Comments on: Peter Jackson’s Mammoth Beatles Documentary Is A Feast For Fans https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/ The world's best music blog. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.1 By: agentzsmth https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21161580 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:32:54 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21161580 thanks , I got perfect movie for next weekend

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By: Whose_Yer https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21126169 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 14:43:27 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21126169 In reply to Turd on the Run.

No doubt….they started recording Abbey Road just three weeks later.

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By: stereogump https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21124434 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:55:29 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21124434 In reply to stereogump.

Of yeah, Part 2. Nothing truly memorable except Glyn Johns’s wardrobe. Far out, man.

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By: stereogump https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21124430 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:52:27 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21124430 In reply to stereogump.

And, again, strictly for the record, favorite part of Part 3: That rooftop jam. Holy Mother Superior, that band kicked ass. Every single one of those Beatles brought it hard. Lennon and McCartney get their proper accolades, but how about that drummer and lead guitarist? Damn.

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By: oliverdead https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21123023 Sat, 27 Nov 2021 19:44:37 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21123023 Nice

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By: PepperHot https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21123011 Sat, 27 Nov 2021 18:32:43 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21123011 In reply to Turd on the Run.

here here!

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By: stereogump https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122989 Sat, 27 Nov 2021 17:10:27 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122989 In reply to stereogump.

For the record, watched this. Favorite parts of Part1: Paul creating Get Back on the spot, and Yoko’s heavy metal jam.

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By: mikel https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122966 Sat, 27 Nov 2021 15:41:31 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122966 Does anyone have the problem of not being able to read the first paragraph on stereogum articles? I have a new iPad Pro and somehow stereogum is the only site I have the issue with- the text of the first paragraph is always pushed way left. There are so many ads and video ads that block the text. There are so many ads on stereogum you literally can’t read the articles anymore. Corporation taking over this site and making it unreadable

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By: Simone Magus https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122778 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 22:00:45 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122778 In reply to StupidAsshole.

I agree that the discourse is toxic and shitty, but how does your take above not add to said shittiness? You’re basically giving us the “blue collar chic/hipster to be square” stance. In my less forgiving moods, I would say such stances are just as lazy and trite as the “obscurer than thou” hipsters.

But at the end of the day, people have opinions on stuff. I’m not going to give people shit for liking something or not liking it.

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By: Turd on the Run https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122736 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 19:46:23 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122736 I really didn’t think anything would ever get me excited about The Beatles or Peter Jackson ever again, but here we are. I’m actually sad it’s only 6 hours long. I wish there was footage of the making of every one of their albums/recording sessions.

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By: jimkurring https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122674 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 17:41:59 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122674 Just finished part 1. It’s so good! Peter Jackson is a documentary genius. They Shall Never Grow Old is one of the best films of its decade and this has been well worth the wait.

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By: Legal Eagle https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122635 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 16:34:05 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122635 In reply to stereogump.

Yes.

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By: StupidAsshole https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122611 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:42:39 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122611 In reply to StupidAsshole.

99% of the Internet talking about media/culture/art is just failures trying to convince others that good art isn’t that great and mediocre art is super great, both in the hope it will help crate a space for their mediocre art.

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By: StupidAsshole https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122591 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:14:10 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122591 In reply to hatebox.

Love this trend of online commenters and “journalists” mocking anyone with actual talent (ala AVClub) and tagging onto one opinion (they got online) until it’s received wisdom for other idiots online. Then young people use that as reason to never experience any actual good art because of what they’re being mocked for online. Peter Jackson just made a 9 hour Beatles doc. It’s probably incredible. It’s just good news. And when PJ comes up you mention the one bad thing you can find people say about what is objectively considered one of the best film trilogies of all time…I don’t get it.

It’s not a shock that our culture here is so toxic and shitty now since everyone writing about culture and art online is clearly a bitter failure in their respective fields, trying to constantly make digs at anyone who has the success they once strived for.

Peter Jackson is good at his job, you write articles for the Internet. It is a lot easier to edit down internet articles since no one actually reads them to the ending…

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By: Dr Sleepless https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122547 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:26:06 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122547 In reply to cadallaca.

You clearly haven’t seen the “Everybody had a hard on” scene

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By: Dr Sleepless https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122544 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:24:22 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122544 Get a job, cop

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By: JonH https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122507 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 05:12:11 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122507 In reply to dustrock.

As far as the films go: FOTR>TTT>ROTK

Definitely the best order to watch them in.

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By: eastside tilly https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122505 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 01:03:36 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122505 In reply to cappie the dog.

