
I agree with you but I also feel like the reason her character isn't as emotionally effective is she states it earlier in the film its the first time she's ever been in one place because she's always moving so she just wanted to have a great summer with him and her friends so she wasn't thinking of academics and I don't think she wanted to get stressed with drama
Kenny Ortega deserves some kind of award for this choreography. It never misses.
My favorite songs from this movie are "I Don't Dance" because it gave Chad and Ryan a chance to show off, and "Bet On It" because it's just incredible. Troy nailed it.
Kenny made all our childhoods.
Kenny is the best
yes, “i don’t dance” was always my mom’s favorite performance in this movie
What time is it is my favorite, I feel like it’s kinda underrated bcuz it’s at the beginning and it only gets better from there
@@sketchycat6223 yes i really love the choreography put into the performance and the camera work is phenomenal, really sets the tone for the whole movie.
I am obsessed with how validating these reactions are. Seeing two grown adults be JUST as invested as we all were when these came out just goes to show that these movies truly were lightning in a bottle. Kenny MF Ortega, man.
Edit: I’m SO glad yall caught the Miley cameo
Greg’s oh shit before “bet on it” was so real😂
Straight up😂
People can crap all they want on these movies, the singing is amazing and a lot of the songs are very catchy/memorable.
The songs are way better and memorable than Disney's recent animated movie, Wish
People who crap on the HSM movies are not cultured, simple😂
@@quintonturpin925 🤦♂
the singing was not amazing lol
@mastixencounter All opinion based.
I'd say Gabriella's intelligence showed in her maturity. And she's certainly not naive for not getting worked up over Troy acting weird.
Yeah! And yes it was sad when Gabriella left Troy for a bit, but she kinda needed to so Troy can reflect on his actions first before she was willing to forgive and give him another chance.
I actually really like how mature she handles things. In the first movie she doesn’t blow up at Troy after seeing what he said behind her back, she just says maybe they aren’t working out. She doesn’t even reveal that she knows what he said. & here in the sequel she has enough maturity/trust in Troy to not be threatened by Sharpay getting close to him.
I feel like this movie (and Jump In) was a huge turning point for Corbin Bleu. He has been singing and dancing on Broadway for a while now. He’s currently starring in Little Shop of Horrors!
the hsm movies totally made me fall in love with corbin (as an actor), and jump in sealed the deal for me. love the guy, wish he was in more big stuff so more people knew about him, but it's great to hear he's currently in LSH!
people should do themselves a favor and watch his performance of Mein Herr on here. its just so good!
A couple fun facts, before this movie came out, they had us vote for the shirt corbin bleu wore for the first musical number (the green shirt) and those pink lockers are still pink to this day at the high school they shot this at.
and i remember we voted for miley cyrus to be the special celebrity guest at the end of the movie😆
I remember that!
@@ssydddd yes I remembered that part too after I saw it again hahah
STOPPPP I remember when Disney had such fun polls for us kids to vote and just like random contests lol 😢🫶🏽
This film was a international fever! All the songs and choreography were all around the world, a true phenomenon!
The reason the third fim got a theater release is because of the success of the second !
Second film the music was much better
Ashley Tisdale was so great in this role they gave her her own spin off movie! And if you see her on Zack and Cody its NIGHT AND DAY difference.
She is more like Sharpay irl the Maddie character was the actual acting
You are wrong, Ashley Tisdale has nothing like Sharpay, she doesn't look like Maddie either, she is a super calm and kind girl.@@rydbthatsme
@@carlosromero9353 Agreed there's no way that Disney would have kept her around for a long as they have if she was difficult to work with. Heck she's returning to Disney with the new Phineas and Ferb seasons.
@@matthewperrine2071 oh shit thats coming back? Good they need old school cartoons back but DONT change it like they did Proud Family.
@@lucasromerova6150 I'm pretty excited about it! It got green lit for 30 episodes I believe? 🤔 One of the two creators Dan Povenmire is in charge of the project and I believe he brought back most of the creative team as well. Hopefully he'll be able to keep the same magic as before.
