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Post by stavros on Jun 29, 2014 16:40:31 GMT -5
The story behind the Beatles' pop masterpieceIt's an interesting piece if you care to read it all. But is it the greatest rock'n roll film ever made? Can Americans (especially Texas Cowboys) understand Liverpool accents? I guess the answers to both questions are - YES
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Post by winstonoboogie on Jun 29, 2014 18:32:45 GMT -5
So Stavros, if AHDN is not the greatest rock 'n roll film ever made, what is? (Topic for a new thread?)
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Post by John S. Damm on Jun 29, 2014 19:18:54 GMT -5
Good for Paul for saying that! Too bad the Beatles real voices weren't used in YS.
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Post by stavros on Jun 30, 2014 14:06:08 GMT -5
So Stavros, if AHDN is not the greatest rock 'n roll film ever made, what is? (Topic for a new thread?) Magical Mystery Tour of course, at least I think Paul said it was good once. Anyway I've seen a few rock'n roll movies and most of them are awful. I think " Quadrophenia" is one of the best I've seen with an awesome soundtrack from the Who and set in 60s Britain to the backdrop of the Mods v Rockers battles. Perhaps too much of a Brit flick for others though? Here's a 3 minute snapshot of it made by a film student. If you are lucky you can catch Sting in it about 2:20 in!
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Post by lowbasso on Jun 30, 2014 17:17:29 GMT -5
Received and watched my new Blu-ray copy of AHDN. Very clean visually and love new Giles Martin mix of the music. Can't wait to see and hear it on the big screen next week!
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Post by cosmo on Jul 7, 2014 8:55:19 GMT -5
I went to see it at the cinema on Saturday - it wasn't my first time seeing it on the big screen but it was one of the most enjoyable - it looks and sounds great! Bruce Spizer, a local who has written a bunch of (expensive!) books about the Beatles talked afterwards; it was pretty interesting. I was glad to see a few young folks in the crowd, but it was mostly people my age (50s). The theater had sell-outs all weekend, so they are playing it every afternoon this week.
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Post by John S. Damm on Jul 7, 2014 9:42:29 GMT -5
I missed it but then again I probably would had to have driven 80 miles to see it. The Beatles re-issued films do well in big cities but even in Indianapolis I sit in empty theaters for them as I did for The Concert For George. When YS was re-issued in the late 1990's, I saw it in a packed theater in Chicago.
I must get the DVD I guess, my second version of it.
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Post by cosmo on Jul 7, 2014 21:20:04 GMT -5
Our theater had such crowds that they extended the run until Thursday.
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Post by scousette on Jul 7, 2014 22:12:08 GMT -5
I saw it last night at the local artsy cinema. The place was nearly sold out, and teens through elderly attended, and everybody seemed to really enjoy the screening. I know I did.
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Post by Panther on Sept 27, 2014 22:44:03 GMT -5
I've only seen A Hard Day's Night once. And I've still never seen Help! or Magical Mystery Tour. I should do that.
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Post by vectisfabber on Sept 28, 2014 8:55:35 GMT -5
Yes, you should certainly see Help!
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Post by debjorgo on Sept 28, 2014 10:12:14 GMT -5
And Magical Mystery Tour.
I think panther has heard enough about it to not expect Citizen Kane. It has the Beatles at the height of their power pop song era. The spaghetti scene is too long but you can fast forward. Same with Flying.
I'd say it is much more entertaining than the official cut of Let it Be.
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Post by lowbasso on Sept 28, 2014 12:22:00 GMT -5
I've only seen A Hard Day's Night once. And I've still never seen Help! or Magical Mystery Tour. I should do that. A decades-long (I assume) Beatlefan who has only seen AHDN once and never Help or MMT. Amazing.....
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Post by John S. Damm on Sept 29, 2014 10:50:50 GMT -5
I have never seen Ringo's film Candy.
