Today was U2 day. We got up and headed down to Irvine Spectrum for a noon showing of U2-3D on the Imax screen. The movie was shot during the South American portion of the Vertigo tour. On the radio on our way there, on the way back, and even walking around the Spectrum, we were treated to other U2 songs not shown in the movie too.
I was very impressed with how far the 3D technology has come. It was crystal clear and they had used every 3D camera available to make this movie so you got great shots from every angle. It was even better than being in the circle area up by the stage. This put you on and above the stage. Sadly, the movie was only an hour and a half, so they had to cut out a lot of the songs I would have liked to have seen from the show. At least they made the most of the songs they did use, such as using the 3D to give a Zoo-TV tour feel to "The Fly". It was also cool to see all the stuff Bono was doing on stage during the "Love and Peace"/"Sunday Bloody Sunday"/"Bullet the Blue Sky" war combo.
U2-3D is going to be expanding to wide release in a couple of weeks, but I think you really need the giant screen to do it justice. Just be careful if you go to the Spectrum. There was a huge crowd there lining up to see Hannah Montana 3D, and you know how vicious preteens can be if you get between them and Hannah.
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This is one of Vermont's true short-comings - my inability to see this movie. By all accounts it is worth it whether you're a U2 fan or not.
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