stevendigitalarts
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"Slumdog Millionaire" is riveting, emotionally satisfying, gritty, and overall well-executed film. The music stands out with it's wonderful exotic flavor and captivating background melodies. I can listen to paper plane a hundred times and it was used perfectly in the film. Every good thing that can be said about Slumdog already has been so I'll just say the film did leave me with one very big question at the end?. Who in the hell would just hand over a big Ben Franklin to a blind street singer? I know he felt sorry for his friend and all but seriously. I loved the romance of the film and the love hate relationship of the brothers. The acting was great all around. The editing was frantic but sure and steady. Slumdog is a winner and one of the best from 08! I give in 9 stars. (I would have given it 10 but the way that kid just threw away 100 really gets me!)
Re-review!
Okay I'm going to champion the Jonas Brothers 3D Experience by saying what I did on my first review. In it I said that even though I gave the film 10 stars, as a documentary the film left me wanting more. Now that I've read some of the other legitimate remarks. (not the obvious haters) I realize that Disney did the brothers a disservice by not giving us, the parents and curious older crowed the complete back story. So many people have the misconception that the Jonas Brother are a product of Disney, snatched out of a cattle call and handed musical instruments. Not true. The youngest was writing songs at an earlier age, recorded a Christian album, the boy's have done commercials, two of them performed in hit shows on Broadway and then formed the band and had their first contract with Columbia. Disney saw a good deal then did what Disney does best. But with this project they've dropped the ball. They should have taken this showcase a bit more seriously. There are folks out there who don't even know they're real brothers! We have to be told these things people. Some of us parents and grandparents are still wondering if there's a Mr. and Mrs. Doobie? Anyway I still like the film. And to the haters..The Jonas Brother will not destroy music as we know it. If Disco couldn't, nothing in heaven or earth can.
Original Review
I felt completely left out in the cold! It seemed like I was the only person in my family that has not seen the Jonas Brothers up close and personal. My two older daughters and niece we're among the many chasing the brothers during the opening credits of their new film. My youngest daughters image, blurry as it is, can be seen on the CD soundtrack. Even my wife, an attraction host at Disney, seated them yesterday on her boat on It's A Small World and let them go around twice! (who would want to go around twice?) But I, after only seeing them in concert from the nose bleeds decided to catch the 12.01 showing at the local theater to see them up close. Man has 3D come a long way. Before I go on, why can't we see Elton John or David Bowie like this?.... Anyway the Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience is great entertainment from start to finish. Even the end credits are fun to watch! I have not seen such mayhem since the early Beatles and if you are not a fan I dare you to watch this film and not come away with at least some appreciation for the JoBros. Take away all the hype and you've got three young men who are the real deal. All three are charismatic and talented musicians/singers/performers. Yes you can fake a guitar rift or fake a vocal (not that I'm accusing them of this!) but you can't fake a 3d in your face shot of Nick going crazy on the drums with all the energy of a Keith Moon and the exuberance of a Ringo Starr, only Nick is better looking then Ringo, sings better and writes better songs! (sorry Richard we will always love you!) The 3D film, as beautiful and vibrant as it is, is a bit disappointing in that you don't get more behind the scenes looks at where they came from and who they are. I, as one who has not read the countless teen mags would have liked to know more about them personally. But I guess with the gimmick of 3D there is really no room for that. The concert is the main focus here. I'm sure there will be more serious documentaries in the future. As the brothers continue gaining an older crowed I want to be the first 50 year old music lover to predict that the Jonas Brothers will have a career the likes of Sir Elton John complete with movie soundtracks and Broadway scores. But that's some time away. The Jo Bro's will first have to shake the adoring teenyboppers and Camp Rocks so as to be taken more seriously in the music world. They deserve it! I can't wait to see what they can come up with when the hysteria subsides and they spend time experimenting in the Studios. But hey they're still young and as they say, They're living the dream. We're lucky to be able to sample a bit of it in this energetic 3D experience. As a documentary the Jonas Brothers 3D film left me wanting more. As an experience.... Well, Great songs, good fun equal 10 stars.
