I remember...... I remember watching it high on mushrooms with some buddies. Then my one buddy got his mom to watch it some days later. Her reaction: "you must've been high when when you watched this."...... If only she knew the true story.
It's hard for people to 'care' about anything if they're not exposed to it, Paula. This movie got very little promotion, esp. in the U.S. as it wasn't expected to be a box office success, even after Columbia spent $70 million on it. So it's not the public's fault if they don't know something is out there. Also, how the hell do you know who does or doesn't remember it? Just myself alone, I know a number of people who remember and like or even love it.
@@kevinlakeman5043 Damn.. Why the attitude? I wasn't talking about the general public, but there are a looot of people out there who keep up with movie news and know what's coming out. Not even "movie people" talk about this movie, and that's a fact. Hope the rest of your day goes better! :)
I've been advised, by a VERY unexpected source, to see it (a big gruff biker-type I met in a bar one time). I've heard the name, of course, but never made the effort. His recommendation has convinced me I need to.
Welcome to the club. The Beatles are so incredible that they become a lifelong friend. The music is mindblowing and as a trained musician I often feel stunned at the cleverness of their songs when I work through them. They were in another universe for sure.
Sad this didn't perform well in its first release, but I saw it in the theater and was blown away. I wasn't a big Beatles fan but really fell in love with a lot of their music after this film. I wore out my DVD rewatching this.
I think this is one of those films whose reputation has grown in time, apart from the initial release. I think at the time most people thought it was more baby boomer nostalgia, but now it's easier for new generations to see it in its own right.
I watched this for the first time on a premium cable channel. I have loved it ever since. I still just listen to the covers when I'm drunk. My rooommates hate it but they know not to fuck with me when I'm crying watching something because they know I'm emotional when I am doing that, so they know I can switch he emotions to anger. LMAO. Also, I'm a guy, if that makes any difference.
The scene where they sing Dear Prudence always, always gets me. The Beatles wrote that song while they were studying meditation in India. While most of their group treated the trip like a vacation, Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, was really into learning meditation and spent all her time either in class or in her room. The Beatles literally stood outside her room and sang this song to try to get her to come outside.
Vietnam was the first war to be brought into our living rooms and the last. If you noticed our later engagements of war have become quite sanitized, our war machine learned from Vietnam what happens when too much light shines on it.
This movie fundamentally shifted my personality when I saw it at 14 years old. I think I saw it in theaters at least 10 times and then immediately bought the DVD when it came out, and the iTunes digital copy (so it’s forever tied to me which is kinda poetic lol). I always wish it got more acclaim because I think it’s a movie musical masterpiece unlike any other. I’m so glad you loved it!!
Imagine growing up in this era as many of us did. To this day, I still remember my brother's draft number for Nam. Many people I talk to believe Sadie is Janis and her man is Hendrix. Just tossing it out there
Okay…I love this movie. I think the low box office numbers were due to the trailer for this film. It focused on the trippier scenes and not the romance or the history. I hope the DVD sales boosted the gross. This film connects to your emotions in a way most films cannot. I really do love it.
I am so glad someone is doing this. Tons of cameos by Bono, Joe Cocker and Eddie Izzard. You need to watch the audition for Let It Be. Please treat yourself.
Was bummed she didn’t show much of Eddie (he’s one of my favorite comedians and actors! Got to see him live once, soooo good!) scene as I loved his part.
As a child of the 60s and 70s to say I was a Beatles fan would be a gross understatement. Now for the matter of your channel, I always get excited when I see you post one of your videos. They are fun and informative so I guess you would say I'm squarely on the side of people who like what you do in your channel. I know it is hard work. Thank you for that.
The "slow-motion" singing is done by shooting at a higher frame rate, then bringing it back down to 24fps. If this was shot at 60fps, then the music playback is sped up to 250%, and that's what she rehearses to match the live-speed of the song. We recently just did the same thing for our movie (though much much much less dynamic than this lol!)
You’re so right about Hey Jude being melancholy!! Paul McCartney started writing it as a song for John Lennon’s son Julian because his parents had just split up (John left Julian’s mother Cynthia for Yoko). It definitely evolved from there into what it is now but the beginning of its roots was about something so sad.