"Hey batter batter, hey batter batter, Swing!' 🎶
“I got to just do my thang”
That's my jam
But you gotta remember! He DOESNT dance!
if y'all like I Don't Dance, i recommend the song Swing by Play-N-Skillz, Monsta X, Lil Jon, Bun B, and Symba. same fun vibes, except it's actually straight up about baseball since it was made for the WBC lol
Ashley Tisdale seems like a great person, and like they said when casting Rachel McAdams as Regina George, "only nice girls can play mean girls."
I know the creator of Phineas and Ferb, Dan Povenmire absolutely loves her and says she's a joy to work with.
@@matthewperrine2071 It's quite amusing that some people were surprised that Candace was voiced by Ashley. I mean, when Candace screams, you still didn't think that Ashley is the voice actor?? 😂
@@Erasureeraser all I see in my head when she's on screen is Candace lmao. I really love Ashley she's honestly so great
Literally I assume that they were joking, but ashley is actually a lot nicer than vanessa 😭
Fun Fact for when you do HSM 3: the first two films gathered so much revenue and popularity that the third movie was produced on a much bigger scale and was released in theatres!! (the other two premiered on the Disney Channel)
They are not ready for excellence that is HSM 3. That movie- nay that film, is a masterpiece
@@sketchycat6223 Correct!!!
The budget increase was insane! They’re not ready for HM3
I can’t WAIT for you guys to see the absolute budget increase in High School Musical 3
Whenever Zac has a solo song you know its a BANGER! Some of my favorite songs from the entire trilogy are Troy's solo songs, they are so dramatic and catchy its so good😂
I wish what would've been like had Zac actually sang in the first movie instead of being dubbed by Drew Seeley
Zac was so killing it that year, Ladies Choice is still one of my favorite songs
@@Erasureerasersame, they said it’s because they wrote the movie and songs before and they had singers doing the demos and Zac one wasn’t a confident singer but he also couldn’t sing in the key they wanted so they figured it’d be fine. Even venessa was dubbed by the demo singer a few times. Where as the other movies were written for their voices, and I remember all the press saying he was doing vocal training for the next movie to get us hyped, urgh it was a good time, it’s a shame they didn’t make the most of the time and rerelease the first one with him and her sing in their own keys, I think there may be a disc version but not sure. I wanted so bad for them to release the first and second one in the cinemas as a pre game for the third movie, they could’ve added things like that 🤔
yesss scream is my top fav song of the franchise so i get it
Yes!!! I can’t wait for them to watch him sing “scream” in the third movie
how did you not notice ryan and chad change clothes . They did something in locker room 🤣
Yes! I was like, Tara forget the necklace! We have to find out why Chad and Ryan are wearing each others clothes after the baseball game.
well in sport it's a sign of respect but it's usually just the jersey 🤣🤣
@@justlive2809 in that case i'd say it was probably more than just respect then 😏😋
When my wife showed me that scene I told her "I think the film's trying to say they're both switch hitters."
@@jongon0848 trading uniforms after a game is very common
The hype for this movie was INSANE. It's my favorite out of the three. It's just a fun summer movie and now rewatching it via your react vid, damn their effort and passion for this TV movie is LEGIT, I don't think they had the biggest budget but the choreo and music is actually great
The third film was released on theaters, and was one of the biggest box office films of 2008, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hughds even participated in a performance at the 2009 Oscars, with Beyonce and Hugh Jackman, about the greatest musicals of all time, it was iconic. The third is the best, is kind sad, because is the last one, and because each one goes to a different university, so it's a farewell between them, but it's beautiful, you guys will love it, the songs, the cinematografy, the acting, the prodution design, everything is CRAZY.
Yesssss
!!!!!!!!!!!!
That performance of the 2009 Oscars was SO ICONIC
That performance of the 2009 Oscars, was SO ICONIC
Sharpay became 1 of my favorite Disney villains in this movie. The way she managed to isolate Troy, and separate him from Gabriella was pure evil.
"We didn't vote you captain because of your jump shots. We did it because usually you're the guy who knows what's up." One of my favourite quotes from this movie.