One more thing. I just read the favorable review from Entertainment weekly. I felt it odd that the reviewer commented on the "sexual overtones" of the boy's spraying the adoring girls with foam? lol What kind of twisted world do we live in?... But wait this gives me an idea. Hmmm, maybe the next time Gallagher sledgehammers a banana into the 3rd row I should sue for sexual harassment!... Okay put on your 3D glasses, sit back and remember what it was like to be young and willing to throw yourself at the feet of your musical hero's. With or without foam!
Okay I'm going to champion the Jonas Brothers 3D Experience by saying what I did on my first review. In it I said that even though I gave the film 10 stars, as a documentary the film left me wanting more. Now that I've read some of the other legitimate remarks. (not the obvious haters) I realize that Disney did the brothers a disservice by not giving us, the parents and curious older crowed the complete back story. So many people have the misconception that the Jonas Brother are a product of Disney, snatched out of a cattle call and handed musical instruments. Not true. The youngest was writing songs at an earlier age, recorded a Christian album, the boy's have done commercials, two of them performed in hit shows on Broadway and then formed the band and had their first contract with Columbia. Disney saw a good deal then did what Disney does best. But with this project they've dropped the ball. They should have taken this showcase a bit more seriously. There are folks out there who don't even know they're real brothers! We have to be told these things people. Some of us parents and grandparents are still wondering if there's a Mr. and Mrs. Doobie? Anyway I still like the film. And to the haters..The Jonas Brother will not destroy music as we know it. If Disco couldn't, nothing in heaven or earth can.
Original Review
I felt completely left out in the cold! It seemed like I was the only person in my family that has not seen the Jonas Brothers up close and personal. My two older daughters and niece we're among the many chasing the brothers during the opening credits of their new film. My youngest daughters image, blurry as it is, can be seen on the CD soundtrack. Even my wife, an attraction host at Disney, seated them yesterday on her boat on It's A Small World and let them go around twice! (who would want to go around twice?) But I, after only seeing them in concert from the nose bleeds decided to catch the 12.01 showing at the local theater to see them up close. Man has 3D come a long way. Before I go on, why can't we see Elton John or David Bowie like this?.... Anyway the Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience is great entertainment from start to finish. Even the end credits are fun to watch! I have not seen such mayhem since the early Beatles and if you are not a fan I dare you to watch this film and not come away with at least some appreciation for the JoBros. Take away all the hype and you've got three young men who are the real deal. All three are charismatic and talented musicians/singers/performers. Yes you can fake a guitar rift or fake a vocal (not that I'm accusing them of this!) but you can't fake a 3d in your face shot of Nick going crazy on the drums with all the energy of a Keith Moon and the exuberance of a Ringo Starr, only Nick is better looking then Ringo, sings better and writes better songs! (sorry Richard we will always love you!) The 3D film, as beautiful and vibrant as it is, is a bit disappointing in that you don't get more behind the scenes looks at where they came from and who they are. I, as one who has not read the countless teen mags would have liked to know more about them personally. But I guess with the gimmick of 3D there is really no room for that. The concert is the main focus here. I'm sure there will be more serious documentaries in the future. As the brothers continue gaining an older crowed I want to be the first 50 year old music lover to predict that the Jonas Brothers will have a career the likes of Sir Elton John complete with movie soundtracks and Broadway scores. But that's some time away. The Jo Bro's will first have to shake the adoring teenyboppers and Camp Rocks so as to be taken more seriously in the music world. They deserve it! I can't wait to see what they can come up with when the hysteria subsides and they spend time experimenting in the Studios. But hey they're still young and as they say, They're living the dream. We're lucky to be able to sample a bit of it in this energetic 3D experience. As a documentary the Jonas Brothers 3D film left me wanting more. As an experience.... Well, Great songs, good fun equal 10 stars.
One more thing. I just read the favorable review from Entertainment weekly. I felt it odd that the reviewer commented on the "sexual overtones" of the boy's spraying the adoring girls with foam? lol What kind of twisted world do we live in?... But wait this gives me an idea. Hmmm, maybe the next time Gallagher sledgehammers a banana into the 3rd row I should sue for sexual harassment!... Okay put on your 3D glasses, sit back and remember what it was like to be young and willing to throw yourself at the feet of your musical hero's. With or without foam!