Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Concert DVD

Release Date: August 19, 2008
Length: Approx. 85 minutes
T2 Rating: 3 out of 4 stars
Rated: G

The tour that made headlines as being the hottest ticket in 2007 is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. The cinematography and additional lighting for this DVD shines and puts you up close and personal as Hannah takes the stage with Rockstar, supposedly setting the tone for the show.

Just when you're rocking in full mode the show skids off course into behind the scenes pre-production for the tour. It's a nice look at how these tours come together... it also documents the headline making decision for some "illusional fun". However this segment is a bit of a buzz kill from the initial high of the opening song.

Eventually you find yourself back in the concert with Life's What You Make It and Just Like You then back to fill material with fan testimonials from all around the country. Shortly after it's back into Nobody's Perfect, Pumpin' Up The Party, a short behind the scenes segment and I've Got Nerve. Then it's the Jonas Brothers joining Hannah Montana for We Got The Party and their short set featuring When You Look Me In The Eyes and Year 3000 which is definitely a treat.

Now it's time for Miley and some amazing production to kick off the second set of the show with Start All Over and then See You Again. Once again we take a detour to a radio promotion to win tickets and then Lets Dance and Right Here. Billy Ray goes into a short segment about Miley at their home and so far the only apparent change from the original concert set is with the song I Miss You that features dialogue that cuts in and out of the song. Kinda funny how this is billed as a concert yet it's interrupted so often?

Back to the show and it's time to let your hair down and rock out with G.N.O. (Girls Night Out) although the "illusional fun" with the fake microphones seems to pull some credibility to what you're hearing. Finishing up the show is the song everyone was waiting for Best Of Both Worlds.

As far as bonus features, you get Miley's song Good and Broken and S.O.S. by the Jonas Brothers which in reality is the best song on the DVD. During S.O.S. take a quick peek at the crowd... this is definitely the craziest they go the whole night especially as the song comes to a close.

There is also an Ultimate Personal Tour that gives you a look at the busy lifestyles of the tour, but somehow manages to make their busy schedule look not so busy. The eleven minute segment features some great clips of both Miley and the Jonas Brothers.

A nice touch to this package is you get a regular disc and a 3D disc (with four pairs of glasses) in addition to Full Screen/Wide Screen and/or 5.1/Stereo options which are really nice if you want to rip this for your iPod.

If you're a Hannah Montana fan, this is a definite item for your collection, however despite the title it's required for Jonas Brothers fans as well since it's a great look at them growing into the mega act that they've become in 2008.

-T2