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Bagism Poll No. 232 What do you think of the new DVD release of The Beatles' first film "A Hard Day's Night"? Excellent 39.7% Good 9.1% Fair 2.9% Bad 0.7% Horrible 1.5% I haven't seen it 46.1% Total Votes: 1633 Posted on Oct 2, 2002 
What do you like and dislike about the new DVD release of "A Hard Day's Night"?
Would you be interested in seeing a colorized version of "A Hard Day's Night"?
What is it about this film that keeps it enjoyable nearly 40 years after its release?
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Oct 26, 2003
rsheehan
The movie has always been in colorAug 12, 2003
Tom (keyngs) Vogel
I was a little displeased with the re-release of a.h.d.n. The MPI version is still my top choice. The 5.1 remastering of the music was a little dissapointing however, not what i expected. The second disc of interviews and deleted scenes was a real suprise to witness! But in the end i prefer the original release. Personally, I think they should have waited to re-release it with a b&w & color version but It is The Beatles after all and anything they do, gets my support 100%. So my vote would be 1. yes i would love to see it in color,and 2. No. I do not think it is better than the original release. Thanks for your time TomNov 3, 2002
mapes
My god the movie was meant to be black and white.. if you want color watch Help!!! AHDN is capturing a gritty moment in time that would be cheapened by colorizing.. sad to even think of doing it...As far as Mono....thats what the fabs recorded in at the time...They choose to mix in mono and left the stereo mixs to the engineers....If you want 5.1 sound and colorized video watch some new band your excited about.. if you want to capture a piece of history watch it the way it was made!!! Otherwise hold a piece of silly defusion gel and imagine!!!!!Nov 2, 2002
Mags
I haven't seen it yet . . . I don't know how I feel about a colorized version-the black and white I think helps to make it what it is! But its an incredible movie, i've seen it more times than I can count and each time it's as good as the first! God those guys are just amazing!! But yeah, I'm definatly in agreement for a new poll question! Think guys think! :)Nov 1, 2002
alex
no, i would NOT be into seeing a colourised version. colourised movies never seem quite right, and anyway black and white is authentic for the era. i reckon it still hold it's appeal becuase the beatle boys are lovely and funny and their music still rocks!Nov 1, 2002
Megan
I would love to see a colourised version of AHDN and I would say that what keeps it going so strong after fourty years, is that it is a timeless movie, and the jokes just never get old, and besides, its the beatles! Everybody likes sommit about the beatles in some way!Oct 31, 2002
Dr. Winston O. Boogie
As for new poll questions being posted less frequently..."we've become a limited company"! ;-)Oct 31, 2002
sean
The DVD is bad - It is in MONO and the quality is worse than the first release of it on DVD. If you compare the quality it is worse! Why do they have to keep releasing beatles stuff on momo. Even most some of the records are stereo and the CDs are mono!!Why!!!!!Oct 30, 2002
jim shelley
The dvd of HDN looks brilliant! Of course, colorizing the film is completely out of the question. I guess the only thing I could criticize (and this isn't really a criticism) is the extras are almost totally focused on individual interviews. I wouldn't have minded some sort of more technical oriented documentary...perhaps a bit more focus on recording the soundtrack, editing the film, deleted scenes, etc. But it's a fine dvd and I really have no complaints.Oct 29, 2002
j
no colorised version of AHDN just leave it the way it was meant to be in glorious black and white.its wonderful seeing AHDN again especially this DVD version.can't wait for LET IT BE.Oct 29, 2002
john richmond
the dvd version of a hard days night brings the beatles up to date where they belong. it shows them at their witty best and proves that there will only ever be one rock band in the world.Oct 28, 2002
Mat Zarolinski
The only thing that stopped me from giving this DVD and excelent rating was that the "I'll Cry Instead" music video was not included.Oct 26, 2002
Jester
OH PLEASE!!! Dang, this thing has been on for almost a whole month!! Please change this!! Next PleaseOct 24, 2002
5qz (haven't seen me in a while!)
