The rock mega-band U2 has made so many concert films that it's hard to get excited about this one.... But the film is a revelation, redefining 3D live-action moviemaking.
U2 3D (2008)
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: U2
Producer: Jon Shapiro, Peter Shapiro, John Modell, Catherine Owens
Reviews
Inadvertently, U2 3D mimics perfectly the empty, intimacy-free spectacle that is stadium rock.
U2 just look like four conceited billionaires who are further up themselves than ever.
It makes you want to climb on screen and give the big, eco-friendly lug a hug.
Ultimately, U2 3D will infuriate as many as it dazzles – attendance depends on how much Bono-me you can stomach or how grabbed you are by 3D cinema.
If you already love U2 your conviction will be strengthened. If you hate them, it will confirm your worst fears. Either way, the 3D technology is fantastic.
Bono should refrain from ramming his preachy political meanderings down our throats and let the music do the talking. Even if some of that music becomes a little stultifying.
It's not for nothing that these guys are the world's finest live act.
The playlist alone with thrill fans, but while spectacular, the 3D element still can't replicate the feeling of a live gig.
By the time Bono turns to the camera, reaching out to his audience in a typically theatrical plea for peace, love and understanding, one half expects his outstretched hand to surge through the screen and seize one of your own.
U23D captures the band and the excitement of their live shows in a way that no other medium could. The combination of art and science, technology and emotion, separates U23D from being just a nifty 3D experiment and elevates it to a pop mast
Represents what is far and away the most impressive use of 3-D I've ever seen.
Political agenda aside, U2 put on a hell of a show. And with 3-D glasses, every seat is the best seat in the house.
groundbreaking film that effectively uses hi definition to capture the concert experience
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