This is the only musical I like at all, and I love it...it's not a bunch of Broadway show tunes, it's the Beatles, and I grew up hearing all these songs. Add to that the incredible visuals and the encapsulation of one of the most vibrant and tumultuous decades in living memory (if not mine,) and it's just an amazing ride from start to end. This was the only reaction to this film I found on UA-cam at all, so good on you for actually expanding that rather narrow range most online viewers seem to have.
I saw this for the first time when it was on it's theatrical run in a small indie theater in Los Angeles and it absolutely blew me away. As a life long Beatles fan the idea of using the songs as the actual hook for a story was just brilliant. I recently rewatched this hoping it wouldn't be a case of rose-tinted glasses, but I was happy to find it held up very well. So glad to see it getting some attention after all these years.
Funny you mention Ewan. When I saw this in theaters, I kept thinking how great Ewan would’ve been in this too! He was just too old when this was filmed. The actor they got was still great (Jim Sturgess)!
I love how this movie not only uses alot of the songs but there's other Beatles references in it. Quotes like "You could have murdered your granny with a hammer" or "She came in through the bathroom window" and "when im 64"...
You should check out August Rush (2007). I wouldn't call it a musical, but music is a major part of the movie. It stars Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Robin Williams.
When I walked out of the theater, I couldn't stop crying for over an hour. The music and the events were of my late teens and early adulthood. It was truly a hard time to live through, and the songs were the soundtrack to my life. Thank you for reacting to this movie.
This is by far my favorite musical ever! I play the soundtrack regularly. This version of Let It Be I cannot get thru w/o crying. If you look up the rehearsal video on UA-cam you can see the actor/singer and director both breakdown when she gets thru. 💕 btw I never connected the Prudence closet scene either 😂 of course!
I was SO excited when I saw you were going to watch this! I knew you were going to be obsessed and also have intellectual things to say about how it was made and what affected you! I love that you were emotional, too. It's so refreshing to people be honest in their reactions.
You should watch all those films from the director of photography! Especially Amelie!! It’s such a delight, with one of the most wonderful scores ever that’s completely evocative of Montmartre in Paris.
I really love Julie Taymor's first movie, Titus (1999). The only theatrically released adaptation of Shakespeare's most sophisticated play. Highly recommend.
Julie Taylor did an amazing job stitching all of this together both in tone and the visual storytelling to match up to the lyrical content. I’m not even much of a Beatles fan but was engrossed by this marriage of song, story, performance, and aesthetics. Another great pick, Shanelle. Hope that while you continue with musically centered films you choose to react to Once … probably my favorite pseudo musical.
I saw this movie in theaters when it was released, and it was amazing. I know it didn't do great at the box office, but I was counting down the days until I could see it. I am a huge Beatles fan, so I knew the songs already, but I bought this soundtrack and had the arrangements memorized by the time I saw the movie. (I can relate to how difficult it was to NOT sing along!) Happiness is a Warm Gun is one of my favorites from the soundtrack, and it often played on repeat. My daughter painted me a picture of the strawberry and gave it to me as a gift a couple years ago, because we both share a love for this movie.
I really think you would like "That Thing You Do." As big a Beatles fan as I am, I've never watched this movie before, Surprisingly. I enjoyed it for the wide array of Beatles tunes in it and how they wove the story with them.
MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!! I'M SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS REACTION!!!!!!! Another fun fact: Almost every character is named after a song or lyric. Jude (Hey Jude), Lucy (Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds), Max (Maxwell's Silver Hammer), Prudence (Dear Prudence), Sadie (Sexy Sadie), Jojo (Get Back "Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona, for some California grass") There's also little song references in the dialog: "When I'm 64" and "She came in through the bathroom window" come to mind.
My fvourite covers from this movie are "I want to hold your hand and "if I fell" They change the tempo and the meaning so much when it's about love and a girl singing it. It just hits different.
I saw this in theaters when it first came out, and at that time I was kind of ambivalent about it. I think there was just a lot that went over my head. But every time I rewatch it I like it more. It is just so visually and thematically rich. It kind of feels like a miracle that it exists.
This is such a great movie! So happy you watched it! This movie actually turned me onto the Beatles, I knew like one or two songs prior to seeing this movie, but after seeing it, I looked up the original version of every single song in this movie. Beatles fan for life!
