StarStruck – DVD and Soundtrack : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Review by JAM
“You don’t get it, your life isn’t real!”
Jessica Olson to Christopher Wilde
“Silly, that only happens in the movies. This is the real world.”
Alexis to Christopher as she breaks up with him
Sometimes the real world is so much harder to live in than a fantasy world, and Christopher Wilde (Sterling Knight from “Sonny with a Chance”) finds this out on the way to true love in the real world.
Preparing for their trip to Hollywood, California to see their grandmother, we meet Jessica Olson (Danielle Campbell) and her sister Sara (Maggie Castle). Typical sisters, they seem to fight nonstop especially now over Sara’s obsession with Christopher (Knight). Christopher himself is trapped in a world of his own fame, with a girlfriend Alexis (Chelsea Staub from “Jonas”, and one of the nicest girls in the world in JAM’s opinion) that is more obsessed with her paparazzi photos than she is with her boyfriend, parents (Ron Pearson and Lauren Bowels) who manage and push him for their own gain, and a movie exec that promises the role of a lifetime as long as Christopher can stay out of the limelight. In fact it seems the only connection he has to the real world is his best friend Albert J, “Stubby” Stubbin (Brandon Mychal Smith also from “Sonny with a Chance”) who seems to keep him level, or as level as he can be.
Jessica (Campbell) has a number of run-ins with Christopher (Knight), even literally the first time as they meet through the crash of a door. In order to avoid the paparazzi, typical Disney Channel hijinks happen that turn a night full of crazy issues that bring the two kids from total different walks of life together, realizing similarities might exist even between their worlds.
Christopher seeks the real world that Jessica has, while Jessica is annoyed by the world that Christopher lives in and that she believes he lives for. Only she begins to realize that maybe the two of them have never known what each others’ lives were really like and realizes he may be more than just a Hollywood wax figure. At least it seems that way until he reverts back to his Hollywood persona. It takes a lot of work, but he realizes that he actually wants to be real, rather than the persona everyone else expects from him. The question is, does he realize it in time to make it up to the girl who makes him real?
JAMS Ink on StarStruck
The plot to the movie seems to be a standard Disney fare, as our hero lives in a world not of his own making, falling for a girl from a completely different world who must rescue him while she realizes her own feelings for him. Beauty and the Beast has the enchanted prince who needs Belle to break the spell, leading to love between them. Sleeping Beauty, in much the same way has the enchanted character, Aurora this time, who needs the prince to save her from the enchantment she is under as he falls in love with her through a chance encounter. Snow White is the same way with the female character needing the rescue. StarStruck follows the same plotline in a good way as we find Jessica doing things that may rescue Christopher from the life he is trapped in, and she finds herself learning to love the Christopher that no one knows. Problem is, Christopher needs to find himself before Jessica can save him.
Sterling Knight and Danielle Campbell truly have good chemistry on screen, which makes this movie even more watchable than it already was. It was fun to watch them having fun, and the screen showed it as we watched. The song he sings to her feels like it’s from the heart (as much as a setup Hollywood moment can) and it is another good moment in a movie that is fun to watch with a good message.
EXTRAS
The extended version of the movie is only available on DVD and is packed with more music to Rock-Along with as you have the ability to rock along with 8 tracks during the movie karaoke style with the lyrics shown on the top of the screen as the songs play, and you have three music videos for StarStruck, Something About the Sunshine, and Party Up. Oh yeah, and if you pick up the disc with the CD alongside it, you get to rock along with the soundtrack from the movie. The soundtrack is good in itself as well, and is definitely worth the slight upcharge for the duo-pack.
StarStruck: Extended Edition from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment glimmered its way onto shelves on June 8, 2010. Check out a star on the rise as Sterling Knight is working towards superstardom and will have you singing his praises, or at least his songs as you watch this movie.
StarStruck: Extended Edition Rated: U.S. ‘TV-G.’ Canada ‘G’. Bonus materials not rated.Feature run time: Approximately 92 minutesAspect ratio: 1.33:1Sound: 5.1 Dolby Digital SoundLanguages: English
Remember check out this review and more from JAM at www.hollywoodteenzine.com for teens and tweens, and at http://jammoviereviews.blogspot.com for movies of all genres and ages.
