So, this has been on my mind for a few days, and I figured I'd share it with you guys.
Did anyone else notice that a LOT of things were missing from the movie? Not just things from trailers, but things from previews and the actual soundtrack? I've made a list of everything I can remember...
Uhhh...
MISSING THINGS:
The first verse of Now or Never. They go right into the second verse in the movie. The first one is nowhere to be found. Edited out, I guess? Changed so they could open up with a gratuitous shot of Zac's head?
The second verse of Right Here, Right Now. If you listen to it on the soundtrack, the first verse is all Troy. The second is all Gabriella. Yet in the movie, they pretty much do the first verse together, and the second one never appears. I think they might have originally intended to do one thing with this song and changed it. You can see, on the little 'making of' thing on the soundtrack DVD that originally, RHRN involved Gabriella singing from her balcony. That ain't how it goes in the movie.
I Can Has Danse Reprise actually IS on the CD... sort of. It's the second verse of the song. They split it up in the movie--- the first one is the first verse and the bridge, the second one is the second verse. It's kind of confusing. At least this one's missing verse actually showed up. XP
I think Walk Away was missing a verse but I honestly don't know, as I did not care enough about the song or Gabriella to pay attention. >_>;;
Everything else was basically intact, as far as I can remember... but there are a couple of other anomalies.
One, the song 'Last Chance.' We KNOW it was going to be on the soundtrack. There are previews of it all over youtube. And yet the soundtrack is out and... the song is nowhere to be found? What gives?
Also, this one is a bit more obscure, but I know FOR A FACT that a full 'Jimmy Version' of Now or Never was recorded. I heard it on youtube, but to save my life, I cannot find it again. The lyrics were slightly different (24 minutes instead of sixteen), but it was basically the full version of the song, but with Jimmy in Troy's place. They probably edited it down and stuck it in the Medley, but still, I wonder...
What happened to all these things? Did someone get a little happy with the editing scissors? I'm sure you guys picked up on a few missing things I missed. What else got cut?