Best of Both Worlds

On Sunday I took Kelsey to see Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus - Best of Both Worlds Concert Movie in 3d!

There was a 10:50 showing, and since I was without teenager on Sunday, I felt we could make the ferry and get there for this first showing.

We got to the theater, a half block away from my office, and the doors to the theater were closed... we ran over to my office for a few minutes. When we returned, the doors were opened.

15 dollars a ticket, all ages, says the paper sign taped to the electronic board behind the ticket seller. apparently their machine can't display $15 for a show!

we sat down in a mostly empty theater and watched the previews. After a few previews, text came on the screen asking us to put on our 3-d Glasses. These were not the old paper glasses with one red lens one blue lens. These glasses were plastic framed and the lens were tinted greyish. They could almost pass for real sunglasses, however, the frames were large to fit the widest of faces..

With glasses on, we waited in anticipation. We watched two more previews, in 3-d of upcoming Disney produced 3-d movies. One that caught my attention was the remake of the Journey to the center of the Universe, starring Brendan Frasier. It looked pretty good, lots of great 3-d effects.

The movie started shortly after. It opens to a concert, but quickly moves to behind the scenes. the executive producer, Kenny Ortega, is there going over every detail of the rehearsals.

The band backing Miley is very good. The dancers are also great and the choreography is very well done.

The Jonas brothers come in and play during the middle of the performance. That was odd, they didn't open, like a normal concert. When they played, Hannah Montana switched to her real self, Miley Cyrus, and she came out and played another set.

Not a huge fan of this genre, but I was fascinated by the production. Every single detail was very tight. They did show one concert where she is almost dropped by her dancers. Then they go into a scene behind stage before another show in which she is fighting with Ortega about not doing te lift anymore. A sneak peek at the Diva in training... Her mother tells her to suck it up and do the lift..

The 3-d effects were sprinkled in throughout the movie. the drummer throws his drum stick at you, the guitarist throws his pick.

Several people have commented that she is probably lip syncing. She is not. there are definitely times when her voice wavers and you can hear her getting tired after a long song. Its nice to know its real in that aspect, beyond the millions Disney spent to fine tune this movie.

We have not seen the last of Miley Cyrus. This girl is gonna go places. I just hope its not to rehab or a psych ward like other young female stars...