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(1 - 24) of 24 OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh Page   1   "While 'HSM3'is a conspiculously peppy musical romp, it's also an extremely corny and incredibly lazy film."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   A. J. Hakari "Director/choreographer Kenny Ortega takes advantage of the big screen by filling it with eye-popping colors and highly entertaining dance routines."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 3/5 "may seem like yet another example of milking an already flush franchise, but when it goes down as easily as this, who really cares?"   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron B+ "Living in a moronic Step Up world of drearily sexualized hipster dancing and manufactured anti-establishment attitudes, the skim milk allure of HSM is appreciated, offering a throwback to the sunny day spirit of a Garland/Rooney musical."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf B+ "I so wanted to hate this movie - and I was doing well until halfway through, when I actually started to feel nostalgic and happy. Damn!"   EDGE Boston   David Foucher 2/4 "...suffers from precisely the same sort of problems that plagued its two underwhelming predecessors..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B- "It's not bad. It's a lump, but it's a benign lump."   Film.com   Eric D. Snider B- "Whatever the flaws, it's lively and colorful enough to satisfy the target audience as a fitting close to the ultra-popular series."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A pleasant and peppy diversion."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/5 "The singing, dancing, live-your-dreams plot of High School Musical 3 may be even more retro than the '80s dance moves Ortega rips off, but then again, it's not retro if you weren't around for it the first time."   Redbox   James Rocchi "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy "Much of the credit for the movie's winsome genuineness should go to the charismatic Efron, who has filled-out nicely in the years since the franchise began."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   John P. McCarthy 3/5 "This film has the exact same tone and flavor of its predecessors."   Film School Rejects   Kevin Carr "All these all-singing, all-dancing high-schoolers are downright adorable, and without being annoying about it, either..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2/4 "High School Musical 3 is like Grease meets Up With People in the United Colors of Benetton. Not a combination that fills me with joy."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "With a gossamer-weight plot line that makes Archie Comics look like Dostoyevksy but all the heart, spirit, and sweetness and fun its fans are hoping for."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 1.5/4 "It's hard not to see the rabidly popular series's deliberate insubstantiality, its desire to address teendom in juvenile ways, as a depressing commentary on the dwindling standards of young entertainment consumers."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2.5/5 "[A] moviegoing public that made "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" #1 at the box office two weeks in a row demands more, dammit."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 2.5/5 "Completely lacking a plot or actual characters, this colourful film is more like a musical revue about a sanitised, fantasy version of high school. It's lively and watchable, but painfully vacuous."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C+ "I'm glad I didn't pay full price to see this, but it is not a bad way to pass some time in a bargain theater or a cheap movie rental."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten "Like the burnouts who stick longer than their leather jackets warrant, the shtick has gotten stale."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell 6/10 "While undistinguished, it's bouncy, wholesome fun - unless you're a 10 or 11 year-old. In that case, it's the coolest movie of the year."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 4/10 "It isn't Bad any more than it's Good, for it is a business venture after all, and Disney can rightly assume that their target audience won't care."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 3/4 "Despite its cheesy premise, HSM3 is poised to bring its fanbase in droves to the theaters to watch their favorite characters one more time."   BlackFilm.com   Wilson Morales  (1 - 24) of 24 OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh Page   1