What I loved most: The songs

What I really hated: None

If you like Grease 60's music, you will love this movie. Commendable singing performance and the songs are well written and composed. However, do not expect John to be as good as Eddie Murphy. Give this musical movie a shot you might like it. Me on the other hand will purchase the soundtrack because the songs in here rocks!!!!

What I loved most: the music, the dances, the sets, the movie

A pleasantly appealing and remarkably entertaining old fashioned musical which delivers toe tapping songs, wondrously choreographed dance sequences and an impressive debut performance. Nikki Blonsky may not be the big name but she carries the entire movie with a remarkable cheerful and appealing performance in her first movie as the main character, Tracy Turnblad. Her charm and enthusiasm is infectious and you can’t help but root for her as she initially seeks her dreams and then finds her place in the world. She also sets the tone for the entire film from the opening number, “Good Morning Baltimore” The movie is set in the early 1960s when the most popular show in television is The Corny Collins Show, hosted by Corny Collins (Marsden) and produced by Velma Von Tussle (Pfeiffer) who is intent on getting her daughter, Amber (Snow) – a dancer on the show – crowned as Miss Teenage Hairspray, one way or another. When there is an open audition to replace a dancer on the show, chubby Tracy sees it as an opportunity to fulfill a dream to appear on the show. Despite protests from her mother, Edna (Travolta in a 30 pound fat suit and dresses allowing him to completely disappear into his character) but encouraged by her father, Wilbur (Walken), Tracy embarks on a life changing experience that brings new friends and finds love. The notion of Travolta in drag and a fat suit may have some novelty appeal (and early production photographs did not help with every instinct screaming just how wrong it seemed) might cause apprehension in a casual viewer and it generates snickers when he first appears on screen, but it worked. After the initial ‘shock’, it’s actually a wonder that he pulls it off, even with the dancing and singing. The duet he shares with Walken as husband and wife comes across as remarkably sweet and tender (even if you keep in mind, it IS Travolta in drag). It has to be said that the make up on Travolta is amazing. The rest of the cast appear to be having a ball of a time with their performances from Michelle Pfeiffer playing the manipulative bad girl, whose machinations rub off on her daughter played by Brittany Snow, to Walken who is remarkable graceful with his song and dance routine (he trained as a dancer before he got into serious acting) as is James Marsden, shedding any leftover image of playing Cyclops in the X-Men movies. Zac Efron is far better here than he was in both High School Musical movies, and he sounds better singing here than in the Disney movies. Amanda Bynes is a little subdued in the first half and is a little restrained in the second half but she does get her moment to showcase her talent. Even John Waters, the writer / director of the original 1988 movie has a brief cameo in the opening number. His original star, Ricki Lake, also pops up in a cameo towards the end of the movie. I wish I could compare this to either to original or the Broadway show but having seen neither, I take the movie as it is. From what I know, this version is an adaptation of the Broadway musical (with music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman), which in turn was only based on the movie, which used songs of the era in its soundtrack. I have read that some die-hard fans do have issues. On its own, without the reference of the other incarnations, this is pure feel-good entertainment worthy of its effort.

What I loved most: i liked the part when zac aka lik. told brittany aka amber off!!!

What I really hated: nothing was boring!

aahha i juz kept on screaming when zac a.k.a lik (acted in high school musical) juz came up on screen because he is hot,cute and he is mine!!!!!!!!!!!haha ok i gtg hope to talk to you guys again soon bye! love, michelle

The muscial was great! Makes you feel like dancing along when you see them sing and dance. Strong cast with great voices. Felt like buying the soundtrack immediately after finishing the movie. Makes me laugh from the start to end of the movie!