The American Mall
The American Mall
#1The American Mall
Posted: 8/10/08 at 2:50pmI watch MTV alot and I just saw the first preview for "The American Mall" why are they waiting till the last minute to advertise when this thing airs tommorow?
#2re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/10/08 at 2:55pm
Haha, I thought Rob Mayes was Gavin Creel in the commercial I saw playing at a six flags by me.
edit: And Yassmin Alers is in it!
edit 2: And so is Neil Haskell!!! My love!
edit 3: and it's a musical! I had no clue!
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Updated On: 8/10/08 at 02:55 PM
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#2re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/10/08 at 4:36pm
I saw the movie and it is great. I think it would have been better, though, if the whole thing wasn't in the mall. It was, in my own opinion, a mixed version of “Camp Rock” and “HSM” at a mall. That’s a good thing, though. The only song I think had bad vocals was Autumn Reeser’s “The New You”. I liked the rest of the songs and I felt there could’ve been more songs!! This movie left me thinking… sequel? I felt that the opening number “Every 10 Seconds” was the movie’s version of “Greased Lightning”. It was all set up like it and everything which was really cool! The soundtrack cover also reminds me of “Grease” when I see Ally and Joey (main characters) on the top. The songs are great and I love how they are played out on screen. My favorite songs are “Survivor”, “A Little Bit of Heart Somewhere”, “Sorry’s Not Enough”… basically all of the songs. lol. This was great and I hope there is a sequel planned!
The soundtrack and DVD of the movie come out on Tuesday and the movie airs tomorrow at 9/8c on MTV.
dramamama611
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#3re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/10/08 at 4:40pmI don't know on TV but in NYC you couldn't get away from the ads plastered on just about every bus that drove by.
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jacobsnchz14
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#4re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/10/08 at 4:45pmI only saw one ad on TV, and a couple of ads in mgazines, and ALOT of web ads. I didn't think they would do it on a bus. They may have did it for Search for Elle Woods, but I didn't think they'd do it for TAM.
#5re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/10/08 at 9:34pmRodney To is in it too. I think he's playing a high school student. hah
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#6re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/10/08 at 10:15pmI can't count the number of ads I saw for this in the subway.
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#7re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/10/08 at 10:29pmI must have seen this commercial a thousand times while I was in line for the Dark Knight Coaster at Six Flags. It looks kind of like a more mature High School Musical. For the record, the ride sucked.
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#8re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/11/08 at 12:27amIve seen at least 15 commercials on tv in the past week. It looks pretty cheestastic, but im so excited for NEIL HASKELL!
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#9re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/11/08 at 12:43amIs this supposed to be on the Bway board? I'm not complaining, I myself didn't start a thread about it here thinking there was one already in the Off-Topic section, I could be wrong...
#10re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/11/08 at 12:45am
Glinda, that's when saw it too! And the ride was one of the worst I have been on. The beginning intro gets you into thinking it will be great, but I've seen kiddie coasters better than the Dark Knight ride itself.
sorry to threadjack. 
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jacobsnchz14
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#11re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/11/08 at 12:47pm
Rodney To plays Ben. Ben is a worker at the food court in the mall.
The American Mall airs tonight.
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#13re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/11/08 at 8:18pmHe was on the tv show "So You Think You Can Dance" and he has also performed in "The Times They are A Changin'" and "Altar Boyz"
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SporkGoddess
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#15re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/11/08 at 9:41pm
I'm watching and it's so bad that it's hilarious.
And why couldn't they at least have gotten good singers? :/
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#16re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/11/08 at 10:35pmWow, this is even more painful than High School Musical.
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SporkGoddess
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#17re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/11/08 at 10:45pmHeck, this makes HSM look like West Side Story.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#18re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/11/08 at 10:45pmthe best part of this movie was when Neil was duct taped to the wall.
JP2
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#19re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/11/08 at 10:55pm
Mmmm, Neil. <3
I stopped watching half way through. It was dreadful.
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#20re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/11/08 at 11:01pm
the best part of this movie was when Neil was duct taped to the wall.
I somewhat agree with the above statement. I just logged on to see what people on here were saying about this show. It has been hyped to the extreme. Singing even in commercials. Oh well, Sears I think is paying for most of this show. Oh well it is to cash in on the High School Musical crowd.
SporkGoddess
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#21re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/11/08 at 11:07pm
I actually agree with the mother. How will that girl make it in conservatory with such a bad voice?
Oh God, and they were both so breathy. Owww.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
Updated On: 8/11/08 at 11:07 PM
sunsetflyer
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#22re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/12/08 at 12:16amI finally sat through this show which could be if you really need patience to see. It seems, and I may be mistakened, Mtv cut the ending of some of the songs to go directly to a commercial. Some of these commercials were similar to the songs in the movie, which, I suppose, was done on purpose. This was such an almost laughable clone of Camp Rock and High School Musical and who knows what else. I am sure the Camp Rock crowd may love it and buy the dvd and soundtrack, but I think I will recline. ABC Family's tv show "The Middleman" which is showing now is much more entertaining.
#23re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/13/08 at 2:24pm
Neil Haskell is really great in Altar Boyz if you haven't seen him yet:
www.altarboyz.com
www.altarholics.com
I'm a huge fan of his!
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#24re: The American Mall
Posted: 8/13/08 at 2:41pm
"I am sure the Camp Rock crowd may love it and buy the dvd and soundtrack, but I think I will recline.:"
Good idea. That post makes me want to go recline too.
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