Aaron Carter

Popstar

Like the platinum-selling sensation that plays him, J.D. McQueen (Aaron Carter) is a pop star. The livin' is easy until his grades slip, so his mom (Tracy Scoggins) puts an end to the home schooling and sends him off to the local high school. Fellow student Jane Brighton (Alana Austin, who co-starred with Carter in Supercross) is his biggest fan. Unlike J.D., however, she doesn't have any luck with the opposite sex. Despite her blonde good looks, she's a straight-A student and everyone resents her for it. So imagine Jane's surprise when J.D. takes an instant like to her. She's confused, but ecstatic. Then she starts to suspect he's more interested in her as a tutor--and friend--than a girlfriend. Popstar is a sweet-spirited, family-oriented look at the difficulties between balancing young fame and the desire to be a "normal guy." If Carter isn't quite in Austin's league as an actor, his charisma and singing talent helps to balance things out. Featuring the songs "Saturday Night," "Do You Remember," and "One Better." With former teen heartthrobs David Cassidy--channeling The Partridge Family's Reuben Kincaid--as J.D.'s manager and Leif Garrett as a proverb-spouting janitor. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

When pop star and teen heartthrob JD McQueen (Aaron Carter) lets fame go to his head, his mother sends him back to school and gives him an ultimatum - pass math or no summer tour! But what he doesn't anticipate is falling for his biggest fan!

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Aaron Carter - Oh Aaron (Live in Concert)

Bubblegum rapper Aaron Carter is at his most entertaining in Oh Aaron when he's not trying to entertain at all, but hanging out with big brother Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys and reflecting on his fame and a career that began at age 7. These behind-the-scenes moments--intercut with concert footage and his videos--humanize the teen pop star, who makes enough wardrobe changes to rival teen divas in this concert filmed in summer 2001 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. An energetic Aaron tries really, really hard to be a showman, whether he's descending from space inside an alien (a high point) to singing "A.C.'s Alien Nation" or playing to the cameras with a KISS-like dagger painted on his baby face. The music? It all sort of runs together, except when Nick commands the stage, but the endless sea of girls in the audience don't seem to mind. --Valerie J. Nelson

Aaron Carter - Aaron's Party (Come Get It)

"My stuff will never be lame," says Aaron Carter. Thanks, kid, but we'll be the judge of that. Truth be told, the 12-year-old Carter, brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter (which might have a little something to do with Aaron's rapid ascent in the world of kid pop), has talent. In this DVD package (essentially a showcase for five videos from his third album, with some behind-the- scenes filler), he displays an appealing personality, a face guaranteed to make the girls swoon, a flotilla of makeup artists, wardrobe people, and other handlers, some nifty dance moves, and a rap style that's... well, it's at least as hip as any other white suburban 12-year-old's. And his repertoire, while not exactly groundbreaking, does take a couple of surprising turns, especially in the form of "Iko Iko," the New Orleans standard (written in the '50s and a hit for the Dixie Cups in the '60s). Also included are "I Want Candy" (the Bo Diddley-beat-heavy Strangeloves hit), and the nursery rhyme-like "Clapping Song" (once covered by the immortal Pia Zadora, among many others).

All in all, it's good clean fun--except for the fact that there's something unsettling, creepy even, about watching a prepubescent kid bust moves, rap about "old school" (kindergarten, maybe?), and throw down the "yo"-speak without a trace of self-consciousness. Sure, Michael Jackson and Donny Osmond were polished youngsters too, but they also had a certain innocence that's almost totally lacking here. Case in point: included in the disc's extra features is a trivia game that tells you not only what Aaron's favorite food, color, and Beanie Baby are, but also what kind of motorcycle he rides as well as the title of his mom's new book. Precocious? That doesn't even begin to cover it. --Sam Graham

Aaron Carter - Aaron's Party (Live in Concert!)

This angelic-looking preteen has followed the career path of his older brother, Backstreet Boy heartthrob Nick Carter, to become a pop sensation in his own right. With all of his newfound success, it is only fitting that Aaron offer up an all-new concert to his adoring fans. Aaron's Party: Live in Concert! is an edited version of Nickelodeon's Snick Underground and footage from Aaron's 13th birthday party and his new album, along with a personal greeting from Aaron himself. Includes "That's How I Beat Shaq" music video; NBA's "Inside Stuff" - The making of "That's How I Beat Shaq"; snippets of Aaron Carter in the studio, recording his new album; a personal greeting from Aaron Carter.

Aaron's Party: The Videos

"My stuff will never be lame," says Aaron Carter. Thanks, kid, but we'll be the judge of that. Truth be told, the 12-year-old Carter, brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter (which might have a little something to do with Aaron's rapid ascent in the world of kid pop), has talent. In this DVD package (essentially a showcase for five videos from his third album, with some behind-the- scenes filler), he displays an appealing personality, a face guaranteed to make the girls swoon, a flotilla of makeup artists, wardrobe people, and other handlers, some nifty dance moves, and a rap style that's... well, it's at least as hip as any other white suburban 12-year-old's. And his repertoire, while not exactly groundbreaking, does take a couple of surprising turns, especially in the form of "Iko Iko," the New Orleans standard (written in the '50s and a hit for the Dixie Cups in the '60s). Also included are "I Want Candy" (the Bo Diddley-beat-heavy Strangeloves hit), and the nursery rhyme-like "Clapping Song" (once covered by the immortal Pia Zadora, among many others).

All in all, it's good clean fun--except for the fact that there's something unsettling, creepy even, about watching a prepubescent kid bust moves, rap about "old school" (kindergarten, maybe?), and throw down the "yo"-speak without a trace of self-consciousness. Sure, Michael Jackson and Donny Osmond were polished youngsters too, but they also had a certain innocence that's almost totally lacking here. Case in point: included in the disc's extra features is a trivia game that tells you not only what Aaron's favorite food, color, and Beanie Baby are, but also what kind of motorcycle he rides as well as the title of his mom's new book. Precocious? That doesn't even begin to cover it. --Sam Graham

Karaoke: Library, Vol. 18

Songs made popular by your favorite artists such as: Another Sad Love Song by Toni Braxton, The Freshman by The Verve Pipe, Girl by The Beatles, Ladies Night by Kool & The Gang, Breathe Again by Toni Braxton, Bittersweet Me by R.E.M., Betcha By Golly Wow by Stylistics, Never Keeping Secrets by Babyface, Let Me Entertain You by "Gypsy" (Broadway Musical), Funky Broadway by Wilson Pickett, I Only Have Eyes For You by The Flamingoes, What Child Is This by Harry Simeone Chorale, Here, There, and Everywhere by The Beatles, The Lady Is A Tramp by Frank Sinatra, Tell It To My Heart by Taylor Dayne, Walkin' My Baby Back Home by Johnnie Ray, It's Raining, It's Pouring (Children's Standard), The More I See You by Chris Montez, Alouette (L'Alouette) (Children's Standard), The First Noel (Holiday Standard), Hold On, I'm Coming by Sam & Dave, Old MacDonald Had A Farm (Children's Standard), Soul Man by Sam & Dave, I'll Be There For You (Theme from "Friends") by The Rembrandts, and Without You by Motley Crue.