So I finally got around to seeing Glee: The 3D Concert Movie tonight. Yeah I know it has been out  for like five whole days and I should have been there opening night with my Warbler blazer on screaming “OHMIGOD BLAIIINNNNNE” but you know I’m old and life gets in the way sometimes. Plus I don’t own a Warbler blazer…yet. But I will be getting one because Blaine (Darren Criss) is one hundred kinds of awesome, so much so that I could have easily watched 2 hours of him singing passages from Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue. Maybe he’ll get a spinoff or something. Kidding.

The movie was great fun! I mean it is what it is…almost 2 hours of Gleeky goodness mixed in with footage of a select few fans for whom Glee has meant something extra super special. If you enjoy the show at all then you’ll enjoy the film. I thought there would be more non-music stuff with the cast but I can see why they went the “Glee is saving the world” route. I did miss seeing Coach Sylvester and Mr. Schue…who I thought would do something for the film…but oh well. Most of the behind the scenes stuff centered around Rachel, Artie, Puck and Blaine with some Britney and Santana thrown in here and there. The rest of them got very little screen time off the stage, but this was about the music after all.

I can’t say I agree with all the song choices though. The obligatory hits were there but instead of throwing in one of the big showy Gaga or Madonna numbers they chose “Valerie” and “Sing”, both of which I like to pretend never existed. Aside from those bumps in the road the crowd pleasers were very pleasing indeed, including Holly Holiday’s (Gwyneth Paltrow) surprise number “Forget You”.

Glee 3D is only around for another week so if you are at all interested get out and see it soon. Just to wet your appetite, check out this clip of Blaine and the Warblers that has been blowing up the Youtube this week.