U2 3D (PG, 85 mins) Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullan

And yet at times the show falls a little flat, with Bono, Edge and the rest seeming to think their presence alone represents performance

Lord knows Lisburn has been a little lacking in rock 'n' roll credibility. Belfast has always brought the bands, from The Beatles down to Brucie, and gave the world Van Morrison.

But now the new city's cinema has struck a minor blow back at the Big Smoke, with an exclusive screening of the long-awaited new U2 concert movie.

And with the dark wraparound glasses provided, everyone in the audience looks like a Bono!

Many thanks must go to the Omniplex, because it was looking like we'd have to go to Dublin to catch this one.

And it's quite a coup - because many more movies in this format will be on the way before long. So you can always remember where you saw your first.

For so far it seems only the Omniplex multiplex has the technology to do justice to such state-of-the-art cinema.

To my eyes it was a significantly enhanced experience compared to most 3D work, where the usual trick is just to keep on throwing things at you.

Here the shots from the crowd - with a thousand arms flung skyward ahead of you - are incredible. You have to resist the urge to tap the shoulder of the person in the seat in front.

Shot across seven shows in South America, it rattles and hums with energy and excitement, and yet fails to erase U2's other docu movie called, er, Rattle And Hum.

Watch! as the Edge harmonises from the angle of the very base of his microphone; Thrill! as Adam Clayton's throbbing base almost hits you up the chin; Jump! as Larry Mullen (and Bono) thump a single drum out on the audience ramps.

Co-directors Catherine Owen and Mark Pellington have been wise enough to focus entirely on the music. No backstage actualite. No boring interviews with the band. No fawning fans stuff.

So straight from Vertigo itself into Beautiful Day, followed by New Year's Day and onto Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, by which time most people will be mesmerised. At times it's hard enough staying in your seat. Though I was never a massive U2 fan I love a lot of their material (such a shame Angel of Harlem, Sweetest Thing and When Love Comes to Town aren't included) and recognise their claim to World's Biggest Rock Stars. Few other bands could get the audience to read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights out loud!

And yet at times the show falls a little flat, with Bono, Edge and the rest seeming to think their presence alone represents performance. For anyone who didn't manage to get to the Croke Park gig, this will somewhat compensate, and is worth catching even if you were there.

Bono's pious platitudes can't spoil things and he proves an able practicioner of the art of 3D, seeming at times to want to touch your face, the brute.

As they move through Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Bullet The Blue Sky and on to One it turns into shock 'n' awe rock 'n' roll.

The sound mix is superb and the communal joy of a rock concert is captured arguably better than any movie, certainly since Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz (and he's back soon with The Rolling Stones concert movie).

A few on-screen surprises are kept until towards the end, and it's also worth your while sitting through the end credits.

Now showing exclusively at Lisburn Omniplex