I perused the yahoo movie listings and found a G-rated flick which the girls had been wanting to see, playing at the theater close to my in-laws, so off we went.
So now my life's journey had carried me to a darkened theater with my two very own moppets, watching Disney's version of teenage angst in music, dance, and song.
With it's catchy bubble-gum pop tunage and Dancing with the Stars inspired choreography, I confess to spending a great deal of the movie catching my two little girls digging the ride, moving their feet and trying desperately to memorize the song lyrics.
The strangest aspect of the entire evening was my realization that
2) we were watching a movie filled with attractive young folk whose biggest dilemma is not whether to have sex with their boy/girlfriend before they leave for college and never see each other again
3) we were watching a movie filled with attractive young folk, none of which seemed at all insecure about a serial killer lurking in the shadows of their high school's locker room
Degrassi Jr. High this was not.
There was one movie highlight for dear old Dad in this musical of high schoolers and it came, in all places, during a moving and angst driven junkyard dance number. While the two male leads were hopping and bopping around their childhood hang-out, waxing philosophical on the simplicity and innocence of their youth, I spotted a junked '72 El Camino as one of the dance stage props.
It looked in pretty decent shape. Totally restorable. A good project car to be sure.
Wonder what junk yard they shot that scene in?
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I have to admit to totally enjoying this movie with A and 2 of her friends. The friends were there with their moms except the moms had dumped them for the adult movie in the theater next door.
I'm so glad I didn't follow their lead. The real joy was enjoying the fun with her. The complete innocence of the film was great and the music isn't really that bad!
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