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Movie Overview
Cast
• U2
Director
• Mark Pellington
• Catherine Owens
MPAA Rating
G
Theatrical Release
Jan 23, 2008 (Wide)
U2 3D (2008)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 87% Fresh
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A
"3D is an experience that will overwhelm the faithful and enchant the newcomers...a well-rehearsed corker of a show that hits all the U2 basics while providing unsettling intimacy far beyond the limitation of previous cinematic concert efforts."  eFilmCritic.com  Brian Orndorf

B+
"The transparent state-of-the-art 3-D look of a colorful U2 concert at a coliseum in Buenos Aries, Argentina is extraordinary, and easily makes up for the band's lyrically simplistic agitprop songs."  ColeSmithey.com  Cole Smithey

3/4
"It's "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (arguably)."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  David N. Butterworth

"The 15 numbers inluded in 'U2 3D' are as close as the flat screen can get to 'the palpable thrill of actually being at a U2 concert.'"  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Donald J. Levit

2/4
"Anyone who owns Rattle and Hum knows that U2 is a great live act, but what's the point of U2 3D beyond simulating a front-row view of one of their concerts?"  Slant Magazine  Ed Gonzalez

B
"While there's no denying that this is a fine concert film that should certainly please fans, it's not a watershed picture of its kind."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

3/4
"Thanks to some impressive - and vastly-improved - 3D technology, this concert film, documenting the Vertigo tour, is about as close as you'll get to being on stage with U2."  Big Picture Big Sound  Joe Lozito

B
"groundbreaking film that effectively uses hi definition to capture the concert experience"  Old School Reviews  John A. Nesbit

3/5
"A 60-foot IMAX screen showing a 60-foot Bono on a screen at the concert might be a new definition of kitsch."  Movie Insider  Mark Dujsik

B+
""U2 in 3D" doesn't just give you the feeling of being at a rock concert. It gives you the feeling of being a rock star."  Beliefnet  Nell Minow

"While U2 3D delivers what it promises to, it doesn't do anything further."  Cinematical  Nick Schager

4/5
"The film is certainly a visual spectacle and fans looking for nothing more than a visual jukebox will be delighted with it but those hoping for something more from the group may find themselves coming away from it feeling a little disappointed."  eFilmCritic.com  Peter Sobczynski

4/5
"The rock mega-band U2 has made so many concert films that it's hard to get excited about this one.... But the film is a revelation, redefining 3D live-action moviemaking."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

B
"It is a band apart, both in terms of music and message."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

7/10
"A very real and state-of-the-art 3-D experience showing the undubbed work of the one the greatest rock bands and several of the greatest rock audiences in the world."  Monsters and Critics  Ron Wilkinson
OFCS Rating: 87% Fresh
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