It's 2021 and I've NEVER Watched HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL - Let's right this wrong in my life

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[@MathewMcKenna]

Thanks for joining me on this movie journey lmao - hope y'all enjoyed it! Any other movies you'd like me to watch?

[@starii4552]

TEEN BEACH 1 AND 2 PLSSSSS I LOVED THOSE MOVIES AS A KID

[@imogendare688]

Have you seen Mamma Mia, if not you should!!! :)

[@katemurray8201]

If you haven’t seen the 2007 hairspray

[@steph66062]

I'd recommend Lemonade Mouth! It's one of the most well-made Disney Channel movies in my opinion. It has characters with depth, and really great music. (think The Breakfast Club if the characters were a band)

[@riskybusiness42]

@@steph66062 I totally agree

[@erinsimmons7627]

Fun Fact: Zac Effron didn't sing in the first movie at all (because he couldn't hit the high notes). The voice you hear belongs to Drew Seeley

[@insertenombreoriginal5897]

No shit... I've lived a lie my whole life

[@SwiftieCatLover]

Actually I believe it’s both Zac and Drew in this one. Cuz I can hear Zac at certain points

[@haira-hcomsomderobg4773]

Exactly. But his voice sounds amazing in the other two movies! In my opinion his voice is even better then Drew's. And you can see how he was way more connected to the songs and the character in the other movies!

[@Cynthiyes]

@@xgoat_supremacyx7211 yeah he's got like 3 lines, but he does sing!

[@natl5692]

This is not a fun fact This is a life destroying news

[@fightingfaerie]

I know you didn't just completely skip Status Quo. Come on, I would've loved to see your reactions to that one. Just so many silly moments. "I play the CELLO!" "Cool! Whats that...?" *mimics playing cello* "A saw?!" "No dude, its like a giant violin!" "Oooh. Wicked."

[@Melody-bourbonite4life]

I can't believe he cut out that whole song.

[@GentlyUsedFrog]

Maybe this was a copyright issue and instead of cutting it up he just removed it entirely? Not sure.

[@riskybusiness42]

Matthew: Great melody change- Troy: W E ‘ R E B R E A K I N G F R E E

[@mahekbordoloi1280]

ikr i laughed way more than i should have at that

[@katemurray8201]

“Why is his office in the boys’ locker room??” idk but my high school PE teacher’s office was also in the boys’ locker room so...

[@kroganpopy9206]

Same.

[@zombie-pt4uc]

same

[@mandysmiles5222]

Yep. For both high school and middle school my (female) gym teachers had an office connected to the locker room.

[@kayleemckinney2131]

In the US the first “class” of the day is homeroom, it lasts about 15 minutes and is just for school news/letting the kids prepare for actual class lmao. Loved the reaction tho

[@yesthatisababytoucan.youre6983]

Woah really? 😶 I'm American, but I'm also homeschooled, so I had no idea lol

[@JERBYTUBE]

I'm in England and we do this too but it's called 'tutor time' and lasts 30mins

[@CallaBarlowe]

In Australia we don't have this. Some high schools (not all of them though) have a shorter lesson partway through the day, like at my school it's the second period of the day, which is basically Homeroom.

[@HanCae]

@wrn beltran my school has assembly which is just an hour of announcements on monday

[@vylriane1709]

I live in the US and homeroom lasts an hour for me-

[@katshik2282]

He wasn't looking at a pic of Gabriella to see if it was her, he called her to see if it was her which is why her phone rang and phones got confiscated

[@thek9queen77]

The second one is the best one. Fight me.

[@LonelyWonderingWanderer]

I agree, if only for the baseball scene

[@natayliab1266]

Indirect baseball flirting but make it dance

[@marsd7947]

i absolutely agree

[@isahoofnagle5868]

i could not more strongly agree

[@sriprathavasanthysenthil2017]

SO TRUE

[@katetunney7054]

The fact that zac efron is dubbed over for most of his singing in this

[@rockstarbenjamin02]

Am I crazy or did we not see him listen to status quo, I'm lowkey pressed about it because that was my shit 😭💀

[@Antony_Oscar]

Same

[@emilia.ac.2153]

I’d love to see you watch the second one bc the song from the baseball game is literally the best of all three movies (in my opinion)

[@tninotmaru]

f a c t s. The choreography was so cool too!

