Hannah Montana The Movie DVD Review And Interview With Miley

Hannah Montana The Movie

Available in a Three-Disc Blu-Ray™ Hi-Def Combo Pack, Two-Disc DVD Set and Single-Disc DVD on August 18, 2009

Feature run time: 102 minutes
US Rating – G
Canadian rating – G
Bonus Materials Not Rated

Being a superstar as well as a normal teenager is getting even more complicated for Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus). Her crazy double life as pop sensation Hannah Montana is taking its toll on the teen and her family. So Miley’s dad, Robby Ray Stewart (Miley’s real-life father, Billy Ray Cyrus) decides a visit to the family farm in Tennessee to celebrate Grandma Ruby’s (Margo Martindale) birthday will bring his little girl back down to earth. Far away from the bright lights and the big city, Miley reconnects with childhood friend Travis (Lucas Till). Their budding romance, along with the love of her family and friends, gives Miley some much- needed perspective on life. But when her pushy publicist (Vanessa Williams) comes calling
and a smarmy reporter (Peter Gunn) tries to dig up the dirt on Hannah, Miley is forced to make the hardest decision of her life.

Here’s the movie trailer.



ROCKIN’ BONUS FEATURES

• The Three-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack includes these exclusive bonus features:
• The HoeDown ThrowDown Home Experience – everyone in the movie has to learn to do it, and now you can too. Famed choreographer Jamal Sims and some of our cast members will show us all step by step how to do the dance everyone is talking about.
• The Hannah Montana Store – an interactive experience that allows viewers to create a wish list of items displayed in the film and move desired items onto the internet via BD-Live capabilities. Through “Hannah’s Country Store” viewers will be able to click on the products in the movie, obtain information about the product, and purchase the merchandise.
• 7 Music Videos
• Find Your Way Back Home – Miley, Emily, Billy Ray, and other cast members share with us “THEIR” hometowns: the people, places & things that make ‘em special. We’ll go to a pottery class with Miley & her sister, visit their favorite ice cream shop, and other haunts around the Franklin Tennessee Town Square. Billy Ray saddles up his iron horse to show us home viewers a firsthand account of the beauty a country town like Thompson’s Station Tennessee has to offer. But not everyone is from a small country town. Emily will show us what it’s like to grow up in the entertainment Mecca we like to call Hollywood. Perhaps it will inspire us all to find a little reason to brag of our own hailing?
• Production 101: Jackson Style – Jason Earles is more than Miley’s big brother on TV. He is quite the accomplished actor. Here he will put his talents to use by interviewing cast & crew and giving us a true behind the scenes look at how this movie was made. He’ll cover the fashion, the music, the stars, lights, camera…action!
• Bloopers
• Deleted Scenes with Director Commentary
• BD Radio Disney – Fans can stream live Radio Disney audio through their home entertainment system, complete with artist and song information and lyrics! Users can also quickly link to site offering their favorite songs for purchase.

Both the Three-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack and Two-Disc DVD include the following bonus features:

• New Music Video
• Find Your Way Back Home
• Production 101: Jackson Style
• Bloopers
• Deleted Scenes with Director Commentary

I liked this movie more than I expected too. Miley Cyrus is a talented young woman that has really grown up since the Hannah Montana show started on The Disney Channel. The storyline of a girl figuring out who she really is mixed in with a little comedy and some fun music made the movie fly by and I couldn’t believe that 102 minutes had gone by and the movie was over. I wondered if aspects of the movie had been based on Miley’s real life – perhaps the stalking photographer or the disappointment of a good friend. There were some humorous moments like when the boy dropped her best friend Lilly when he saw Hannah, when Hannah had a fight over shoes with Tyra Banks, and when Miley tried to be in two places at once. The real life chemistry between Miley and her father comes through in film, making for some good parent-child moments.

The scene that looked like the most fun to me was the Hoedown. Here’s a clip.



I wonder if I could learn to do that?!