Review by JAM
“You don’t get it, your life isn’t real!”
Jessica Olson to Christopher Wilde
“Silly, that only happens in the movies. This is the real world.”
Alexis to Christopher as she breaks up with him
Sometimes the real world is so much harder to live in than a fantasy world, and Christopher Wilde (Sterling Knight from “Sonny with a Chance”) finds this out on the way to true love in the real world.
Preparing for their trip to Hollywood, California to see their grandmother, we meet Jessica Olson (Danielle Campbell) and her sister Sara (Maggie Castle). Typical sisters, they seem to fight nonstop especially now over Sara’s obsession with Christopher (Knight). Christopher himself is trapped in a world of his own fame, with a girlfriend Alexis (Chelsea Staub from “Jonas”, and one of the nicest girls in the world in JAM’s opinion) that is more obsessed with her paparazzi photos than she is with her boyfriend, parents (Ron Pearson and Lauren Bowels) who manage and push him for their own gain, and a movie exec that promises the role of a lifetime as long as Christopher can stay out of the limelight. In fact it seems the only connection he has to the real world is his best friend Albert J, “Stubby” Stubbin (Brandon Mychal Smith also from “Sonny with a Chance”) who seems to keep him level, or as level as he can be.
Jessica (Campbell) has a number of run-ins with Christopher (Knight), even literally the first time as they meet through the crash of a door. In order to avoid the paparazzi, typical Disney Channel hijinks happen that turn a night full of crazy issues that bring the two kids from total different walks of life together, realizing similarities might exist even between their worlds.
Christopher seeks the real world that Jessica has, while Jessica is annoyed by the world that Christopher lives in and that she believes he lives for. Only she begins to realize that maybe the two of them have never known what each others’ lives were really like and realizes he may be more than just a Hollywood wax figure. At least it seems that way until he reverts back to his Hollywood persona. It takes a lot of work, but he realizes that he actually wants to be real, rather than the persona everyone else expects from him. The question is, does he realize it in time to make it up to the girl who makes him real?
JAMS Ink on StarStruck
The plot to the movie seems to be a standard Disney fare, as our hero lives in a world not of his own making, falling for a girl from a completely different world who must rescue him while she realizes her own feelings for him. Beauty and the Beast has the enchanted prince who needs Belle to break the spell, leading to love between them. Sleeping Beauty, in much the same way has the enchanted character, Aurora this time, who needs the prince to save her from the enchantment she is under as he falls in love with her through a chance encounter. Snow White is the same way with the female character needing the rescue. StarStruck follows the same plotline in a good way as we find Jessica doing things that may rescue Christopher from the life he is trapped in, and she finds herself learning to love the Christopher that no one knows. Problem is, Christopher needs to find himself before Jessica can save him.
Sterling Knight and Danielle Campbell truly have good chemistry on screen, which makes this movie even more watchable than it already was. It was fun to watch them having fun, and the screen showed it as we watched. The song he sings to her feels like it’s from the heart (as much as a setup Hollywood moment can) and it is another good moment in a movie that is fun to watch with a good message.
EXTRAS
The extended version of the movie is only available on DVD and is packed with more music to Rock-Along with as you have the ability to rock along with 8 tracks during the movie karaoke style with the lyrics shown on the top of the screen as the songs play, and you have three music videos for StarStruck, Something About the Sunshine, and Party Up. Oh yeah, and if you pick up the disc with the CD alongside it, you get to rock along with the soundtrack from the movie. The soundtrack is good in itself as well, and is definitely worth the slight upcharge for the duo-pack.
StarStruck: Extended Edition from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment glimmered its way onto shelves on June 8, 2010. Check out a star on the rise as Sterling Knight is working towards superstardom and will have you singing his praises, or at least his songs as you watch this movie.
StarStruck: Extended Edition Rated: U.S. ‘TV-G.’ Canada ‘G’. Bonus materials not rated.Feature run time: Approximately 92 minutesAspect ratio: 1.33:1Sound: 5.1 Dolby Digital SoundLanguages: English
Remember check out this review and more from JAM at www.hollywoodteenzine.com for teens and tweens, and at http://jammoviereviews.blogspot.com for movies of all genres and ages.
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