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  1. Very nice quote of Bono on their way to the sundance release of U23D:

    Originally posted by www.u2.comBono: He says his favorite sequence is the song Miss Sarajevo, which includes an opera part originally recorded by the late Luciano Pavarotti. "It takes on a lot of extra resonance, and it's very hard to listen to that." The Edge nods quietly, and Bono goes on: "It's my favorite U2 song, I have to say. Normally, when I hear a U2 song on the radio I cringe. Either, a) I sound like a girl, or the lyric isn't finished. … But there are some songs that I really, really do enjoy. Miss Sarajevo is one of them."


  2. A question for anyone thats seen the movie already or for anyone that can answer. Is this movie made to look like one show or is it more of a compilation? Judging by some of the songs (Love and Peace into SBS and Pride into Streets) i'm guessing it's made to look like one show but does this work? Some of those stadiums were pretty different etc . . . .
  3. Originally posted by germcevoyA question for anyone thats seen the movie already or for anyone that can answer. Is this movie made to look like one show or is it more of a compilation? Judging by some of the songs (Love and Peace into SBS and Pride into Streets) i'm guessing it's made to look like one show but does this work? Some of those stadiums were pretty different etc . . . .


    I can't answer your question right now but....I JUST BOUGHT MY TICKET for U23D this friday in New York! Just 2 more days and I'll finally see this masterpiece. Can't wait
  4. Just got back from seeing movie in Tampa, FL. They are giving the posters away for free. I was at the first showing, only 7 people in the IMAX theatre. As a diehard fan, the movie was too short and didn't include many of the songs I would have preferred over the greatest hits. It is amazing to see everything so close up. When Bono slowly looks into your eyes you get a chill. His voice is excellent, I loved Miss Sarajevo. The sound was great and I loved the feeling that you could reach out and touch the band. I definitely want to see it a few more times to take it all in. I have mixed feelings right now because of the setlist and seeing how old B looks up close!
  5. Originally posted by MirrorballBoyGreat when it comes to holland But will they put the film also on a normal dvd, so anyone who missed the 3d, could see it at home, but in a normal version?


    Not at this time. No Blu-ray, DVD, HD-DVD or any other home releases just yet. What's strange is the whole movie was edited in 2D - then upgraded to 3D. I'd love to know what software was used so I can do a few 3D concert films.
  6. Be aware that in my review of U2 3D, I will make specific references to specific aspects of the movie that some might consider “spoilers.” If you don’t want to know about them, don’t read the review. Consider yourself warned.

    I just got back from the 9:30pm show at my local IMAX theater, and I must say that I was thoroughly impressed. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, since my last 3-D movie going experience was “Captain EO” at Disneyland back in 1988. (Captain EO) I was a little disappointed to hear that they weren’t pumping U2 in the theater while we were waiting for the show to start, and even more disappointed that the theater wasn’t sold out. Once the show started, it was at about 80% capacity. I did see a few U2 t-shirts scattered in the crowd, but most people didn’t even look like your “typical U2 fan.” (Keep in mind that this is the pretentious Hollywood crowd, I even saw one girl pull out her Blackberry and send two emails during the show!)

    I was actually really impressed with the opening credit sequence. It’s really a mix of 2-D and 3-D, and gives you a brief glimpse as to what you’re in store for in the next hour and twenty minutes by showing some basic 3-D titles, and ultimately ends up showing the dark arena in Buenos Aires waiting for the band to take the stage. People around me in the theater starting singing the opening notes from “Wake Up,” which helped create a great atmosphere for the show. The lights came up and we got our first real glimpse of the 3-D cameras at work. There’s this breathtaking shot of Larry sitting at his drums and there’s so much depth to the shot, it’s really amazing. Bono came out and ripped into “Vertigo” and the theater was rocking. You could hear audible gasps from everyone at the point in the song when Bono turned and faced one of the cameras, giving the appearance that he was singing the song directly to each person in the audience. This was one of my favorite parts of the entire movie.

    My personal favorites from the setlist were: Vertigo, Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own, Love And Peace Or Else, Bullet The Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, and The Fly. While the other songs were fun, these 6 songs really blew me away, some with their musical performances, but mostly with their 3-D shots. You actually get used to seeing so much depth in the 3-D shots that you start to forget that there’s never been anything like this before. Some of the other cool effects that stood out to me were: splashing water in the crowd that feels like it’s going to get you wet, crowd members blocking your view so that it feels like you’re actually in the crowd, a very cool effect during LAPOE where Bono draws in the air right in front of you, and colored block-numbers cascading down the screen all around the band members during “The Fly.” (To answer Gerard’s earlier question, the movie isn’t presented as a compilation, and generally gives the impression that the whole show was shot in Buenos Aires.)

    My only two complaints about the movie are incredibly minor: 1.) Most of the shots are incredibly short and what longer shots there are tend to be slow cross-dissolves, which I wasn’t really a fan of. 2.) No “Shine Like Stars” snippet on WOWY, so the song just ends right before it could have really taken off. Not really the feeling you want to leave people with on what’s really the last song of the concert. (Yahweh doesn’t count, as it’s the closing credit sequence, and shows the graphics from the giant video displays instead of additional concert footage).

    All in all, I loved the movie. Sure, Bono really shows his age towards the end of the show, and it was quite a bit shorter than the average concert, but there are some truly amazing shots in the show (the ocean of people bouncing in time to WTSHNN comes to mind) and I found myself noticing things that I’ve never noticed in any of their other concert DVDs: Larry’s orange-colored drink near his drumset, the long tassels hanging off of the strap on Edge’s all-black Strat during WTSHNN, and Bono pointing to the wrong symbols on his headband during the “Jesus, Jew, Mohammed…It’s true” speech. This film really gives you a sense of what it would be like to be on stage with the band during one of the shows. I absolutely loved it, and I’ll definitely go back and see it again.
  7. Wow.
  8. Amazing....
  9. How many of the casual fans would know Shine Like Stars though?
  10. thank you very much for that review haytrain. I'm even more excited. Thanks for answering my question too
  11. Originally posted by drewhigginsHow many of the casual fans would know Shine Like Stars though?


    It's on Rattle and Hum and Slane so quite a few i'd imagine
  12. Originally posted by drewhigginsHow many of the casual fans would know Shine Like Stars though?


    Amazing...and it's not a question of "knowing" shine like stars...it's just...that bit is the only thing that could make this amazing song any better, and it has a great effect as it's in the last part of the song.
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