Cheers Jupsie :dance:

http://www.nme.com/news/u2/34151

 

U2 go supersize in new 3-D movie

 

www.u2liveconcerts.com

The megaband's 'Vertigo' film hits UK's biggest screen

 

Feb 6, 2008

 

U2's film 'U2 3D' had its London premiere on the UK’s biggest screen - the IMAX - last night (February 5) in front of a bespectacled audience.

 

The band's latest release is the first ever live action three dimensional digital film.

 

'U2 3D' – which premiered at the Sundance Festival last month – is a montage from several spectacular Latin American shows from their 2005-6 Vertigo tour shot with new 3-D technology.

 

The effect is startling – a giant Bono occasionally looms into your face, people lurched backwards to avoid a mic-stand and you can almost touch the fingers of waving Argentinian fans.

 

Given the sheer size of the screen, viewers were able to feel as if they were in the thick of the slightly rally-like excitement, just with extra added popcorn, and of course, ridiculous glasses.

 

Bono, who attended the Sundance premiere, admitted he’d rather not have seen himself in all his 3-D cinematic glory.

 

He said: “It's bad enough on a small screen. Now you get to see the lard arse 40 foot tall."

 

The setlist is as follows:

 

'Vertigo'

'New Year's Day'

'Beautiful Day'

'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own'

'Love And Peace Or Else'

'Sunday Bloody Sunday'

'Bullet The Blue Sky'

'Miss Sarajevo'

'Pride (In The Name Of Love)'

'Where The Streets Have No Name'

'One'

'The Fly'

'With Or Without You'

'Yahweh'

 

 

This was shown on Sky news earler this week & look terrific ...I hope that it comes to cinemas here as i would love to see it... :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

think it will be only a dream for me :cry:

think it will be only a dream for me :cry:

 

Well you never know...the idea of releasing this film after all was that people who could not get tickets for concerts would get to the the next best thing...it did look fantastic from what I saw of it.... :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: so I am keeping my fingers , toes 7 all bodyparts crossed...... :P :P :P

we don´t have a theatre that´s fancy enough here in Finland <_< :cry:

 

sure all my bodyparts are still crossed too :naughty: :naughty: :P

we don´t have a theatre that´s fancy enough here in Finland <_< :cry:

 

sure all my bodyparts are still crossed too :naughty: :naughty: :P

 

You know what ...you do not need a fancy theatre to enjoy it... :P....Have U2 ever been to Finland.... :o

Edited February 8, 200817 yr by Scorpio

There aren't that many 3D cinemas in Scotland. I don't think I'll get to see it either. Scotty probably will though. I think there are a few cinemas going to be showing it in Dublin. :w00t:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7232786.stm

 

 

I'm still recovering from an unnerving experience; I was nearly hit by Adam Clayton's bass guitar as he swung the neck around, and then had to duck out of the way of Bono as he stepped towards me.

Serves me right for being on stage with U2. Not literally, but that's what it felt like, when I went to see the band's new film U2 3D at the Imax cinema in London.

 

As a sceptic I did not expect much, 3D has been tried before but always seemed a gimmick with little artistic or commercial potential.

 

But this film shows the exciting opportunities for the medium. It can create "space" in front of your eyes.

 

On arrival at the cinema we were handed large 3D specs which made us look like "Brains" from Thunderbirds.

 

And from industry's point of view, a 3D Imax film is the one product which is difficult to pirate.

 

 

Taking our seat we were confronted by the giant IMAX screen 20 metres high by 26 metres wide. As the film starts I was transported to U2's gig in Buenos Aires in March 2006, and I was not just watching it on a flat screen, but it felt like I was there amongst the tens of thousands of fans at River Plate Stadium.

 

 

Slightly unflattering

 

 

Even more exciting is the on-stage experience. Larry Mullen's drum kit seems so real in front of your eyes, you feel you could reach out and touch it.

 

You are closer to Bono than the mike stand. In his words he worried that the film would make him appear as a "40 foot lard arse".

 

It doesn't, but there are times when he's so close it is slightly unflattering.

 

Bono says the film is aimed at people such as students who cannot afford to buy the tickets for their concerts. That made me think about other business opportunities.

 

Virtual concert

 

Ageing rock stars can be embarrassing, but with a "virtual concert" you capture the experience of seeing them in their prime.

 

From the fan's perspective you probably get a better view of the show from a 3D film, than in a seat in row Z at some wretched arena, where you are so far away from the performers they are the size of a thimble.

 

And from industry's point of view, a 3D Imax film is the one product which is difficult to pirate. I've yet to see an 80 foot cinema screen and 3D projector on offer at a dodgy car boot sale.

 

Oh, one other thing, the music's pretty good as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You know what ...you do not need a fancy theatre to enjoy it... :P....Have U2 ever been to Finland.... :o

We don´t have a 3D cinema :(

They have been yes, didn´t get to see them then but I went to see them in Denmark :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: 1st row... :dance: oh Bono :wub:

I went to the cinema tonight and I saw a clip of the U2 film

 

:o it looked really really good :yahoo: :yahoo:

 

Much better than the crappy film I had to just endure for the past few hours :arrr:

I went to the cinema tonight and I saw a clip of the U2 film

 

:o it looked really really good :yahoo: :yahoo:

 

Much better than the crappy film I had to just endure for the past few hours :arrr:

 

 

Yipee !!!!Sparkle cause I am gonna go see it...... :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

:w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

Yipee !!!!Sparkle cause I am gonna go see it...... :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

 

 

:o good for you Scorp

 

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

 

 

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

 

 

 

 

:o good for you Scorp

 

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

 

 

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

 

 

I know...I found it on www posting for one of the cinemas here in the city................I cannot wait..... :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

:cheer:

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

Where is your nearest cinema Scorp? :unsure:

:o :o :o it's playing at my local cinema :w00t: :w00t:

 

I just read this bulletin notice on the myspace site:

 

SEE U2 3D IN THE UK FIRST

We are very happy to announce that that both CINEWORLD and ODEON cinemas will be playing U2 3D on February 20th two days before the official release.

 

Please visit their websites below to see where its showing and to book tickets.

 

Enjoy

 

www.cineworld.co.uk

www.odeon.co.uk

 

 

:kink: I might just buy me some tickets

 

Wow Sparkie :o :yahoo:

That´s great news :cheer:

I'm so pleased for you Sparkle :arrr: :arrr: :arrr:

Sparks promised to keep the kettle on so I think we´d better hurry up there Jups -_- :w00t: