A review of High School Musical 2 in the Friday 8/17 Weekend Arts section:
"The second disappointment is the tanning. For a cast that’s supposed to feature ethnic diversity, this one is of a remarkably uniform hue. Many of the leads seem to have been steeped in iodine during preproduction.
As a trend, self-tanning agents may not be quite as hostile to acting as Botox and the other nerve toxins that limit expressiveness, but they don’t exactly improve a performance. The temporary dyes, which give skin a gold-orange tint, dampen a complexion’s radiance, turning faces lusterless. The prevalence of these bottle tans must have frustrated the makeup artists and lighting designers who tried to create a rosy palette for this uptempo comedy. While Ms. Hudgens glows like a proper ingénue, the hero Troy Bolton (cute Zac Efron) and the bad girl Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) are way too matte. It must be hard to light up the screen when you’re darkened with as much bronzer as Laurence Olivier in “Othello.”
As a trend, self-tanning agents may not be quite as hostile to acting as Botox and the other nerve toxins that limit expressiveness, but they don’t exactly improve a performance. The temporary dyes, which give skin a gold-orange tint, dampen a complexion’s radiance, turning faces lusterless. The prevalence of these bottle tans must have frustrated the makeup artists and lighting designers who tried to create a rosy palette for this uptempo comedy. While Ms. Hudgens glows like a proper ingénue, the hero Troy Bolton (cute Zac Efron) and the bad girl Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) are way too matte. It must be hard to light up the screen when you’re darkened with as much bronzer as Laurence Olivier in “Othello.”
Well said Virginia Heffernan (NYtimes reviewer)! The "Othello" reference... GENIUS!
Side note: If the NYTimes found it necessary (which it is) to point out how tan Zac Efron is, why couldn't they have also pointed out how GAY and FRUITY his outfits are? Especially when using THIS picture in the article!!
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Oh my lord, he looks like Gay Tom Sawyer (Tom Gayer?) in that oufit! I still love him though. And if you check out my blog, you'll see that he too.
Is....Is ::shakes head:: Is he wearing pedal pushers with pink Vans?
HILARIOUS. Since I was just tormented with this due to the ravages of TCS (Tween Child Syndrome) I have to point out that it is very disturbing that Zac Efron is actually darker than Corbin Bleu.
And I don't think it's just the outfit.
I think Zac tanning is admirable. He wants match the skin tone of his co-star/lover/muse.
http://bamboonation.blogspot.com/search/label/Zac%20Efron
Yeah, I specifically hate that outfit and compared it to Mary Anne from Gilligan's Island (without the pigtails, of course).
Anyone else noticed that his outfits also always seem to contrast with his tan...BADLY.they kinda make him pop out...
These are all nice picture how so love guy and this is my first comments for love me all guy .
hes soooo fit but the bad outfit!!!??
Omg, ya'll stupid or what?
they dunt decide what they want to wear those people on the set do, gawddd..
uh i dont get y his tan is bad he is still hot
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