Fun fact: In the late 1960s, the Beatles approached Stanley Kubrick about making a movie adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, that would have starred Paul as Frodo, Ringo as Sam, George as Gandalf, and John as Gollum. Obviously, that never ended up happening, but I really want to see the timeline where that movie was made.
The long telephone dialing scene in Help! is hilarious. It has a punch line. He's calling people in the same room. Perfect setup and payoff joke. It would be less funny if the telephone dialing didn't take as long. The belabored dialing makes you think the call must really be worth all the trouble.
Interesting fact. Paul Angelis who voiced Paul and Ringo in Yellow Submarine, his brother Michael Angelis took over from Ringo as the narrator for Thomas the tank engine.
Mike McCartney. Paul's bro. Was in the scaffold, which also has Roger Mcgoff. Who wrote at least some of screenplay, as well as being in the rutles, as well as marrying on of John girlfriends from the very early days
That video of John after Brian Epstein‘s death never fails to make me tear up. He looks like such a fucking lost kid, he basically lost another father figure, someone whom he dearly loved.
Same here. Maybe the only footage from that time period where you see John unguarded by his usual wit and acerbic candor. As you said, sort've just a sweet kid who's just found out that his father or favorite uncle has passed unexpectedly. Quite touching, really.
@@dondamon4669 Just over a year earlier, the boys were growing frustrated with Brian's short-sighted touring arrangements, and then Brian had to clean up all the mess in the wake of John's "bigger than Jesus" quote reaching the American "Bible Belt".
The Nowhere Man sequence in Yellow Submarine is the reason that song is in my top five favorite Beatles songs. The image of the bad riding a rainbow and going in circles on a record fascinated me as a child.
The first time I ever heard Nowhere Man was watching Yellow Submarine in a theater in 1968. I fell in love with the song immediately, the moment it started playing. Most of my favorite songs I had to hear a few times before I started to like them, but not Nowhere Man. The emotional climax of the scene was the part where the Beatles and Jeremy were rotating on the giant LP record as Jeremy cried. It was powerful stuff for an 8 year old kid and I'll never forget it! It remains one of my favorite Beatles songs!
A Hard Day's Night and Help! are legitimately two of my favorite movies of all time and not just because I'm a huge Beatles fan. They're just so silly and fun.
Love all of them.. especially " Hard Days" & Help"..Help' was so modern and hip, that studio scene of the boys sing " You gonna lose that girl " is fantastic the sound the clearity, their voices to see The Beatles in their artistic creation. Wow🪲🪲🪲🪲love Beatles💐🍄🍃 2024
@@LazyLizzy706 A hard day's night' is hilarious 😂😂 so is Help in a Monty Python spoof.. hahaha 😂 Ringo's giant Ruby is the plot so funny 🪲🪲🪲🪲 love my Beatles ❤️
41:57 This fucking transition had me in STICHES. Taking a journey through the career and slow breakdown of The Beatles as seen through the lens of their films knowing that it ends with Let It Be and hearing the somber title track evoked a sense of genuine emotion within me, then having it transition into "What the shittin hell" out of nowhere and cutting immediately back without missing a beat absolutely slayed me.
As an Oscars followers, I'm fascinated by how all four Beatles won the Oscar, yet for the corresponding Grammy, only John, Paul, and George technically won.
46:06 Ringo and Paul listening to a mournful song in an empty room, reminds me that both of them are the only members still alive… kinda foreshadowing 🥲
35:03 Incredibly fun fact: Mark Hamil has gone on record saying that this performance (That is, the Chief Blue Meanie) is where he drew his inspiration for Joker in BTAS. And going back to listen to it again... yeah that tracks so unbelievably well.
Great video, Elliot. I grew up with The Beatles in the 60's. I was 7 years of age when I went to see A Hard Days' Night, a week after it opened in my home town. For a 7 year old, it was an electrifying experience. The line up for the film, was around the block, and then some. Luckily, my babysitter sitter and several of my friends, got tickets. It was sold out, no question. The moment the curtains opened up, Beatles were running, and the entire audience went insane! All the girls began screaming....and never stopped, until the end of the film. Once I left the theatre, I was a Beatles Fanatic...........I'm 66 now and I still am. Several years ago, I bought the Criterion set of the film.. Fantastic picture and sound. A year later (in '65) I repeated the same experience at the theatre.........nothing had changed. Love this film. As for Help!, I feel more strongly about it than A Hard Day's Night. (not saying it's a better film, just that I enjoy the fantasy element.) Yellow Submarine was a different experience for me. I was a little older at that point, so, I was expecting a different kind of film. At that young age, I certainly did not enjoy the animation. Mind you, I did like the music. Many years later, I changed my mind about this movie. I really appreciated it, still do. As for Let it Be, that's a different story altogether. I recall looking so forward to seeing it. It was in theatres in August 1970, here in Canada. On the day it opened, I had to have surgery on my knee. For the first time in my life, I missed going to the theatre to see a Beatles' film, when it opened. I eventually saw the film (at a midnight showing) in the late 70's. I did not care for it at all. For me, it was a depressing experience. The only part of the gilm I cared for, was the Rooftop concert. Now, when I viewed Get Back on Disney, I loved it. A far cry from Let it Be. Much more interesting. It looked great and sounded even better. Now, in ending, I did not mention Magical Mystery Tour. Reason: I don't care for it, period. It's saving grace is the music, love it. Anyway, I am so glad that these films have been preserved so well, many years later. I have all of them on Blu Ray & DVD & even, Bootleg (Let it Be). Once again, Elliot, great job in making this video. I really enjoy all of your Beatles' videos. Take care. (Sorry I rambled on so long, but, when talking about the Fab Four, I get carried away.)
My Dad introduced me to the Beatles through "Yellow Submarine". We were staying at a roadside motel at the time and he got it from the library. I can't understate the effect it had on me except it compelled me to seek out everything I could on the Beatles
George’s “we had fun in those days” was a welcome positive comment. These films further document the Beatles filling in yet another pop culture niche. And, yes, Youre Going To Lose that Girl is is superb. Ive always loved it.