I’m SO excited to find this reaction. This came out when I was a senior in high school and I saw it in theaters 3 times! That was before I became a MASSIVE Beatles fan (like took a college course and a study abroad in England about them massive haha). It’s so hard not to be able to point out to you every little reference they made because I feel like you’d appreciate them! I also love how much you mentioned Moulin Rouge because I literally cannot choose between them as my favorite! Well, technically my favorite spot goes to Jesus Christ Superstar. I’m going to go see if you’ve reacted to that next, if you haven’t you should! It’s a classic rock opera which you also referenced in this video! Thanks so much for the reactions. It’s so fun watching someone enjoy things that you love!
The most amazing part of this movie is how they took the already beautiful and meaningful "Let It Be" and made it even more beautiful and meaningful. One of the most incredible musical performances ever!
I know it's been mentioned but the musical "Yesterday" is a lot like this movie but not as trippy. So if you need more beatles musical fixes then that'd be a good one.
Loving your reaction to this, I always cry at the end and the let it be song! I loved Sadie with her Janis Joplin voice singing my fav song Helter Skelter!! If you want to see another Julie Taymor movie you should definitely watch Frida, about Frida Kahlos life. Has those same colorful and raw vibes this one does.
I remember seeing a preview of this movie in theaters and I was like I have to see this. It is art in its truest form on every level so creative and beautiful.
I love how much you appreciated this movie. I did not catch this in the theater but I did watch it on a college movie night so we were having a time singing and letting all emotions out and loud. Love and still get chills from so many parts in this epic of an ode to performance art. Thank you Shannel
This is such a perfect film that I still remember the two times I saw it in theaters. I just love this film. Glad to see someone else find this beautiful film.
I found your channel this past week, and I've been catching up on most of your reactions. I've had a lot of fun watching you watch some of my favorite movies, but this one really does take the cake. I don't know that I've ever seen anyone react to it, and I so rarely see anyone talk about it at ALL, so I'm SO THRILLED that you loved it so much. I cried through most of the video. This movie deserves so much appreciation. The soundtrack is definitely worth a listen, too!
This movie is in my top 5 ever made. It's absolutely _brilliant._ I think my favorite visual from the entire film is the newspaper edges in the waves. I know it's not the most flashy, but I just love the creativity.
I have been watching this since it first came out in 2007. I cry every single time at the "Let It Be" sequence and the "All You Need is Love" sequence..
Absolutely love this movie! I had older sibblings, so I grew up on this music, and seeing it brought to life visually was everything I didn't know I needed! It's sad to hear that it wasn't commercially successful despite the approval of the original composers.
My mom does not like musicals but absolutely LOVES this one! I love most musicals and have seen this one a hundred times! I saw it 3 times in theaters as well.
I was raised listening to and loving the Beatles because of my dad, to the point that I had the Yellow Submarine album cover painted on my wall by my step mom, though I didn't know a good chunk of their later discography like my dad did. I was 14 when this came out, and we did see it in theater; my dad thoroughly delighted in every song and scene, and SKIPPED out of the theater. It was absolutely adorable. He's only done that one other time, after The Dark Knight. I enjoyed most of the music and plot but felt so uncomfortable with the tripping sequences until I watched the movie again around 25 yrs old. I listened to the soundtrack on repeat, which is different than the music in the movie, btw. Annoyed the shit out of me when I watched it after having memorized the way the songs sounded in the soundtrack. Anyway. This is the second video of yours I've watched and I was pleased to see it, so thanks. It's a special film. And Amelie is one of my absolute favorite movies of all time, so I enjoyed that little detail about the cinematographer as well.
I saw this in theaters on a whim with a group of friends and we sang along to so many of the songs.. at one point the people behind us actually applauded. Such a good day.
this movie came out 4 years after i was born and i fell in love with and would watch it literally everyday as a 4-5 year old… even though it was definitely waaaay inappropriate for me at the time but i seriously ball every time i watch it… imagine being my mom and i’m just sighting the whole entire movie while walking through the grocery store
Yes!!! This is such an iconic movie and it's so underappreciated! Watching your reaction was so fun, thank you for posting this! I hope this movie will have a cultural revival, I feel like it would be so praised if it started trending right now!
