THE AMERICAN MALL

HSM MTV BFD SHLOCK ROCK

By DAVID DAY

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There are so many nails in the coffin of rock & roll, it's starting to look like a telephone pole in Allston. But now that the creators of High School Musical have gotten hold of a hammer, expect splinters. American Mall is replete with crowd surfing, fist pumping and more chants than a sold-out Piebald show. Every time a punk rock mannerism is co-opted, a gutter punk loses their safety pins. This MTV Studios travesty is like a combination of HSM and Bye Bye Birdie, except it all takes place inside a mall, where, apparently, "all your dreams can come true." The perfectly manicured and preened cast members never miss a beat, like good goose-stepping fascists. "Love and dreams are not for sale" is the tagline, which is true: They have already been purchased by Paramount, and it looks like they got them at a steep discount.

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RATED | UNRATED

RELEASE DATE | 8.12.08

PRICE | $15.99