This is an incredible video, maybe your best one. Such a thoughtful and dedicated insight into their visual side. The deep research, knowledge and the way is presented as an ejoyable and light hearted documentary is of the highest quality. Thank you Elliot, you've outdone yourself with this one. Please keep them coming!
As a child my absolute favourite film was A Hard Days Night. I had it on video and watched it so much that I completely wore out the tape. To this day I can pretty much recite the entire film by heart.
They really should make a Beatles Television series that goes into detail about their formation all the way to John Lennon's death. I'd love to see something like that
A series for every year from 63-70 would be amazing (plus one series for the Quarrymen years, one series for 1960-62, and one series for every two years post-breakup). Unlikely we get it at this point with all the rights issues but that’d be incredible
I've joked that I want a "As The Beatles Turns" miniseries that covers everything, but I don't want the sanitized version or the over-embellished version. A movie wouldn't be enough time.
I remember stumbling upon Magical Mystery Tour when I was 9 or 10 before even having heard of any of their other movies and it was so surreal that I think it very heavily influenced my taste in music and film even to this day. Plus my mom walked in on me watching it during the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band striptease scene and grounded me from using the family computer for a month lol
It’s a weird film that makes no sense which is fun about it The musical scenes are just so good and odd which makes sense because it fits the theme of the film
"A genuine friendship, and unmistakable chemistry, among its lead cast". A brilliant observation, that sums up why this little movie was SO good in the end.
As a songwriter and a fan since 1980 who has read and seen "Everything" on The Beatles I'm always impressed by how your videos get me to see things from a different angle. I haven't seen Help probably in 30 years, partially because of John putting it down in his Rolling Stone interview. But am going to watch it again
I grew up with The Beatles. I was 10 years old when the Beatles came to America. I immediately wanted to be a drummer. I quit Cub Scouts to become a rock star! I remember Sgt. Peppers and the way when a song came to the end it went right into the next song. The Moody Blues did this same thing on one of their great albums, On The Threshold Of A Dream. When I bought a Beatles 45 record side B was just as good as side A. Always! That was rarely the case on most other 45s with other bands. When I first heard "A Day In The Life", I was mesmerized. I remember where I was when I first heard it. My friends house listening to the radio and it came on. This was on AM radio and that was quite a surprise living in a small farm town in Kansas. After we heard the song we left his house and walked down the alleys to the pool hall. Only a few blocks.
You literally read my mind Elliott. I was literally thinking about how much I wanted to see you release another video, and you pulled through. What's more, it's The Beatles. What else beats that?
Your editing skills are so good, I'm genuinely jealous of how many little jokes you squeeze in from album outtakes or video clips from the films, its clear you put a ton of work into this video
I just watched AHDN with my almost-ten year old granddaughter last week! It was a real highlight for me because I was 10 years old in 1964 and saw it in the theater. It’s genius. I asked her which Beatle she enjoyed most and it was John, who as you pointed out, was a natural actor and quite hilarious. A few days later I caught her singing “Tell Me Why.” 😊 This was SUCH A GREAT VIDEO! I watch your videos more than once, always. So much excellent content. Thank you !
Maybe it's just me, but HELP is still one of my most joyous movie watches, even today. Yes, Another Girl is the pinnacle of the essence of The Beatles.
I love that Elliot had both the most hilarious transition into Help! and IMO a great lead into his talk about the film, without saying it, he shoots into the title song to talk about the film, it's great.
Research: 10/10. Writing: 10/10. Presentation: 10/10. Production/Editing: 10/10. FINAL SCORE: 11/10. (You're Going To Lose That Girl is the first bona fide music video, and Elliot picked up on this!). Amazing video!!!
Brilliant, Elliot! A Hard Day’s Night is pure comfort for me. I adore it so. I remember watching Yellow Submarine on Tv as a kid every summer. So beautifully animated.
I will be getting back into a Beatles music phase, and Elliot releases one of this the same day. It has happened multiple times. Fantastic video as usual. You have never lost your charming style. Keep up the good work.
It's crazy the way the phases come from nowhere 😂 sometimes I can't imagine listening to them again, still loving them but not wanting to listen to them then all of a sudden I become obsessed. ATM I'm listening to early Beatles and how mad the chords are!
Yellow Submarine was the first animated film I ever saw. I was four or five at the time and it has just stuck with me ever since. It is one of my all-time favourite films.
Honestly, you posting videos is like Christmas! So lucky to have such brilliant and varied Beatles content!! Can't wait for the Ringo ranking (lol) and the inevitable Beatles ranking too....
That scene of them performing You're Gonna Lose That Girl I'm pretty sure was the inspiration for the Def Leppard music video for Love Bites. The lighting angles and silhouettes and background shots, everything is so on par with the Beatles in that scene.
49:38 I think the reason why Let It Be looks like that, it's beacause the film look more like a VHS transfer. The remastered Let It Be videos from the 1+ , seem to be actual remastering from the 16mm film.
(46:01) "We open on Paul, aimlessly noodling on a piano, a kind of funeral march". That is an interesting take on what McCartney is playing in that scene. I've always felt that what Paul was playing there - is a very interesting piece of music with classical overtones... which had the potential to be molded into a beautiful track. I have always hoped that Paul would one day come back to it - and finish it as a track on one of his solo records.
@@poopshipdestroy3r - Paul's piano piece is not "Adagio for Strings". There is an excellent short video that compares the two. The main part for the comparison is from 1:42 to 3:07 in this video. Here is a link to the video: th-cam.com/video/u4irYMujkB4/w-d-xo.html
"A Hard Day's Night" will always have my "Heart" !! Love the others, but I grew up on Black and White movies and it's just my favorite cause my Grandmother introduced me to them. She was a big fan !! 😊
17:19 I always thought that the point of the joke was that John sat there dialing the phone for what feels like forever just to wake everyone up, something he could have done almost instantly without having to do all that 😂
I recently became obsessed with the Beatles and I’ve been learning a lot from your videos. And I love your take on their music and talents. I Just subscribed.
