Who's Going to Prom? Not Me.

1. Couple 1: Clichéd Bad Boy/Good Girl ripping off the one from 10 Things I Hate About You.
2. Couple 2: Also ripped off 10 Things I Hate About You, the slightly less attractive beta couple to appeal to the less socially accomplished in the audience.
3. Couple 3: They are black, and therefore COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from the other two couples, despite the fact that they seem to have no plot involvement at all.
4. The Last Guy: He obviously will end the movie alone, because WHO EVER HEARD OF A NERD WITH A LIFE?

My point exactly.

After viewing the latest trailer from the U.K. to the biggest tween heartthrob movie of the year from the good folks at Disney, along with the above comment from user mylightside, on YouTube describing the film in a nutshell, I have one thing to say to those people associated with this film: Why?

Why do we even need this flick even after we’ve been through prom in High School Musical 3? As safe as that movie was back in 2008, this film seems to try its best to border between a PG and PG-13 rating. Come on guys. We know that outside of the Pirates films, Disney will NEVER shoot for a PG-13 except when the film’s being released under their other name: Touchstone Pictures.

After dealing with lawn gnomes, after three weeks, topping the box office, Disney seems to be taking one step back in mediocrity. Even if Gnomeo and Juliet became a hit among kids and families, Prom seems to be another film that I bet even John Lasseter wishes it never saw the light of day. Heck, Cars 2 is another Disney film of the year that should have been nothing more than possible animated shorts to be attached to future Pixar films. Some people were split with the first one but what does the Mouse house care about? Money.   

What does this company hope for Prom: immediate success that could lead into a possible Disney Channel Original Series where drama and comedy will mix again hoping that it won’t lead the show to die a slow death like that of Jonas and its second season Jonas L.A.

I think 2011 will continue to be Disney’s weakest year with the possibility that the Phineas and Ferb film will make me think again about the company’s success on TV. As a whole, it seems that I’ll have to hold out for hope that 2012 will be better. 

As for the last guy who’s desperately looking for a date in this film (please let it flop),

look no further than the best friend.

 

Watch the extended U.K. trailer for yourself: http://bit.ly/h97lwI