Macca watches A Hard Days Night for the first time in 40 Years

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  1. Bobo U2

    Bobo U2 Active Member Thread Starter

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    Bobo U2, Jul 6, 2004
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  2. Metralla

    Metralla Joined Jan 13, 2002

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    Should I know what A.H.D.N stands for?
     
    Metralla, Jul 6, 2004
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  3. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven

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    A Hard Day's Night
     
    BradOlson, Jul 6, 2004
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  4. teaser5

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    And I've been working like a dog!
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    Peace-
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    teaser5, Jul 6, 2004
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  5. Mark

    Mark I Am Gort, Hear Me Roar Staff

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    Probably "A Hard Day's Night." At least...I hope so.
     
    Mark, Jul 6, 2004
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  6. Lord Hawthorne

    Lord Hawthorne Currently Untitled

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    I hope he's appalled at the sound quality of the music and makes them fix it.
     
    Lord Hawthorne, Jul 6, 2004
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  7. reechie

    reechie Senior Member

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    Did you know what "Macca" stood for? ;)
     
    reechie, Jul 6, 2004
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  8. Sckott

    Sckott Hand Tighten Only.

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    Macca and cheese? :laugh:

    It must be depressing to watch that in memory of John and George...
     
    Sckott, Jul 6, 2004
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  9. Metralla

    Metralla Joined Jan 13, 2002

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    I did, but I don't know him that well, so just I call him Paul; or "mate".
     
    Metralla, Jul 6, 2004
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  10. rpd

    rpd Senior Member

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    I love Macca, but does anyone really believe that he has not watched this movie since 1964??? Kinda silly, really....
     
    rpd, Jul 6, 2004
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  11. daveman

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    I think it's cool. It has to be weird being so much older and watching that.
     
    daveman, Jul 6, 2004
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  12. JonUrban

    JonUrban SHF Member #497

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    It would have been nice if they had a more in-depth interview with him about it.

    Hey, there's that hair again! :D
     

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  13. Pug

    Pug The Prodigal Snob Returns!

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    I don't believe that. I would believe that he hasn't watched Broadstreet since 84 though.

    Sean
     
    Pug, Jul 6, 2004
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  14. Mike Dow

    Mike Dow I kind of like the music

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    Yes! I hope he says..."bloody hell!...how did they screw this up?"
     
    Mike Dow, Jul 7, 2004
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  15. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff

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    If he was watching a restored print with the original mono track, which was part of the Paul Rutan restoration that they have yet to make available on home video, then he wouldn't know that there was anything wrong with the sound.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Jul 7, 2004
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  16. reechie

    reechie Senior Member

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    Ken, you're depressing me...I've seen that print! :sigh:
     
    reechie, Jul 7, 2004
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  17. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff

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    Well, I think they played it in theaters with the fake 5.1 songs during the "Miramax" re-release, so there were some pretty bad screenings recently, too. The important thing is that the original track is preserved in as close to its original form and level of quality as was possible in 1996. That means there will at least be a chance that future screenings and home video releases will not sound like dog poop. :)

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    Ken_McAlinden, Jul 7, 2004
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  18. reechie

    reechie Senior Member

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    Incidentally, I didn't see any indication of a "new" international DVD release. It seems that the UK at least, got the same version we got, at the same time we got it.

    Funny that Miramax wouldn't do a re-promotion to coincide with the 40th anniversary, though. I haven't seen any mention, other than the screening McCartney attended, here in the US.
     
    reechie, Jul 7, 2004
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  19. Evan L

    Evan L Beatologist

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    It was a special screening that Macca arranged himself, privately. It is definitely hard to believe that he hasn't watched it in 40 years, but not impossible to believe.

    Evan
     
    Evan L, Jul 7, 2004
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  20. seriousfun

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    Funny. I just watched AHDN on the Criterion LaserDisc with the funny 5.1 songs, for the first time in years. My girlfriend had never seen any Beatles movie (no, she's not 22...).
     
    seriousfun, Jul 7, 2004
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  21. Oatsdad

    Oatsdad Oat, Biscuits, Abbie & Mitzi: Best Dogs Ever

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    Huh? The Criterion LD wasn't 5.1. Heck, Dolby Digital didn't even exist as a THEATRICAL format when "AHDN" came out as a Criterion LD, much less as a home format!
     
    Oatsdad, Jul 7, 2004
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  22. RetroSmith

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    right!!!!
     
    RetroSmith, Jul 8, 2004
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  23. seriousfun

    seriousfun Forum Resident

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    :shake: :sigh: The songs tried to come out as surround, but were just annoying. The disc has PCM sound, the film sound was mono, but the songs were stereo, mixed for this release with Dolby Pro Logic decoding in mind.
     
    seriousfun, Jul 8, 2004
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  24. Oatsdad

    Oatsdad Oat, Biscuits, Abbie & Mitzi: Best Dogs Ever

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    I'm confused - why'd you mention 5.1 in your first post?
     
    Oatsdad, Jul 8, 2004
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  25. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff

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    The 2.0 stereo Criterion Laserdiscs (separate CLV and CAV releases, IIRC) of "A Hard Day's Night" as well as the 2.0 stereo MPI Home Video DVD, VHS, and Laserdisc releases, featured a mix where the stereo album masters were "dropped in" to the film soundtrack at the expense of some foley effects in some cases. As such, I don't think it was intended for pro-logic decoding.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Jul 8, 2004
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