Great timing, I recently did an at home double feature of Nowhere Boy and Backbeat and had the idea of the Beatles on film on the mind. What works so well about those two in particular is that Backbeat begins where Nowhere Boy ends so you essentially get one continuous story about the band’s beginnings. Great video!
I've done the same thing. Then after Backbeat I watched Lennon Naked with Christopher Ecclestone, which starts in 64 and finishes in 71. The Birth of the Beatles is from 1960-1963!!
Thank you for the passing nods to the music videos. Even from the start, in even in B&W, they were surreal windows into how the music and culture of the time developed, and how those music videos influenced music AND music videos for decades.
Another triumph of a video. This shows what can be achieved on TH-cam, and that it does not have to be merely a black hole of inanity. Seeing Yellow Submarine as a child is what caused me to be gripped forever by The Beatles and it has never loosened. I'll never forget seeing A Hard Day's Night for the first time. It was on television one Saturday afternoon and I was mesmerized. My uncle watched it with me and recorded it onto a VHS tape... As soon as it was finished I watched it again. The same uncle loaned me his copy of Help!, and like you, I was transfixed by 'You're Going To Lose That Girl'. He also let me borrow Magic Mystery Tour, which was slightly harder going at that age, but of course I loved the music.
I first watched Yellow Submarine when I was in my early teens (not really all that long ago tbh but definitely a different stage of my life) and I think it was something about the whole peace and love message and how simple yet beautiful it really is that it moved me to tears. I was in the middle of my first big “Beatles phase” and during the All You Need Is Love scene I was full-on crying. Love that movie. Great video as always Elliot. Your channel has to be my favorite on all of TH-cam at the moment
Great video. In my opinion 49:11 you shouldn’t be looking at how bad let it be looks, it’s of the time but rather how spectacular get back looks. Some of the best restoration work I’ve ever seen
Play the excerpt of George's fall in the opening sequence of A Hard Day's Night (at 4:05) at slow speed. Watch his fall in slow motion, which is interesting enough, but listen to the scream played over his fall. That's good, but it's even better in slow motion (slow sound). It's very "entertaining." (I'm glad he/they didn't get hurt!!) Also, Ringo tripped over George as well. I'm not sure if he fell on George or what, but it's an interesting side point. I think we can assume nobody got hurt or it would've gotten more attention. Cool Beatles doc. THANKS!
Awesome video! Really hits home of how much the Beatles have impacted pop culture even beyond their incredible music. Their influence still affects all of us in ways we can easily miss
I have been watching these films since I was literally 1 years old. My Dad bought Yellow Submarine after it was released on VHS. Apparently it was the only thing that would keep me still for more then 2 seconds at the time lol! This is an amazing dive into these films and what was going on behind the scenes at the time. I would recommend to anyone that ever dissed any of these films, see your segment on it, and watch it again with a better understanding. Thanks so much for uploading this!
A great video as always! I'm so happy you included Airplane, which to me is in it's sense of humour directly connceted to Help. I saw Help! just a few weeks ago for the first time, having seen Airplane at least a dozen times before, and I instantly conncected these two masterpieces when it comes to humour🤗
I went to see the "Let It Be" film when it first opened... and was mesmerized by everything in it. We were getting to see The Beatles in the process of creating their songs! This was the greatest thing ever. When VCRs became available for the general public to buy... the first film I bought to play on my VCR - was "Let It Be". I absolutely loved the film and still think it was the best Beatles film of the 5 you discuss in this video. Yes... it is even better than "A Hard Day's Night". I wish someone had the foresight to film The Beatles during each of their recording sessions. That could have been what they did after the first two films had been made - and the group decided they would not be doing any more of those. Just imagine if they had simply filmed them making their records - and edited that into a 90 minute film for each album period. Those films would be so great.
I think it's funny that Richard Lester went from directing A Hard Days Night (1964) & Help! (1965) to then going on to direct Superman II (1980) & Superman III (1983). What a career change.
Elliot you are almost to 100k! Love seeing your channel grow - you help to keep the respect and lore of the Beatles going with Gen X fans like me, Millenials, and the “kids” and into the 21st century…bravo!!
When I was about 3 or 4 years old, I remember watching the beginning of Yellow Submarine on TV on New Years Eve in the mid 90s. It was way past my bedtime so my dad started recording it so I can watch it at later time. It was one of my most watched and one of my favourite films as a kid. I previous thought about getting tattoos done based on visual references from the film.
This is superb. I think Paul McCartney and Ringo star would love to see this. It just puts everything in its place and clarifies how huge they influenced absolutely everything in the art world. I think it would give them great pride. You just put this together so well there's really not enough I could say about it.
Yellow Submarine is my favorite film of all time, and I could fill an entire book with what I could say about it. It's place in animation is especially incredible in itself, and especially since it was seemingly an afterthought for the group it was based on. There's so much to be said about how the work tinkers with the medium of animation, and ots influence can be seen throughout the '70s and into some works to this day. More importantly I think was that this experimentation was put together under a film that could still be enjoyed whether you were a hippie, a kid, or someone just wanting a fun time, which is often a hard line for any film to draw.
you're so enthusiastic for this music it makes me want to give it another listen with fresh ears, despite ignoring most of Harrison's solo work up till now
Magical Mystery Tour is so good, speaking as someone who just watched it when this video came out. I love that paul, john and george all get a feature song to kind of showcase their own "style", and then Ringo's brief stint singing just comes as he's warbling a tune on the bus and being told to shut up. It showcases all their individual creative energies so well. And even though George barely features, that can be said for the other films too. It's cool enough that we have his song, which feels authentic to him in a way he never really got when it came to visual media during the Beatles years. Also, putting a striptease on the BBC during christmas is fucking metal.
It's crazy... I love The Beatles SO MUCH... Even though I knew almost everything this video showed, I got teary and smiling a BIG smile while watching. Great video! Love that you gave George ALL the credit he always deserved in every step of their career
I'm so unreasonably exited for your Beatles albums ranking to come out, this is one of the only channels that make really well made content about the Beatles so I'm always exited to see a new video 😭
Love, love, love this video. So many TH-cam things like this are pretty shallow and under-researched. This is thoughtful, insightful, and really enjoyable. Your comment about the "When I'm Sixty-Four" typefaces as a proto-Sesame Street are spot on. Thank you!
