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Updated at 8:54 a.m., Thursday, February 26, 2009

Review: If you're a fan, you will love Jonas Brothers' 3-D experience

By Glenn Gamboa
Newsday

'JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE'

G, 76 minutes

(In theaters tomorrow. Not available to critics for early review)

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First things first: Non-Jonas Brothers fans, this movie doesn't concern you.

You're not going to like the music. There really isn't a lot of dialogue or a "story" to follow.

And, no, you won't have to catch up with it come Oscar time for its 3-D special effects or anything. Move on to more pressing matters, such as Obama's stimulus plan or how you're going to keep your job. Really. It'll be fine.

OK, Team Jonas. Still here? You're gonna love this movie, which opens Friday in Hawaii theaters. It's just like going to their "Burnin' Up" concert last summer — only you can see Joe, Kevin and Nick up close and you can hear them above the screaming. (That is, if the screaming at the theater doesn't drown out the sound.) They also throw in a little behind-the-scenes stuff from when "A Little Bit Longer" was released — from bodyguard Big Rob getting each of them out of bed to the chaos outside the Virgin Megastore in Times Square when they went in to buy the first copies of the album. There's also a dream sequence of the guys being chased through the streets of midtown.

Team Jonas, if there's one problem with "The 3D Concert Experience," it's that it's too short. Sure, they were trying to keep it to 75 minutes for the little ones, but did they have to cut out all the concert's slower songs? They don't use Nick's big emotional ballad, "A Little Bit Longer," or even the cute single "Lovebug," in the movie. And, truth be told, there isn't a whole lot of backstage footage. How they reacted to seeing all the crowds was actually the most surprising part of the movie.

Maybe they're saving it all for the very special "DVD Concert Experience," on sale soon, no doubt.