I’m watching the reaction at the same time as browsing the comments, and when I read your comment they literally said it in the video at the same time. 😂
“Bet on it” is literally my favorite song not only in this film, but my favorite in the whole trilogy.
The funniest thing about this entire franchise is how they were trying so hard to convince us that Ryan and Kelsi were straight. Sign of the times I guess
From the moment they went to prom together, I knew my ass saying that they aren't straight at all. They went to prom together because they're afraid to take their gay couple 😂😂
Kelsy is 100% straight lol. And if you think otherwise you have a projection problem.
The fact that "I Don't Dance" was an actual gay song that none of the Disney executives knew the actual meaning was freaking brilliant! The writers and Kenny Ortega really knew what they're doing and Disney just went along with it thinking that it was just a song about dancing when it's actually not 😂😂
In the fourth and final season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, they brought back the original cast (sans Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens) for a reunion and they confirmed that Ryan was gay. It was something that was always hinted in the movies, but I guess they couldn’t do it at the time due to full on LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream media and entertainment being hard for the majority of audiences to handle compared to audiences of today. Especially for kids and family content.
I've never heard that before lol
They did eventually. That's why they tried to push Ryan and Kelsi in the 3rd one.
Jokes on them. Everyone accepted that as queer solidarity, not romance.
Not to mention that they swapped outfits in the next scene 😂 subtle is as a neon sign
of course it's not about dancing. it's obviously about baseball
Sharpay’s “I Want Fabulous” song is one of my favorites it’s so catchy. She’s a fun antagonist.
Thanks for calling her an antagonist instead of a villain like so many others do lmao
They’re going to get blown away by High School Musical 3. I can’t wait for Greg to cry.
literally same lol greg is definitely gonna cry
Notice how Ryan and Chad switch outfits after the game aswell
Yessssss
no.. they didn't .. they're also the only people who like the first movie more than the second one
Fun fact: High school musical 2 was (and still is) Disney Channel’s most viewed premiere with 17 million people watching on that night. This was my childhood
The opening number of HSM 3 is spectacular, you're going to love it
It's so funny because if you pay attention you could tell that Vanessa Hudgens clearly can't swim. During the credits you can tell that she was struggling to float in the pool. And you can so obviously tell that it was a stunt double that did the dive at the beginning
Shoutout to Kenny Ortega for choreographing all these! I remember the Disney specials when they taught the choreography and when I say 8-10 year old me and my friends were living our theater dreams, they shaped us so much 🥺😂 15 years later still my favorite musicals (outside of Hamilton that came later). Love watching people react to them for the first time!
Fun fact, not really so fun lol, Vanessa Hudgens (Gabriella) couldn’t swim well so they used a double at the beginning when she jumped in and at the end she was really struggling 😩😂
Do you know he also did hocus pocus and the descendants which is basically gen z’s high school musical. He’s a legend for real across all ages lol
Okay, I'm here to explain at least one rule. When the cast is singing and its not on a stage, its not really happening. Like in Broadway musicals they have moments when the characters are "thinking" singing to themselves. That's kind of what this is in the movie. It's kind of double layered. Yes, there is a musical taking place in the plot of the movie but the singing when not on stage isn't actually apart of it.
So, when Chad (Corbin Bleu) character was saying he doesn't dance, he meant it. Because everything he's done was inactuality not real - just something for the audience to see to get in the characters thought process.
i think he filmed this and hairspray back to back so he was on his singing game this time around. bet on it was A Moment in pop culture history!
also they did film these movies in new mexico, you can even visit the high school and i'm pretty sure they kept that pink locker for a long time (idk if they still have it). and there's a disney+ series called high school musical: the musical: the series that's a fictional mockumentary style show about the real high school that they filmed it at lol it's a mess of an explanation but it gave us olivia rodrigo so i'm grateful for it!
poor vanessa hudgens trying not to drown there in the end always kills me lmao
“I wish Ryan and Chad would fall in love, look at how much they’re bonding!”
Ma’am, they’re wearing each others’ clothes, something is already going on 😂
you realize trading uniforms after a game is super common, doesnt mean anything
@@mastixencounter You realise this was a joke about fictional characters in a movie?