The squirells are still hiding their damn nuts. Oh, yeah, i haven't seen it.Oct 24, 2002
The Eggman
Next question, please!Oct 23, 2002
Jenny
Well, I love AHDN but prefer Help, although the story line is kind of...eh. I like that its in color and there are some awesome performances. And in AHDN, did anyone notice that when the woman asks John what his hobbies were, he scribbled "tits and ass" or something like that. Nice, clean chap.Oct 22, 2002
Alice
I loved the film, "A hard day's night." It was really brilliant, and I loved everyones humour on there. I love the part when the Beatles are on the train and the song, "I should have known better" plays on there and when John plays harmonica, he's my favourite Beatle. I LOVE YOU JOHN LENNON!!!FORVEVER!!! -AliceOct 22, 2002
Cristina
A Hard Day's Night is a wonderful film. I have seen it just twice. In a free exibition in an university, with a very bad traslation (subtitles) to spanish, and in the cinema, when it was re-released, with a decent traslation. Great. Love it. Haven't the DVD nor the VHS. It's great in black and white. I would not try to colour it.Oct 22, 2002
Kate
I love A Hard Days Night and I love john. At the moment, John is number 7 on the BBCs top 100 Britons, they have not yet decided on the top 10 so you can still vote! Go to www.bbc.co.uk/greatbritons and vote for Johnny! Get him to number 1!Oct 20, 2002
Kenickie Sickle
My dad just bought the new dvd of "A Hard Days Night" And I loved it! I was never really that big a Beatles fan until now. They're so fun and silly and you've gotta love that British wit only they could pull off. It looks great in black and white, I'd rather them keep it the way it is... very clean ^^ Anyway John Lennon rocks, hard to believe it took me this long to figure it out.Oct 20, 2002
LucyInTheSky
i haven't seen the dvd, but i just got the vhs and have seen the film about ten or fifteen times already. i love it! they look so young, innocent, charming ... and so witty that every time you watch it you find some piece of humor that you didn't catch before, which is probably why it's still such a great film. i love the black and white -- it's so artsy and it looks like paul's grandfather. (very clean, i mean. there's no other word to describe it.)Oct 20, 2002
Allison Friendt
A Hard Days Night is such a great movie! It captures The Beatles when they were young and new. I just can't help but smile when I watch it simply because of how cute they all are. Wonderful movie!Oct 19, 2002
Jenny Wright
I particularly enjoyed Richard Lester's take on the whole experience. Very interesting.Oct 19, 2002
Kate
Can I do it too? Oh goody..... 'They're dead grotty.' 'Grotty?' 'Yeah, grotesque.' 'Make a note of that word and give it to Suzan.' Hurrah!Oct 19, 2002
jeff
dr. winston o boogie and i are funny because we put johns lines from the movie as our responces, isnt that gear?Oct 17, 2002
Rage
I need to see it! Where can I find it?Oct 17, 2002
Dr. Winston O. Boogie
She looks more like him than I do!Oct 17, 2002
jeff
if your gonna have a barney can i hold your coat?Oct 16, 2002
Elf
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SANTA IS KEEPING US HERE HOSTAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Oct 16, 2002
karl
me and nick sure did halve a lot of fun last night. so much fun for such a little amount of time.Oct 16, 2002
Eggs "R" Us
Anyone will to try out for the easter bunny please come to 435 Cottentail Ln. Hoppy, N.D. The Easter Bunny had a bad encounter with kids on an egging rampage so please help.Oct 16, 2002
new times hooker
ringo has a big penis, beleive me!Oct 16, 2002
Legend Lover
I saw Elvis yesterday at the winn-dixie in the fresh produce sectionOct 16, 2002
scott wannan
I really hope that Roger's gets it as a rentalOct 16, 2002
sanlorenzoargentina@hotmail.com
GOD BLESS JOHN LENNONOct 16, 2002
matt
overall a good, funny movie. there werent really any deleted scenes or outtakes on the dvd... the interviews and stuff that was on the dvd was hella boring.Oct 16, 2002
