In the world of made-for-television, made-for-tweens movies, there is little offered that can even manage to simply avoid annoying those outside the target audience. StarStruck, while certainly not something parents are going to fall in love with, is a slightly different breed.
Starring Sterling Knight (Sonny with a Chance) and Danielle Campbell, the movie takes a fairly common situational romance story (at least it used to be), and aims it at a younger crowd. Sterling plays Christopher Wilde, an outrageously popular teen idol, thus providing us with opportunities for song, while Danielle plays Jessica Olson, one of the only teen girls who isn’t a fan.
We’re introduced to our story by way of Sara, Jessica’s sister, mooning furiously over Christopher in typical, self-proclaimed number-1 fan fashion. Jessica is sickened by her sister’s crush, and doesn’t want to go on the family vacation to Los Angeles which is apparently being taken largely for purposes of Christopher-stalking.
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Back when I reviewed Avatar, my main thought on the subject was that there was little point to the effort. The firestorm that resulted in the comments is probably a clear indication that I was right. If you have some odd interest, you can check the original response here.
Of even less objective value is a review of the Blu-Ray release, not only because opinions are clearly solidified on the subject, but also because everyone already owns it, and the release is utterly devoid of special features.
Nevertheless.
Despite breaking sales records, winning awards, and having its fans and detractors right where it wants them, there is a release out there, and I’m here.
With no bonuses to mention, I can only say that the Blu-Ray looks and sounds just as wonderful as you’d think, though I will say that in my living, on a big screen, it doesn’t seem quite as amazing. The CGI of everything feels more distracting than I remember from the theater.
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