LouieB Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Its a bit slow around here today, so here is an article in the Trib about "Let It Be". I guess we will have to wait longer to re-view this not so great piece of cinematic history. LouieB It's time for 'Let It Be' to be toldJuly 27, 2008 Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" may be the poster child for long-delayed projects, but some of us have been waiting even longer for something else: A decent home-video version of the Beatles' "Let It Be." Michael Lindsay-Hogg's 1970 documentary hasn't been in video circulation since low-quality VHS and Laserdisc versions were available in the mid-1980s. It has yet to be released on DVD. Logic would have had it come out alongside the 2003 release of "Let It Be Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Dammit! I've only ever seen a small, pixelated, version that I downloaded when I was 16. I don't care if The Beatles are on their last legs, if there was one band I could back in time and watch in the studio, it'd be them... and this is as close as I can get. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jc4prez Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Its a documentary, its been seen, and everyone more or less has herd about the worst details contained in the film. This stuff is history, Paul needs to get over the embarrassment (or whoever is preventing the release and let it go). Its almost childish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Having seen it, the best scene is the concert on the roof. All the rest is pretty fucking dull actually. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jc4prez Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Having seen it, the best scene is the concert on the roof. All the rest is pretty fucking dull actually. LouieB I'd agree but there is no reason people shouldn't be able to view it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimtweedy1977 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 watch the Anthology footage. however, they should at least release a good version of the concert with some bonus footage. other than that, the best stuff is really in the anthology Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I haven't checked recently, but not long ago I watched the whole thing on youtube. Take a look, it might still be up. I think there are some nice studio performances in it, like "Two Of Us," in particular. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I have this on DVD but I'm pretty sure it's transfered from Laser Disc. It's not much as far as documentary films go, but the music segments make it a worthwhile trip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 I'd agree but there is no reason people shouldn't be able to view it.I agree. It just isn't that great a movie that's all. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 All the rest is pretty fucking dull actually. Couldn't disagree more strongly. Every minute that the 4 of them are on the screen -- warts and all -- is enthralling to me. We don't have that much video footage of them in a setting like that. Every ounce I can get is worth it to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I bought a copy on EBay last year. It's good. I actually like the film. For some reason it's always more interesting when there's a lot of tension in the band... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I've never actually seen the entire thing, just bits and pieces that have ended up on Youtube... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 The thing that turns me off most about Let It Be is how all fab four look like they Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I have a digital version as well as, a VHS copy that I got in the early 1990s. It is out there to be had - no reason to pay money for such a thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 i always like the part where George keeps getting shocked by the mike i love seeing the Beatles in any kind of way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 The thing that turns me off most about Let It Be is how all fab four look like they’ve completely eschewed any attention to personal hygiene.Sir Stewart now has the best avatar ever! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 The thing that turns me off most about Let It Be is how all fab four look like they Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Central Scrutinizer Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I have a digital version as well as, a VHS copy that I got in the early 1990s. It is out there to be had - no reason to pay money for such a thing.I have a copy that I dubbed from a VHS tape in the mid 1980s. I just remember Billy Preston being like a ray of sunshine. Maybe McCartney has cause to want to keep this under wraps. This movie, and his handling of the breakup really turned me off on him. Another Beatles-oriented tape that I would love to see rereleased is the Compleat Beatles, a mid-80s, 90-minute documentary that makes a great companion piece to "All You Need is Cash." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I have a copy that I dubbed from a VHS tape in the mid 1980s. I just remember Billy Preston being like a ray of sunshine. Maybe McCartney has cause to want to keep this under wraps. This movie, and his handling of the breakup really turned me off on him. Another Beatles-oriented tape that I would love to see rereleased is the Compleat Beatles, a mid-80s, 90-minute documentary that makes a great companion piece to "All You Need is Cash." Narrated by Malcolm McDowell (1984) You are right - it can be bought on VHS, but not DVD. I have seen it out there - a lot of old video stuff gets digitized by fans, of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimtweedy1977 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 I have a copy that I dubbed from a VHS tape in the mid 1980s. I just remember Billy Preston being like a ray of sunshine. Maybe McCartney has cause to want to keep this under wraps. This movie, and his handling of the breakup really turned me off on him. Another Beatles-oriented tape that I would love to see rereleased is the Compleat Beatles, a mid-80s, 90-minute documentary that makes a great companion piece to "All You Need is Cash." My uncle had a video copy of The Compleat Beatles and i watched it a couple of times. From what I remember, this was actually a reworking of a rough draft documentary that Apple was putting together called All You Need Is Love. Neil Aspinall was trying to put together a comprehensive documentary about the beatles but eventually abandoned it for one reason or another. Neil eventually took the basis of this idea more forward with the anthology series. So essentially the Compleat Beatles was supposed to be the Anthology but many years earlier. It is still interesting to watch though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 I dubbed The Compleat Beatles off the TV onto VHS many a year ago. A fascinating doc imo. We've discussed this before here, but "It Was Twenty Years Ago Today" is one of the best docs on Sgt. Pepper, 1967, and the '60s counterculture as a whole that I've ever seen. Really a must see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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