I'm a big Beatles fan so I kind of love anything featuring their music. I saw this as soon as it come out in theaters and thought it was awesome, but I'm definitely biased. I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I don't know if this movie would be good for a reaction, but you should check out the movie "Yesterday", it's kind of a fun concept.
If I had known more Beatles or been a fan before watching this movie, I may not have liked it like others say. I wasn't raised listening to the Beatles, so I found this movie a true delight and watched it several times. I'm excited you're reacting to it! I love the actors and their voices. It's trippy and talks about hard topics from our history, but is also a love story, which always gets me.
I saw this in the theater maybe 4 times, each with someone different because I HAD to show my friends and family this magical movie 😂 I loved all the arrangements and thought it was the most genius take on Beatles songs. I’m so glad you finally got to see it!
No, that was not a fashionable haircut back when the Beatles were just getting big. That haircut in the movie is pretty '90s Kurt Cobaine. '60s cuts were typically more round and bowly, because most barbers didn't know how to do cool long hair yet. Those haircuts in the movie were more like Paul McCartney's in the "Hey Jude" video, which was 1968, I think. Very, very cool look.
I just loaned this DVD to my mom. She'd never even heard of it. It's one of my favorite musicals, the way they wove the songs into a cohesive story is phenomenal.
Without a doubt music, really good music, amplifies everything. Hell, Let It Be can make me cry at the right moments, usually thinking of loved ones passed, just on it's own. But you pair it with how this movie did it....with the full on choir & learning it was a child's funeral & everything....you bet it makes me cry. I'm surprised you held it together as well as you did. And yes, this is in my Holy Trilogy of Musicals with the Blues Brothers & South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.
Great reaction! I don't really like any musicals, but I had absolutely love this movie. How they managed to tell a cohesive story using only Beatles songs is absolutely amazing to me.
Considering your connection to the music and the beautiful shots, I would encourage you to watch Frida (with Selma Hayek as Frida Kahlo), another of Taymor’s films. Gorgeous, sad, and stunning.
I thought it was very creative how they deconstructed the Beatles catalog and reimagined them for the movie. I especially enjoyed the opening dance sequence of “Hold Me Tight”. A great deep track from George Harrison on their first album. Loved how they showed the same song culturally from both sides of the pond.
Apparently Selma Hayek is a friend/fan of the director and asked to be in the movie. Julie said "You can play one of the nurses" and Selma answered: "Julie, just one?" :D
Absolutely one of my very favorite movies! Thank you so much for doing this reaction. I think this film gets overlooked and it so shouldn't. I love your channel - keep them coming!
I used to watch this movie over and over when I was younger I loved the Beatles so all the songs felt cosy. Not a lot of film show true male friendship like this where they really care Max and Jude are amazing
When I saw this on the first run, I remember thinking I was the only person in the theatre who was alive, 5 in 1967, when the Beatles were together. It was nice to see a resurgence in interest.
It makes me sad how people didn't care about this movie when it came out, and nobody even remembers it now.. :/ It's beautiful.
DONT WORRY TOO MUCH
I remember...... I remember watching it high on mushrooms with some buddies. Then my one buddy got his mom to watch it some days later. Her reaction: "you must've been high when when you watched this."...... If only she knew the true story.
It's hard for people to 'care' about anything if they're not exposed to it, Paula. This movie got very little promotion, esp. in the U.S. as it wasn't expected to be a box office success, even after Columbia spent $70 million on it. So it's not the public's fault if they don't know something is out there. Also, how the hell do you know who does or doesn't remember it? Just myself alone, I know a number of people who remember and like or even love it.
@@kevinlakeman5043 Damn.. Why the attitude? I wasn't talking about the general public, but there are a looot of people out there who keep up with movie news and know what's coming out. Not even "movie people" talk about this movie, and that's a fact. Hope the rest of your day goes better! :)
I am obsessed with this movie and if it helps, I've gotten my 21 year old and 19 year old so obsessed with it that they make their friends watch it.
I just don’t understand the hate for this movie. It is 100% my favorite musical.
I have never met anyone that saw it that hated it. I don't see how you can.
