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'Bandslam' Movie Review
Movie Review: Bandslam
Author: Leon
For a movie about a tri-state high school battle of the bands Band Slam has way too many late twenty-somethings and thirty year-olds playing teenagers. The lead actor, Gaelan Connell, could easily be mistaken as Shia LaBeouf’s genetically-challenged little brother and the lead actresses are both Disney Channel properties, Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical 1-3) and Aly Michalka (Phil of the Future). The story is formulaic and full of pieces borrowed from much better movies. In fact, it could quickly be summed up as “What if the Disney Channel decided to make their own version of SCHOOL OF ROCK?” Hey, why not? It was pretty successful for them when they did it with GREASE to make the High School Musical series.
Only Band Slam isn’t a Disney movie. It was made independently here at Austin Studios and with everything negative I’ve said about it (there’s plenty I’ve left out)…it’s still a likable little movie. Gaelan Connell makes ‘Will Burton’ a very charming schlub. And even though Vanessa Hudgens is thoroughly unconvincing as a perpetually depressed, semi-goth chick, Aly Michalka has more than enough personality to carry nearly 40% of the movie.
It’s a rare teen comedy that manages to be just as funny as all the others without resorting to vulgarities or gross out humor. Imagine a clean- cut rock’n roll fantasy (sounds like an oxymoron already) aimed at tweens, where musicians learn to play songs together in moments and everyone gets second chances- except this time it’s one that you wouldn’t mind sitting through with your kids.
RATING: Rental (high)
What did the rest of the crew think?
Korey: Matinee
Co-Host 3000: Rental
Author: Leon
For a movie about a tri-state high school battle of the bands Band Slam has way too many late twenty-somethings and thirty year-olds playing teenagers. The lead actor, Gaelan Connell, could easily be mistaken as Shia LaBeouf’s genetically-challenged little brother and the lead actresses are both Disney Channel properties, Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical 1-3) and Aly Michalka (Phil of the Future). The story is formulaic and full of pieces borrowed from much better movies. In fact, it could quickly be summed up as “What if the Disney Channel decided to make their own version of SCHOOL OF ROCK?” Hey, why not? It was pretty successful for them when they did it with GREASE to make the High School Musical series.Only Band Slam isn’t a Disney movie. It was made independently here at Austin Studios and with everything negative I’ve said about it (there’s plenty I’ve left out)…it’s still a likable little movie. Gaelan Connell makes ‘Will Burton’ a very charming schlub. And even though Vanessa Hudgens is thoroughly unconvincing as a perpetually depressed, semi-goth chick, Aly Michalka has more than enough personality to carry nearly 40% of the movie.
It’s a rare teen comedy that manages to be just as funny as all the others without resorting to vulgarities or gross out humor. Imagine a clean- cut rock’n roll fantasy (sounds like an oxymoron already) aimed at tweens, where musicians learn to play songs together in moments and everyone gets second chances- except this time it’s one that you wouldn’t mind sitting through with your kids.
RATING: Rental (high)
What did the rest of the crew think?
Korey: Matinee
Co-Host 3000: Rental
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Comment by linksavetheday89 on August 18, 2009 at 11:16am -
i really liked the movie its a high matinee
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Comment by Mr. Whiplash on August 18, 2009 at 10:31am -
What's with the written reviews?
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Comment by Jon on August 18, 2009 at 10:23am -
I concur with Korey
but personally Id give it a full-price
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Comment by jonathon on August 18, 2009 at 10:23am -
it sucks and you suck to
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Comment by david chalker on August 18, 2009 at 10:12am -
i saw this movie, i was working a double at my cinema and had a 3 hour gap between shifts and this was the only thing on so rather then sit around i decided to bite the bullet and see it. i thought i knew what i was gonna get something like a disney school of rock or the rocker wasnt really expecting anything new. the film actually surprised me, sure it stuck to the same format but it actually bothered to try new things. not all of the come off but it was good to see someone using original ideas
RATING: overall i would say its at worst a high rental for people such as myself that dont really like hsm films cause its actually more of a coming of age story sort of like adventureland then it is a hsm knock off
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Comment by Hades Lord of the Dead on August 18, 2009 at 9:50am -
This movie freakin bombed at the box office this weekend.
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