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DVD The Beatles - The First U.S. Visit
Any fan of Richard Lester's A Hard Day's Night won't want to miss the documentary The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit by Albert and David Maysles. The Maysles brothers were given extraordinary access to the Beatles during their first trip to the U.S., in February 1964, for several concerts and their seminal first appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. Like Hard Day's Night, which came out later that year, this film (also known as What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A.) shows lots of spontaneous cheekiness with the press and fans; the Beatles' wide-eyed bemusement at the hysteria they caused; as much cutting up as a tiny hotel room allows; and even specific scenes--goofing off on a commuter train, mod dancing in a nightclub--that would later appear in Lester's film. The only thing missing is Paul's grandfather.
The performance segments alone are a must for fans. The three Ed Sullivan appearances show a great cross section of their hits at the time, including "All My Loving," "I Saw Her Standing There," a beautifully delivered "This Boy" by John Lennon, and a wobbly "I Saw Her Standing There" so out of tune George Harrison nearly cracks up as he listens to Lennon and Paul McCartney struggle for harmony. The blurry, badly mic'd footage of the concert at the Washington Coliseum shows the Beatles acting as their own roadies, setting up their instruments; the platform Ringo Starr drums on lurches ominously with each downbeat. It was a more innocent, exuberant time, to be sure, and this sweet documentary lets the Beatles phenomenon speak for itself. --Anne Hurley
Anyone who grew up in the sixties can identify with this film. From the moment Murray the K screams "charge" into the mike as "She Loves You" kicks in on WINS that February, the viewer is transported back in time to a fabulous period of musical and cultural history. With all that came after, both good and bad, it's easy to forget the moment it all began. What a precious moment it was and the atmosphere of that event has been captured here. I think it is so good because it focuses on just that, the beginning and nothing else. If you want to experience that chill up your spine once again, give this a try. You might be surprised at just how young you still are.
Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
As a collector of a wide variety of Beatle items and from one fan to another.... You should have this. It gives you a "fly on the wall" look into a world that is magical, mystical amd musical. Don't pass it by.
IF YOU LOVE SEEING THE BEATLES IN ACTION! THIS IS THE FILM!!
I am a huge, huge, huge, Beatles fan and one of the things I love is seeing my boys in action! This DVD goes from start to finish of their U.S. American Visit....showing concert clips, interviews, and them messing around in their hotel. I've boughten many a poorly made DVD's on The Beatles, but this doesn't even come close to that group. VERY VERY GOOD DVD INDEED! If you are an avid fan like me, I suggest you purchase and add it to your collection. I bought it a few years ago, and I'm still watching it!
A great concept: The Beatles appeared four times on CBS' The Ed Sullivan Show, and while one is tempted to skip through this collection to watch only the Fab Four's 20 performances, there is historic value in seeing Sullivan's complete programs. With America reeling from the murder of a popular president, JFK, less than three months prior, the Beatles' Sullivan debut on February 9, 1964, ushered a renewing joy into the country's living rooms. The band kept it up another two weeks, sharing Sullivan's variety-show bills with the likes of impressionist Frank Gorshin, comedians Allen & Rossi, future Monkee Davy Jones (in a scene from Oliver!), and sundry unrepentant vaudevillians, magicians, and acrobats. Various problems with microphones and bad direction (one barely... More Info about this DVD Director(s): John Wray (II) - Kenneth Whelan - Tim Kiley - John Moffitt DVD Release Date: Released the 28 October 2003 Usually ships in 4 to 6 days
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I'm always wary of all the "rare" Beatles stuff out there, but found this DVD a great surprise. There were things on this DVD i had only seen pictures of before. Some of the interviews provided here are somewhat unintelligible and obviously incomplete, but you get to see the Beatles in many different settings just being themselves. Clips from the Hollywood Bowl, the claustrophobia of Beatlemania and a Shakespearean comedy skit are the best treasures. Quality is good... no silly narration... more a collection of clips than a structured documentary. More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 27 August 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The Fab Four from Liverpool--John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr--in their first movie. Nobody expected A Hard Day's Night to be much more than a quick exploitation of a passing musical fad, but when the film opened it immediately seduced the world--even the stuffiest critics fell over themselves in praise (highbrow Dwight Macdonald called it "not only a gay, spontaneous, inventive comedy but it is also as good cinema as I have seen for a long time"). Wisely, screenwriter Alun Owen based his script on the Beatles' actual celebrity at the time, catching them in the delirious early rush of Beatlemania: eluding rampaging fans, killing time on trains and in hotels, appearing on a TV broadcast. American director Richard Lester, influenced by the freestyle... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): George Harrison - John Lennon - Paul McCartney Director(s): Richard Lester DVD Release Date: Released the 24 September 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Initially broadcast as a TV miniseries to go with the series of three Anthology double-CD albums, this set of eight documentary tapes has the heft and scope of one of Ken Burns's expansive projects. Still, unless you are either a historian or a truly committed fan, you'll find yourself with way more material--particularly about the Beatles' early lives as lads in Liverpool--than you'll want to watch. The documentary material is copious, including early performance films and tapes, at the point before they found their true voices. The actual Beatlemania years--beginning in 1963 and concluding in 1970--feature extensive performance films, as well as home movies and archival material. The best parts, of course, are the interviews with the Beatles themselves, who produced the... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Geoff Wonfor - Bob Smeaton - Kevin Godley DVD Release Date: Released the 01 April 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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