I hate musicals. This is the only one I'll watch!!! So enlightening!
I'm completely unaware of any hate for this movie.
This is seriously my favorite musical of all time!!!
In the making of, even the crew was crying during the Let It Be funeral scene. Still makes me cry every time.
Same. The first time is the worst though cause you don't know it's coming.
I absolutely love this film. Not many people seem to be aware of it.
Do you even realize how fast I clicked? NO ONE does this one and it’s amazing. This movie got me into the Beatles and makes me cry every time 😭😭😭
I've been advised, by a VERY unexpected source, to see it (a big gruff biker-type I met in a bar one time). I've heard the name, of course, but never made the effort. His recommendation has convinced me I need to.
It's called a radio son, learn to love it
Welcome to the club. The Beatles are so incredible that they become a lifelong friend. The music is mindblowing and as a trained musician I often feel stunned at the cleverness of their songs when I work through them. They were in another universe for sure.
The guy looking into the lense during “Come Together” is Joe Cocker. And Bono is the guy who tells them on or off the bus
Sad this didn't perform well in its first release, but I saw it in the theater and was blown away. I wasn't a big Beatles fan but really fell in love with a lot of their music after this film. I wore out my DVD rewatching this.
I think this is one of those films whose reputation has grown in time, apart from the initial release. I think at the time most people thought it was more baby boomer nostalgia, but now it's easier for new generations to see it in its own right.
Omg .. me too! This got me into the Beetles! And I saw Paul McCartney a few years ago and it was amazing!
I watched this for the first time on a premium cable channel. I have loved it ever since. I still just listen to the covers when I'm drunk. My rooommates hate it but they know not to fuck with me when I'm crying watching something because they know I'm emotional when I am doing that, so they know I can switch he emotions to anger. LMAO. Also, I'm a guy, if that makes any difference.
@@realsies9387 It was clear you were a guy by the end of your 2nd sentence! LOL!!
FINALLY!!!!! Somebody watched this underrated gem
The scene where they sing Dear Prudence always, always gets me. The Beatles wrote that song while they were studying meditation in India. While most of their group treated the trip like a vacation, Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, was really into learning meditation and spent all her time either in class or in her room. The Beatles literally stood outside her room and sang this song to try to get her to come outside.
Max and Jude just give me all the feels. I love those two so much.
Vietnam was the first war to be brought into our living rooms and the last. If you noticed our later engagements of war have become quite sanitized, our war machine learned from Vietnam what happens when too much light shines on it.
I remember the Gulf War all over tv in the early 90s.
Well said.
This movie fundamentally shifted my personality when I saw it at 14 years old. I think I saw it in theaters at least 10 times and then immediately bought the DVD when it came out, and the iTunes digital copy (so it’s forever tied to me which is kinda poetic lol). I always wish it got more acclaim because I think it’s a movie musical masterpiece unlike any other. I’m so glad you loved it!!
The bowling alley song/scene is my favorite in the whole movie. It IS so happy and sweet!!
You have to be a white woman, am I correct?
@@ConSepTg why?
@@brittyn Am I wrong? I'll tell you either way
Imagine growing up in this era as many of us did. To this day, I still remember my brother's draft number for Nam. Many people I talk to believe Sadie is Janis and her man is Hendrix. Just tossing it out there
Yesterday is also a great Beatles themed musical with a sci-fi element.
Yes! I loved that movie.
It's ok. It has some big flaws, but it's genuinely fun for the most part.
It’s cute but I liked a similar themed movie way more about a Bruce Springsteen fan, Blinded By The Light.
Bought it last week. Already watched it twice. 👍
I thought that movie fell rather flat.
Okay…I love this movie. I think the low box office numbers were due to the trailer for this film. It focused on the trippier scenes and not the romance or the history. I hope the DVD sales boosted the gross. This film connects to your emotions in a way most films cannot. I really do love it.
I saw this 6 times in theaters. I would drive an hour from my college town just to see it.
I am so glad someone is doing this. Tons of cameos by Bono, Joe Cocker and Eddie Izzard. You need to watch the audition for Let It Be. Please treat yourself.
Was bummed she didn’t show much of Eddie (he’s one of my favorite comedians and actors! Got to see him live once, soooo good!) scene as I loved his part.
