"High School Musical" was and still is (debatably) one of the greatest Disney Channel Original Movies of all time. It had the traction to spawn two sequels and an underappreciated spin-off movie.

Even if you weren't that big of a fan back in the day, you still knew about it.

Every girl ranging from the ages of 8 to 12-years-old was in love with the concept, but looking back on it now, was it really as great as we thought it was?

1. Zac Efron’s hair was REALLY bad.

Honestly, who thought this look was a good idea? Flat ironing AND highlights did not do this boy justice. I’m not quite sure how this movie even made him a heartthrob for girls aged 8 to 12-years-old.

2. Troy is kind of a jerk.

I get it, Troy has a reputation to uphold as resident basketball captain, but even from the moment that he and Gabriella reconnect after she transfers to East High is not cool. In their first interaction, he whispers to her because god forbid his basketball friends find out that he sings.

3. All of the acting was actually terrible.

There’s just something about the way Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens talk in this movie that feels so fake and forced. All of their reactions are so over the top in some moments.

4. I still know all of the songs, but some of them just aren’t that great.

There are some songs that are classics, but other songs like "When There Was Me and You"are just… not great. It’s strange and the lyrics are kind of weird given the placement in the movie and the circumstances of the plot.

5. The callbacks shouldn’t have even been that big of a deal.

I understand how going up against Sharpay and Ryan was a big deal for Troy and Gabriella and the entire body of East High, but the movie portrays this as if it were actually the winter musical.