One of my favourite NME Blur disses was “Sure, Oasis are the new Beatles, but do we really need the new Dave Clark Five?”. Although it turned out the new Dave Clark Five had a much more interesting career overall.

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By: eastside tilly https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122504 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 01:01:22 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122504 In reply to sandro.

All good Sandro. To be honest, I’m planning on using the upcoming edit functionality to steal jokes if I have a comment upthread. I’ll make a note to steal one of yours in the future.

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By: jimsouls https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122497 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 21:33:41 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122497 In reply to Bobby_Draper.

What record will you put on to clear the house? The Low album would be an excellent choice for 2021, though hip-hop always works with my family.

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By: jimsouls https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122496 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 21:29:51 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122496 New Beatles and Elvis box sets. Christmas must be just around the corner.

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By: sandro https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122495 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 21:18:01 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122495 In reply to eastside tilly.

I stole your joke but I didn’t know! I DIDN’T KNOOOOOWWWW

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By: sandro https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122494 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 21:16:54 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122494 In reply to dustrock.

There and get back again

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By: cappie the dog https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122487 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 20:38:22 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122487 In reply to byers.

My favorite is the penultimate chapter.

The second Hobbit film is difficult to pun. This is the best I could come up with. It doesn’t really make sense.

The Beatles: The Battle of The Dave Clark Five Armies.

Are there people who prefer The Dave Clark Five over The Beatles. Too many syllables for The House of Love to write a song about this rivalry.

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By: eastside tilly https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122486 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 20:35:47 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122486 In reply to byers.

The Beatles, or There and Get Back Again

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By: Bobby_Draper https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122485 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 19:49:11 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122485 Counting down the moments that my family leaves and I can spark up a bird and enjoy this properly.

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By: dad https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122482 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 19:38:07 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122482 I would be fine if Jackson transitioned into an archival documentarian full-time. “They Shall Not Grow Old” is stunning.

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By: byers https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122479 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 18:39:26 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122479 The Beatles: The Fellowship of the Band.
The Beatles: The Two Towering Egos.
The Beatles: The Return of the George Harrison.
The Beatles: The Desolation of Yoko.

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By: marc.ua https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122475 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 18:07:55 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122475 The first part is equally as entertaining just listening to it, as a sound documentary. Like a title card says in the beginning, some scenes have only been restored in Audio, so at times there’s just random unsynced footage along with the sound. I found myself watching their mouths closely in every shoot to see which of the two techniques was on.

Sound only or full footage, Part 1 was very enjoyable and well worth sitting through. Looking forward to hanging out in the studio with Billy, and on the roof.

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By: Both Grouse https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122464 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 17:42:03 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122464 In reply to dustrock.

I agree, dustrock. The Scouring of the Shire tied the whole thing together. Jackson’s version, even with false ending after false ending, didn’t have the correct ending.

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By: stereogump https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122455 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:59:47 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122455 In reply to frederick fox.

You forgot the hardly …

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By: stereogump https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122454 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:57:41 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122454 In reply to cadallaca.

Yes. I’d be in for 13 hours of that!

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By: cadallaca https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122448 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:57:59 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122448 In reply to stereogump.

Can you imagine over six hours documenting the making of the superior Let it Be?? Just an ocean of Mickeys big mouths, bad vibes, and cheap speed somehow resulting in maybe the defining indie album of the 80s. And it sounds like it has a better song about boners than its competitor.

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By: slabcheeks https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122447 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:43:45 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122447 In reply to hatebox.

100%. Each of those sequences is hard earned. If he wanted to use an example ofJackson’s indugences, the Hobbit trilogy is sitting right there.

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By: dustrock https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122446 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:42:45 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122446 Think I’ll Howse this until the The Beatles: Get Back Extended Edition comes out next year

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By: dustrock https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122445 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:42:11 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122445 In reply to hatebox.

No, it’s that the denouement was poorly handled and involved much Elijah crying.

The Scouring of the Shire was one of the most important parts of LOTR and was a huge disappointment for me in the film.

As far as the films go: FOTR>TTT>ROTK

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By: Wilko https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122443 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:39:43 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122443 In reply to hatebox.

Nerd alert!

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By: Chazpod https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122442 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:37:39 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122442 In reply to sandro.

Elevensies?!

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By: jojothetakerpart2 https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122441 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:37:29 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122441 In reply to hatebox.

Totally agree. LOTR is 9 hours long, 25 minutes of resolution isn’t a bad thing.

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By: Gacivory https://www.stereogum.com/2168631/the-beatles-get-back-peter-jackson/reviews/movie-review/#comment-21122437 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:27:44 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2168631#comment-21122437 In reply to stereogump.

No matter what it won’t leave you, Unsatisfied!

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