@@iChristyD mine as well. I have one question. "Cake or Death"
@@stephaniethurmer5370 Cake please lol 😂
@@iChristyD got it but do you have a flag?
@@iChristyD Shanelle is going to wonder what is going on. Maybe we could get her to react to the Dress to Kill show.
As a child of the 60s and 70s to say I was a Beatles fan would be a gross understatement. Now for the matter of your channel, I always get excited when I see you post one of your videos. They are fun and informative so I guess you would say I'm squarely on the side of people who like what you do in your channel. I know it is hard work. Thank you for that.
The "slow-motion" singing is done by shooting at a higher frame rate, then bringing it back down to 24fps. If this was shot at 60fps, then the music playback is sped up to 250%, and that's what she rehearses to match the live-speed of the song. We recently just did the same thing for our movie (though much much much less dynamic than this lol!)
One of the most creative jukebox musicals out there. Love this one. Julie Taymor is quite an intriguing director, indeed.
You’re so right about Hey Jude being melancholy!! Paul McCartney started writing it as a song for John Lennon’s son Julian because his parents had just split up (John left Julian’s mother Cynthia for Yoko). It definitely evolved from there into what it is now but the beginning of its roots was about something so sad.
This is the only musical I like at all, and I love it...it's not a bunch of Broadway show tunes, it's the Beatles, and I grew up hearing all these songs. Add to that the incredible visuals and the encapsulation of one of the most vibrant and tumultuous decades in living memory (if not mine,) and it's just an amazing ride from start to end. This was the only reaction to this film I found on UA-cam at all, so good on you for actually expanding that rather narrow range most online viewers seem to have.
I saw this for the first time when it was on it's theatrical run in a small indie theater in Los Angeles and it absolutely blew me away. As a life long Beatles fan the idea of using the songs as the actual hook for a story was just brilliant. I recently rewatched this hoping it wouldn't be a case of rose-tinted glasses, but I was happy to find it held up very well. So glad to see it getting some attention after all these years.
I owe my Pop Culture Teacher in High School for showing me this amazing movie.
Funny you mention Ewan. When I saw this in theaters, I kept thinking how great Ewan would’ve been in this too! He was just too old when this was filmed. The actor they got was still great (Jim Sturgess)!
If you want to see Ewan in a musical roll check out Velvet Goldmine. He's quite the standout as Curt Wild
@@ocularnervosa I own that movie. It’s wonderful. I’ve also seen everything he’s been in, I used to be obsessed after Moulin Rouge came out!
I love how this movie not only uses alot of the songs but there's other Beatles references in it. Quotes like "You could have murdered your granny with a hammer" or "She came in through the bathroom window" and "when im 64"...
Yes!! So creative. Weren’t all of the characters names in a Beatles’ song
Watching the bts for the let it be rehearsal was unforgettable. Made everyone including the director cry, just fills you with emotion
You should check out August Rush (2007). I wouldn't call it a musical, but music is a major part of the movie. It stars Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Robin Williams.
When I walked out of the theater, I couldn't stop crying for over an hour.
The music and the events were of my late teens and early adulthood.
It was truly a hard time to live through, and the songs were the soundtrack to my life.
Thank you for reacting to this movie.
I did a lot of musical theater when I was younger introducing Javert in Les Miserables and Tin Man in Wizard of Oz
This film never gets less amazing.
I cannot believe this!! Shanelle! I love you for this reaction. I hope you like it!
I love that the very last shot was Lucy... In the sky... And did Jude have a diamond in his pocket?
This is by far my favorite musical ever! I play the soundtrack regularly. This version of Let It Be I cannot get thru w/o crying. If you look up the rehearsal video on UA-cam you can see the actor/singer and director both breakdown when she gets thru. 💕 btw I never connected the Prudence closet scene either 😂 of course!
The roof scene is a nod to The Beatles supposedly last concert during the Let It Be recordings
I was SO excited when I saw you were going to watch this! I knew you were going to be obsessed and also have intellectual things to say about how it was made and what affected you! I love that you were emotional, too. It's so refreshing to people be honest in their reactions.