[@emilia.ac.2153]

Ro YES!!! It’s so good

[@MegaMegaMiner100]

Sharpay is played by Ashley Tisdale who voiced Candace in Phineas and Ferb

[@loiseauxmort9568]

Fun fact: a different version of High School Musical exists for latin american kids where all the songs are in latin american styles and instead of basketball they play soccer. Edit: I decided to fact check myself so I looked further into it and turns out there are mexican, brazilian and argentinan versions of high school musical, with different styles of music and slightly different plots, from what I understand.

[@camilflores1816]

What?? I'm from Argentina and the movie they play in Disney is the exact same, is just in spanish, but the songs are in english with subtitles

[@camilflores1816]

Omg, just searched, i never saw that version in my life

[@noemixm7179]

isnt leon from violetta in that one ?!?!?!?!

[@tninotmaru]

@@camilflores1816 no habia una serie? Con actores argentinos :0

[@v69alix]

I- what-

[@JackieWarner13]

Throwback to me a decade ago finding out Zac didn't sing in the first film & finding out Drew Seeley did it & also took Zacs place on the tour bc Zac was busy filming a movie. I expect a reaction to 2 & 3 😂

[@amandamukeba2700]

I don't care how cringy it is, it was the early 2000 what do you expect I love this series with my whole heart and soul

[@katemurray8201]

Ngl I never watched high school musical either, despite it being literally all of my friends’ childhoods. Friends had hsm lunchboxes and hsm-themed birthday parties. I just never saw it for some reason

[@singingofsilver]

Same, everyone just watched it at some point I didn't even glimpse any of it until highschool

[@ominousmusic]

i would LOVE if he reacted to the second one since all us old HSM fans know that THAT one is the best! 😏

[@SpiffyBlueness]

"We're all in this together" just makes me think... now you're ready to watch A Very Potter Musical!

[@sweetiebella2571]

Mathew being in sync with Troy had me dying lol

[@nobodyknows6487]

Now thats nostalgia!! Didn't even watch it when it came out but still. "Breaking free" and "We're all in this together" were kind of the theme songs of my last year of school. It was played over and over by my classmates especially in the last week, where we have kind of a themeweek, so everybody comes dressed up. It was so fun!! Also my god do I feel "When there was me and you". This movie is both incredibly nostalgic and fun to watch but also cringey and kind of annoying at times, but sometimes you just need those vibes.

[@danabeanthemarshmellowquee9937]

Now he needs to react to the suite life episode when they did high school musical and no one agreed Maddie looked like sharpay

[@daniela6287]

If you didn't enjoy Troy's voice it wasn't actually Zac singing as he didn't know how to sing in the first movie but in the other movies he was singing

[@diamondbluebook]

3:53 BUT NO PLZ, I SAID STEVE IN MY HEAD AND THEN HE ACTUALLY SAID IT, IM CRYING

[@bubbles447]

He's not just watching or reacting the movie hes straight up roasting it..and i love it. 😂😂 Pls do more of these kinda videos

[@bbrookie_lynn4608]

How is Mathew simultaneously me at like 4 when I first watched this and me now. Iconic

[@starii4552]

ngl when i saw this notif on discord i felt like crying on the spot /lh

[@ordinary-not2525]

Actually sometimes it’s hard for me to remember someone I met just a week ago, it really is frustrating. It’s led to some awkward conversations

[@rainyparade7867]

Honestly every school I've been to has had gym teacher's offices in the locker room

[@SuDaixi]

Him:"what class is this?" Me:"homeroom. obviously." And then I remembered that is probably not a thing in a lot of countries.

[@mandysmiles5222]

Fun fact: Sharpay plays (and sings for) Candice in Phineas and Ferb

[@1313131313super]

i need the hsm 2 reaction now lol

[@mariegemms6097]

WHY DIDNT YOU HAVE A REACTION TO STICK TO THE STATUS QUO 😩😩 I love that one

[@marsbarsdraws1453]

i think the office in the locker room is an american thing cuz every school ive been to (that had locker rooms) had an office in one

[@bubbles447]

Your prf pic gives me depressing flashbacks.