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Post by vectisfabber on Sept 29, 2014 12:20:47 GMT -5
And Magical Mystery Tour. I think panther has heard enough about it to not expect Citizen Kane. It has the Beatles at the height of their power pop song era. The spaghetti scene is too long but you can fast forward. Same with Flying. I'd say it is much more entertaining than the official cut of Let it Be. Just remember, it wasn't me who said you should see it!
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Post by vectisfabber on Sept 29, 2014 12:24:08 GMT -5
I have never seen Ringo's film Candy. I saw it when it came out, haven't seen it since. The succulent Ewa Aulin has not been sufficient reason for me to sit through it again, and Ringo - in a small part as a Mexican gardener, in which he is not very good - is certainly not a greater incentive than Ms Aulin's unclad form.
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Sept 30, 2014 8:21:00 GMT -5
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR should be viewed as an "album video"... just enjoy the performances/vignettes that go with each song, like an MTV video. It runs only under an hour and is a psychedelic trip down memory lane, a time capsule of the weird '60s. There are parts of it that feel they run a bit too long, but it does have a few humorous bits. People should not look at this as a conventional "feature film". No way would I ever call this a "good" piece of work, but I do think it is more watchable 40+ years later for nostalgic video than it was in its day.
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Post by mikev on Sept 30, 2014 11:21:21 GMT -5
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR should be viewed as an "album video"... just enjoy the performances/vignettes that go with each song, like an MTV video. It runs only under an hour and is a psychedelic trip down memory lane, a time capsule of the weird '60s. There are parts of it that feel they run a bit too long, but it does have a few humorous bits. People should not look at this as a conventional "feature film". No way would I ever call this a "good" piece of work, but I do think it is more watchable 40+ years later for nostalgic video than it was in its day. That is a good approach and personally how I can enjoy Give My Regards to Broad Street.
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Post by stavros on Sept 30, 2014 16:16:38 GMT -5
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR should be viewed as an "album video"... just enjoy the performances/vignettes that go with each song, like an MTV video. It runs only under an hour and is a psychedelic trip down memory lane, a time capsule of the weird '60s. There are parts of it that feel they run a bit too long, but it does have a few humorous bits. People should not look at this as a conventional "feature film". No way would I ever call this a "good" piece of work, but I do think it is more watchable 40+ years later for nostalgic video than it was in its day. Total agree with this and Mikev. Mystery Tour is a quirky peace of British pop nostalgia and the only place you'll get to see the boys perform "I Am the Walrus". It's also a Beatles movie where you'll get one of the Rutles appearing in it. Of course the Rutles were paid the compliment back when a Beatle appeared in their own movie.
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Post by John S. Damm on Sept 30, 2014 16:22:44 GMT -5
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Post by vectisfabber on Oct 1, 2014 3:14:57 GMT -5
What is the source of the quote which starts this thread?
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Post by John S. Damm on Oct 1, 2014 9:33:09 GMT -5
What is the source of the quote which starts this thread? The Daily Mirror article linked in post #1 doesn't make it clear if that alleged Macca quote, dropping the f-bomb, was actually made in 1964 or 2014 when AHDN was re-released. It seems unlikely Paul would have dropped the f-bomb in any 1964 interview that he knew would be published. Good point vectis. I am starting to think that this is another modern day Macca claim although I certainly have no problem believing that Paul would have said this in private in 1964. But this actual Thread Title quote could be a modern one summarizing Paul's 1964 position. It is still a great quote that seems to have come from Paul but when?
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Post by stavros on Oct 1, 2014 14:55:20 GMT -5
What is the source of the quote which starts this thread? As JSD states it came from the Daily Mirror in the OP. However the quote also appears on the archived Mersey Beat site "Mersey Beat". The source seems to be Bill Harry. Specifically here : triumphpc.com/mersey-beat/beatles/beatlesbrowser-four3.shtmlI am not sure if it ever appeared in print back in the 1960s and there are references in the whole of the article to events that happened late into the 20th century. I suspect it surfaced sometime between 2000 and 2009. I am quite willing to be proved wrong though
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