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Steve Klare
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Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted July 22, 2016 01:01 PM
OK, I'm old now. Not just because my left knee needs exercise just to do it's normal knee job without pain, but because I remember a lot of the great Beatles songs from when they first came out.
It was the sixties! Nixon hadn't been to China, there was still lead in gasoline, a computer was something that nobody but NASA had and this wonderful thing called "The Transistor" was still new! (We had no idea what it was, or what it did, but it was somehow good!)
Every kid barely old enough had a "Transistor Radio". They were always described by how many transistors they had (apparently more was better...). I had one and heard so many of those great songs when they were number one on the charts.
What a pain that they are not only oldies now, but borderline classics. I was talking to one of my son's friends the other day. She is 13 years old. She has no idea who Lucille Ball was and she's even a little vague on Bugs Bunny, but she absolutely knows who the Beatles are.
To me that's what makes something a classic: timelessness. Assuming civilization survives another 100 years, they'll need to surf their 'net to find out exactly what a "Justin Bieber" was.
People will still know about Beethoven, and the Beatles!
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All I ask is a wide screen and a projector to light her by...
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Paul Adsett
Film God
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted August 27, 2016 12:14 PM
I was a big fan of the Beatles, having watched them develop from a little pop group in Liverpool, with appearances on David Frost's Saturday night show That Was The Week That Was, to their first iconic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1963. I had just moved to Williamsport Pa the previous November, and was in a bar/restaurant at the time.As soon as the Beatles came on you could hear a pin drop in the restaurant.
But I lost interest and respect for the group when they started promoting the drug culture in the late 60's, and John Lennon just became very weird in his manner and behavior.
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Melvin England
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 707
From: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Feb 2016
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posted September 17, 2016 02:14 PM
I have always considered myself a big Beatles fan. I have heard lots of stuff of theirs that Mr.Average won't have done. I have seen masses of footage over the years..... and looking forward to viewing this film, I did expected a lot of stock footage that is always repeated on the many Beatles documentaries that have been made over the years.
For once, it is a pleasure to be proved completely WRONG!
What a breathe of fresh air this film turned out to be! Absolute Beatles GOLD, so wonderful to see so much "new" footage being included in one presentation, and what a delight to see the Shea concert, afterwards, in all its glory on that huge cinema screen.I noted it was a 4K restoration done earlier this year.Does this mean we will get an official Blu Ray release,together with the main feature sometime soon? Congratulations to all concerned. Together with the live feed (never seen live pictures in a cinema before)Thursday night will live in my memory for eternity.
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Melvin England
Jedi Master Film Handler
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From: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Feb 2016
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posted September 19, 2016 11:31 AM
Robert - Thank you for all the information and great to know the main feature WILL be seen in my living room in the very near future.
But... oh... frustration.... Shea Stadium... no dvd release! Another piece of Beatles gold that us fans are being deprived of simply due to company squabbling.How often do we see snippets of film that we know belong to a much longer piece of footage and we cannot see it because of.....copyright.Yes, ownership is important... I wouldn't want someone else benefiting from a piece of work I had put time,effort and resources creating... but I just wish these people would get their act together and come to some agreement so that the people that actually give this footage value I.E. US,the fans,can finally see these nuggets of history that were created because WE were the ones that put the Beatles there in the first place. Thank goodness for last Thursday night's showing that escaped the latest restraints. Seems a pity and a waste that such a magnificent 4K transfer seems destined for the vaults....only to be "rediscovered"....at some point in the future.
The same applies to the "Let It Be" film.I had previously heard the rumour that it would not get a dvd release in the present Beatles' lifetime. However,correct me if I am wrong, this time its fate is in the hands of both Paul and Ringo themselves, as the rumour was that they consider "Let It Be" to be derogatory to the Beatles image. Come on,chaps,lighten up. This is musical history we are talking about here. Have a re-think and maybe..just maybe..we can all share in another memorable Beatles premier like we did last week.
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