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Folks, you do realize retail stores such as Best Buy still have a lot of copies of this for less than half this price. Let the E-Bay gun jumpers find something else for now.

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I had seen this movie once years ago on TV, and I recalled a fun filled romp. So when I started buying the Beatles albums on CD, this movie came to mind. I bought it, and boy was I shocked! It was rated PG, but the language was horrible. I've heard less swearing in a PG-13 and R rated movie. I don't mind some swearing, but this movie had way too much. Not for children. There were scenes that I loved, like when the Nancy Allen character got into the Beatles' hotel room, and her Paul obsessed friend who was trying to get a ticket to Ed Sullivan. There were other scenes I defintely didn't like, and sure weren't on the TV version, but I won't go into detail here...might get my review banned. Not at all what I remembered.

The real music is worth it. Not cover bands. The story line and general nonsense you can put up with. Surprisingly historically accurate. For Beatles fans. Hey, Mister... Young cast, later stars.

This is a great movie, a classic even!!! If you are a Beatles fan and wanna have many good laughs, enjoy this movie!!!

My wife, kids and I loved this film. A bunch of teens from New Jersey goes to New York to score tickets to see the Beatles live at the Ed Sullivan Show but to succeed such an impossible task, these talented and funny people goes through comical hell getting there. My young kids, (All Beatles fans), enjoyed it. My wife and I howled with laughter many times thoughout. My kids though pointed out some technical flaws such as John Lennon's Rickenbacker wasn't the correct model and Paul's Hofner bass in the movie was for a right-hander. Well, it was a good effort. This film was originally released in 1978, but I never heard of it until recently. It was produced by Steven Spielberg and some of the same young talent was used in Spielberg's later film, "1941", But "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" was far better than that. Some of the language is a touch harsh, but, beside that, a family could sit down and enjoy this one.

This is a very fast-paced and humorous movie about a group of friends going to NYC to see the Beatles 1'st appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. Two scenes very early on had me hooked on the movie: the record shop scene(which introduces the main characters), and the car ride scene. Both scenes really did a great job of getting you into these characters, their situation, and their varying reasons for making this trip. The movie does a great job of presenting us with their misadventures, and ties it up neatly and satisfyingly at the end for all the characters involved i think. The film is filled with energetic performances and some very good, witty dialogue. And no offense to Eddie Deezen fans or the other actors, but i think Wendie Jo Sperber(as Rosie) steals the movie by a long-shot. Her performance is infectious. But everyone did a great job and were perfect for their roles. For example, Bobby Di Cicco's character-type i naturally find annoying, but he does such a charismatic turn with it that he ends up taking second behind Wendie as far as stealing the movie for me. Anyway, I won't say you have to be a Beatles fan to enjoy this(i am), but it will definitely help with all the authentic Beatles music provided, including the actual performance at the end. As for the dvd: it's in dolby digital 5.1, english/french/espanol subtitles, anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1, and only has two extras(albeit both are pretty good). There is a b&w photo gallery of the production and an interesting audio commentary with writer Bob Gale and director Robert Zemeckis. The most disappointing fact i learned from this was that the movie bombed big-time when it was released in '78. Well, hopefully this movie gets a second life on dvd. And honestly, if they came out with a special edition WITH a cast commentary, i would do that rare 'double dip' and buy it.

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ORDER IT. IF YOU REMEMBER THE '60S THIS WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO "THE GOOD OLD DAYS". IF YOU'RE TO YOUNG TO REMEMBER THE '60S GET IT ANYWAY YOU WILL L-O-V-E IT!

I enjoyed this Beatles flick very much. If you're an avid Beatles fan and want to see and hear them all talk and have fun, I highly recommend this!

When this film was released in 1964, everyone thought that it would flop, but the movie critics loved it and compared The Bealtes to the Marx brothers. And of course all of the songs are great.

Let me start by addressing the problem of the video transfers, screen resolution and all the other technobabble Amazon reviewers sometimes use: Ignore it. If you're a normal person who enjoys watching movies you'll probably not notice any of their complaints. Aside from a few people who will complain that the lip syncing is off, which is totally true, they aren't very noticeable to a regular person who isn't trying to build themselves the 'perfect' home movie system or anything along those lines. That being said, if you haven't seen the movie, I seriously reccommend it. It's incredible in it's own strange way. It doesn't have a plot, nor does it have an antagonist, and it barely even focuses on the music, really. The best way I could describe it is the camera's following the Beatles for a couple of days- it meanders off, doesn't have a plot at all, etc. etc., but that's it's charm. You can pick up from anywhere and by the end of the scene you'll be hooked on the movie. The reason that even a Beatles hater could like it is, well, because of those very points. It's cheeky and fun, and it's not serious at all. The only problem I have is with the special features. It has almost no involvement from the Beatles, instead having cast interviews and things like that, with not much of a word from any of the Beatles. Not even Paul or Ringo, who you'd expect it to have atleast a little involvement with. All in all, if you haven't seen it, buy it. It's great.

When a "Hard Day's Night" came out I was 14 years old. The memories of the songs and the cutting edge black and white cinematography that I experienced as a kid were confirmed, refreshed and renewed as I viewed the movie again! If that wasn't enough this collector's edition comes with a second DVD that includes interviews with the director, Richard Lester, George Martin and others that shed a whole new light on the times, the low budget of the film, the creative genius of each of the Beatles and information that inspires and amazes you further on the fun and power of this film! There was also a large segment of one of the DVD's devoted to the making of "A Hard Day's Night" that added, again, a whole new appreciation of the film! In these tough economic times in a world filled with too much sex, violence and "life on the crude side" "A Hard Day's Night" and the accompanying DVD, is a breath of fresh air that can not be missed! There is something very special about the opening chord of "A Hard Day's Night" as three of the Beatles run headlong into the camera smiling and tripping as they are being chased by young girls and boys that can take anyone to the brightest moments in your childhood. Relive the music, the creative genius and fun of the early Beatles through this film, the interviews, insights and information contained in this Miramax Collector's Edition of "A Hard Day's Night" - it really is a blast!