U2 3D

Name: U2 3D
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: January 23, 2008
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 83

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National Geographic Cinema Ventures | Release Date: January 23, 2008 | G

Summary: U2 3D transforms a series of live concerts by one of the world's most acclaimed bands into a completely new entertainment experience that takes viewers on an extraordinary cinematic journey, a quantum leap beyond traditional concert films and traditional 3-D.
U2 3D captivated an international audience as a work-in-progress during the 2007U2 3D transforms a series of live concerts by one of the world's most acclaimed bands into a completely new entertainment experience that takes viewers on an extraordinary cinematic journey, a quantum leap beyond traditional concert films and traditional 3-D.
U2 3D captivated an international audience as a work-in-progress during the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. (National Geographic Cinema Ventures)… Expand

Director: Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington

Genre(s): Music, Documentary

Rating: G

Runtime: 85 min

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Michael Rechtshaffen

U2 3D takes the well-traveled concert film to exhilarating new heights. Read full review

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Edna Gundersen

In many ways delivers an experience that's even better than the real thing. It brings U2's dazzling rock spectacle to the multiplex with VIP comforts, all-access viewpoints and telescopic close-ups. Read full review

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Matt Zoller Seitz

Not merely a technical landmark -- shot entirely in digital 3D -- but also an aesthetic one, in that it’s the first Imax movie that deserves to be called a work of art. Read full review

Ann Powers

For this longtime U2 fan, the U2 3D experience wasn't quite sensual enough, but to quote another Bono lyric, others may find it "even better than the real thing." Read full review

Justin Chang

The title says it all. Compact and exuberant, U2 3D may be no more than a pint-sized concert film with a lustrous surface, but the lensing is so vibrant and the music so buoyant, even nonfans may find their eyes popping and their heads bobbing. Read full review

Jack Mathews

You have never seen a concert film like U2 3D, and it may change your expectations for the rest of your rocking years. Read full review

Joel Selvin

What it brings to the filming of a rock concert other than novelty remains to be seen. Read full review

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BrandonA.

Jan 26, 2008

Really really cool. First time I've felt like I've gotten more than my money's worth at a movie. . . The 3d effect is amazing and even works good for me with my strabismus and poor depth perception. It will be nice if they start filming more concerts like this -- I'd Really really cool. First time I've felt like I've gotten more than my money's worth at a movie. . . The 3d effect is amazing and even works good for me with my strabismus and poor depth perception. It will be nice if they start filming more concerts like this -- I'd actually want to go out to the movies once in a while.… Expand