Projection at its finest.
@@DragonForceAnimeReviews lol stay mad
@@mastixencounteractually- ryan is confirmed gay and i think the director also talked about the scene having a gay undertone
Troy : *Went to a golf course and have a mental breakdown*
Chad : *Gets married in a baseball field with Ryan having a clean white shirt throughout the entire song*
😂😂😂
OH YES. I can already foresee the controversy of "the song is called I don't dance but he is dancing". I'll editing this as I watch because I love babbling about HSM.
Ryan was mad when they were dancing to Troy because he had the part of the fish prince in the talent show, but Sharpay wanted to replace him with Troy.
One thing that frustrates me about HSM is that Sharpay goes back and forth the same chatacter arch every movie because they cant think of another villain ahahaha. So she always unlearns what she learned in the previous movie.
Miley was in the last song because Disney channel had a pool for people to choose what other Disney Channel star would get a cameo in the movie. :)
Lmaoo 😂
I was one of the people who voted for a Miley Cyrus cameo in the end of HSM2 simply because she was the only actor that I knew in Disney Channel outside HSM 😂
And from what I heard, it was easy for Miley to visit the set for a cameo shoot because the filming place for HSM2 wasn't too far from her Hannah Montana set
Do you like this more than the first?!
Yes this is my favorite one outta of the franchise.
Definitely.
Yes, but the third is my favorite.
The third is the best. I would say best songs and HSM3 TBAB part is my favourite. Can't wait for that reaction
@@southeastasiandude disagree, most people I talk to say the second is their favorite and I think it’s possibly the best dcom of all time.
Ashley Tisdale is probably one of the nicest out of the cast in real life. She’s a good actress, if you see her character in ‘Suite life of Zack & Cody’ it is the complete opposite of sharpay. Ashley Tisdale & Vanessa Hudgens are actually best friends in real life. Austin Butler is also Ashley Tisdale’s Cousin. Vanessa Hudgens also dated Austin Butler at one point.
I actually cry during this one. I cannot explain why.
Edit: Also, Gabriella was most definitely intelligent in this movie. More than you’d expect even from a “child prodigy” type of character. She’s emotionally intelligent. She isn’t bothered until she needs to be. She’s not rude but she draws a line. She addresses Sharpay, she addresses Troy. Idk I feel like it’s surprisingly good writing to say she’s supposed to be like a 16 year old. Very intelligent, just not the way you’d initially think.
Gotta give major props to Zac. His singing and dancing leveled up so much! He had to have put in some crazy work to get better
Arguably the best of the trilogy
no way thats hsm3
Agreed. But they are all great.
Definitely one of the best sequels that’s better than the original along with The Godfather Part II, The Empire Strikes Back, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Spider-Man 2, Shrek 2, The Dark Knight and Paddington 2.
@@shayasimshsm3 cannot replicate the masterpiece that is hsm2.
HSM3 to me is the best
I love Chad and Ryan swapping clothes with no explicit explanation
Fun fact: there's actually a deleted scene where Taylor goes to Gabriella's house and gives the necklace back to her and convinces her to come back to do the show! I believe it's on the DVD.
Here for the "IS THAT MILEY CYRUS??" lol
We got the nipple chills on ‘I Don’t Dance’! Yes!!! Arguably the best song in the film. The choreography, the jazz, the setting, everything! And they even sound like Michael Jackson a little!
I can't believe y'all are reacting to my favorite franchise as a kid. Used to watch this with my mom before she passed, it was our little thing. Thank you for this.
I don't throw this term around lightly, but What Time Is It is definitely one of the most iconic songs in this franchise. Students are STILL singing that song on the last day of school before summer break
Seeing Miley Cyrus at the end of the movie during the last song actually made my entire life as a kid. I remember getting so excited for that part eveytime I rewatched, it felt like my worlds were colliding 😭
Fun fact about Miley being at the end: We actually had to vote on which Disney celebrity to be in the movie and of course Miley won.
