I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE the Cheeky Fab Four!!!!!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (28 June 1999)

Why do we all love the Beatles? Is it because of their music? That is a huge part of it, 65-70% at least, but the remaining is stolen by their cheeky senses of humour. We have the incomparable John "You're Him!" Lennon, the perennial eight-year-old-but-still-sexy Paul "No, actually we're just good friends" McCartney, the jovial puppy that is Ringo "window rattler" Starr, and the deadpan intellectual humor of George "Arthur" Harrison.
A Hard Day's Night encapsulates all of the charm of the Beatles, along with their fantastic music to make a great ride! But, if this film were just fun and music, we would have HELP!, not HDN. So what makes this better than any band musicals? It is the artistic direction and minimalist writing. The absurdist bicycle/train scene...the light shining directly into the camera during "And I Love Her"...Ringo's walkabout...the ketchup on the sleeve...the obvious Beatleisms peppered throughout ("you're a swine")
All in all, a classic that will be watched by my grandchildren!!