The bonus features on the DVD are great. I really enjoyed the deleted scenes because the director presented them along with where they had been and why they were cut. I also enjoyed the Find Your Way Back Home feature and getting to see best friends Miley and Emily show parts of Franklin and LA.



Speaking of best friends, check out Miley’s thoughts on friendship from an exclusive interview she gave.

Hi Miley! What makes a good friend?
Friendship is all about trust. If you can trust someone completely, then that is a good friend. That’s someone you should cherish.

And what makes a best friend?
A best friend is when the friendship goes to the next level – it’s like when you feel more like family with someone rather than just friends. Emily Osment and me have that kind of relationship.

Do you consider Emily part of your family?
We’re like sisters and she is my best friend. We will fight like sisters and we drive each other absolutely crazy half the time, but that’s the beauty of it all. She’s one of the few people I feel completely comfortable with and that’s important for a friendship. That means a lot to me because my family means a lot to me.

You mention in your biography that your relationship with Emily was a little shaky when you first started on Hannah Montana… Can you tell us a bit about it?
Well, it’s all written in the book, but it’s true. We didn’t see eye to eye on a few things when I started work on the show.

How did you get over it?
We just grew together as we continued to work together. Like I said earlier, I think we’re more like sisters than friends now. Now, we can be completely honest with each other. We can fight and we can be silly – but we will always love each other.

Can you be moody with each other too?
Definitely! We can argue and be moody with each other, but we know everything will be OK. We’ll get over it because we love each other.

Have you ever been let down badly by a friend?
Oh, sure. Things like that happen to everyone, but I’ve learned to be mature about it and just let it go.

Do you make a big deal out of it if someone lets you down badly?
No. I feel like it’s immature to do that. What’s the point? If the person isn’t meant to be a friend, then just let it go. You’ll know inside if there’s a friendship there to save, but sometimes there isn’t. If you’re really over it – and they’ve hurt you really badly – then there’s no reason to care anymore. Be mature about the situation and let it go.

Do you find it easy to tell if a friend is being genuine or not?
I think it’s harder to find people that are real in Hollywood. There’s this amazing quote by Andy Warhol where he talks about the way that everything is fake and plastic in Hollywood. I think it’s an awesome quote – and it’s pretty true.

Is Hollywood a fake place to live then?
When you think about it, this city can be very plastic. You don’t know what’s real or fake because almost everyone has a motive to be here. Almost everyone wants something.

Do you have many people you can trust in Hollywood?
It’s hard, but it’s getting better because I’m meeting more people I can trust all the time. The good thing is that I have people around me – like Emily – who I know I can depend upon and love unconditionally.

So what makes you smile when you’re feeling down?
A lot of things bring a smile to my face. Music, movies, friends, family… Everything. I’m very lucky. I wouldn’t change a thing for the world.

BFF ALERT!
Who are Miley’s closest BFFs? The answers are all here…

EMILY OSMENT
I’m very close to Emily. She’s really fun and she’s beautiful both inside and out. Emily is a really sweet, sweet person and she takes care of me big time. I take care of her too. We’re like sisters. We get along like sisters – and we fight like sisters!

VANESSA HUDGENS
Vanessa is great. I think she’s really cool and I’m so excited that she got to work on her first movie away from High School Musical at last. It’s going to be really cool for her. I can’t wait to see how she does this year.

MANDY JIROUX
Mandy is my best friend. She is actually my dancer, so she goes on tour with me – and she’s great. When I toured the States last year, it was really cool to have her with me 24/7. I’d go and stay on her bus every once in a while to escape.

DEMI LOVATO
I’m very close to Demi Lovato. We’re always Twittering each other, but we don’t get to hang out too often because we’re always working. Whenever I have free time, I love to spend it with Demi. We’ve grown really close.

Make “The Climb” on over to your local store and pick The Hannah Montana Movie up if you are a fan of Miley Cyrus (or Hannah Montana) or if you just want a fun, family friendly movie.

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