I love your assessment of the Beatles movies. Of course I've seen them all, but I clearly remember seeing A Hard Day's Night in 1964 at 6 years old with my mother and even younger sister. I thought it was fantastic and laughed my little ass off, but wondered why the girls in the theater kept screaming at the screen anytime there was a close up on any of The Beatles. My mom liked the movie too.
Thanks Elliot. Your videos (and especially the Beatles deep dives) among my favorites on TH-cam. When I watched them, I feel as if you’re speaking directly to me, so thanks again, keep up the good work, you are my hero!
Love hearing your give "It's All Too Much" some much deserved respect here. Always felt a strong fondness for it, and am always been bothered by its general dismissal. It needs a "Hey Bulldog" level re-appraisal. Almost makes me forgive you for enjoying ACROSS THE UNIVERSE so much. Nobody's perfect! ;)
Yellow Submarine unironically both the single greatest animated movie ever made and unequivocally the single greatest psychedelic experience anyone could ever wish for
I study the history of animation from the 1920s until the 2020s and it is genuinely one of the greatest examples of why animation is so incredible as a medium. You can do anything with it. I don’t get why anyone would prefer hyperrealism and cgi when you can have this.
i don’t have the money now. i’ve been unemployed for the last two months. but i literally just moments ago got a job and as soon as i get that first paycheck i’m signing up for your patreon. what you do here on youtube is so awesome. i love all your videos. (even the non beatles ones) and i know you get tired sometimes of being a “beatles youtuber” but just know whatever videos you wanna make i’ll be here for them. but you are also the only good beatles youtuber out there rn so we appreciate that too!!! you’re the best elliot. never stop!
I was around eight years old. It was about 2002 and I was in second grade. My dad sent me down in the living room and said “you need to watch this” input on a VHS of A Hard Day’s Night. I was just an American kid in the middle of flyover country and I could barely understand what these guys were saying, but the longer I kept watching the movie, I was blown away with how cool the Beatles looked, how funny they were how goofy and quirky they were, and then on top of it, all the music was amazing and even as a kid I thought it was special. Over the years I’ve watched it 1000 times and probably many more and remains what shaped me as a person, my gateway to the Beatles, and my favorite movie of all time.
Fantastic video!! I always love watching your in-depth videos on The Beatles because you have a way of making them joyful, interesting, and also wrapped up in a very clear way. Also, it's great seeing you enjoy The Beatles in the same excited way I always have, compared to how sometimes people can take a negative/critical view of The Beatles on TH-cam (which isn't necessarily bad but negativity gets tiring sometimes).
Fun fact: In the late 1960s, the Beatles approached Stanley Kubrick about making a movie adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, that would have starred Paul as Frodo, Ringo as Sam, George as Gandalf, and John as Gollum. Obviously, that never ended up happening, but I really want to see the timeline where that movie was made.
Wow! 🪲🪲🪲🪲+🍎🍏🍎🍏= wizard Beatles
George as Gandalf is inspired casting.
@@themovieminorbe quiet
When Ai is powerful enough to make this I'll be the first one to ask it to do so
@@avi4767it already is, it’s called deepfake
th-cam.com/video/5q8cMTcEUpY/w-d-xo.html
The long telephone dialing scene in Help! is hilarious. It has a punch line. He's calling people in the same room. Perfect setup and payoff joke. It would be less funny if the telephone dialing didn't take as long. The belabored dialing makes you think the call must really be worth all the trouble.
Yes I definitely agree. It's pretty fucking hilarious
A Hard Day’s Night is a better movie, but Help has the best lines and gags
exactly! it's hilarious
I do think if you have to explain the joke, then it's not a good enough joke. But I still love Help! purely for the nostalgia.
That telephone moment always made me laugh , the movie literally feels like its high lmao
Interesting fact.
Paul Angelis who voiced Paul and Ringo in Yellow Submarine, his brother Michael Angelis took over from Ringo as the narrator for Thomas the tank engine.
Angelis...that was the name!
Was gonna post that very fact, thank you!
Mike McCartney. Paul's bro. Was in the scaffold, which also has Roger Mcgoff. Who wrote at least some of screenplay, as well as being in the rutles, as well as marrying on of John girlfriends from the very early days
And John gorman... Who was in the not the nine o clock news pilot
Trippy
I just love the pure joy and blissfulness of a hard days night. no drama, no hate, just friends messing around
Who's the little old man?
@@lakrids-pibe He's very clean....
Good movie. It's a lot of fun.
@@thomastimlin1724Yup.😀 As opposed to being a "dirty" old man. Which of course he actually was.
@@lakrids-pibe He is with a broken heart
That video of John after Brian Epstein‘s death never fails to make me tear up. He looks like such a fucking lost kid, he basically lost another father figure, someone whom he dearly loved.
Same here. Maybe the only footage from that time period where you see John unguarded by his usual wit and acerbic candor. As you said, sort've just a sweet kid who's just found out that his father or favorite uncle has passed unexpectedly. Quite touching, really.
Either tripping or tranquilized? But yeah completely lost, worryingly so really
@@dondamon4669 Just over a year earlier, the boys were growing frustrated with Brian's short-sighted touring arrangements, and then Brian had to clean up all the mess in the wake of John's "bigger than Jesus" quote reaching the American "Bible Belt".
John's mother, who bought him a guitar and taught him to play and sing was killed after being hit by a police car. He was 17 at the time.
Interesting that Paul was absent while the others were there
The Nowhere Man sequence in Yellow Submarine is the reason that song is in my top five favorite Beatles songs. The image of the bad riding a rainbow and going in circles on a record fascinated me as a child.
Thats a great sequence. It works so well with Jeremy too
The first time I ever heard Nowhere Man was watching Yellow Submarine in a theater in 1968. I fell in love with the song immediately, the moment it started playing. Most of my favorite songs I had to hear a few times before I started to like them, but not Nowhere Man. The emotional climax of the scene was the part where the Beatles and Jeremy were rotating on the giant LP record as Jeremy cried. It was powerful stuff for an 8 year old kid and I'll never forget it! It remains one of my favorite Beatles songs!
the ending always made me cry as a kid, seeing jeremy looking so sad, spinning in circles
It’s one of the best snippets of a song ever.
