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Andrea Lewis, Avan Jogia, Christopher Jacot

Spectacular is a Nickelodeon original movie that features current music and a nice message about making good choices and working hard to achieve success. It's not easy to make it in the music business...( read more  read more... ) and young rock star wannabe Nikko Alexander (Nolan Gerard Funk) faces some tough choices when his band members throw him out of his own band and the most powerful record producer in town informs him that he needs $5000 to cut a demo to have the slightest chance of breaking into the music business. Show Choir singer and dancer Courtney (Tammin Sursok) needs a new male lead for her group "Spectacular," but she and Nikko couldn't be further apart in their styles, work ethics, or approaches to performance. Desperation drives Nikko to join Spectacular in hopes of colleting a share of some potential prize money, but conflict between Nikko and Courtney is constant. Adding to the unease is a standing rivalry between show choirs Ta-Da and Spectacular that's growing increasingly more intense thanks to the defection of some Spectacular members to the Ta-Da team. Nikko's competitive spirit leads him on a mission to update Spectacular's moves to prove that show choirs can be cool too, but his efforts only further enrage Courtney. Teen angst and romance add to the turmoil as do lingering hard feelings between Nikko and his former band members. Bonus features are generally brief and uninspiring and feature interview and backstage footage, two music videos ("Everything Can Change" and "For the First Time") with optional karaoke tracks, downloadable ringtone, and a dance tutorial. While Spectacular has some high caliber rock tunes from the musical team Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil of High School Musical 1-3 fame, the film's story and characters aren't nearly as captivating as High School Musical or even Camp Rock. Perhaps it's just the whole show-choir concept with its highly stylized choreography and almost old-fashioned feel that leaves viewers with a vague and uneasy sense of strangeness.

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Unrated, 93 minutes

Directed by: Robert Iscove

Release Date: February 16, 2009

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DVD Release Date: March 31, 2009

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  • adesolah
    November 14, 2009
    adesolah
    Love the songs...it is kinda touching!!!!!!!
  • clau0dia
    November 2, 2009
    clau0dia
    great movie, mult mai bun decat HSM
  • cappieforpresident
    September 27, 2009
    cappieforpresident
    I absolutely love it! It's funny, it's cute and it has good music. Especially Nolan Funk is GREAT! What a SPECTACULAR movie! <3
  • gazi94
    September 23, 2009
    gazi94
    i likd this movie!!!1
    nolan gerard funk waz soo hot!!!
  • MarkFuzzyAnthony
    September 22, 2009
    MarkFuzzyAnthony
    I enjoyed watching it. It has Tammin Sursok one of the best Aussie female actresses.
  • Knowlesey14
    September 21, 2009
    Knowlesey14
    I thought this was great. Loved Tammin's work, she played her part really well. The music was good too, so if u like High School Musical see this.
  • knowlesey
    September 18, 2009
    knowlesey
    I saw it as a less corny & budget version of High School Musical but it was still enjoyable to watch. Nolan Gerard Funk & Tammin Sursok were good as the male & female leads but no real stand-outs for the rest of the cast. Storyline was very predictable but sometimes it's fun know...( read more)ing what's going to happen next :P Songs were also pretty catchy and impressive. Obviously it's no real match for the High School Musical saga or the current Glee TV Series; but it's still good fun and wort a look.
  • husky10000years
    September 18, 2009
    husky10000years
    The thing with movies characterized by music and performing arts is that its essence depends largely on the relevance and the timing of its performances in relation to a particular issue in the story. Spectacular! may be underrated and under-appreciated but a deeper analys...( read more)is of the movie may reveal quite a degree of sense and heart in it lying behind its seeming superficiality. The movie can be summarized through its four songs strategically performed in different parts of the story. For the first song, we are practically introduced to the band singer, Nikko Alexander. Conflicting perspective somehow made it quite a deal for Nikko Alexander. Nothing natural, however, can be hidden for long. Soon, his outlook was discovered and surprisingly appreciated by the choir members. In fact, he started teaching the choir members new dance steps for a change. The second song, we are drawn to the idea that Nikko Alexander finally and officially got hooked into the performing choir as he started introducing new Spectacular traditions. The third song, as in any other group endeavoring to soar, unpleasant things sometimes happen, test of character, difficult choices to be made, truth uncovered during the worst of circumstances, break ups. Good thing is that people are almost always drawn to where their heart is. Realizing that he taught the group something new to believe in and that it's heartless to just abandon and fail them after what they've been through, Nikko Alexander made the most risky decision in his lifetime. The last song is the end credits song. It's practically a good summary and I guess everything that happened in the story already speak for themselves.
  • jonasfan
    September 10, 2009
    jonasfan
    Looooooooooooove it!!!!!!!
  • amandathefarmer
    September 1, 2009
    amandathefarmer
    This is a great movie, the music is great and a must see for all who love musicals.

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  • Rosepetal75
    April 2, 2009
    Rosepetal75
    http://www.nick.com/shows/spectacular/index.jhtml?cid=YSSP
    Spectacular!!
  • orlybloomluver
    February 12, 2009
    orlybloomluver
    omg i met simon curtisi at my school he is soo amazing..too bad he doesnt have a flixster. well anyways hes in this movie so ya like i think he is really hoot.. but ya cant wait for this movie to come out so i can see it!
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