February 14, 2008
Was Hannah Montana Best Of Both Worlds in 3D worth it?

HANNAH MONTANA / MILEY CYRUS BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT TOUR
74 min
Directed by Bruce Hendricks

Welcome to our first movie review and we will be doing more as the Stones and U2 have films coming out soon. So was it all worth it in the end? You know the insanity of hype and hoopla over the tween phenomenon, Miley Cyrus, or should we say her alter ego, singing superstar, Hannah Montana. How about those scalper prices averaging in the thousands of dollars and people actually buying them. Was it worth all those crazy contests we heard about and are even shown in the film at one point, as fathers race in high heels to win tickets. The most spellbinding and saddest of all contests was a mother getting her daughter to lie in an essay about her father supposedly dying in the war. The answer of it all being worth it can be in one’s opinion, but there is no doubt that Hannah Montana Best Of Both Worlds in 3-D rates a thumbs up!

The show is divided in two parts. The first half is Hannah Montana doing her best tween pop dance songs. She descends to the stage from one of the many box screens and bursts out singing Rock Star with fireworks. I must say that there are more pyrotechnics at throughout this show than any other I’ve seen. And no matter what the fun never stops. Her male and female dancers Keep The Party Pumping as it were. Her two female back-up singers look an awful lot like Hilary Duff. There’s an endless number of costumes changes in every vibrant color and sparkle you can dream of which just adds to the visual appeal of the film.

At the half way point she is joined on stage for We Got the Party by The Jonas Brothers. At my screening of this film just one camera shot of Joe, Nick and Kevin elicited the loudest screaming of the night as if this was real concert and they were right there. The Jonas brothers stay on to perform their songs When You Look Me In The Eyes and Year 3000.

The second half is the more real Miley Cyrus being her own girl. She rises up from the mini stage dressed in jeans, white shirt and variety of necklaces. The point of being her own is proven more as she sits on a stool, playing guitar and singing a song for her grandfather called I Miss You. For someone so young she can actually sing and there was no lip-syncing going on. It is all live. The Spanish flavored Let’s Dance has some of the finest choreography of the show. It all comes to end with Best Of Both Worlds.

The 3-D effect really does put you on stage at moments and you just want to reach out to catch the twirling drumstick or thrown guitar pick. But the confetti is one of the best 3-D moments. There were times I thought Miley’s microphone was going to hit me on the nose. It was really a great way to watch this show. And for the younger theatre going audiences it just adds to the fun aspect.

There are even plenty of behind the scenes snippets throughout. There’s the tour rehearsals or Miley changing in 37 seconds beneath the stage, and fans screaming or singing while waiting to get into whatever sold-out arena they are at. Of course we have to mention there’s generous amounts of time on camera with her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus. The odd thing is we are shown Miley and Billy Ray rehearsing a song together but in the concert itself it is never performed. It should have been there.

I’d like to add that even if Miley’s songs are cute cookie cutter pop music with happy go lucky lyrics for tweens they are clean, fun, and entertaining for any age. I also think Miley’s a great role model and I highly recommend any parent to bring the family out for it. Who knows between the parents and kids it just might be the Best Of Both Worlds.

Check back for our reviews for U23D and Rolling Stones Shine A Light.

Other POV articles
Previously: Merry Christmas from 10 scale reviews and I mean it!!!
Next: Rolling Stones Shine a Light in IMAX

Your Comments