A Hard Day's Night
Published September 24, 2002
CNN.com - Review: 'A Hard Day's Night' sound makes it
Why am I more excited about the re-release of a movie from almost forty years ago than just about anything new coming out? Am I just another old geezer? (Shut up!) No, I don't think so. This is classic comedy stuff from Richard Lester and the Beatles.
"Man on train: Don't take that tone with me young man. I fought the war for your sort.
Ringo: I bet you're sorry you won."
"Reporter: How did you find America?
John: Turned left at Greenland."
"Reporter: What do you call that haircut of yours?
George: Arthur."
"Reporter: Are you a 'mod' or a 'rocker'?
Ringo: I'm a 'mocker'."
And that doesn't even count the fantastic music. This is one DVD worth paying for...oops, did I say that out loud?
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- A Hard Day's Night
- Published: September 24, 2002
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- Filed Under: Music: Pop, Video: Comedy
- Writer: Solonor Rasreth
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One of my favorites. But I'm worried about the part of the listing that says this disc presents the film in "anamorphic widescreen" format, since it was shot and presented in Academy Ratio. But hey, people like this whole widescreen thing, right? Miramax seems to never get things right, DVD-wise. I'll be so happy to be proven wrong about this one...
A great film, though I never enjoyed it on the small screen as much as I did on the big screen when it was rereleased here about a year ago. It really needs to be heard at cinema volume, I think...
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S, I love the movie - when the band plays to screaming hordes at the end, I get goose bumps every single time.
It's both the beginning and perhaps the apex of an era.