Holy fuck Yoko Ono lol Just always lurking Watching all 8ish hours sitting there in silence ... "Chapman should've brought another gun."

A perfect eight hours but I never want to hear "Get Back" again. Ringo is now our sleepy, laidback King. Eight hours and I didn't see Yoko Ono express one emotion.

Jackson went from 3-film fantasy epics to 3-episode documentary epics - this is the Die Nibelungen on collaborative creativity. I loved how this experience starts with these godlike mammoths of musical form and reduces them to the moment where Ringo blows a fart and lets everyone know. Every stealed moment feels like a privilege, humanizing the music even more and frankly elevating the art achieved - the end result is no longer just a social watershed but a deeply personal one.

Of course the creative dynamics in the band are the main focus, but it's impossible to ignore the sartorial struggle going on in the background between flamenco warlock George Harrison and proto-glam pioneer Glyn Johns, with a slack-jawed Ringo serving as the dark horse candidate for the throne.

Any sane person could be forgiven for assuming the world didn't need another Beatles documentary, but it turns that this is the one we needed. An outstanding achievement exceeding all expectations. Jackson apparently spent 4 years putting this together and it shows. It seems every single shot and audio clip either forces a re-evaluation of preexisting Beatles lore or foreshadows a future reveal.

Paul McCartney's reaction when he sees the police is more than Yoko Ono shows throughout.

Very interesting documentary that is must-see for Beatles fans. That said, it's also a typical Peter Jackson film in that it's just too long; dude never has and apparently never will know how to edit down a film. John's self-indulgent prattle and reading of the British press lies about them, Yoko's wailing, and Paul's 20 attempts to get "Get Back" just right get old after a while. It sure does shine when Billy Preston shows up though.

first part best cuz set up, yoko/george/flower pot truth. 2 is nice cuz they get into a better groove but gets less and less interesting, more and more listening. 3 is just the roof and the stupid cops lol

You get a really incredible insight into the creative process of the most influential band of all time. You can see all the cracks emerging in their relationship, but at the same time there's still so much play and love between them. However, this did not need to be 9 hours long, with 427 versions of Don't Let Me Down with Lennon pissing about and Yoko staring blankly at the side of his greasy head. Having so much footage does not mean you need to show all of it for christ sake.

while it is a fantastic insight it is also hopelessly overlong. why would we need nearly 9 hours of this?

This is the fly on the wall providing genuine insight into the creative lives and creative times of The Bottles. Hypnotising, if you're into it.

If you aren't a huge fan of the Beatles, I would recommend watching key moments from the film on youtube and skipping the full documentary. Jackson should've made this version 2 - 3 hours shorter and released an ultra long director's cut for the superfans. However, for an honest look at the creative process that most musicians follow, this documentary is indispensable.

More a document than a documentary, in that it really feels like you're just part of the entourage sitting in the studio for 22 days. That means there are times where it drags, but it's also the most unvarnished look at really any subject I've seen on film. Both the back and forth between the bandmates and really watching the songwriting process unfold is just incredible to see. The rooftop concert is edited to be a bit more cinematic and is also a lot of fun.

22 days of fly-on-the-wall access and the legendary band's willingness to put their guards down in this footage make Peter Jackson's intimate music doc the ultimate portrait of The Beatles. Illuminating and awesome!

Pure. A window into the creative process of the greatest band of all time.

The first half or so of this 8 hrs plus fly on a wall documentary is absolutely fascinating as the Beatles discuss the difficulties of continuing to work together, fall out, and all the while continuing to write and shape some songs that will eventually be deemed classics. It's less essential once they move studios as things run a lot smoother dramatically from that point onwards but it's still riveting for anyone with an interest in the creative side of pop song writing.

You're there and it's ALL fucking there.

I have made it through all three parts of The Beatles: Get Back I would need to talk to you directly to fully express the wonder of the film. What I can say is that I think it's one of the greatest films ever made. Essentially untouchable in terms of its conception and execution. On level after level after level it is fascinating. It's both deeply personal if The Beatles have played any significant part in your life but it also feels like you're looking at one of the most important cultural ar

Watched in hour-long chunks which helps it play better – an almost pedantic deep dive into the Beatles’ creative processes and team dynamics, though you don’t walk away with a universal understanding; this is rigidly and obsessively about this particular time and place for the group, and often feels like what it is – rambling off-cuts with moments of brilliance interspersed. Regardless, if you have any affection for the Fab Four, you can’t watch most of it without a goofy smile on your face!

It's great to see some songs being formed but most of the time we're swinging between the band's wacky shtick and their dull business meetings. Ringo and Glyn are my competent heroes but everyone else is rather irritating. And it doesn't really go anywhere which is probably why they didn't bother making anything of it at the time!

Plenty to admire here, from its ability to enchant despite it mostly being just backstage pissing about to its historical importance. The latter is what really sets it apart. The careful restoration work makes this feel like a museum piece—not in a delicate sense but in a loftier one, where we can stare history in the eye and bask in fascinated connection.

The documentary itself? Fantastic, although a little overlong. However, I want to point out that Peter Jackson absolutely ruined the look of the film by applying absolute horrendous levels of digital noise reduction and sharpening to the film. It looks absolutely awful visually. It's a shame, because the content of the documentary deserves so much better than that garbage image processing. He did the same crap with the LOTR 4K releases. Someone take him away from those filters!

It’s likely that my rating is more a reflection of my admiration for The Beatles than an evaluation of the film itself. In any case, it’s an invaluable document of genuine genius and charismatic authority in action, which ought to be seen by as many people as possible but which I can’t help but feel has only one true audience: Ringo and Paul. It makes for surreal viewing; at times it’s as if you’re watching doppelgängers of the Fab Four. For full impact, it must be watched with subtitles.

You have to be a hardcore Beatles nut to get through all (almost) 8 hours here. Luckily, I am a Beatles nut. What's here is amazing. Long, rambling, and amazing.

What a fantastic docu-series, I'm really into anything that covers the process of music making at length and this one covers that component excellently. Getting insight to one of my favorite bands too and see how they interacted with each other in the studio and everything is a real treat. It's not without it's merits in other departments either, you get a glimpse into the inner workings of the band as people too. Pretty essential in my book in the realm of music documentaries.

Fascinating, but frustrating with the song snippets and not full songs - and the rooftop concert is intercut with interviews from the street while performing.

Watching the Beatles create their music was a fantastic treat. This documentary is long and takes some commitment in time, but it's well worth watching.

Literally feels like hanging out with The Beatles it’s so cool. Michael Lindsay-Hogg can eat a dick though

My main takeaway is I was kind of shocked how much goofing around there is during recording sessions. If they were just rehearsing this would be interminable, but knowing that this is them actually forming and shaping songs the world knows by heart a half century later, it's pretty neat.