DVD Release Date:  June 30, 2009
Theatrical Release Date:  February 27, 2009
Rating:  G
Genre:  Rockumentary
Run Time:  76 min.
Director:  Bruce Hendricks
Musicians/Actors:  Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift, Robert “Big Rob” Feggans

Today officially marked a movie first for yours truly. It was just me in those plushy theater seats—not another cinema fan in sight. Even stranger still was what I was watching at 10:30 a.m. on opening day:  the pop culture icons of the moment who aren’t moonlighting as vampires in Twilight, Jonas Brothers’ in their first movie.

Unlike my screening of High School Musical 3 last year where I was joined by legions of adoring ‘tweens and teens who faithfully sang along with every word and squealed every time dreamy Zac Efron graced the scene, it was just me, my cool 3-D glasses and Jo Bros today. Or it was until the screaming began.

Long-suffering parents, be forewarned:  There is lots and lots and lots of high-pitched screaming from starstruck young ladies from the beginning of the flick until those credits roll, so you may want to request earplugs along with those 3-D glasses. But in all seriousness, it’s both baffling and increasingly apparent that the sheer popularity of Jo Bros rivals that of The Beatles themselves back in the day (in the U.S. anyway), a fact that’s not entirely lost on the band as a clip from the Fab Four’s first full-length movie, A Hard Day’s Night, rolls in the background of one scene. In fact, Beatles’ fans will definitely notice the obvious parallels between the two, especially when Jo Bros are forced to make an unexpected exit from their car (just like Lennon and Company did) when a slew of fans start throwing themselves at it, inevitably stalling Manhattan traffic for miles.

And in the same cute way those cheeky Liverpool lads first wowed their audience with puppy love pop songs, Jonas Brothers follow suit with plenty of hi-tech tricks to boot. When the group isn’t singing about newfound love or a relationship seriously gone awry on the “Burnin’ Up” tour, there’s plenty of pyro, cartwheels and backflips to keep the crowd entertained, not to mention cameos from rumored Jonas ex-girlfriends, Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift. But unlike The Beatles who weren’t nearly as accessible to the screaming, crying faithful, Jo Bros aren’t afraid to give their fans a more up-close-and-personal view from the top. One particular girl is even bold enough to run her hand through Joe’s hair as he struts by Mick Jagger-style, something that doesn’t seem to phase him in the least.