[@Yourapplefriend]

Would you be open to watching the others too? The second movie is a fan favorite and has some absolute bangers!

[@korbinjohnson5084]

the thing that baffles me about the first HSM movie is that they had someone else sing for Zac Efron even tho Zac can sing. dunno why they did that

[@Melanie-jy2nw]

I think it was puberty. His voice was changing during the first movie so his voice wasn’t great singing

[@JorgeSchz2004]

*Ryan Evans* aka the best charachter in the whole movie series. PERIODT!

[@crystaljones1998]

Oh! Just found you last week and have been watching you ever since but forgot to show my appreciation! Love your content and reactions! You have a new subscriber!

[@MathewMcKenna]

thank you so much, this was such a sweet comment

[@bogtree100]

Love the vibe of this video and your humour >>>

[@SoapyTurtles]

2 and 3 are so much better than the first and no one can change my mind. I feel like people only love the first movie because of nostalgia, and I know I do too to some degree, but the sequels hold up so erll and have a better story/plot, better songs, better acting, etc. It's just only improvements as you go.

[@3ggiee]

I need more movie reactions like this, Mathew made HSM so enjoyable

[@zararobnett8284]

Watching this after watching you react to INSIDE which was beautiful and emotional and just heavy and it’s a refreshingly light follow up. Thanks 😊

[@isahoofnagle5868]

the class was homeroom im pretty sure, so that’s why it was short also you should watch the second one, it’s the best. great video :)

[@wintersong1235]

The clothes my goodness. What a throwback

[@shineforevercommentary8193]

17:26 the exclamation point always makes me laugh lmaoo

[@softsadboy3433]

i love this movie so much (and me and my friend are making our own high school musical haha) but what's fascinating is that it was filmed in utah, plus the high school musical: the series was filmed at alta which is where i go to, plus at eastmond high (the original set)

[@alaasusername]

I'm BEGGING you to do a HSM2 reaction - the acting is better and the songs as well!

[@kahliltijidor6107]

trust me when I say the 2nd one was liked more by a lot more people

[@Excalibur-Sonic]

You SO have to watch the other movies, the songs just get better and better!

[@sprinkles06]

Omg you need to do thr next two! The songs only get better lol (Well movie one songs are iconic, but they do get more catchier and bop-ier :D)

[@mintyglitches]

please watch the second and third hsm movies too because some of the songs are SUCH bangers

[@tartilli]

If you can, please watch High School Musical 2! Most people agree it's the best story and song-wise! The ma-ma-ma is actually from the 2nd movie!

[@ellinskey4422]

The dance for All in this together we we did four years ago at my prom as part of our choreography... it was very cringey to participate😅😂

[@pencilbuddyinc7782]

There’s a high school musical series and the singers in it are much more impressive.

[@jada6848]

Okay, now you HAVE to complete the trilogy. I need to see your reaction to the third movie (which got a theatrical release)

[@torismith8753]

My dad had all 3 soundtracks on his ipod when I was younger and to this day he wont skip them and claims theyre only on there for me

[@sofialu226]

You didn't put the Status Quo song? That's like the main theme in the movie, that's why is so stereotypical xd

[@brooklynzediker7333]

I feel like he forgets this takes place at an American public school

[@trbld5219]

12th video telling Mathew to check out Will Wood and the Tapeworms. My patience shan't falter.

[@DementisXYZ]

"I, a grown-ass man..." who was wedged right into the middle of the target demographic back at the time of the movie's release "...have never seen High School Musical." Honestly, that's an achievement, I believe.

[@samyahmaxwell9573]

As someone that just left high school they totally still do put kids faces on the front of huge posters. My schools basketball is cheerleading and that team is front and center in the school

[@chaelo.]

i may or may not be bingeing your channel HOWEVER i know its not so much music based but i'd love to see you watch a silent voice or your name FAIR WARNING THEY DID MAKE ME CRY BUT THEYRE AMAZING

[@justlike1olivia]

Please I'd really love to see your reaction to the second and third as well😂 I literally had the same reaction when I watched the movies for the first time (I still don't know how to feel about them after all this time)

[@Moonchado]

The lack of Stick to the Status Quo is DEAFENING

[@kroganpopy9206]

You should react to "I Don't Dance" from Highschool Musical 2.

