My thoughts on Camp Rock

I wanted to watch the primere on Disney channel, but I ended up working late so I watched the rerun on ABC instead.

So, Camp rock is supposed to be the “New High School Musical.” the biggest difference I see is that HSM had a strong plot. Boy meets girl, they bond by singing, their friends and family don’t support them, they persevere and the songs very much drive the plot, be it where Troy and Gab meet, the responce of the school (Status Que), call backs, etc.

But camp rock is just the opposite. They needed a readon to sing, so they made a whole bunch of musical scenes and then put it at a music camp so they had some sort of reason for all the songs. And the songs, while decent, have nothing to do with anything. They could have been written for anything.

This movie seems to enjoy making really stupid problems that are then resolved after the comersial. That may have to do with the fact that they had four writers, which would make long running developments harder. Overall, it’s like the movie only exists to push several music videos. As a movie, it’s a flop. As a method for promoting the JoBro’s new single as Demi’s new show, it does a decent job. Watch it once, then never again.

My Play by Play Commets as I was watching the movie:

0:02 Demi playing with her hair and running around her room trying to pick out ourfits and such in a cool musical number. Cute. A decent start to the film.

0:03 OMG! Her mom is the Mom on Wizards of Waverly Place! LOL

0:04 Okay we get it, she wants to go but can’t but she will somehow or there’s no movie.

0:05 Shortest day of school ever. And now she’s going. Wow, that was a lot of drama.

0:06 And now they’re there. That was a waste of four minutes.

0:07 A limo parked on dirt? WTF? I’m guessing the rich blond girl is mean.

0:08 Alyson’s character befriends Demi’s character. It took 8 whole minutes. LOL

0:10 Boo. JoBros.

0:11 Demi and meat. Hot. LOL

0:12 Cabin vibe? No comment.

0:13 Free piano! Nevermind

0:14 And The “Who is that girl that’s singing?” scene already? Wow, I expected a little chracter development first. Demi’s not too bad, though.

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0:21 How many times are they gonna say “Camp Rock” in this film? We know what we’re watching, Disney.

0:22 Hi, here’s a new girl. And now here’s a show stopping mucical number. It’s a decent song, but come on people, it’s just like, dropped there.

0:24 Mitchie, Don’t lie about your mom when she’s AT THE CAMP. Idiot.

0:26 Mean girl with two idiot lackeys. Of course. Oh, and mean girl’s mom isn’t there for her? Big surprise.

0:27 Stop pretending to be from China. It makes me think of TAB. 🙁

0:28 So… mean girl is gonna steal the songs, right?

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0:35 “You’re dreaming” “Okay” So stupid…

0:37 Random Jam session? This movie is starting to remind me of Hilary duff’s “Raise Your Voice.” Demi just got picked. Yep totally “Raise Your Voice.”

0:39 That was “Totally great”? Yeah… whatever.

0:41 Demi covered in flour. LOL I’m totally screencapping this movie and using that cap.

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0:48 “Get my agent” scene. Yeah we get it, he’s a bad boy.

0:50 Why does the music camp have a dance class? Looks like they needed to fill some time between “serious” scenes.

0:51 DRUMMERS DON’T NEED TO DANCE.

0:52 NO one cares about Jessica Simpson. Well… except Ashley Tisdale. LOL

0:53 Again, WE GET IT, he’s a bad boy.

0:54 Sparklely. Mean blond girl isn’t half bad. I just don’t like the actual song … bad memories. 😛

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1:02 Sorry does not make for a good gag. Demi’s character finally meets the JoBro guy face to face. Finally.

1:03 LOL I like Alyson’s character. – You call that a foodfight? We could do sooo much better.

1:04 Kitchen duty. Nice plot loop there.

1:05 Ew. JoBro Guy song.

1:07 Liar. That song sucked.

1:08 That chili container is like the size of two of those bowls.

1:09 Mitchie’s busted, and covered in dirty water and chips. ROFLOL

1:10 “She got drowned in her lies” Nice line, Caitlyn.

1:11 Mitchie cleans up fast.

1:12 Mean girl is mean. Even to her friends. But even more to Caitlyn.

1:19 Rolling Stone cones? LOL I liked the themed food. 🙂 And now Mitchie & Caitlyn are getting along again. Of course. Caitlyn was once friends with Tess? Of

course.

1:20 Random sad music. – Agh! More JoBros! *hides* And silver rule, copper rule, tin rule. LOL.

1:22 If it’s a rumor, that they’re supposed to spread, why are they whispering it?

1:23 Shirtless Joe – I didn’t need the visual. And stop flirting

1:25 So now Tess knows. Stalker.

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1:30 Wait, Shane is the owner’s nephew? I must have missed that. And where did the other Jobros come from? Talk about random song for no real reason.

1:35 The lie is found out. At least Mitchie has a friend. And wow, Tess is mean. She makes Sharpay look like an angel.

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1:42 “You look Crushed, Pummeled, absolutely destroyed.” I like that. 🙂

1:44 Tess did steal the song book. I knew it! And everyone fell silent when Mitchie entered the room. Saw that one coming.

1:45 Mitchie’s hiding in the corner. LOL

1:46 “For once I just wanted o fit in and be popular”- Mitchie. I swaer I’ve heard that exact same line before.

1:47 Demi has a nice smile. Yes, let Tess have it!

1:48 …That’s it? Gab did a much better job standing up to Sharpay in HSM2.

1:50 His hands are tied unless they can prove they didn’t take it? What happened to innocent until proven guilty?

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1:56 They mobbed him to get to the list. That was kinda funny, I guess. Ew JoBros.

1:57 “Until the end of final Jam” So… they have to be the last act, right?

1:58 Tess finally pushed away her “friends / lackeys.” Right before the contest, of course.

2:00 Is this gonna be a new trend, Disney Hip Hop?

2:01 The crowd has glo-sticks. LOL

2:02 “The It girls” LOL And Tess’s mom came? Wow. I do like this song, though.

2:03 Tess’s mom picked up the phone during her daughter’s song? Wow. I can’t blame Tess for practicly falling off the stage and crying.

2:05 Another song. WOW, she’s good. Why did she follow Tess around all movie?

2:06 Seriously, this is a good song. I’m guessing the title is “Here I Am.”

2:07 Tess apologized. Wow, maybe she’s changed. But that would ruin the sequel.

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2:14 Okay, Final Jam’s over. So… now what?

2:15 Yeah, he meant that they go last. Okay then.

2:16 Shane finally got it.

2:17 and Shane just totally jumped into Mitchie’s song. And okay, they did did a decent job with that spinning camera scene.

2:18 And the winner is that girl with the good song. Margret/Peggy whatever.

2:19 Tess comes clean. After they would have been disqualified. How nice. LOL

2:20 Finally! I was wondering when we would get to “We Rock.” And Shane and  Mitchie just happen to move to the front of the “everyone” song.

2:21 I like Caitlyn’s outfit. Very cattish.

2:23 And… that’s how they end it? Wow.