ROTTEN TOMATOES: RT on DVD: High School Musical 3 or Midnight Meat Train?

RT on DVD: High School Musical 3 or Midnight Meat Train?

Plus, Quarantine, Body of Lies, Changeling, Religulous, and more.

by Jen Yamato | February 16, 2009

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It's a good week for mediocre films (Body of Lies, Changeling, Quarantine and Flash of Genius, all walking a fine line between Fresh and Rotten) and an even better one if you're a Wildcat fan (High School Musical 3: Senior Year)! Horror fans have an enticing two-fer to consider (Quarantine and the better-reviewed Midnight Meat Train), while left-wingers get the political Borat (Bill Maher's Religulous). See what else is new this week on DVD.

1. High School Musical 3: Senior Year -- 67%

If there's a tween or teen girl in your family, chances are they'll be on their best behavior this week in hopes of snagging the third and final chapter of Disney's High School Musical franchise, which comes to home video in three different piggy bank-draining versions. Should the kids spring for a single-disc's worth of Troy Bolton, a double-disc DVD, or go all the way to Blu?

We recommend picking up the 2-disc DVD over the single-disc because, let's face it, if you're going to buy High School Musical 3, you might as well get more bang for your buck. Where only a single bonus feature appears on the single-disc DVD, more featurettes, bloopers, deleted scenes, and a sing along bolster the 2-disc and enrich the musical tale of PG-rated teen angst (Play basketball or be in the school play? Start college early or go to prom?). It also includes a digital copy of the extended cut of the film. EXTENDED CUT -- that means even more Wildcat singing and dancing!!!

Blu-ray buyers get all of the above, plus a few additional featurettes and the wonderment of seeing Vanessa Hudgens' Neutrogena-sponsored pores in high definition.

Below, check out two exclusive behind-the-scenes clips in which the HSM3 cast learns to waltz and Zac Efron learns the ropes behind the camera. Is a career change in order?

Next: Ridley Scott's Body of Lies falls short of Fresh

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Mr. Bo Ziffer writes:
on Feb 16 2009 04:53 PM

I don't care how Fresh HSM3 is, I'm still convinced that it's the movie they play in the waiting room for Hell. I'll probably rent Body Of Lies and Quarantine this week. But the real reason I clicked on this is because The Midnight Frickin' Meat Train is on DVD!!!

Contrary to popular belief, this is NOT a porno, but probably the best Clive Barker movie since Hellraiser. I saw it on fearNET a few months ago and loved it! Seriously, this has cult classic written all over it. Vinnie Jones hasn't been this awesome since Snatch. And no, I'm not a studio plant. Just a really psyched fan anxiously awaiting the Director's Cut.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Feb 16 2009 05:03 PM

I'm getting Choke, Changeling, and How to Lose Friends in the mail from netflix tomorrow. Body of Lies was a big disappointment and is a decent movie, rent it. Midnight Meat Train is worth renting, its entertaining.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Feb 16 2009 05:18 PM

Great Job, Jen. This must have taken a lot of time.

I agree with Arthur G. about HSM3. Yikes. May there be no more of them!

I'm getting Quarantine, Body of Lies, and Changeling from Netflix.

For some reason, Netflix isn't offering Hounddog. Maybe it's one of those Blockbuster "exclusives."

I'm not getting "How to lose Friends. . ." because Kirsten Dunst is in it. After Spiderman, I just can't cope with her . . .

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WallEField writes:
on Feb 16 2009 05:44 PM

How is Choke not on this list? It's not one of my favorites of the year, nor do I think it's terrible. But it IS being released this week, so why does it not even get a mention?

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Feb 16 2009 06:01 PM

What?! No mention of Dead Like Me either! It's only the followup to one of Showtime's past best shows. (Too bad it only lasted for 2 seasons, it was awesome!)

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Feb 16 2009 06:22 PM

There are only 10 places.

and Choke was BORING. I'm a fan of Palahniuk, and was horribly dissapointed when I saw Choke on opening day.

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collex writes:
on Feb 16 2009 07:01 PM

You know really piss me off about HSM 3? It is that the star of that stupid franchise, Vanessa Hudgens, is 16 and she just bought a 3-million dollars house. A 3 friggin million dollars house at friggin 16!!!

I will never make that money in my whole life, apart from a considerable lucky strike...grrrrrrr. If only she deserved it.

