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Not a revelation to anyone here but..
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 7:34 pm
by david_donlon
The Beatles Anthology is a classic. I just watched it for the first time and I can't even put into words how it affected me. I was going to just take it a bit at a time over a couple of weeks, but once I started I couldn't stop. I was moved beyond almost any other movie or book. I didn't know I liked the Beatles that much, and maybe I wouldn't have if I hadn't seen the Anthology.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 10:25 pm
by gregga41
I have found amongst many of my friends who have borrowed the Anthology DVD set from me, the same reaction David!
They all didn't realise just how many songs the Beatles recorded,let alone how many HITS! A classic piece of music history!
I have watched it many times over,and am still in awe of the achievments of the FABS!
Welcome to the forum David, from all of us in Oz!
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 3:06 am
by beatlefreak
I think what I like most about Anthology are the recollections from Paul, George and Ringo where they each remember the same event differently.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 3:50 am
by david_donlon
Or when they didn't remember something at all. Or how about Ringo remembering that he'd met Elvis many times, but he wasn't sure, maybe that was just all at the same one time?
When I said I didn't know I liked the Beatles that much, I meant as people. I knew about their music, but assumed that they were the usual cynical rock stars. But they seemed very genuine and mostly normal, if scarred from the battles of the 60s.
Speaking of the battles, and I don't just mean among themselves, I also noticed the change that happened in them as the pressures of fame, drugs, and all that took their toll. I think surviving Beatlemania must have been very difficult.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 4:44 am
by simer4001
Can you believe how young they looked in Anthology? I can't believe the series is older than my youngest son
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 7:48 am
by ellaguru
the directors cut is stellar as well...
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:32 am
by wj350
I'm surprised I haven't worn out the disks. I watch this almost anytime I feel like relaxing...never get tired of it.
Riley, I'm sure it's posted here somewhere, but tell me about the DC version--what extras do you get?
Bill
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 3:27 pm
by britye
Dittos to Bill's question Riley
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 7:06 pm
by fireglo
It still seems new to me, but it has been over ten years since it came out! That's hard to believe.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 12:50 pm
by rickfan63
Time flys by so fast the older you get. I just turned 43 Saturday, and it seems only yesterday I was 23!
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:11 pm
by jimk
Can you believe how young they looked in Anthology?
I was thinking the same thing. They were all born in the very early '40s, so by the time they appeared on Ed Sullivan, a couple of them were barely old enough to vote.
JimK
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 12:18 am
by johneek
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:07 pm
by kog
Thanks John! I've always wanted to order the DVD set with the bonus footage, and you just gave me the excuse my wife will go for -- "It's on sale!". I have the 10-year-old VHS set, and the tapes are showing their age.
Here we are talking about stuff that's "old" -- including prized VHS tape sets! Huh? What happened? Time flies too dang fast....
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 2:49 am
by gregga41
Too "dang" fast Jerry.... can you believe its 40yrs since Sgt.Peppers was released, let alone 10 or more since this Docco was issued!
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:27 am
by johneek
Jerry,
My pleasure...Like my pal Bill Mahony, I've about worn out my DVDs...maybe I'll order a backup set...like strings only different!
Greg,
40 years? Tell me its not so...I still remember getting it for a present like it was yesterday!