Thursday, June 26, 2008

Camp Rock: Yay or Nay?

I can't believe I'm actually posting about this, but I'm very curious after the guilty pleasures of the HSM movies. Has anyone seen Camp Rock, the latest attempt by Disney to control the minds of children between the ages of 6 and 13 all over the country? If you have, what did you think about it? And, most importantly, are there any Sharpay-level divas I should be paying attention to? At my place of employment, the shit paraphernalia with the lead characters is all over the place and already annoying the fuck of me. Didn't the movie just come out like a week ago? How can they have a Camp Rock stool out already?

On another note, does anyone else get really annoyed just at the sight of the Jonas Brothers? Not only are 2 of the 3 skanky looking beyond belief (the curly-headed one isn't too bad), but they are the biggest tools ever. I remember I was watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve and they were on there ringing in the new year, but I never would have recognized them because I seriously thought for 5 minutes they were Panic! At the Disco. They had on the obnoxious trench coats and those Abe Lincoln-inspired stove top hats. Besides being skanky and complete tools, they are also ultra-religious which makes me super-uncomfortable.

2 comments:

J.D. said...

I haven't watched it yet. I'm not sure if I want to anyway. I like Demi, though.

I actually have a bit of a crush on Nick. He's the only one who doesn't look like a half-Japanese lesbian, and he actually seems like a nice guy. *blushes*

Marcy said...

I actually have a bit of a crush on Nick. He's the only one who doesn't look like a half-Japanese lesbian, and he actually seems like a nice guy.

LOL J.D. You're right, the other two do look kind of half-Japanese lesbian-ish.

James, I haven't seen HSM yet (and I will, very soon) but Camp Rock is pretty mediocre. Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas are okay, I guess. Lovato can be charming at times, but I guess I just didn't like her character much. The plot is decent...if you're a twelve-year-old girl who is oblivious to stupid cliches.

But there is a diva in the film that might interest you: Tess Tyler, played by Meaghan Jette Martin. Tess is the stereotypical popular girl and she is accompanied by two pretty catchy songs. She's nothing special, IMO.

The movie is kind of entertaining for what it is but it is quite sloppy around the edges. I like some of the songs, though. They are catchy in the ways Disney music usually are.