The Beatles : Get Back: Season 1

The documentary (if it can be called that) is much friendlier than the film that came from the footage not included in these discs, Let It Be. This is long if you are not a Beatles fan, but if you are, you are just a fly on the wall watching greatness create in the studio. The image quality is amazingly clear and sharp. The sound has been mixed wonderfully and with purpose. It truly is an amazing piece of cinema from Peter Jackson. He made me enjoy watching Let It Be, now after watching this. This fills in the gaps and makes you see that they still enjoyed making music together despite the quibbles they may have been having.

Great quality for used. I'm a Beatles freak. It's a must have!

This is such a great set, and now that physical media is making a comeback, it's nice to actually OWN it!!

This is a beautifully edited look into music history. If you’re a Beatles fan, it’s absolutely fascinating...raw, real, and emotional. It really makes it feel like I'm a fly on the wall while The Beatles work, play, fight, get along, and have fun.

If you're a longtime Beatles' fan like myself, you will find many reasons for loving this 3-disc documentary directed by Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings fame. Peter Jackson was able to gain access to hundreds of hours of videotape from the recording sessions of the Let It Be album. What it shows is the final year of this great band putting together the songs that would go on that album, finally culminating in their last public performance on the rooftop of the Apple building in London. While it becomes painfully apparent that there were deep divisions and troubles afflicting the Beatles during this time, there were also countless moments of joy and happiness while making this iconic album. If you're not a Beatles fan or new to this group, you will also find many reasons to discover the creativity and brilliance that John, Paul, George and Ringo displayed during their final year as a band. While it's unfortunate that the Beatles were not able to stay together for too much longer, these films highlight the process that they went through in the making of these iconic songs. No other musical group of the 20th Century had the same impact on popular culture and the world than the Beatles and these films demonstrate this. If you purchase this 3-disc set on Blu-ray, you will not be disappointed!

Really excellent dvd. Great seeing the Beatles process in writing songs

Any Beatle fan must surely agree that this is essential viewing. The sessions for the album that eventually became Let It Be were engraved in legend as being tense, argumentative and the near death-knell of the band. The original Let It Be film didn’t help that image, being functional but with no characters or personality being allowed to come out. Well this huge series gives as a much better, and much more different, view of events. The fact that it tells the story chronologically turns it into a drama - will they finish in time, will they get enough songs by deadline day? Sure, the first section of the sessions didn’t work and this did cause tension, culminating on George quitting the band. Then we see the efforts made to get him back and then the much more productive and fun sessions at Apple HQ. If the original Let It Be film had focused only on the Apple sessions, it would surely have shown a joyous experience. Many myths are blown here - we see the band having a lot of fun, John playing with Paul’s stepdaughter (and having a fantastic and hilarious exchange with her about her new kittens). We also see John entertaining everyone with monologues that will have you in stitches. Legend also has Yoko being the cause of tension, but here she is shown happily mingling with everyone and being accepted, and when she joins in with the band for some way-out jamming it is clear that everyone concerned is having a total blast. Even young Heather joins in the fun with her own Yoko-style vocals (much to John’s delight). The highlight is, of course, the rooftop concert. We see how the cameras are set up, including a hidden camera to catch any action in the building foyer, which is a story in itself. So now the missed opportunities. Well, there are no bonus features, much to the chagrin of most fans. An obvious one is the entire concert, without seeing the drama going on with the police and the crowd outside. Sure, those elements are vital and great to watch, but it does mean that in the film we don’t get to see the concert uninterrupted. The other major ommitance is the original film. We had been promised that the original film would be re-released, and this was surely the opportunity to do that. Will it ever happen? Who knows. But with or without bonus features, this is an incredible set, and the film quality is top-notch.

This is truly a video history of the making of Let It Be. I found it fascinating to see the up and close interactions between the band members. There's also plenty of non-interactions, where the band seems very disconnected. There are also times they appear disinterested in making this album. They did perform the impromptu rehearsal on the rooftop of the EMI building. But they were never able to prepare for a regular concert at a venue with people. Geez, I wonder why? There was a massive amount of material to sift through, but I think Peter Jackson did a masterful job in compiling a thorough documentary. There's a lot to digest when watching this 3-disc set, which spans 468 minutes (that's a lot). Personally, I watched one disc per night (unless you have eight hours to spare in a day). I did not get the sense that the group was coming together for future collaborations. I got the sense that they were falling apart as a group, and they were heading their separate ways. Let It Be.

Having watched this three times on Disney, and the rooftop gig at the cinema, it is the most incredible footage of The Beatles at work and completely brings them to life in your own living room. You almost become part of the process. At around 7 hours it is completely engrossing and I for one could happily sit through the other footage that hasn’t been used. Obviously Peter Jackson’s editing is superb, but the actual filming by Michael Lindsay Hogg is masterful. Although it shows a generally positive vibe throughout, it all rapidly and acrimoniously fell apart not long after this was filmed, so I have no issue with MLH’s original Let It Be film, which in my option is quite balanced. Unlike the original film, there aren’t any full songs in the PJ version (other than the rooftop ones) and that is a shame and in my opinion the only thing that could improve an already amazing experience - there are many songs and you are drawn in only for them to cut short. There are no contemporary “talking heads” to spoil the flow of this documentary, only the live footage of those who were there creating the story. The product itself is flawless. Not impressed at all by the haphazard issue though, all seemed very amateurish. The months long will it or won’t it be issued, followed by an eventual release with month long delivery estimates, and even then only on Blu-ray, lead me to miss the initial affordable release, instead holding back for a copy I could buy in a physical shop. This never happened and the online shop supply also dried up, then sporadically reappeared at varying exorbitant prices with only imports available. Got my straight DVD copy eventually at good price, it is basically packaged in standard dvd flip case, absolutely no issue with that, no random rubbish to inflate the price, all you need is on the discs. The DVD region issue is also badly handled. I have an ancient region free player which plays the Region 1 disc without any issues, but I can imagine that this is just another added frustration for many in a region 2 zone. In my opinion this incredible film has been poorly marketed, and, other than big Beatles fans, so many people I speak to don’t even know it exists!

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Un documentaire indispensable pour tout fan des Beatles qui se respecte! Des moments authentiques, une atmosphère de travail et de création inédite et une qualité d’image incroyable.

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Excelente producto, la calidad de imágen, la calidad del empaque, excelente, recomendadisimo. Soy fan de los beatles, todo fan debería tenerlo