The musical numbers in the third one............ You're not ready, you're not ready
5:32 Greg experiencing pure joy
I unapologetically love High School Musical because they’re just great movies and had no right being that entertaining. The second one definitely has a lot of good songs. Great reaction guys! You’ll definitely love the 3rd film next.
Lovee that Tara realize the intense flirty vibe that Chad and Ryan have like we were all thinking the same and the song is literally a gay metaphor and they even switched clothes
Apparently, Kenny Ortega Originally wanted them to be lovers but Disney Rejected it
Greg said “great dive” totally not noticing it was a big man doing the stunt😂😂😂
hm that was a women
It was definitely and noticeable that was not Vanessa 😂 but it was not a man. 😅
53:23 There's a deleted scene that shows Taylor convincing Gabriella to go back and she gives her the necklace then
I Don't Dance is actually such a bop
real
I love how these Actor are all still close to this day. Vanessa and Ashley are BBF. When ever Corbin has had a new show on Broadway Zac and Lucas always show up and always together.
They dont keep up with each other these days tho Ashley been saying that for awhile and both of them are pregnant
I didn’t know they weren’t as close anymore til all the talk of Ashley not being at Vanessa’s wedding.
With Gabriella… the whole point is that she wanted to relax during this summer. She literally said she’s been moving for years and never gets to enjoy down time. Also, I kinda agree that it would be hard not be jealous and react to Troy’s behavior, but that’s part of the “academic” ness of Gabriella. She understands why he is spending time with sharpay and how much these experiences can help troy so she’s trying to be patient. She says it herself… the romantic relationship will work or it won’t, but Gabriella gets mad when sharpays antics hurt her personally and her friends. Maybe too logical for a high schooler, but I get what they were going for.
That final shot is funny because apparently Vanessa couldn’t swim and you could literally see on her face that she was like drowning 😭
Ashley Tisdale and Zac Efron were actually best friends during these movies
the way she instantly got the gay vibes from chad and ryan…… so real
OMG YAAAASSSSSSS!!! We are continuing the HSM movies! Y’all are already making my Monday!
Fun fact, "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a song was actually a deleted song during it’s original run on the Disney Channel & remembering being as part of the DVD release bonus features 😆😅 but it looks like they added the song in the Disney+ release? 😙 either way … wild song lmao.
I was looking to see if someone had commented about this! I loved their reaction to it, especially Greg saying Ryan had lost his mind. I don't remember when I first saw that scene, but it was definitely years later for me. I still remember the words though!
26:43 that has to be one of the most beautiful shots in that movie Gabriella chilling on top of the pool waiting for Troy with that beautiful night sky and those little lights behind her
This movie is why I sang what time is it at the beginning of every summer growing up 😂 this movie is my favorite out of the 3
Tell me how in the world that Chad and Ryan had more chemistry in one entire musical sequence for about 4 minutes than Troy and Gabriella in the entire trilogy 😂😂
Troy and Gabriela definitely had chemistry especially 2nd and 3rd one because of them dating in real life
Nah the chemistry was crazy in hsm 3. their hand holding was next level
Come on Troy and Gabriella have chemistry, but Chad and Ryan did have better chemistry than Chad and Taylor
Ur joking right? Zac and Vanessa have SO much chemistry. Especially in the 3rd movie
how can troy and gabriela not have chemistry when they have real life chemistry as zac and vanessa????
i will nEVER forget growing up and learning the All For One dance choreography that they would teach at commercial breaks in-between the movie
When this came out, my then 3 year old daughter was obsessed with Troy's solo song. She knew all the words and would imitate his performance. It was hilarious.
Thats so cute😍😍
One of the few movie musical soundtracks that I can sing every song perfectly from memory! Thats how ingrained it was in my childhood
I LOVE THIS. Such great numbers, the artistic side of HSM movies is so underrated.
I seriously need you to watch the rehearsals. You see how much work they put into the songs. It's unbelievable.
idk why greg is so surprised by disney channel lol their stuff is ALWAYS well produced, they always get talented kids who can sing and dance for their projects lol its disney this is their thing 💀 also fun fact miley’s appearance was fan voted !!
