{"id":2056,"date":"2011-12-26T11:09:49","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T19:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2011-12-26T11:09:49","modified_gmt":"2011-12-26T19:09:49","slug":"available-on-blu-raydvd-glee-the-concert-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=2056","title":{"rendered":"Available Now on Blu-ray\/DVD “Glee: The Concert Movie”"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
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\nThe creative forces behind \u201cGlee\u201d are marketing geniuses. The hit Fox T.V. show not only features a handful of pop hits every episode but the mashed up cover tunes are available to purchase on iTunes as soon as the episode ends. Or you can purchase them at your local Walmart on good ol\u2019 CD if you desire. Through 3 seasons, the cast has produced 16 albums including 2 Christmas albums and an EP featuring songs from \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u201d. According to Wiki, the songs have sold over thirty-six million digital single sales and eleven million album sales worldwide through October 2011. Hardcore.<\/p>\n

Now comes the next logical step, a concert movie aptly entitled \u201cGlee: The Concert Movie\u201d. It was released in theaters in 3D and was originally (and aptly) called \u201cGlee: The 3D Concert Movie\u201d but now, unless you have one of those spiffy 3D Blu-ray players, you will be forced to watch the gleefulness in glorious 2 dimensions.<\/p>\n

The film is nearly all concert material, with the cast members from the show belting out the hits they have belted out on various episodes. The footage was captured from the 4-week North American tour \u201cGlee Live! In Concert!\u201d and features over twenty popular songs. The real fun is seeing if the kids from Glee can really sing and the answer is generally \u201cYes\u201d. The mics are hot and live for most of the show with the exception of \u201cI\u2019m a Slave 4 U\u201d where I\u2019m pretty sure Heather Morris (as Brittany) was lip-syncing. But in her defense I\u2019m sure it is really hard to sing when you are flailing around-I mean- dancing around like that. And it\u2019s a Brittany Spears song so maybe it was homage\u2026
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\nThe movie features vignettes about some of the shows fan base.  We see the story of a dwarf cheerleader and watch her go to prom. There is a gay kid who was outed a little too early for his liking and an autistic girl who shares her struggles. It is a welcome break for the concert and successfully shows that diverse world that \u201cGlee\u201d tries to promote.
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\nHighlights performances include \u201cDon\u2019t Rain on My Parade\u201d with Lea Michele doing her best Streisand, Kevin McHale doing the \u201cSafety Dance,\u201d and Chris Colfer crooning the \u201cAcross the Universe\u201d version of \u201cI Want to Hold Your Hand\u201d. Gwyneth Paltrow shows up to squeak out \u201cForget You\u201d proving that she will make it to any engagement that promises a microphone in her hand.<\/p>\n

The only thing missing is a dose of Sue Sylvester as Miss Jane Lynch is only presented on the special features. Also, the boys cover of \u201cFriday\u201d has been designated a Deleted Scene but is one of the best musical moments on the disc.<\/p>\n

Short story long, \u201cGlee: The Concert Movie\u201d is intended for fans of \u201cGlee\u201d and will enjoy the affection of no other. If you like the show, you will like this movie. Simple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  The creative forces behind \u201cGlee\u201d are marketing geniuses. The hit Fox T.V. show not only features a handful of pop hits every episode but the mashed up cover tunes are available to purchase on iTunes as soon as the episode ends. Or you can purchase them at your local Walmart on good ol\u2019 CD […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5833,6404,8374,8375,10308],"class_list":["post-2056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dvdblu-ray-reviews","tag-diana-agron","tag-dvdblu-ray-reviews-3","tag-glee-concert-movie","tag-glee-television-show","tag-jane-lynch"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}