Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D (from James Cameron & the director of Shrek)

[jvince]

Genre:
Fantasy

Synopsis:
An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil.


Director:
Andrew Adamson (Shrek, Shrek 2)

Writer:
Andrew Adamson (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)

Cirque du Soleil - Worlds Away 3D - Official Trailer (HD) - YouTube

[EricJ]

Let's hope it's a concert movie a la "Journey of Man", as their one attempt at narrative, "Alegria: the Movie", was an unholy mess.

And with "big name talent" like the Camster doing the x-producing (and no doubt "thrilled to be working with them"...), I sort of have an idea what to expect.
(And can't Adamson be "the director of Chronicles of Narnia" for once? Give the guy a break, he's trying to escape his past!)

[NARMAK]

Well, at least we can expect the 3D to be good

I'm interested in it tbh. Looks like it will be worth a watch.

[bluskies]

I - LOVED - IT!!!!!!!!! I want to see it again! And I will...going back two or three times next week.

Yes, I have seen mediocre reviews, but there are couple of requirements to enjoying this movie:

1. You have to LOVE Cirque Du Soleil. Not just "like"...you have to love them.

2. Don't spend even one second trying to analyse the plot. It's about a young woman who is mesmerized with a young male aerialist and she tries to find him again when they are separated. Everything else are sections of different Las Vegas Cirque shows and even in their entirety don't always make sense. If you try to understand why this is here or that is there, you will run out screaming.

3. It helps a lot to have seen at least a few of these shows in Las Vegas because the movie selects some of the best parts from each.

4. Did I mention you have to LOVE Cirque du Soleil?

I think one or two people did walk out but those who stayed applauded and stayed all the way through the end credits (which were very lengthy because they listed each LV show, each hotel, and each person on the crew of the individual productions).

The film did present some of the best moments from each show, and getting close added to it, giving us devotees a new look at it. And with the battle scene on the rotating steel plate from "Ka", a look from different angles was a blessing.

My favorite Cirque show in Vegas is "The Beatles' Love" and other fans of that production will be very happy. There are about six scenes from it (with Beatles music in the film, too), including "Get Back," "Octopus's Garden," "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and the film ends with a group shot of curtain moments for the different show casts set to "All You Need Is Love."

Cinematography is excellent. And the 3D is spectacular!

Is it just a huge commercial for Cirque du Soleil's Las Vegas shows? Yes. Do I recommend it? Yes! Yes! YES!!!!

[Rainhurt]

Going to pick this up on 3D Blu

[Taygan315]

Originally Posted by Rainhurt

Going to pick this up on 3D Blu

Agreed. Cant wait to pick this one up as well. Hopefully it will come out on 3D blu sooner than later.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by bluskies

I - LOVED - IT!!!!!!!!! I want to see it again! And I will...going back two or three times next week.

Yes, I have seen mediocre reviews, but there are couple of requirements to enjoying this movie:

1. You have to LOVE Cirque Du Soleil. Not just "like"...you have to love them.

2. Don't spend even one second trying to analyse the plot. It's about a young woman who is mesmerized with a young male aerialist and she tries to find him again when they are separated. Everything else are sections of different Las Vegas Cirque shows and even in their entirety don't always make sense. If you try to understand why this is here or that is there, you will run out screaming.

3. It helps a lot to have seen at least a few of these shows in Las Vegas because the movie selects some of the best parts from each.

4. Did I mention you have to LOVE Cirque du Soleil?

I think one or two people did walk out but those who stayed applauded and stayed all the way through the end credits (which were very lengthy because they listed each LV show, each hotel, and each person on the crew of the individual productions).

The film did present some of the best moments from each show, and getting close added to it, giving us devotees a new look at it. And with the battle scene on the rotating steel plate from "Ka", a look from different angles was a blessing.

My favorite Cirque show in Vegas is "The Beatles' Love" and other fans of that production will be very happy. There are about six scenes from it (with Beatles music in the film, too), including "Get Back," "Octopus's Garden," "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and the film ends with a group shot of curtain moments for the different show casts set to "All You Need Is Love."

Cinematography is excellent. And the 3D is spectacular!

Is it just a huge commercial for Cirque du Soleil's Las Vegas shows? Yes. Do I recommend it? Yes! Yes! YES!!!!

Good to hear. I dont understand the negative reviews that say the story is weak. Its Cirque Du Soleil... the story is only 3% of the event. Its all about the music and SPECTACLE.

My favorite is Alegria.

[Johnnyecks]

Great review. Just saw this today with my parents and other family members, who are pretty big Cirque fans. We've only seen La Noumba in Orlando (several times), and was a little disappointed that they didn't include any parts from that show in this movie.

But we really enjoyed it. I agree with you needing to LOVE Cirque. There was one person who walked out. There was no applause, which was a little bit of a let down, but it was fantastic.

Oh, and the rotating "peg floor" scene was absolutely incredible. How do they even practice this stuff without getting seriously injured!

Originally Posted by bluskies

I - LOVED - IT!!!!!!!!! I want to see it again! And I will...going back two or three times next week.

Yes, I have seen mediocre reviews, but there are couple of requirements to enjoying this movie:

1. You have to LOVE Cirque Du Soleil. Not just "like"...you have to love them.

2. Don't spend even one second trying to analyse the plot. It's about a young woman who is mesmerized with a young male aerialist and she tries to find him again when they are separated. Everything else are sections of different Las Vegas Cirque shows and even in their entirety don't always make sense. If you try to understand why this is here or that is there, you will run out screaming.

3. It helps a lot to have seen at least a few of these shows in Las Vegas because the movie selects some of the best parts from each.

4. Did I mention you have to LOVE Cirque du Soleil?

I think one or two people did walk out but those who stayed applauded and stayed all the way through the end credits (which were very lengthy because they listed each LV show, each hotel, and each person on the crew of the individual productions).

The film did present some of the best moments from each show, and getting close added to it, giving us devotees a new look at it. And with the battle scene on the rotating steel plate from "Ka", a look from different angles was a blessing.

My favorite Cirque show in Vegas is "The Beatles' Love" and other fans of that production will be very happy. There are about six scenes from it (with Beatles music in the film, too), including "Get Back," "Octopus's Garden," "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and the film ends with a group shot of curtain moments for the different show casts set to "All You Need Is Love."

Cinematography is excellent. And the 3D is spectacular!

Is it just a huge commercial for Cirque du Soleil's Las Vegas shows? Yes. Do I recommend it? Yes! Yes! YES!!!!

[bluskies]

Originally Posted by Johnnyecks

Great review. Just saw this today with my parents and other family members, who are pretty big Cirque fans. We've only seen La Noumba in Orlando (several times), and was a little disappointed that they didn't include any parts from that show in this movie.

The movie was meant to highlight only the seven shows in Las Vegas.

However, La Nouba is available on DVD:

http://www.amazon.com/Cirque-du-Sole...s=la+nouba+dvd