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U2 3D

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This concert film and its groundbreaking camerawork provide viewers with an immersive and unprecedented 3-D experience of the legendary Irish rockers' acclaimed "Vertigo" tour. U2 -- Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. -- perform thrilling renditions of latter-day hits like "Beautiful Day" and classic songs from their rich back catalog, including "Sunday Bloody Sunday," "Pride," "With or Without You" and "Where the Streets Have No Name."
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3D transports the viewer to an intimate seat at a U2 performance, for an exhilarating musical experience at the price of a movie ticket.

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: B+ Feb 18, 2012 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 16, 2011 Full Review Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 16, 2011 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List Despite the 3D visuals, there is nothing about this film that is cool or innovative. Rated: 2/5 Nov 4, 2018 Full Review Austin Kennedy Sin Magazine If you are a die hard U2 fan, you will LOVE LOVE LOVE this! A very cool experience! Rated: 3/4 Jul 22, 2008 Full Review Rossiter Drake San Francisco Examiner 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. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 9, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It is a great film of all time Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is incredibly. The best 3D I've ever seen. And U2 is also one of my favorite bands. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member I waited five years to see this film before it finally showed in a theatre near me, and I was not disappointed. U2 3D features the band as filmed in several shows throughout Central and South America on the last leg of the Vertigo tour. It is equal parts concert film and technical marvel, as it was (and still remains) one of the most complex films made at a live event, considering the type and number of cameras used. (It is telling that U2 has not allowed this to be released on home video yet because the technology has not caught up to the quality they want it to be seen in even five years later.) Of course, the star is not the tech; it's the four members of U2 and their music, both of look incredible in 3D. There were not many moments that the 3D really popped, as it was often used for texture or layering, particularly in filming the crowd, but the times in which Bono, Edge, Adam, and Larry played to the camera were striking and memorable. The music itself is, well, incredible, and I really appreciated seeing a number of songs performed as they were throughout the Vertigo tour, including the entire "Coexist" routine and "Sunday Bloody Sunday". "The Fly" was particularly memorable, as was "Where the Streets Have No Name", and the version of "Yahweh" that plays over the closing credits is perhaps my favourite version of that song. I wish that, at the least, that the band would release the soundtrack for this film, even if they hang on to the film itself for the foreseeable future. My only criticism is that the film is too short at only fourteen songs and just under an hour and a half, as I would have loved to see "City of Blinding Lights" or one of the songs from "Boy" that they revived for the tour. U2 3D is a fantastic picture of a moment not only in the history of one of the biggest bands of the world, but also of how music and film are evolving in the 21st century. I can't wait to see it again...someday. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member This is absolutely amazing film. Gotta SEE in IMAX! Fantastic! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Simply stunning and gets full marks as a cinematic experience. Haven't seen anything in 3D for many years so I was a bit "ho-hum" going in. U2 3D was jaw dropping with amazing visuals with truly unbelievable sound. It really makes you feel like you're there. Seeing it at Imax (Melbourne) just added to the overall experience for me. A must see! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Simply phenomenal!!! It's like you're actually at one of their concerts. Highly recommended...even if you're not that big of a U2 fan. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis This concert film and its groundbreaking camerawork provide viewers with an immersive and unprecedented 3-D experience of the legendary Irish rockers' acclaimed "Vertigo" tour. U2 -- Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. -- perform thrilling renditions of latter-day hits like "Beautiful Day" and classic songs from their rich back catalog, including "Sunday Bloody Sunday," "Pride," "With or Without You" and "Where the Streets Have No Name."
Director
Catherine Owens, Mark Pellington
Producer
Jon Shapiro, Peter Shapiro, John Modell, Catherine Owens
Production Co
National Geographic Society
Rating
G
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 22, 2008, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.4M
Runtime
1h 25m
Aspect Ratio
IMAX (1.43:1)