sanlorenzoargentina@hotmail.com
Well, hello Mark Well, it's dark, so dark In your cell, right now Well hello Mark You have cold, so cold In your heart right now But in your brain There's a neon light Hot, white It's burning the hell Out of you boy It's making you see the light It will dive you insane, Mark It will do in your brain, Mark It will take you to drain, Mark Well, it's dark, dark, dark Well hello Mark You're thinking of trees And in a walkway Of the birds and the bees And I could pit you Hate you Or spit in your eyes I can think the same things Tell the same lies So, shut up Mark Shut up Well, well, well I've found out That hero means nothing to me I've found out That hero is unlike meOct 15, 2002
johnnysbabe
i purchased the new dvd of hard days night...while it looked very good, I really think they should have more scenes that were not in the film,,,like you can'do that performance, instead of all those boring interviews on the second disc/ anyway it is still the best of the best of movies.Oct 15, 2002
Martha
I have no desire to see a colorized version of AHDN. A big part of the charm of the movie is the black and white-ness *G*. Gives us a feel for the era, too. That said, in addition to the black and white-ness being its charm, I think that the pure humor is what makes it fresh and enjoyable over and over after all of these years. Those lads were a damn funny lot..and they were naturals. Sure, there was a script of sorts, but it was them and their spontaneous wit that made it work. So, there. That's my 2 cents worth.Oct 14, 2002
Rachel
If you are a Beatles fan, you've got to get this movie to add to your collection.... It's a great one!!Oct 14, 2002
lisa
I love The Beatles with all of my heart. The new dvd is fantastic and I watch it over and over like I did when it was only on vhs. The sound and picture are as clear and crisp as if I were actually there with The Beatles themselves. I think every Beatle fan should go out and buy it!!!!!Oct 13, 2002
Sara
I love "A Hard Day's Night" because it is funny, sweet, and brilliant! The Beatles did a wonderful job in it, and personally I find it hard to believe that they hadn't acted before. They went into the story like it happened to them every day. The dvd is a 'gear' way to see rare footage and to view the hard-to-come-by film "Running, Jumping, and Standing Still", which was The Beatles main influence for doing the film. It is a great buy for any Beatles fan!! I don't think they should colorize it. The main reason John liked it was because it was in black and white and not "fake color" like "Help!". It would ruin the romantic lighting effects. "A Hard Day's Night" has stood the test of time because it is wonderful entertainment. The script is well written. The Beatles are adorable and funny. What's not to love? It's an hour and a half of nothing but sexy boys singing and clowning around! It is wonderful and I love it!!! :)Oct 13, 2002
Sting
"I want my, I want my, I want my DVD!" ;-)Oct 11, 2002
maggy in colorado
I disliked the fact that I don't yet have DVD on which to watch it, (I had the movie ordered from Amazon before it even hit the streets!) but I came home immediately after work and figured out how to play it on my computer. It certainly leaves much to be disired this way after having the opportunity to see it on the big screen again 2 or 3 years ago - however many years ago it was back in the theaters!! I have to say it was kinda fun hanging out in the theater to watch it 2 or 3 times at a sitting as I did when I was young and saw it when it first came out. I would absolutely NOT like to see it in color as it was intended to be done in B&W. As for the music, I was totally impressed with the sound when I first heard it in the theaters and heard the new stereo sound that was not around when they originally did the movie!!! Thanks for redoing it - I've had the movie on order with Amazon for 2+ years since the initial announcement that it was being brought back out for distribution. I am now anxiously awaiting redistribution of the Anthology as my purse couldn't handle the purchase with the initial distribution. I have been in college the last 5 years with my time not my own, but I'm almost finished and can't wait to read the Anthology myself as my teenager already has!Oct 10, 2002
