Ryan Murphy Productions,

Dianna Agron, Lea Michele, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chord Overstreet, Darren Criss, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Jane Lynch, Heather Morris, Kevin McHale, Amber Riley

This was a 3D Concert documentary shot during the Summer of 2011 at the Glee Live! tour. This film basically contains three things. First is background stories of the devoted fans of Glee. Second, it’s a documentary about the Glee cast and where the come from and how they feel about the show. Third, it’s a lot of music from the concert. Really good songs that suit the cast very well.

Directly off the top I’ve got to say I’m not a Glee fan. I can’t figure out what’s the point of these kids covering songs that are not as good as the originals mostly. The back story of the show and the war with Jane Lynch is pretty silly, as is the drama about who is homecoming queen, who’s gay and who isn’t. These folk are good enough singers, but when you have the original, why the excitement about a copy? But I get that it’s entertainment, and there’s nothing wrong with following the show. It’s not any worse than any other soap opera on TV, and it has decent music, even if it’s all covered. So I have not beef with Glee fans. This movie is actually like seeing the concert, if you weren’t able to see it. The background about the obsessed fans is a little creepy, but no more so that Trekkers or Star Wars fanatics.

So my basic attitude is that if you’re a fan of the show, you’ve probably already seen this movie, sitting in the front row of the multiplex with your 3D glasses on. If you haven’t seen it, you’re probably left wondering, like I am, what the big deal is, and you probably don’t even want to rent this. So I’ve included the link to the 3D Blue Ray version of the film from Amazon.com, so that if you’ve already seen it, and simply HAVE To have it in your collection, you can get the 3D version. For the rest of us, there are frequently concerts on TV or live concerts near you that would be a better use of your time than watching this DVD. I found my feet tapping to the music as I multi-tasked during this movie. My wife seemed to enjoy it as well, although I did notice she was playing games on-line while the film was on, so she want’s that into it either I guess.

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Fox 2000 Pictures, Blossom Films, Mid Atlantic Films

Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy, Leighton Meester, Cory Monteith, Andie MacDowell, Brett Cullen, Amanda Fairbank-Hynes, Luke Bracey, Catherine Tate, Pierre Boulanger

Grace (Selena Gomez) just graduated and is on a trip to Paris with her best friend and her step-sister for a week long vacation. But suddenly they’re whisked away to Monte Carlo on a private jet because Grace is mistaken for Coredelia Winthrop Scott, a British heiress who’s worth a fortune. Scared to death that they’re going to get caught, the decide to seize the moment and enjoy the fortune and fame as long as it lasts.

This is a cute movie for the pre-teens (Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez fans) who haven’t seen it before, but this film has been done before, a number of times. Hillary Duff has done it, and even the Olsen Twins have done it. It’s even close to the “Prince and the Pauper” story way back in the times of Mark Twain. This is just a two people who look exactly alike who get mistaken for one another story. That being said, it’s cute, the actors are cute, and the music is current. So for the younger (girls especially) who haven’t seen this done before, I suspect they will love it. But if you’re a grown up, you’re probably going to get bored. It’s a little too contrived, and too similar to what we’ve seen before.

Now, don’t get me wrong. It’s very cute, and very well made. So if you’re in the right demographic, you’re going to love it! This is something I have never done before, so please excuse me, but I am going to copy a review directly from a Netflix user’s review to illustrate my point about the age appropriateness of this movie. It’s so cute, I wanted to share it with my readers:

User Review of Monte Carlo from www.netflix.com

OMG!!!!!!!!! It is like the BEST movie in the world!!!!!!! If you can not decide if you want to see it or not you should TOTALLY see it.Selena Gomez is the best actress in that movie.She plays two parts and she is good at both of them! This is a chick flick so make sure you watch it.If you do not know what Monte Carlo is about go on youtube and see the trailer.There is also some clips from the movie you should see. PLEASE WATCH BECAUSE IT IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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