Can't believe after a two year wait this was the best Disney could come up with ... a disjointed story, less then memorable tunes, and plenty of missed opportunities ...
Two years ago the idea of a Disney musical about kids on a beach sounded kinda lame to me, but I kept getting drawn in as I walked by the TV as my kids watched the original Teen Beach Movie. Finally, I sat down to watch the whole thing ... and watched it with them again, and again, and again. Yes, I'll admit it -- I was a late-40's mom who fell in love with Teen Beach Movie.
Having grown up on Beach Blanket Bingo films, I loved what Disney did with this parody in the original film. It was a cute premise that paid homage to the old goofy classics in a really charming way. It was fun, funny, and the tunes were so catchy, we still break out into them from time to time in our house.
So needless to say, over recent months the excitement has been building in our household in anticipation for the premiere of Teen Beach 2 ... then we watched it. Even my youngest who always thinks the sequel (or any most recent movie he's seen) is the best movie ever, looked sadly to me afterward and said he expected better. I'd been holding my tongue with pretty much the same sentiment since the movie started.
My son is still holding out for redemption in a Teen Beach 3. As for me? This was the lame movie I thought I was avoiding the first time around.
Sigh ... that's 2 hours of my life I'll never get back ...
Two years ago the idea of a Disney musical about kids on a beach sounded kinda lame to me, but I kept getting drawn in as I walked by the TV as my kids watched the original Teen Beach Movie. Finally, I sat down to watch the whole thing ... and watched it with them again, and again, and again. Yes, I'll admit it -- I was a late-40's mom who fell in love with Teen Beach Movie.
Having grown up on Beach Blanket Bingo films, I loved what Disney did with this parody in the original film. It was a cute premise that paid homage to the old goofy classics in a really charming way. It was fun, funny, and the tunes were so catchy, we still break out into them from time to time in our house.
So needless to say, over recent months the excitement has been building in our household in anticipation for the premiere of Teen Beach 2 ... then we watched it. Even my youngest who always thinks the sequel (or any most recent movie he's seen) is the best movie ever, looked sadly to me afterward and said he expected better. I'd been holding my tongue with pretty much the same sentiment since the movie started.
My son is still holding out for redemption in a Teen Beach 3. As for me? This was the lame movie I thought I was avoiding the first time around.
Sigh ... that's 2 hours of my life I'll never get back ...