Jonglie
Happy Birthday John. You'll always be in my heart.Oct 10, 2002
John G
Happy B Day John. Liverpool Loves Ya!Oct 10, 2002
Maarten Timmerman from belgium
I would just like to wish John a happy birthday. John, wherever you might be, we love you all very much!Oct 10, 2002
timberley
Have been waiting a while to get this, but have to say on the whole it was quite disappointing. Putting aside the fact that this is a superlative film in all aspects this DVD release seems very poorly done. The jacket cover has been made to look "arty" as opposed to the normal AHDN type of affair that we all know and love. No commentary during the film....no apparent restoration to the film, yes those white blotches still appear in clear DVD format! However that is nothing to what has been done to the sound. The original film had unique mixes that were taken "in a hurry" to match the rapid shooting schedule. These were often quite a different pitch to what appeared on the soundtrack album. For the majority of the songs it would appear that they have dubbed on the "stereo" versions of the songs...so we have Can't Buy Me Love minus half the cymbals that were present in the original. This applies to most of the songs, but the worst part is the "concert" sequence at the end where they take the truly atrocious version of She Loves You from the CD where all the cack handed edits stand out a mile and apply some kind of Sound Blaster "Concert" setting to it. They do this to all the songs in this sequence with no variation whatsoever. This effectively adds greatly to the artifice of the miming, whereas in the original film it was far less noticeable. It seems they have tried to "shoe-horn" a mono soundtrack into some kind of ersatz Dolby Digital affair. Frankly it does not work and they should have had the courage to stick to the original. This works well for other period musicals from the same era such as Cliff Richard in Summer Holiday, which sounds very clear and loses nothing in being a mono soundtrack either. Disk Two is very much a watch once and forget. There's no insight into locations, fan control, etc etc. Finally of course there are no Beatles to actually talk about the film.Oct 10, 2002
Penny Lane
One day after John's birthday ...hehe.Happy Birthday Dear Johnny!Oct 9, 2002
T.
"Its Johnny's Birthday, It's Johnny's Birthday, and we would like to wish him all the very best..." John Lennon, thankyou man.Oct 9, 2002
Bob Whipple
I'm a BIG Beatles fan and have EVERY movie in EVERY format....(except Let it Be) and I was very pleased with those DVD versions... I really didn't see any improvement in picture quality on a Hard Days Night as I did with the others. and I wish the original cover artwork was obtain from UA. The new cover sucks! The added disk was a nice touch.Oct 9, 2002
Tim Gillespie
Their youthful wit, the wonderful early Beatle music and to the happy place it always takes me.Oct 9, 2002
bob jacks
the beatles will generate interest for ever, in everything they have done. as will the surviving two in their future endevures.Oct 9, 2002
ron nasty
The picture is great but the music had more punch on the video but onthe dvd during IF I FELL when george knocks over his amp you can hear his boot on the floor un like the vid. disc two i was disappointed with once you have seen the interviews thats it boring.Oct 9, 2002
Radar
Happy Birthday JohnOct 9, 2002
Nancy Cromwell
It's a fun movie. It's fun to watch and get caught up in the action. The music is awesome, and it is fun now to look back at how young everyone was then. Remember Beatlemania!!!!!!!!!Oct 9, 2002
Emmi
