The Beatles: Get Back

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?