A Hard Day's Night
starring: Lionel Blair, Wilfrid Brambell, Deryck Guyler, Kenneth Haigh, George Harrison
directed by: Lester, Richard
directed by: Lester, Richard
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The Beatles star in this film about a \""typical\"" day in the life of the Beatles.
Genre: Musicals
Rating: G
Release Date: 6-JUL-2004
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com essential video:
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 French New Wave and British Goon Show humor, whips up a delightfully upbeat circus of perpetual motion. From the opening scene of the mop tops rushing through a train station mobbed by fans, the movie rarely stops for air. Some of the songs are straightforwardly presented, but others ("Can't Buy Me Love," set to the foursome gamboling around an empty field) soar with ingenuity. Above all, the Beatles express their irresistible personalities: droll, deadpan, infectiously cheeky. Better examples of pure cinematic joy are few and far between. --Robert Horton
The Beatles star in this film about a \""typical\"" day in the life of the Beatles.
Genre: Musicals
Rating: G
Release Date: 6-JUL-2004
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com essential video:
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 French New Wave and British Goon Show humor, whips up a delightfully upbeat circus of perpetual motion. From the opening scene of the mop tops rushing through a train station mobbed by fans, the movie rarely stops for air. Some of the songs are straightforwardly presented, but others ("Can't Buy Me Love," set to the foursome gamboling around an empty field) soar with ingenuity. Above all, the Beatles express their irresistible personalities: droll, deadpan, infectiously cheeky. Better examples of pure cinematic joy are few and far between. --Robert Horton
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- Hard Day's Night
Great product! Attractively packaged 2-disc set. One with interviews of production team / cast. A real hoot, if you're into the film. And the movie itself. A little time capsule!
Rating: - A WINNER - DOESN"T GET ANY BETTER
They tidied it up technologically maybe(?) but the music was ALWAYS great anyway.The abundant extras are wonderful bonuses, but the gist is, here is THE original rockumentary, still unsurpassed, every bit as good as you remember or could expect to find in some pale imitation otherwise now and in the future.Richard Lester and George Martin, working with the Beatles?WOW...A MUST HAVE for all Beatles fans, veterans and novices alike. This package is a BARGAIN.Enjoy!
Rating: - Beatles at it's best!
This movie brings back the memories. It is high quality. I find myself singing along. Love it!
Rating: - For it's time...
For it's time this was cutting edge cinema. I couldn't begin to count the breakthrough shots. It has lost little to time. The music is infectious, and while a tribute to teen idols it is never cloying. Probably the most startling thing about it is how tame the Beatles and their music are now. When the film was shot, many in this country considered them dangerous radicals. You can't go wrong buying this DVD. The smile won't leave your faces for days.
Rating: - A Hard Days Night
This is my favorite Beatles film.They were so young and full of life.The music is classic Beatles.
- Hard Day's NightGreat product! Attractively packaged 2-disc set. One with interviews of production team / cast. A real hoot, if you're into the film. And the movie itself. A little time capsule!
- A WINNER - DOESN"T GET ANY BETTERThey tidied it up technologically maybe(?) but the music was ALWAYS great anyway.The abundant extras are wonderful bonuses, but the gist is, here is THE original rockumentary, still unsurpassed, every bit as good as you remember or could expect to find in some pale imitation otherwise now and in the future.Richard Lester and George Martin, working with the Beatles?WOW...A MUST HAVE for all Beatles fans, veterans and novices alike. This package is a BARGAIN.Enjoy!
- Beatles at it's best!This movie brings back the memories. It is high quality. I find myself singing along. Love it!
- For it's time...For it's time this was cutting edge cinema. I couldn't begin to count the breakthrough shots. It has lost little to time. The music is infectious, and while a tribute to teen idols it is never cloying. Probably the most startling thing about it is how tame the Beatles and their music are now. When the film was shot, many in this country considered them dangerous radicals. You can't go wrong buying this DVD. The smile won't leave your faces for days.
- A Hard Days NightThis is my favorite Beatles film.They were so young and full of life.The music is classic Beatles.