John... Happy birthday! We love you! :)Without you and your music my life would be incomplete. Thanks for being there for me. Rest in PEACE. I'm so, so, so sad I couldn't be at Strawberry fields today. I know you guys had wonderful time there. sometimes it's hard to live in Finland... But. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHNNY! :DOct 9, 2002
Laura
Silly me, I almost forget, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHNNY BOY, HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL IN THAT YELLOW SUBMARINE!!!!!Oct 9, 2002
Laura
I've been hearing far ages about all these extra scenes that never made it into the movie, and I was hoping that I would finally get to see them when the DVD came out, but no such luck. The movie is still as excellent as ever though!!!! I love you, Beatles!!Oct 9, 2002
jeff
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN LENNON, THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, GOD BLESS.Oct 9, 2002
the beatles
Happy Birthday John! We Love You!Oct 8, 2002
FERNANDO
WHEREVER YOU ARE, YOU ARE HERE... H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y J O H N !!!! ARGENTINA LOVES YOUOct 8, 2002
Mal
One day till John's birthday!!!!Oct 8, 2002
Barbra Masterbone
"Who's that little old man" (john) "What little old man" (paul) I can still remember those like it was yesterday, I stayed in the movie theater all day and saw A Hard's Day Night, 30 times.Oct 8, 2002
Dark Horse
Colorizing "A Hard Day's Night" would be a cinematic catastrophe on the order of doing the same to "Casablanca", "Dr. Strangelove" or any of the Marx Brothers movies!Oct 8, 2002
Cornflake Sitter
I am absolutely thrilled with Disc 1. The film print is crisp and the sound is great. My problem is with Disc 2. Most of it is crap. There are a few good things to hear from George Martin (of course) but nothing new from Shenson or Lester. No outtakes, no "I'll Cry Instead" intro video (that's even on the video I've had for years), no theater trailer (I've had that for years, too), no Beatles interviews. It doesn't even have the deleted concert scene of "You Can't Do That." It's mostly boring interviews from the "suits" who put up the money and distributed the movie. They're mostly patting themselves on the back for all the money they made for making the film for less than EMI made "Please Please Me" and how much they took home and put in the bank. To be expected, I guess, in the age we're living in. There are a few brief interviews with Victor Spinetti, Anna Quayle, and such, but they say nothing I haven't already heard or have on video elsewhere. The one thing I haven't had time to sit down and listen to is the interview with Klaus Voorman, so I'm hoping it's good. AND THERE'S NO COMMENTARY TRACK!! I'm sure Lester and Spinetti would have agreed to do a commentary track, and they might even have convinced Paul and/or Ringo to take part. They would have been better off to include the Phil Collins-narrated (he was in the film, you know, in the concert audience) "The Making of A Hard Day's Night." It's interesting and well worth having, and does include "You Can't Do That." I know John and George would have detested what they did with the second disc. I haven't read anywhere how Ringo and Paul feel. I think the basic problem is that the film is not owned by The Beatles, Apple, or even EMI. It's exclusive to United Artists. Having no idea what The Beatles are all about UA has done nothing since 1964 but try to milk money from one of the few Beatles projects not owned by EMI.Oct 7, 2002
MarthaMyDear
The spanish DVD isn't very good because the songs don't sound better than in the album... In Yellow Submarine DVD songs were remastered and the sound was very good but in this new DVD the sound is the same... Only the shouts of the fans are in Dolby Surround...Oct 7, 2002
Ciaran Kelly
'A Hard Days Night' is an all time classic comedy. "It's a laugh a line with Lennon." A quote that sums up the film. I've been waiting for ages for it to be released on DVD. It's fantastic. I hope 'Help!' and The Beatles Anthology will be released on DVD soon.Oct 6, 2002
me!