It looks so good and almost CGI animated - that film was special, I quote it all the time
A Hard Day's Night and Help! are legitimately two of my favorite movies of all time and not just because I'm a huge Beatles fan. They're just so silly and fun.
Me too 🪲🪲🪲🪲❤🎉2024😂
Love all of them.. especially " Hard Days" & Help"..Help' was so modern and hip, that studio scene of the boys sing " You gonna lose that girl " is fantastic the sound the clearity, their voices to see The Beatles in their artistic creation. Wow🪲🪲🪲🪲love Beatles💐🍄🍃 2024
Paul’s grandfather that forged their autographs to sell to fan girls outside 💀
@@LazyLizzy706 A hard day's night' is hilarious 😂😂 so is Help in a Monty Python spoof.. hahaha 😂 Ringo's giant Ruby is the plot so funny 🪲🪲🪲🪲 love my Beatles ❤️
Never copied, never repeated by a 60s rock band.
Hard Day's Night is the ultimate comfort movie for me. Something about it is just so charming, it always cheers me up!
true... it's just a happy movie.
is ur pfp the poster for the George Harrison bio pic directed by Martin Scorsese??????????
My son is an animator, and the Director of yellow submarine liked his film. It was the best moment of my life.
@@Zakkatooswhat the absolute fuck?
41:57 This fucking transition had me in STICHES. Taking a journey through the career and slow breakdown of The Beatles as seen through the lens of their films knowing that it ends with Let It Be and hearing the somber title track evoked a sense of genuine emotion within me, then having it transition into "What the shittin hell" out of nowhere and cutting immediately back without missing a beat absolutely slayed me.
LOL yes, I had to rewind to see that transition a few more times. XDDD
I love the ADR in Help.
"Oh-ho-ho-ho. Ho Ho."
"Ooh cold, cold snow"
"Ah a pub, nice pub, lovely pub!"
Fun fact: John gave away his Oscar that he won for Let It Be after a school wrote to him asking for something to auction off.
As an Oscars followers, I'm fascinated by how all four Beatles won the Oscar, yet for the corresponding Grammy, only John, Paul, and George technically won.
@@Wired4Life2 How so? On the Wikipedia page it says they all won.
@@dj71162 For _Let It Be?_
@@Wired4Life2Yeah.
False Fact: You've pulled out of your ass.
46:06 Ringo and Paul listening to a mournful song in an empty room, reminds me that both of them are the only members still alive… kinda foreshadowing 🥲
35:03 Incredibly fun fact: Mark Hamil has gone on record saying that this performance (That is, the Chief Blue Meanie) is where he drew his inspiration for Joker in BTAS. And going back to listen to it again... yeah that tracks so unbelievably well.
Heather McCartney goofing around with Uncle Ringo still makes my heart melt.
You are absolutely the top tier of Beatles TH-cam. Thanks for your efforts.
Saw yellow submarine as a kid and it’s still one of my favourite films 35 years later.
"YES HE'S DEAD"
Great video, Elliot. I grew up with The Beatles in the 60's. I was 7 years of age when I went to see A Hard Days' Night, a week after it opened in my home town. For a 7 year old, it was an electrifying experience. The line up for the film, was around the block, and then some. Luckily, my babysitter sitter and several of my friends, got tickets. It was sold out, no question. The moment the curtains opened up, Beatles were running, and the entire audience went insane! All the girls began screaming....and never stopped, until the end of the film. Once I left the theatre, I was a Beatles Fanatic...........I'm 66 now and I still am. Several years ago, I bought the Criterion set of the film.. Fantastic picture and sound. A year later (in '65) I repeated the same experience at the theatre.........nothing had changed. Love this film. As for Help!, I feel more strongly about it than A Hard Day's Night. (not saying it's a better film, just that I enjoy the fantasy element.) Yellow Submarine was a different experience for me. I was a little older at that point, so, I was expecting a different kind of film. At that young age, I certainly did not enjoy the animation. Mind you, I did like the music. Many years later, I changed my mind about this movie. I really appreciated it, still do. As for Let it Be, that's a different story altogether. I recall looking so forward to seeing it. It was in theatres in August 1970, here in Canada. On the day it opened, I had to have surgery on my knee. For the first time in my life, I missed going to the theatre to see a Beatles' film, when it opened. I eventually saw the film (at a midnight showing) in the late 70's. I did not care for it at all. For me, it was a depressing experience. The only part of the gilm I cared for, was the Rooftop concert. Now, when I viewed Get Back on Disney, I loved it. A far cry from Let it Be. Much more interesting. It looked great and sounded even better. Now, in ending, I did not mention Magical Mystery Tour. Reason: I don't care for it, period. It's saving grace is the music, love it. Anyway, I am so glad that these films have been preserved so well, many years later. I have all of them on Blu Ray & DVD & even, Bootleg (Let it Be). Once again, Elliot, great job in making this video. I really enjoy all of your Beatles' videos. Take care. (Sorry I rambled on so long, but, when talking about the Fab Four, I get carried away.)
Thanks for sharing man.
Great comment, man! And I know what you mean about getting carried away.
Mmbb
My Dad introduced me to the Beatles through "Yellow Submarine". We were staying at a roadside motel at the time and he got it from the library. I can't understate the effect it had on me except it compelled me to seek out everything I could on the Beatles
I also saw it at a motel. A black and white coin-operated TV, if you can believe that.
i love all their movies tbh
George’s “we had fun in those days” was a welcome positive comment. These films further document the Beatles filling in yet another pop culture niche. And, yes, Youre Going To Lose that Girl is is superb. Ive always loved it.
This is an incredible video, maybe your best one. Such a thoughtful and dedicated insight into their visual side. The deep research, knowledge and the way is presented as an ejoyable and light hearted documentary is of the highest quality. Thank you Elliot, you've outdone yourself with this one. Please keep them coming!
