The Beatles Anthology Collector's Set [VHS]
starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Neil Aspinall
directed by: Kevin Godley, Geoff Wonfor, Bob Smeaton
directed by: Kevin Godley, Geoff Wonfor, Bob Smeaton
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Initially broadcast as a TV miniseries to go with the series of threeAnthology double-CD albums, this set of eight documentary tapes has theheft and scope of one of KenBurns's expansive projects. Still, unless you are either a historian or atruly committed fan, you'll find yourself with way more material--particularlyabout the Beatles' early lives as lads in Liverpool--than you'll want to watch.The documentary material is copious, including early performance films andtapes, at the point before they found their true voices. The actual Beatlemaniayears--beginning in 1963 and concluding in 1970--feature extensive performancefilms, as well as home movies and archival material. The best parts, of course,are the interviews with the Beatles themselves, who produced the entire thing.Along with reworking two previously unreleased John Lennon tracks as "newBeatles songs," the Anthology includes some unseen Lennon interview tapesso that his acerbic voice can be heard as well. This stands as a comprehensivedocument of that heady period, the second coming of rock & roll, as the Beatlestook what Elvis had started and expanded upon it exponentially. The tapes give asolid sense of the historical context and the way these four musicians changedthe world around them in the 1960s. --Marshall Fine
Initially broadcast as a TV miniseries to go with the series of threeAnthology double-CD albums, this set of eight documentary tapes has theheft and scope of one of KenBurns's expansive projects. Still, unless you are either a historian or atruly committed fan, you'll find yourself with way more material--particularlyabout the Beatles' early lives as lads in Liverpool--than you'll want to watch.The documentary material is copious, including early performance films andtapes, at the point before they found their true voices. The actual Beatlemaniayears--beginning in 1963 and concluding in 1970--feature extensive performancefilms, as well as home movies and archival material. The best parts, of course,are the interviews with the Beatles themselves, who produced the entire thing.Along with reworking two previously unreleased John Lennon tracks as "newBeatles songs," the Anthology includes some unseen Lennon interview tapesso that his acerbic voice can be heard as well. This stands as a comprehensivedocument of that heady period, the second coming of rock & roll, as the Beatlestook what Elvis had started and expanded upon it exponentially. The tapes give asolid sense of the historical context and the way these four musicians changedthe world around them in the 1960s. --Marshall Fine
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Rating: - The beatles Anthology
I think I was 11 when the Beatles performed a concert at the Odean Theater in Bornemouth, England. This documentary took me right back to those days and then into my teenage years.
It is fascenating indeed. Even though I was there, in a sense, when it was all happening. I learned many things I had never known about the group.
Rating: - A retrospective
If you grew up with The Beatles as I did, you will connect strongly with this anthology. It couldnt be better since we finally have a biography spoken from Paul, John, George, & Ringo's perspective. The honesty offered from them in regard to the past, their music, their lives, and travels is surprising and a refreshing standpoint from all of the written material available. The reunion with the remaining three at the time was as touching as it gets and made me realize, this was a retrospective of ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent!
I am a Beatles fanatic and loved this documentary.Even at 10 hours, I still wanted more.My wife is not a fanatic and still enjoyed every minute.Highly recommended.
Rating: - Beatle's Anthology
Great stuff.I was there at the San Diego concert in 1965.Been a fan since their first record.What a nice walk down memory lane.Always pleased with my Amazon purchases.T. Smith
Rating: - Awesome material.
Woow!!... I gave this item as a gift to my girlfriend (who's more of a Beatles fan than me).
Obviously I watched it as well and was amazed at the quantity of footage and the way the story is told. I recommend this item to any Beatles fan or anyone who just happens to know The Beatles ever existed. You will definitively will look at them with different eyes.
- The beatles AnthologyI think I was 11 when the Beatles performed a concert at the Odean Theater in Bornemouth, England. This documentary took me right back to those days and then into my teenage years.
It is fascenating indeed. Even though I was there, in a sense, when it was all happening. I learned many things I had never known about the group.
- A retrospectiveIf you grew up with The Beatles as I did, you will connect strongly with this anthology. It couldnt be better since we finally have a biography spoken from Paul, John, George, & Ringo's perspective. The honesty offered from them in regard to the past, their music, their lives, and travels is surprising and a refreshing standpoint from all of the written material available. The reunion with the remaining three at the time was as touching as it gets and made me realize, this was a retrospective of ... Read More
- Excellent!I am a Beatles fanatic and loved this documentary.Even at 10 hours, I still wanted more.My wife is not a fanatic and still enjoyed every minute.Highly recommended.
- Beatle's AnthologyGreat stuff.I was there at the San Diego concert in 1965.Been a fan since their first record.What a nice walk down memory lane.Always pleased with my Amazon purchases.T. Smith
- Awesome material.Woow!!... I gave this item as a gift to my girlfriend (who's more of a Beatles fan than me).
Obviously I watched it as well and was amazed at the quantity of footage and the way the story is told. I recommend this item to any Beatles fan or anyone who just happens to know The Beatles ever existed. You will definitively will look at them with different eyes.