I WANT A DVD PLAYER NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!! and they shouldn't colorize it, that would totally change it and of course they'd get the colors all wrong.Oct 6, 2002
No one Important
I think the problem with the DVD was that it wasn't an Apple affiliated release. There's no Apple logo anywhere. At least I couldn't find one. The remastering of the songs changed the quality and I'm surprised they didn't throw in the lost footage of "You Can't Do That". It's great to own it on DVD, but I think if it had been an Apple release it would have had some cooler stuff on it. But it's a great movie regardless, the extra stuff I don't watch much anyway. So I'm happy with it.Oct 5, 2002
Grant
Luckily I have a PS2 so I dragged my mom into Buest Buy so I could get the new dvd! I thought it was awesome, loaded with a ton of interviews and special features, plus the movie was great as usual!Oct 5, 2002
Tracy Wilson
It is still enjoyable, cause it brings you back to the reality that the Beatles were are and always will be the greatest rock group of all time. TLW.Oct 4, 2002
Give Me Some Truth
I think the slowed down songs were always that way (can't comment on when the film was released long ago). I've seen the old VHS release and have the 1st MPI copy of the DVD...the songs are slower pitch on those as well. That said, I am disappointed with the new version because... 1. it's letterboxed - the 1st DVD fit the whole TV screen, 2. I don't think the sound/picture is much improved (of course I don't have a home theater surroundsound unit), 3. The original DVD has some better extra features that were left off of the new one such as the original movie trailer and the "I'll Cry Instead" prologue. I realize the latter was added to the home releases, but couldn't it have been a bonus track on the new one? The interviews are nice but probably won't watch them too often That said, of course, the movie is great. (but is you can find a decent priced copy of the original DVD on Ebay, it's worth getting)Oct 4, 2002
Scout
It's the best ever! Hey five days til my boy Johns birthday, October 9th. See ya all at strawberry fields!!!!!!Oct 4, 2002
lennon4
I agree with the below post about the songs. They drove me crazy! They were slowed down, and sort-of mechicalized (like a synthesizer). I hate the "improved" songs. It's not even remotely believable that our boys were singing in the film. Of course, we know they were lipsynching, but at least (before) it was imaginable that John started singing "If I fell in love with you..." to Ringo. Now, it's obviously fake. Everything else was great, though.Oct 4, 2002
Lovely Lia
oh OF COURSE i would love to see a color version of A Hard Days Night...I love color better than black n white..and what is about this film that still makes it enjoyable?? THE BEATLES OF COURSE! They live on, they will always be #1!Oct 4, 2002
oh yoko
i havent seen the dvd yet,but i will have to order it soon.i've already bought a dvd player especially for it and thats no lie.Oct 3, 2002
Matthew Witmer
While viewing the DVD release, I can't help notice that the songs sound different- as if Miramax slowed them down in the remastering stage. I was tempted to mute the TV and play the CD versions instead. I like how the DVD offers the behind-the-scenes footage with the production crew- but I would've liked to see Ringo or Paul being interviewed- but they probably believe they've already said enough about it... I wouldn't like to see a colorized version of the movie- it would degrade it somehow. B&W is artsy- it "fits" the movie. After 40 years, the movie remains fresh because it gives off an energy- watch it, and you'll feel it!Oct 3, 2002
JohnPaulGeorgeRingo
:D! groovy dudes....Oct 3, 2002
Lord Moss Side
A woman I knew at University who was a teenager in the 60s went to see the film 48 times and used to hide when the film ended so she could see it again a second tome so she must have seen nearly, literally 96 times or more...Oct 3, 2002
BeatleManiac
I am having a good time watching it, all the interviews and such, but I wish everything was just included on the DVD. Not having a DVD-Rom means I am missing out on what I think would be some of the most interesting stuff.Oct 3, 2002
nina
A colorized version of this film would be horrible as with any black and white film! If a film is made in color then it should be seen in color and the same goes for B&W. This is a great, original film and shouldnt be touched in any way. Color would ruin the charm.Oct 3, 2002
sonnet
If only I had a DVD player...Oct 3, 2002
augusta
i would like to see a colour version. everything by the beatles has timeless enjoyable qualityOct 3, 2002
Some Other Guy
I haven't yet got a DVD player :( But I guess this will be a better quality version for those who have, and I suppose it will have some added extras. Can they do decent colorizations on B&W films now? This process used to be a bit suspect, to say the least - and the film was intended to be in B&W, so personally, I think they should leave it alone. What makes it so popular after 40 years is that it was a funny script, and used many innovative techniques for it's time. Of course, the continuing popularity of the Beatles doesn't hurt it either.Oct 3, 2002
mack in the box
i like it!Oct 3, 2002
The Walrus
I havn't seen the DVD yet but i'm sure it will be brilliant. I love the film so I can't wait to see it.
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