[@laurenjones1660]

In Highschool here (Australia) we have rollcall or something similar where we get our names marked and delivers news etc. in America they call it Homeroom.

[@Hotgirlenergy]

Oh my goodness lol I’m dying “Gabriella” When you were like, just imagine you come across them once they say their name after meeting them In my head, I’m like Steve and then you said Steve I’m dying😂

[@aliciagirl8847]

Please check out Tv Girl! They’re an interesting band that make “hypnotic-pop” music! Some good songs to react to are: Not allowed, Lovers Rock, Birds Don’t Sing, Hate Yourself, and Louise

[@chelsiekershaw]

Bruh why did I know you were gonna say “Steve” 🤣😭

[@alexanderwiles2003]

i need reactions to all these movies honestly also if u could do the disney movie truth that would be great too its also a musical

[@r0sebee]

please watch the other 2 movies. please!!! they are amazing along with their songs

[@christinamarkov6270]

we are legit doing this for my school musical this year. we were meant to perform next week but it got postponed cause of corona :(

[@that_geek6642]

Please watch the other highschool musical movies as well!!

[@sparklepool101]

Listen, the one thing we can all agree on is that it was a crime that the director wasn’t allowed to confirm Ryan being gay in any of these

[@kaylaaa6598]

kenny confirmed it last year i think

[@edieee]

we need a hsm 2 commentary!!

[@xx_bumblebeep_xx4158]

‘ I AM HERE’ *smile*

[@DarleneLesmana]

"i can't sing" *drew seeley has entered the chat*

[@bronyacarlin4352]

I cannot believe you skipped the bathroom scene where shadowy would very clearly be able to see Gabriella hiding :(

[@gummybearlover1204]

YOU SHOULD DO MOVIE REACTIONS TOO!!

[@rainbowrocks1020]

At some high schools (especially rich ones) around where I live, they actually do make banners of their sports players. However they usually hang them on the field they play on. It’s a big flex on certain schools in my area

[@fromether7638]

Excited fro High School Musical 2 aka the best one

[@elphiene]

mans rlly didnt show us the best song is the movie and expected me to not react

[@phoenixwing5133]

13:25 I mean fun fact for me. I was in marching band in high school and just graduated this year. We had like 3 large banners in our band room with really good pictures of a few students from past years. They're in there 24/7

[@Zoeeeee15]

This video on 2X speed is just incredible 😂❤

[@Pokelova]

You really have to give in to the camp to get the most out of it

[@codycutler]

I WATCHED THIS ON SUNDAY AND I FORGOT HOW MUCH THE MUSIC SLAPS

[@sakshiupadhyay2627]

my eyes widening as i read the title of this video

[@shineforevercommentary8193]

'What I've been looking for was' sharpay ryan version. was my jamm when I was younger

[@DarleneLesmana]

the funniest part about hsm is schools production doing it and making theatre kids learn basketball

[@willowsandrosesv1874]

you should react to wallows! some of my favorites of theres are: Are you bored yet?(feat clario) (You should react to clario too! I love her music sm) Let the Sun in Just Like a Movie

[@mostannoyingscaramain]

I read the title and my first reaction was: WHAT-

[@ghost-39]

You should do a video on vocaloid music! It's a bit old but it would make a great video!

[@El_Ezra_Meitar5]

So listen. Imma need you to please do the next one as well. This was to fun. I really enjoyed cringing sling and it cannot be over with that. So… pretty please ?

[@hester1254]

This is the best

[@MathewMcKenna]

no u

[@manny5931]

I need a Cheetah Girls 2 music reaction NOW!!!

[@davidpeebles5448]

I wish he kept the best scene in the reaction "What the heck are those two doing in a tree!"

[@mapizbernal2289]

I really hope you watch the second and third as well!

[@heyhi5503]

u need to react to the other 2 movies too. the 3rd one is my favorite

[@jazleenluna]

You HAVE to react to the 2nd and 3rd especially the 2nd one

[@Inkling2]

how did this guy not see anything? Like.. my whole childhood.

[@agneebags]

legit watched high school musical for the first time two days ago what the hell