High School Musical

The long-awaited movie of the year has finally made it onto our screens. Well, at least it made its premiere on Disney Channel, with an encore screening the week after. VERY, VERY hot response.

High School Musical revolves around two teenagers from totally different worlds. Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) is the high school jock and the basketball team captain while Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) is the beautiful high school nerd (hey, who said nerds had to wear spectacles?)

Both discover one common love for music while holidaying with their families at a snow lodge. In for more surprises? They also discover that they both go to the same school at East High!

Along the way, in auditioning for the school's winter musical, under the tutelage of the most colourful Ms Darbus (Alyson Reed), two siblings (Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel) who have been the school's drama queen and king, will stop at nothing to prevent Troy and Gabriella from taking part in the musical.

Their best mates, Chad and Taylor (Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman) will also try to put Troy and Gabriella in their place and in the process letting them know where they TRULY belong.

It is a journey of discovery for Troy and Gabriella, who will try to break free from the stereotypes that try to hold them down and tear them apart. And in the way they know best, they sing. Throughout the movie, there will be a blend of different genres of music, suited to everyone, not just tweenagers or teenagers. Music lovers are definitely in for a fantastic treat.

Director Kenny Ortega, famous for his Broadway exploits, brings the high school drama to life with a great cast of young actors. Doubling up as the choreographer, he projects, through the cast, very hip and definitely happening, not to mention sleek, dance moves.

High School Musical is definitely one hot movie to watch. Not only because of the great chart-topping tunes such as Start of Something New and Breaking Free, but also the lessons to be learned.

And there's more memorabilia: the DVD, soundtrack and junior novels are now in stores. This not a promotional piece, but really, this is one movie you would not want to miss!

Go Wildcats! Get'cha head in the game!