U2 in 3-D

If only this was some kind of B-grade science fiction flick where Bono's head swells to ginormous proportions, threatens to block out the sun, and only the Edge can save him. But no, it's simply a concert film shot entirely in 3-D. Its producers say the movie, creatively titled "U2 3D," is in fact the very first live action movie ever shot, edited, and publicly shown entirely in 3-D. The company behind the movie is called Real D, and they've worked on a boatload of projects from various studios, everything from Disney's latest cartoon Meet The Robinsons to 3-D remakes of classics like The Nightmare Before Christmas as well as StereoGraphics scientific 3-D visualization products. "U2 3D" was shot during the South American leg of the Vertigo tour in 2006.

Real D 3-D isn't like the stereoscopic film you may remember from your childhood, though. All the 3-D rendering is done in digital for a much higher quality level, and you can't even watch a RealD-ified movie in a standard theater. You have to see it in a cinema outfitted for the RealD experience. While RealD has made serious strides in 3-D technology, here's a heads up: you still have to wear special glasses. You don't have to feel silly for wearing dark glasses in a theater, though . . . you know Bono will be wearing his.

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