0:09 I’m shook. HIT THAT NOTE QUEEN!!!🎉🖤🔥
When you started talking about how smart she was shown in the first movie I thought you were gonna say her being smart was the reason she was so mature about the whole thing lol. I actually never thought of her being less in the spotlight in this one. Around when the third movie first was coming to Disney Channel -It was played in theatres first then came to Disney Channel probably two years later - They played all the movies to lead up to it so I was a bit older rewatching this (maybe 11) and the scene where Gabriella sang 'Gotta Go My Own Way' made me cry. I really felt everything with her. Like it moved me so it did not feel like she was lacking in any significant way since that scene got the biggest emotional response out of me. Like that was literally the first time I can recall crying over a movie. But you're sort of right in that she was less present in this one.
So excited to see Greg and Tara react to this movie! The "Bet On It" Music Number is my favorite from this movie 👍
am i the only one who cried while watching this with yall, just from nostalgia even the 1st one got me emotional. also my fav is the 3rd one and im gonna cry again especially at the end iykyk.
did u guys not notice that chad and ryan switched clothes 38:43
Oh my gosh
This was filmed in Southern Utah, and my boss loves to share how he helped teach the crew how to play baseball for the baseball scene. 🤣
The fact that I still know ALL the choreo to this movie is insanee, that say a lot 😭 this movie is so good
Haven’t seen this movie in what feels like forever. I would always watch this and all the other high school musical movies when I was home sick from school. These movies were and still are my comfort movie! Love the songs!! I’m actually going to be in a theatre production of hsm 2 in this summer!! Can’t wait love this franchise!! My top 3 fav songs in this is you’re the music in me, what time is it, and everyday.
I was like 7 when the first one came out. And a group of boys in my class did the basketball choreography for the talent show 😂
Nice lol
so excited for you guys to react to hsm3 its my all time favorite! I wanna thank yall for giving the hsm trilogy an unbiased review, I'm glad you guys are enjoying it and giving it a fair shot!
I Don't Dance the baseball song is my favorite of the 1st 2 movies.💙
I didn't even get to see the 3rd one since it came out in theaters as you mentioned.
38:28 Ryan Evans is gay but in the closet in HSM2. Kenny Ortega felt that Disney wasn't ready for a gay character yet so his sexuality wasn't brought up
Julie and the phantoms!!!😭❤️❤️❤️❤️
It has been theorized chads and Ryan’s duet is not about dancing 👀 Ryan is comfortable with his “dancing” while Chad is not
Tara going on about Ryan and Chad being gay and not noticing the outfit swap 😂
The response when ‘Bet on it’ started. Absolute delight!! 😂
Yall gonna loooove the songs from the 3rd movie
I've watched this movie at least 10 times with my daughters and I never noticed that Gabriella had the necklace at the end. Good catch.
"Bet on it" is such an iconic number 😂👌🏼
Alright I’m 24 and all I can say is THANK YOU soooo much high school musical 2 was my peak when it first came out when I was 7 years old and remembered every song top to bottom 😊❤
High school musical 2 giving Ryan an actual character is one of the best things that happened in the trilogy imo. Proving that he can be just as cunning as his sister but him using that to help the wildcats instead of going against them and becoming friends with them is un-ironically a great character arc for a Disney channel original character.
I watched these movies so much when they came out, my niece was a big fan. They were on repeat. But I gotta admit, this movie was always my favorite.
Interesting to note: Not only was this the sequel where Zac Efron was finally able to sing the songs all on his own, but when he did. At the same time, Michael Jackson and his daughter Paris were visiting the set of HSM2 to discuss with director Kenny Ortega of plans for him to direct his then-upcoming concert “This Is It.” Paris happened to be a fan of HSM as well too.
My friend is was one of the choreographers for this and was a principal dancer in the movies. Love to see his hard work is appreciated.
10:29 did you guys know Ashley Tisdale voiced Candice on Phineas and Ferb? It cracks me up to imagine Sharpay as a live action Candice in HS 😅
Shes Candace, wow that is voice acting talent
I already know y’all are gonna love this one; it’s a perfect sequel in every way
I can't wait for the third one since now it feels like an ensemble, since we actually care what could happens for all these characters