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The Reel Thing
The Independent,
February 21, 2008
It was one occasion when Bono's trademark shades were not out of place. Strolling into the European premiere of the new film, U2:3D, the band were greeted by a sea of polarised spectacles.
For once, the band were able to join their own audience, sit down and enjoy rock 'n' roll U2-style. And as U2's Adam Clayton said: "It's actually much nicer to be in the audience knowing that you don't have to jump around for an hour-and-a-half -- you just have to sit there." All tickets for the European premiere, shown as part of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, were quickly snapped up as word spread of the cheapest front-row seats ever seen for a U2 concert. Chilly Hundreds of fans braved the chilly air outside Cineworld on Parnell Street to catch a glimpse of the band as Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr., posed. "We are always pushing innovation, and (director) Catherine Owens has been collaborating with us for years," Bono said. And seeing the band in all their glory on the big screen can be painful, Bono divulged. "It has taken me 20 years to get photographers to make me look this tall. You thought our heads were big wait till we get to the IMAX," he joked. "You see everything in the raw you can't cover the cracks." The poverty campaigner praised Ireland's "leadership role" in Africa, describing Ireland's NGOs' as the best in the world. "Irish women in particular I think drive a lot of this (charity work). I know that happens in my house," he said, speaking about home life with his wife Ali. The 3D spectacles allow the viewer to take an action-packed trip around the stage as the lively foursome kick off the South American leg of their Vertigo tour in Buenos Aires before 80,000 fans. The action packed movie, from directors Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington, draw the audience onto the stage with the live band, as the special digital camera swoops around the stage. Some of the guests at the premiere, included model Jodie Kidd in a Grecian-style dress, U2 manager Paul McGuinness, Slane Castle owner Lord Henry Mountcharles, and actor Stephen Rea. © Independent, 2008.
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