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Get Back - jacket3ree - 12-02-2021
Does Stanford have a "get back" coach on the sidelines? How are they doing? Is the performance of the get back coach or towel waver (or lack thereof) slowly destroying the program from within?
No, I don't want to discuss that. I began Peter Jackson's (spoiler: magnificent) Get Back Sunday morning in lieu of reading about Saturday's laid egg. Any thoughts from music/Beatles fans? Phogge, both the audio and video quality are pristine on a 4k TV. As they searched for a project medium that ultimately became what we just saw 52 years later, the lads discussed how they should switch from 16mm to 35mm so if it went to theatrical release it would at least look good. They switched studios, but not film that I can recall. How did Jackson polish this amazing footage?
Trigger warning: It turns out Yoko isn't the bad guy. No one is the bad guy. But, some of her screeching makes the final cut. A six- or seven-year-old Heather Eastman goes toe to toe with her, though. If Yoko Ono Lennon was not a co-producer, if I were Jackson, I would have added something to the opening warning. Warning: Film contains adult language, mature themes, smoking, and Yoko Ono. Viewer discretion advised.
If you aren't a Beatles fan, I'd suggest starting with Episode 3 and if that turns you into a Beatles fan, go to the beginning. I think this thing totals something like 9 hours. I'd watch the other 41 hours of footage Jackson left in the vault.
RE: Get Back - qwerty49 - 12-02-2021
I’ve only watched episodes 1 and 2 so far, and even though I am a Beatles fan and also a musician I have to agree that the first two episodes can be a real slog at times, especially when the studio shots are in real time and everyone has to wait for the engineer to change reels, etc. That’s the boring part of studio recording and while it’s interesting to see the Beatles joking around and half-playing old tunes to pass the time, it can be a bit much.
It is nice to see the interplay between them. Ringo is so cool and calm and patient. No one ever raises his voice, although that might be editing.
What I got from the first 2 episodes was a renewed appreciation for their musical talents and skills. (I knew about Billy Prestons contributions but I didn’t know that John played the guitar leads on “Get Back.”) And Paul’s guitar and piano skills are also in evidence. The scenes where they are fleshing out the songs we all recognize are a real treat.
Once things get going musically in episode 2 we see less of Yoko, even though she’s at John’s side constantly. Some judicious camera work there.
BTW it’s 141 hrs of unseen footage, not 41!
RE: Get Back - dabigv13 - 12-02-2021
Need to check this out. Peter Jackson did some incredible things with 100 year old video for They Shall Not Grow Old so I can certainly believe he's made this look great.
RE: Get Back - JJJ - 12-02-2021
I'm looking forward to binge-watching all 9 hours with my music-loving family over the holidays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K95MIzDth_A
RE: Get Back - CompSci87 - 12-03-2021
Okay, you got me to sign up for a month of Disney+ just to watch this! Awesome!
It didn't hurt that there's a package deal with ESPN+ too, so I can catch the WVB tournament games.
RE: Get Back - gailtate - 12-03-2021
From WSJ:
It’s long. It’s probably far too long to keep hold of people who aren’t Beatles-mad, and there’s endless small talk and digressions and jam sessions that never amount to anything. For all the charisma, there are unresolved questions and a good deal of well-known personal drama that gets ignored.
Still, I liked “Get Back” for those reasons, too. In our glibocracy era, in which every communication must be atomized into a 10-second snippet for withered attention spans, it’s invigorating to have something that wants and holds your brain for hours. Jackson’s choices won’t please everyone, and they haven’t, and that’s fine, too. That’s the messiness of life, and “Get Back” is nothing if not brightly alive. My weekend watching reminded me of the Beatles’ brilliance, but I’ll mostly remember it for its human warmth. I already miss them. I miss my new best friends.
Pretty much nails it. Best thing I've seen all year. Mesmerizing.
RE: Get Back - JJJ - 12-03-2021
(12-03-2021, 01:27 AM)CompSci87 Wrote: Okay, you got me to sign up for a month of Disney+ just to watch this! Awesome!
It didn't hurt that there's a package deal with ESPN+ too, so I can catch the WVB tournament games.
I just did the same for the same reasons!
RE: Get Back - Phogge - 12-03-2021
Hard for me to tell until I've watched. There was almost no Super 16 (slightly larger than the HD 16x9 frame) in the early 70's. If they shot on 16 then Jackson has done some wizard work stretching the frame without distortion. If they were thinking theatre exhibition they might have shot with fixed focal (what we call hard or prime) lenses which particularly in the 70's were much sharper than the generation of zooms. The sharper the image the sharper the exhibition print. Also if shot in 16mm widescreen (Super 16) there is more information on the celluloid in a blowup to 35. Done by shooting single perf stock and changing the size of the film camera gate.