Teen Beach 2 (2015)

Very well executed

I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Id have to say my girls loved the first one, constantly watched it over and over and i honestly have watched it a few times myself and i loved it ! And we were so excited to watch the second one as a family, and when we finally sat n watched it, i was completely confused at the story and sad that it didn't turn out as well as the first one. I was constantly asking what? And why? Like nothing really made sense, especially the ending. My favorite parts out of the whole movie were every part Tanner was in and talking. He constantly had me laughing and was the only exciting part in the movie and the only reason why im giving this a 4 lol.

I came into this movie expecting a low-quality high-school-music-imitation like the last movie but I was pleasantly surprised.The choreography experienced a major improvement. While High School Musical showed up Teen Beach Movie in it's choreography intricacy Teen Beach Movie 2 matched it. Ross Lynch stepped up his dancing too - seen in the school dance off - he must have worked his butt of for that quadruple pirouette and barrel turn. It was a little cheesy at points - the frown/smile song - but I think they made it clear in this movie they weren't taking themselves too seriously.The humour in the movie flowed better then the first movie - or at least for me it did. I actually found myself laughing out loud at this movie compared to the eye rolls I experienced during the first movie.I feel like the content dealt with in the second movie was also more mature then the first movie - excluding the ending. The characters had to deal with greater sacrifice then simply friendship, they had to deal with coming to the reality of teenage relationships and most importantly independence. Seeing Lela so excited to be able to follow her dreams and "do anything even if you're a girl" was really great to see. Women being treated like damsels and simply objects of romance in old musicals was a real problem so this movie subtly calls that out with Lela's pursuit of happiness. I remember how angry I was that Mack gave up her schooling opportunity to surf with Brady in the first - considering how intelligent Mack is supposed to be - so seeing this new focus on independence was awesome.I see a lot of reviews claiming the 60s and 70s vibes are gone in this movie, as if it's a bad thing. I thought it was pretty clear that was on purpose. They did that old vibe for the first movie and did modern for the second as to not recreate the first movie but still keep the characters alive. I really appreciated this because I don't know if I could handle another surfer-vibe movie because I, along with the thousands of other kids watching it, don't have that nostalgia towards surfer movies. So by having this movie less surf-ery it gives the audience something they're familiar with while still relating it to the classic movie.Now some bad things. Of course the whole forgetting each other because they met in the movie spin made little to no sense so that was a major downfall of the movie. I also wish they hadn't added the concept of the disappearing movie but I understand why they wanted to keep the idea that each world balances off each other so they can't intermingle or something along those lines. It was also strange how Mack said that Lela could do all these things such as start a math club in the movie world yet it seems plausible that the movie world is confined to only the locations and resources contained in the movie, making some things impossible and being trapped in a confined world unbearable for Lela. But that's probably a little nit picky. I would recommend it if you're in for a silly, light movie to lift your spirits. Just don't come into it expecting a seamless homage to your favourite 60s musical because that's not what this is. Just enjoy it and don't be a grumpy parent about it either, please.

This movie had its moments but it wasn't quite as good as the first.Some questions, and realize there are spoilers here.SPOILER OK, so first--I think they blew an opportunity. You had the characters of the movie come into the real world. It would have been interesting to have those characters somehow come in contact with the actors that played them--who of course would be 53 years older.It was a little unclear how much time passed between the first and second movies. It almost seemed as if it was like a week later at most.Some more plot points.Again, heavy spoilers here.If it was possible to somehow change the movie at the end, from Wet Side Story to Lela: Queen of the Beach, and because of that, Mac and Brady never met, then Brady never had a Wet Side Story to love, and they never end up in that movie, and never meet Lela and Tanner.If they never meet Lela and Tanner, then Lela never changes the movie.I think it would have made more sense if instead of reliving the movie, we followed the characters from the point AFTER Mac and Brady left.Lela Queen of the Beach then could have been a sequel.Plus, I feel the ending cheats the audience a bit. I get what they were trying to do, but the execution didn't work for me.I do hope they make a third movie though, and don't wait 2 years to do it.

I was really excited for this movie because the first movie was amazing but Teen Beach 2 was kind of a let down. Sure, you could argue. Some songs were catchy, it was a great storyline, some parts were funny and some parts were very touching but I do have my reasons for writing this review. Firstly, the new people totally ruined the vibe, causing me to forget this movie was about 1962 characters. They were totally unnecessary! The movie was overall less bouncy and fun than the first one and was much less music. The ending was my least favourite scene in the entire movie! Wait? So, you (Referring to Disney) just made me cry because Brady and Mack had a massive fight (which was probably the aim) but you make me die because they completely forget about each other? IM SORRY! THATS NOT RIGHT! The first movie was so much more.... Fun and up beat. The sequel had a whole Austin and Ally vibe and I'm definitely not a fan of Austin and Ally! Lucky that the sequel wasn't the first movie otherwise I'd have a lot more frustration for this movie. I just hope there is a 3rd movie where everything goes back to normal (meaning Mack and Brady remember each other and everything they've done together) and the third has just as good a plot, just as good a storyline and the same actors and 1962 vibe as the first one.