I AGREE!! Elliot’s videos are brilliant. The best!
Agreed - his production standards are DVD release quality!
As a child my absolute favourite film was A Hard Days Night. I had it on video and watched it so much that I completely wore out the tape.
To this day I can pretty much recite the entire film by heart.
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They really should make a Beatles Television series that goes into detail about their formation all the way to John Lennon's death. I'd love to see something like that
A series for every year from 63-70 would be amazing (plus one series for the Quarrymen years, one series for 1960-62, and one series for every two years post-breakup). Unlikely we get it at this point with all the rights issues but that’d be incredible
A hbo mini series would be fantastic
I've joked that I want a "As The Beatles Turns" miniseries that covers everything, but I don't want the sanitized version or the over-embellished version. A movie wouldn't be enough time.
uh.... there was already something like that called "the beatles anthology".
@@thevoid99anthology was a documentary, the comment is probably talking about a biopic
I remember stumbling upon Magical Mystery Tour when I was 9 or 10 before even having heard of any of their other movies and it was so surreal that I think it very heavily influenced my taste in music and film even to this day. Plus my mom walked in on me watching it during the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band striptease scene and grounded me from using the family computer for a month lol
Was that considered Hard Core Porn then?
ya know that's Paul as Viv in that scene
It’s a weird film that makes no sense which is fun about it
The musical scenes are just so good and odd which makes sense because it fits the theme of the film
"A genuine friendship, and unmistakable chemistry, among its lead cast". A brilliant observation, that sums up why this little movie was SO good in the end.
As a songwriter and a fan since 1980 who has read and seen "Everything" on The Beatles I'm always impressed by how your videos get me to see things from a different angle. I haven't seen Help probably in 30 years, partially because of John putting it down in his Rolling Stone interview. But am going to watch it again
I'm a huge Beatles fan but I could never finish watching that movie. It's just too silly for me.
Do yourself a favor and watch it, it's a brilliant action spoof
I grew up with The Beatles. I was 10 years old when the Beatles came to America. I immediately wanted to be a drummer. I quit Cub Scouts to become a rock star! I remember Sgt. Peppers and the way when a song came to the end it went right into the next song. The Moody Blues did this same thing on one of their great albums, On The Threshold Of A Dream. When I bought a Beatles 45 record side B was just as good as side A. Always! That was rarely the case on most other 45s with other bands. When I first heard "A Day In The Life", I was mesmerized. I remember where I was when I first heard it. My friends house listening to the radio and it came on. This was on AM radio and that was quite a surprise living in a small farm town in Kansas. After we heard the song we left his house and walked down the alleys to the pool hall. Only a few blocks.
Yellow Submarine on LSD is literally the coolest thing ever.
Elliot just doesn’t get enough credit for the quality of his scripts, editing and patter. Props to you man
You literally read my mind Elliott. I was literally thinking about how much I wanted to see you release another video, and you pulled through. What's more, it's The Beatles. What else beats that?
i prefer The Ringles
@@darkjanggo The Rutles tho
Your editing skills are so good, I'm genuinely jealous of how many little jokes you squeeze in from album outtakes or video clips from the films, its clear you put a ton of work into this video
The unsung comic team-up of Roy Kinnear and Victor Spinetti is another reason to check out Help.
17:16 i am convinced that the plan was to cut away after John dialed and he thought it would be funny to draw it out. And it is fucking hilarious.
I just watched AHDN with my almost-ten year old granddaughter last week! It was a real highlight for me because I was 10 years old in 1964 and saw it in the theater. It’s genius. I asked her which Beatle she enjoyed most and it was John, who as you pointed out, was a natural actor and quite hilarious. A few days later I caught her singing “Tell Me Why.” 😊 This was SUCH A GREAT VIDEO! I watch your videos more than once, always. So much excellent content. Thank you !
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Maybe it's just me, but HELP is still one of my most joyous movie watches, even today. Yes, Another Girl is the pinnacle of the essence of The Beatles.
I can't believe how quickly they filmed, edited and released the first 2 films.
Musta been that ole black magick at play
I'm enamoured w/ the fact that they captured the Beatles' own walking styles for reference on Yellow Submarine.
I love that Elliot had both the most hilarious transition into Help! and IMO a great lead into his talk about the film, without saying it, he shoots into the title song to talk about the film, it's great.
Finally someone who agrees with me about the sheer perfection of the You're Going To Lose That Girl scene in Help! Fantastic stuff
Research: 10/10. Writing: 10/10. Presentation: 10/10. Production/Editing: 10/10. FINAL SCORE: 11/10. (You're Going To Lose That Girl is the first bona fide music video, and Elliot picked up on this!). Amazing video!!!
Brilliant, Elliot! A Hard Day’s Night is pure comfort for me. I adore it so. I remember watching Yellow Submarine on Tv as a kid every summer. So beautifully animated.
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and lovely how they masked the agenda with a cartoon
I will be getting back into a Beatles music phase, and Elliot releases one of this the same day. It has happened multiple times. Fantastic video as usual. You have never lost your charming style. Keep up the good work.
Same here, I’m on another Beatles kick now too!
It's crazy the way the phases come from nowhere 😂 sometimes I can't imagine listening to them again, still loving them but not wanting to listen to them then all of a sudden I become obsessed. ATM I'm listening to early Beatles and how mad the chords are!
Yellow Submarine was the first animated film I ever saw. I was four or five at the time and it has just stuck with me ever since. It is one of my all-time favourite films.
The Beatles movies are as iconic as their albums. My faves are Yellow Submarine and Help! The Anthologies and Get Back doc’s are also pretty good.
23:09 this scene always gets to me. You can just see and hear in his voice how shaken and destroyed he is over Brian’s death.
I personally love all the Beatles' performances in A Hard Day's Night, INCLUDING Paul.
Honestly, you posting videos is like Christmas! So lucky to have such brilliant and varied Beatles content!! Can't wait for the Ringo ranking (lol) and the inevitable Beatles ranking too....
