Customer Reviews

Spectacular!

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I recorded this on DVR for us to watch, and my 5 yr old and 3 yr old ended up LOVING this movie! One of the songs I caught my 5 yr old trying to sing along with! I will definitly be buying this DVD and soundtrack. I felt like the actors did an excellant job and the songs were catchy and fun!

This one is a made-for-TV teen musical and it's made by Nickelodeon for not to seem behind Disney which had great success with the High School Musical series of films. However, it's a completely different cup of tea. To begin with, the story focuses on a high-school show-band on the one hand, and on the main character Nikko's (Nolan Gerard Funk) journey of self-discovery. These two points really make the film less appealing for the younger viewers for it doesn't involve a cheesy love story (even if it has hints of it) or a basketball team and team camaraderie, or completely cartoonish characters. On the other hand, it's not too appealing for the older siblings and parents group either for it lacks many elements of a proper movie for grown-ups. It's somewhere in between, hence it doesn't appeal to as wide an audience as it should. The songs are so-called rock'n'roll which means upbeat pop with electric guitars, and that's not what it should be... So, you don't have a great storyline to appeal to every age group and you don't have the musical backup to support the weak structure.

Which is a pity, because there are very good performances, especially from Nolan Gerard Funk and Greg Germann. As Greg Germann is around for ages, I believe it's important to have a few words on Nolan Funk here: The young man is good looking, has a strong, good-looking body, and has a voice which can convince people he can sing -at least in a prerecorded format. On the other hand, Nolan Funk is an interesting young actor, because, unlike Zac Efron or other male leads in such films -or his female costar Tammin Sursok for that matter-, he can act, sing, and dance all at the same time! I hope he has a remarkable career ahead of him and his recent co-starring performance at Castle TV series' pilot was promising...
However, the rest of the cast, with Mssr. Germann and Avan Jogia as major exceptions, are not really helping to keep the acting quality where it should be.
All in all, it's a fun film to watch, it has a rational enough storyline, it has above average acting overall compared to the competition, it has catchy tunes and a decent message for a younger audience and not too bad ones for those who like pop, and a great performance from Nolan Funk. The problem with it is that it doesn't really make you wish to watch it over and over and over again. I would still recommend it to buy just to watch Nolan Funk, though.

It was an amazing movie, I loved the songs, loved Nolan Gerard Funk. The beginning and finale will have you singing along it was AMAZING and I want to pre-order the DVD right now!

This is one of the best musical Movies I have seen in a long time.Me and my son both love it.

This is a great movie with very talented actors!
Nolan Gerard Funk is incredible. What a great voice!

i think this is a wonderful movie and thanks amazon for the quixk service

Spectacular is now my all time favorite movie Nolan Funk, Tamin Sursosk, Victoria Justice, and Simon Curtis are the lead characters. I own the Book, Movie, and the Soundtrack, and I never got bored watchin, listening, or reading any of them. This movie is chucked full of singing, Jazz hands, some romance, and backstabbing friends (who Simon Curtis and Victoria Justice play). IT IS GREAT !!!!!!!!!
I'm 12 that is why I think it is great (not really because it is halarious!!)

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I tought this movie was a great movie, my 4 year old son absolutly loves this movie he watchesit at least 2 to 3 times a day. my son sings alng with every song and with every word. i watch it with him and i have to say that i like this movie to, almost like he does. its a really good. movie. the actors are great, i hope if they make a second part to this movie, i hope spectacular wins this time.

Well Nickelodeon really let me down on this one... and it sadens me to say that, bbut it's the truth. It is a LOT like Disney's High School Musical! and that really stinks because Nickelodeon is FAR BETTER than Disney!!!! ... and they don't need to copy them! Actually the movie itself wasn't so bad, it just makes me mad that Nick did that. shame on Nickelodeon, that was a bad move in the wrong direction for them...

I watched this movie well, it was AWFUL!!!!!! I HATED IT!!!!! THE PLOT WAS STUPID, THE MOVIE DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENCE, IT WAS JUST DUMB!!!!