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The Beatles: A Long & Winding Road

Format: DVD
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 33 ratings

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  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.7 x 5.6 x 3.1 inches; 1.3 Pounds
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ The Beatles
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0007YD36W
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    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 33 ratings

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  • Deb
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heck Ya!!! Bought it for my Baby Beatles Finatic!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2013
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    My 14 year old daughter is in Awe of this raw footage DVD! What a joy to see a smile on her face! She loves how authentic it is! I love the price!!! Make that two smiles! Highly suggested!
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  • J wong
    5.0 out of 5 stars have lots of beatles stuff
    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2012
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    it was a magical time for me. the beatles music is awesome and timeless. love them so much. when I have time I play my cds.
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  • Michael H. Shimanek
    1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
    Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2015
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    They forgot to put long and winding road on this.
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  • JC
    2.0 out of 5 stars Not For Casual Beatle Fans
    Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2007
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    Yes, the concert footage on this DVD is quite poor. But...

    Besides concert footage, this DVD contains press conference footage from around the Rubber Soul era which I found very interesting. Far from the quick and witty Beatles of the first U.S. visit, here they look world-weary and tired. Their attempts at the zany, funny answers seem forced and half-hearted, and even the questions from the press are overly serious and even morbid ("Are you going through the IRS to pay taxes from the tour?", "What would happen if you weren't transported in an armored vehicle, do you fear you'd be physically harmed?")

    There are a couple of songs from the farewell Hollywood Bowl show. Here again, the Beatles appear to have run out of enthusiasm, and the poor quality of the footage cannot explain away their tired and lackluster performance.

    Juxtapose this with footage from a couple of years earlier, their first U.S. concert in Washington D.C., just days after their Ed Sullivan debut. Here, the Beatles are still in disbelief over how their fame has preceded them. They are forced to grapple with an appalling stage-in-the-round, where they have to alternate different sides of the stage, including turning the drum set around. But they still manage to sing their hearts out, and with an innocent enthusiasm. One funny for instance: John sings the wrong verses in "Twist and Shout", but Paul and George render the correct "answer vocals", and seem to get some amusement over the fact that it is obvious that John is singing the wrong words.

    Also included is a Pete Best appearance on "I've Got a Secret". After his "secret" is uncovered, he explains that he quit The Beatles to do his own thing -- the real story now quite notorious, and no secret to any Beatles enthusiast!

    The D.C. concert footage is notoriously bad, so I had no great expectations when I purchased this DVD. The fact is, I usually spend more on a sandwich than I spent on this DVD, so I have not complaints. It's an entertaining package for people who have already pursued other Beatle archive material -- but if you're looking for quality concert footage / documentary, I would highly recommend "First U.S. Visit".
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  • Chris Harbeck
    3.0 out of 5 stars Amazon, please segregate your reviews!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2014
    I haven't seen the DVD yet, but many of the reviews are about a DVD of the cartoons. What is this supposed to tell me about the Washington DC concert DVD? Amazon really needs to work on properly segregating their reviews! This is not the first time I've run into this aggravation. Anyway, being a die-hard Beatles fan, and for the low price, I'm sure I'll buy it anyway, even if it's grainy and poor sound. It is history after all!
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  • Jesse Ross
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Decent Compilation
    Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2007
    No, this is not the greatest Beatles compilation out there. But it's far from the worst. This is probably the best DVD release of the Beatles' 1964 Washington concert. Six songs are presented in full, plus the first half of "Twist and Shout" - it cuts off at the point where the film ran out. The quality is quite good on that portion. Next up is the Beatles' Hollywood Bowl concert footage. Good video quality, but very bad audio. However, the version of "Twist and Shout" here is not edited like it is on some of the bootleg versions I've seen. The final segment is the press conference from 1966. That is very interesting to hear.

    I am giving this video 4 stars mainly because of the Washington concert. It is the best presentation of that concert yet. The rest of the video gets three stars, due to the lack of remastered quality.

    In conclusion, this is a fair compilation, but it is not Anthology. If you don't have the Washington concert yet, get this. If you do, don't bother with this one.
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  • B
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth Getting, Especially If You Can Pick One Up Cheaply!!!!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2015
    This is probably one of the best unauthorized documentaries about the Beatles. The Washington footage is available in better quality on the Beatles Anthology but there's more of the concert here. The Hollywood Bowl footage is quite interesting as well. My favorite part of this DVD is the San Francisco press conference before the final Beatles concert in August 1966. It's not to be missed.!
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  • tannhäuser
    1.0 out of 5 stars Musik klasse! - DVD Schrott!
    Reviewed in Germany on February 7, 2017
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    Ich bewerte mit 1 Stern nicht die Musik, denn wer Beatles kauft, muss wissen, was zu sehen ist und in welcher Qualität. Aber: Die lustlose Aneinanderreihung der Titel mit "schwarzen" und lautlosen Pausen zwischen den Titeln lässt ein Seh- und Hörerlebnis überhaupt nicht aufkommen. Habe die DVD selbst neu zusammengeschnitten, der könnte man 5 Sterne geben.
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