Monday, February 06, 2012

SUPER SHOW 3 - 3D



Directed by: Kim Min-Soo, Kim Hyeok-Il
Running Time: 80 min


I never watched any concert movie at all, not even a 3D one. At first I am skeptical since I have already seen Super Show 3 on video and what could 3D offer in a concert movie? Well, apart from the wallet choking admission price, after seeing this one I can say that 3D enhance your movie concert experience. Besides I have to taste what a 3D concert movie is all about. Not only that, this one is a limited release in Indonesia, for five days only and only at Blitzmegaplex.

It makes you feel as if you are sitting in a tribune, seeing the stage in front of you and all the concert gimmicks like laser beams, fireworks and lighting are as maximal as possible. Not only that the atmosphere inside the cinema is also like in the concert with some of the viewers bringing light stick and sing along.

For those who didn't know what Super Junior is, you can Google it. All I can say that they are Korean boy band. Their songs are mostly pop (and sometimes synthpop), R n B and with a little bit of rap with mathematically precise dance that makes you feel as if you are looking at better version of Step Up 3D.

Opened with Sorry Sorry from their third album (and quoting from wikipedia: ...was a critically and commercially successful hit in Asia, becoming 2009's best-selling Korean-language album in South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, China, and the Philippines), the 3D makes the stage seems alive. The rest of the songs need no explanation, they are just songs and performances with zero behind the scene scenes. That's too bad since if there is some behind the scene scenes then it can be an advantage.

But the editing between the songs are too tight and doesn't seem to flow smoothly. Not only that, it feels too short and it ended too soon. However the presence of Indonesian subtitle really helps not to mention the song lyrics that can make the viewers sing along, if they wanted to. Overall it is not a disappointment since the 3D illusion is awesome, it is just too short.

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