A wonderful movie featuring some of the Beatle's earlier songs

Rating: 7/10 (8 February 2015)

As it turns out, this wasn't the Beatle's movie that I saw as a kid (and I still don't know which one it is – all I know is that they went for a swim somewhere and landed up in a swimming pool in a resort) but it was still quite amusing. In fact this is the first full length Beatle's movie, and is also in black and white, which shows you how old it is. Actually, I quite liked it, especially the scene right at the beginning where John Lennon is given a bottle of coca-cola and he starts snorting it (gee, they even have subtle drug references back it in sixties – but then again this is the Beatles).
The film is basically a day in the life of The Beatle's, and is about how they travel from Liverpool to London to perform a concert. Mind you, it opens with them being pursed by a mob of adoring fans, and has them trying every trick to outwit them. They even throw a few more of these in when they arrive a various studios. Also, Paul's grandfather (the other one – he is entitled to have two you know) is coming along for a ride, and while he is supposed to be 'clean' he is anything but – including disappearing for the night to go and play bingo at an exclusive French casino.
There are even a couple of jokes about the drummer, Ringo, who by the way is challenged about how he spends all day sitting inside reading a book, so goes off for a wander which causes the others all kinds of grief. The other thing that I noticed (or somebody else did, I just picked it up) is that there is a theme about since they are now the Beatles they actually don't have time to themselves anymore. Even at night they are dumped with a huge number of fan letters that they are told that they have to answer everyone.
However, the main thing about this movie is the music. It is basically their earlier pop songs, so if you are looking for the psychedelic rock of their later years then unfortunately this isn't the film for you (maybe you should try Yellow Submarine, or Magical Mystery Tour). It is still quite a fun movie that got an applause from the audience at the end (but then again it was showing at Melbourne's cult movie cinema – the Astor).