That scene of them performing You're Gonna Lose That Girl I'm pretty sure was the inspiration for the Def Leppard music video for Love Bites. The lighting angles and silhouettes and background shots, everything is so on par with the Beatles in that scene.
And I have to say, I really wholeheartedly LOVE the song, It's All Too Much.
As someone who lived through it all , I much appreciated it.
Very well researched and presented.
Thank you🙂
49:38 I think the reason why Let It Be looks like that, it's beacause the film look more like a VHS transfer. The remastered Let It Be videos from the 1+ , seem to be actual remastering from the 16mm film.
(46:01) "We open on Paul, aimlessly noodling on a piano, a kind of funeral march".
That is an interesting take on what McCartney is playing in that scene. I've always felt that what Paul was playing there - is a very interesting piece of music with classical overtones... which had the potential to be molded into a beautiful track. I have always hoped that Paul would one day come back to it - and finish it as a track on one of his solo records.
It's "Adagio for strings" by Samuel Barber
@@poopshipdestroy3r - Paul's piano piece is not "Adagio for Strings". There is an excellent short video that compares the two. The main part for the comparison is from 1:42 to 3:07 in this video. Here is a link to the video: th-cam.com/video/u4irYMujkB4/w-d-xo.html
"A Hard Day's Night" will always have my "Heart" !! Love the others, but I grew up on Black and White movies and it's just my favorite cause my Grandmother introduced me to them. She was a big fan !! 😊
31:07 the best intermission
God, this was good.
17:19 I always thought that the point of the joke was that John sat there dialing the phone for what feels like forever just to wake everyone up, something he could have done almost instantly without having to do all that 😂
I recently became obsessed with the Beatles and I’ve been learning a lot from your videos. And I love your take on their music and talents. I Just subscribed.
I admire your breakdown of the movies. So insightful. So grateful I found your channel.
Most heartbreaking moment in cinema: Ringo in Yellow Submarine crying "I want me mam!" 😢
mum not mam haha.
@@archangelmusic13 I remember him pronouncing it "mam" but it has been a few years!
@@JordyBoothy no he says mum
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Great timing, I recently did an at home double feature of Nowhere Boy and Backbeat and had the idea of the Beatles on film on the mind. What works so well about those two in particular is that Backbeat begins where Nowhere Boy ends so you essentially get one continuous story about the band’s beginnings. Great video!
I've done the same thing. Then after Backbeat I watched Lennon Naked with Christopher Ecclestone, which starts in 64 and finishes in 71. The Birth of the Beatles is from 1960-1963!!
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Thank you for the passing nods to the music videos. Even from the start, in even in B&W, they were surreal windows into how the music and culture of the time developed, and how those music videos influenced music AND music videos for decades.
I really hope you know how good it feels for us Beatles fans to watch all your great videos about the Beatles, Elliot!
Another triumph of a video.
This shows what can be achieved on TH-cam, and that it does not have to be merely a black hole of inanity.
Seeing Yellow Submarine as a child is what caused me to be gripped forever by The Beatles and it has never loosened.
I'll never forget seeing A Hard Day's Night for the first time. It was on television one Saturday afternoon and I was mesmerized. My uncle watched it with me and recorded it onto a VHS tape... As soon as it was finished I watched it again.
The same uncle loaned me his copy of Help!, and like you, I was transfixed by 'You're Going To Lose That Girl'. He also let me borrow Magic Mystery Tour, which was slightly harder going at that age, but of course I loved the music.
I first watched Yellow Submarine when I was in my early teens (not really all that long ago tbh but definitely a different stage of my life) and I think it was something about the whole peace and love message and how simple yet beautiful it really is that it moved me to tears. I was in the middle of my first big “Beatles phase” and during the All You Need Is Love scene I was full-on crying. Love that movie. Great video as always Elliot. Your channel has to be my favorite on all of TH-cam at the moment
They really were a shining beam of growth.
Great video. In my opinion 49:11 you shouldn’t be looking at how bad let it be looks, it’s of the time but rather how spectacular get back looks. Some of the best restoration work I’ve ever seen
Play the excerpt of George's fall in the opening sequence of A Hard Day's Night (at 4:05) at slow speed. Watch his fall in slow motion, which is interesting enough, but listen to the scream played over his fall. That's good, but it's even better in slow motion (slow sound). It's very "entertaining." (I'm glad he/they didn't get hurt!!) Also, Ringo tripped over George as well. I'm not sure if he fell on George or what, but it's an interesting side point. I think we can assume nobody got hurt or it would've gotten more attention.
Cool Beatles doc.
THANKS!
Awesome video! Really hits home of how much the Beatles have impacted pop culture even beyond their incredible music. Their influence still affects all of us in ways we can easily miss
This video is really sweet. Brings back a lot of good memories. It looks like a lot of loving attention went into it. Thanks.
You would not how quick this video got my attention, thanks Elliot!
I have been watching these films since I was literally 1 years old. My Dad bought Yellow Submarine after it was released on VHS. Apparently it was the only thing that would keep me still for more then 2 seconds at the time lol! This is an amazing dive into these films and what was going on behind the scenes at the time. I would recommend to anyone that ever dissed any of these films, see your segment on it, and watch it again with a better understanding. Thanks so much for uploading this!
A great video as always!
I'm so happy you included Airplane, which to me is in it's sense of humour directly connceted to Help. I saw Help! just a few weeks ago for the first time, having seen Airplane at least a dozen times before, and I instantly conncected these two masterpieces when it comes to humour🤗
I went to see the "Let It Be" film when it first opened... and was mesmerized by everything in it. We were getting to see The Beatles in the process of creating their songs! This was the greatest thing ever. When VCRs became available for the general public to buy... the first film I bought to play on my VCR - was "Let It Be". I absolutely loved the film and still think it was the best Beatles film of the 5 you discuss in this video. Yes... it is even better than "A Hard Day's Night". I wish someone had the foresight to film The Beatles during each of their recording sessions. That could have been what they did after the first two films had been made - and the group decided they would not be doing any more of those. Just imagine if they had simply filmed them making their records - and edited that into a 90 minute film for each album period. Those films would be so great.