Tomwaits- Hey, I like kirsten Dunst. But red-haired not that ugly blonde she always sports outside of Spidey world

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lestatthevampire writes:
on Feb 16 2009 07:28 PM

Agree with Arthur... man, thank God I clicked on this article. I didn't know Midnight Friggin Meat train was out!!!! You save the day once again, RT!!!

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Poor_Frisco writes:
on Feb 16 2009 08:43 PM

Collex - Hudgens is 20 (born in 1988)
And i'm sure you could find something else you don't like about the film than how the star spends their money.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Feb 16 2009 08:48 PM

"While left-wingers get the political Borat (Bill Maher's "Religulous")"

I'm on the left, and I have no interest in "Religulous". There are two big reason's.

1. Bill Maher is annoying. He has a simple view. He's right, everyone else is wrong. I often agree with him on politics, but he's got no respect for anyone, making him not much different from guys like Bill O'Reilly.

2. Same old, same old. We've seen many a movie that are about how Christians are right wing, homophobic, uptight, well to do Ned Flanders type. And that is mostly true. But, not every Christian is like that. I'm left wing, my church accepts gays, and I'd like to think of myself as a guy who every dude wants to be, and every chick wants to be with. (Yeah, I'm not that great.) I'm waiting for a documentry about both sides of Christianity. And of course, Maher is only going to go to the most radical people of their religion.

Want to see a good documentry about crazy Christians, see "Jesus Camp".

Anyway, "HSM3" looks like torture, to put it mildly, I'd rent "Changeling", "Body of Lies", and "How to Lose Friends". Even though, Jolie looks ghostly white.

I can't begin to express my dissapointment that "Midnight Meat Train" isn't porn. Oh well!

Nice work Jen.

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Tyrant writes:
on Feb 16 2009 11:08 PM

HSM3 can burn in hell! I HATE THAT GARBAGE! Erm, anyways... As much as I laugh at the name (sounds like a porno >_>) I'll take that over HSM3. Hell I'd take a 120 hour American Idle marathon over HSM3... (i hate it that much),

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Tyrant writes:
on Feb 16 2009 11:09 PM

In reply to this comment (#2325169)
$20 says that Disney makes a HSM4: Reunion!!!!!! (pardon the double post)

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Feb 16 2009 11:29 PM

In reply to this comment (#2325638)
While I don't like Bill Maher, after your post, Ledawg, I actually wanted to see the movie more, which I didn't want to see it at all previously. I think it's because I don't like you more and more with each post of yours I read.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Feb 16 2009 11:32 PM

In reply to this comment (#2326040)
Its entertaining, its funny. Its pretty much one sided like Bill Maher generally is, but its funny. Its like a replica of his show- it wont really change your thoughts, its one sided, but its hilarious.

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blattman writes:
on Feb 17 2009 12:15 AM

While I did enjoy Religulous, it did not have enough bite. It just seemed to mild and really didn't uncover anything. I did enjoy the HSM movies mostly for the soundtracks and dancing. There I said it, kill me if you must. I have heard good things about midnight meat train, but will probably wait for it back on cable.

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mssk8erboy writes:
on Feb 17 2009 07:36 AM

I think i will rent Changeling and Body of lies this week. Not really excited for anything else.

-MIKE

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mssk8erboy writes:
on Feb 17 2009 07:38 AM

Also, i wanted to add that i thought Choke was hilarious when i saw it in theaters, and i think it's worth watching.

-MIKE

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Feb 17 2009 10:42 AM

I actually have no intention of seeing Religulous. Some people's religious beliefs are pure and as ingrained in them as the color of their skin, is it right for someone to take that away, like the way people used to take dignity away from those of different ethnicities? Don't we teach to be tolerant of people's cultures? Isn't religious belief sometimes very much a part of someone's culture, shouldn't we be tolerant of that? Just because you have some bad apples in a religious sect (just like you do in the government, police force, military, race, etc.) doesn't mean the religion as a whole is bad, and it should not be attacked as a whole.

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Feb 17 2009 11:23 AM

Thanks for reading, guys. Guess working on Prezzies' Day pays off.

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vitajex writes:
on Feb 17 2009 11:30 AM

That 'Midnight Meat Train' has been available for free on my Comcast On Demand Service for a couple months. I thought it was softcore porn... Now I might have to check it out.

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