What else can I say? Listening to U2, one of the great rock bands of all time, is a pleasure. Watching U2 in concert (as I've done twice) is an adventure, nearly a life-changing, inspirational experience. But seeing the super quartet of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen in U2-3D at the IMAX Theatre is something else. Awesome isn't just the word.
There's something about these talented, charismatic gents that we first met as restless young Irish lads in the early '80s. Something that grabs onto you and never lets go, something that compels you to love yourself, love others and to always look toward a better tomorrow. Seeing the band perform on the truly big screen in an amazingly state-of-the-art/three-dimensional technology -- it's like having a Bono standing right over you! It's like The Edge is just killing riffs in your living room (well, in this case, the front row of the theatre).
And you're not just watching a concert film. You're IN the film, right along with the throngs of humanity yearning for an encore, yelling along with familiar anthems in ecstasy. The set list carries mostly the best of U2's long, illustrious career: from Beautiful Day of this decade to one of my eternal favorites (and definite karaoke option) With or Without You. From Yahweh to Sunday Bloody Sunday, it's all their in its splendor along with the group's philosophy of love, peace, understanding and co-existence. The words jump from the screen. Concertgoers leap from the screen and almost into your row.
If you've never seen U2 live, but always wanted to, this is a close realistic opportunity as you're likely to have. Now if we could only have The Beatles or Nirvana still around and filmed in IMAX 3-D. I would certainly enjoy immersing myself with the hippies or into the mosh pit (that is, of course, without getting hurt). Beautiful. Excellent. Bravo. Encore!