I think it's funny that Richard Lester went from directing A Hard Days Night (1964) & Help! (1965) to then going on to direct Superman II (1980) & Superman III (1983). What a career change.
Elliot you are almost to 100k! Love seeing your channel grow - you help to keep the respect and lore of the Beatles going with Gen X fans like me, Millenials, and the “kids” and into the 21st century…bravo!!
Help! Is what got me into the beatles so it's always my favorite. Yellow submarine is so unique and looks amazing.
I've seen these films loads of times but you're editing and comedy make it still fun to watch. Thanks!
When I was about 3 or 4 years old, I remember watching the beginning of Yellow Submarine on TV on New Years Eve in the mid 90s. It was way past my bedtime so my dad started recording it so I can watch it at later time.
It was one of my most watched and one of my favourite films as a kid. I previous thought about getting tattoos done based on visual references from the film.
you should totally get those tats.
This is superb. I think Paul McCartney and Ringo star would love to see this. It just puts everything in its place and clarifies how huge they influenced absolutely everything in the art world. I think it would give them great pride. You just put this together so well there's really not enough I could say about it.
Yellow Submarine is my favorite film of all time, and I could fill an entire book with what I could say about it. It's place in animation is especially incredible in itself, and especially since it was seemingly an afterthought for the group it was based on. There's so much to be said about how the work tinkers with the medium of animation, and ots influence can be seen throughout the '70s and into some works to this day. More importantly I think was that this experimentation was put together under a film that could still be enjoyed whether you were a hippie, a kid, or someone just wanting a fun time, which is often a hard line for any film to draw.
The joy i got when i saw this vid drop. This is my comfort channel
Yellow Submarine is in my top 3 movies of all time. I love it so much
you're so enthusiastic for this music it makes me want to give it another listen with fresh ears, despite ignoring most of Harrison's solo work up till now
Magical Mystery Tour is so good, speaking as someone who just watched it when this video came out. I love that paul, john and george all get a feature song to kind of showcase their own "style", and then Ringo's brief stint singing just comes as he's warbling a tune on the bus and being told to shut up. It showcases all their individual creative energies so well. And even though George barely features, that can be said for the other films too. It's cool enough that we have his song, which feels authentic to him in a way he never really got when it came to visual media during the Beatles years.
Also, putting a striptease on the BBC during christmas is fucking metal.
paul plays Viv well in that scene, and Death cab is a PID tune also
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It's crazy... I love The Beatles SO MUCH... Even though I knew almost everything this video showed, I got teary and smiling a BIG smile while watching. Great video! Love that you gave George ALL the credit he always deserved in every step of their career
I am so glad you released a new video, you hands down have the best content on the Beatles!
Babe wake up new Elliot Roberts video just dropped and it’s almost an hour long and it’s Beatles related 🎉❤
I'm so unreasonably exited for your Beatles albums ranking to come out, this is one of the only channels that make really well made content about the Beatles so I'm always exited to see a new video 😭
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Love, love, love this video. So many TH-cam things like this are pretty shallow and under-researched. This is thoughtful, insightful, and really enjoyable. Your comment about the "When I'm Sixty-Four" typefaces as a proto-Sesame Street are spot on. Thank you!
I love your assessment of the Beatles movies. Of course I've seen them all, but I clearly remember seeing A Hard Day's Night in 1964 at 6 years old with my mother and even younger sister. I thought it was fantastic and laughed my little ass off, but wondered why the girls in the theater kept screaming at the screen anytime there was a close up on any of The Beatles. My mom liked the movie too.
Thanks Elliot. Your videos (and especially the Beatles deep dives) among my favorites on TH-cam. When I watched them, I feel as if you’re speaking directly to me, so thanks again, keep up the good work, you are my hero!
Thank you so much, Doug! Very kind words.
Love hearing your give "It's All Too Much" some much deserved respect here. Always felt a strong fondness for it, and am always been bothered by its general dismissal. It needs a "Hey Bulldog" level re-appraisal. Almost makes me forgive you for enjoying ACROSS THE UNIVERSE so much. Nobody's perfect! ;)
Elliot - The wrap up at the end of your video was really well done. Bravo.
(55:04) Paul McCartney was Jim... 40 years before John Krasinski.
Yellow Submarine
unironically both the single greatest animated movie ever made and unequivocally the single greatest psychedelic experience anyone could ever wish for
I study the history of animation from the 1920s until the 2020s and it is genuinely one of the greatest examples of why animation is so incredible as a medium. You can do anything with it. I don’t get why anyone would prefer hyperrealism and cgi when you can have this.
i don’t have the money now. i’ve been unemployed for the last two months. but i literally just moments ago got a job and as soon as i get that first paycheck i’m signing up for your patreon. what you do here on youtube is so awesome. i love all your videos. (even the non beatles ones) and i know you get tired sometimes of being a “beatles youtuber” but just know whatever videos you wanna make i’ll be here for them. but you are also the only good beatles youtuber out there rn so we appreciate that too!!! you’re the best elliot. never stop!
Elliot... you're just amazing at what you do.
Also.. I nearly spit out my drink when you did the Subscribers YS joke.
I was around eight years old. It was about 2002 and I was in second grade. My dad sent me down in the living room and said “you need to watch this” input on a VHS of A Hard Day’s Night. I was just an American kid in the middle of flyover country and I could barely understand what these guys were saying, but the longer I kept watching the movie, I was blown away with how cool the Beatles looked, how funny they were how goofy and quirky they were, and then on top of it, all the music was amazing and even as a kid I thought it was special. Over the years I’ve watched it 1000 times and probably many more and remains what shaped me as a person, my gateway to the Beatles, and my favorite movie of all time.
Fantastic video!! I always love watching your in-depth videos on The Beatles because you have a way of making them joyful, interesting, and also wrapped up in a very clear way. Also, it's great seeing you enjoy The Beatles in the same excited way I always have, compared to how sometimes people can take a negative/critical view of The Beatles on TH-cam (which isn't necessarily bad but negativity gets tiring sometimes).
Excellent & thoughtful work & detailed commentary reviewing these Films.