Oh, Camp Rock...

Oh, I really wanted to like it. You don't understand. I actually auditioned for it back in Toronto, so although I didn't get the part, I felt cool having been a small part of the next big Disney Channel movie! Additionally, the Jonas Brothers were going to be in it, as well as this other girl who sounded pretty good in the commercials. So, I had high hopes and expectations.

I should have known that it would have NOTHING on High School Musical 1 or 2. Actually, this is partly true, because its 8.9 million viewers beat HSM's 7.8 million, but didn't even come close to HSM 2's 17.2 million. But enough about the ratings. This was about the movie itself. I am sad to say that I didn't care for it.

Now, I won't go into detail or be unnecessarily harsh, 'cause that's not what we do here at BlogwayBaby. So instead I'll focus on the positives. For example, the movie was shot at Kilcoo, a boys' camp that I went to with my school (note: I am not a boy) in 7th grade, so it was really cool recognizing all the places that I'd been when I went. To think, I once sat where Joe Jonas sat in the movie!!!!!

Also, I was particularly impressed with and pleasantly surprised at Jasmine Richards' performance. She was by far my favorite in the entire movie, and had a pretty nice voice to boot! It's hard sometimes to play the person sucked into the drama of the popular crowd, but I thought she did a fantastic job of not being too ditsy or wimpy. Bravo!

I will say one thing that upset me. The beauty of the High School Musical movies was that there were lots of book songs. However, in Camp Rock, every single song was "hey look we're singing a song now because that's what the characters would do in real life, get it??". Lots of musical styles were showcased, but the ability that High School Musical had to get kids interested in musical theatre was missing. I get it, I get it, it wasn't about musicals. I'm just saying that I kind of missed that part of it... (if even the Cheetah Girls do it, why can't Camp Rock, you know? Cue the angry hate mail... :S)

All in all, I was slightly disappointed, but I managed to sit through it, preferred it to watching regular TV, and had a fun evening with my sister. Therefore, 'twas a worthwhile experience. :-)