You should watch all those films from the director of photography! Especially Amelie!! It’s such a delight, with one of the most wonderful scores ever that’s completely evocative of Montmartre in Paris.
Amelie is a must watch foreign film. Top 5 on my list for sure.
@@acidrain92 mine too! It’s so good!
I really love Julie Taymor's first movie, Titus (1999). The only theatrically released adaptation of Shakespeare's most sophisticated play. Highly recommend.
I first saw her work in the short Fool's Fire. A really inventive and effective film.
Ah, the play in which Shakespeare invented the Yo Mama joke. (At least according to Overly Sarcastic Productions.)
I really enjoyed her version of "The Tempest" as well.
Julie Taylor did an amazing job stitching all of this together both in tone and the visual storytelling to match up to the lyrical content. I’m not even much of a Beatles fan but was engrossed by this marriage of song, story, performance, and aesthetics. Another great pick, Shanelle. Hope that while you continue with musically centered films you choose to react to Once … probably my favorite pseudo musical.
I saw this movie in theaters when it was released, and it was amazing. I know it didn't do great at the box office, but I was counting down the days until I could see it. I am a huge Beatles fan, so I knew the songs already, but I bought this soundtrack and had the arrangements memorized by the time I saw the movie. (I can relate to how difficult it was to NOT sing along!) Happiness is a Warm Gun is one of my favorites from the soundtrack, and it often played on repeat. My daughter painted me a picture of the strawberry and gave it to me as a gift a couple years ago, because we both share a love for this movie.
I really think you would like "That Thing You Do." As big a Beatles fan as I am, I've never watched this movie before, Surprisingly. I enjoyed it for the wide array of Beatles tunes in it and how they wove the story with them.
"How long have you been wearing such tight pants?"
I love That Thing You Do. It’s a bit more light hearted too so for me it’s something I can rewatch frequently.
“Let it Be “ the first 45 record I bought in grade school i must have been 4th grade
MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!! I'M SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS REACTION!!!!!!!
Another fun fact: Almost every character is named after a song or lyric. Jude (Hey Jude), Lucy (Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds), Max (Maxwell's Silver Hammer), Prudence (Dear Prudence), Sadie (Sexy Sadie), Jojo (Get Back "Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona, for some California grass")
There's also little song references in the dialog: "When I'm 64" and "She came in through the bathroom window" come to mind.
She came in through the bathroom window is such an underrated Beatles song. My personal fav to jam out to is Rocky Raccoon. 😊🙃
@@dezo343 No, it's a lesser-known Beatles song. If I was to ask you what this song is "rated," what would you even say?
I absolutely love this movie. I listened to this soundtrack for a year.
My fvourite covers from this movie are "I want to hold your hand and "if I fell" They change the tempo and the meaning so much when it's about love and a girl singing it. It just hits different.
I saw this in theaters when it first came out, and at that time I was kind of ambivalent about it. I think there was just a lot that went over my head. But every time I rewatch it I like it more. It is just so visually and thematically rich. It kind of feels like a miracle that it exists.
This is such a great movie! So happy you watched it! This movie actually turned me onto the Beatles, I knew like one or two songs prior to seeing this movie, but after seeing it, I looked up the original version of every single song in this movie. Beatles fan for life!
I’m SO excited to find this reaction. This came out when I was a senior in high school and I saw it in theaters 3 times! That was before I became a MASSIVE Beatles fan (like took a college course and a study abroad in England about them massive haha). It’s so hard not to be able to point out to you every little reference they made because I feel like you’d appreciate them! I also love how much you mentioned Moulin Rouge because I literally cannot choose between them as my favorite! Well, technically my favorite spot goes to Jesus Christ Superstar. I’m going to go see if you’ve reacted to that next, if you haven’t you should! It’s a classic rock opera which you also referenced in this video! Thanks so much for the reactions. It’s so fun watching someone enjoy things that you love!
Now you just have to watch the 1964 Beatles film "A Hard Day's Night," which is superb (even according to the critics).
The most amazing part of this movie is how they took the already beautiful and meaningful "Let It Be" and made it even more beautiful and meaningful. One of the most incredible musical performances ever!
I know it's been mentioned but the musical "Yesterday" is a lot like this movie but not as trippy. So if you need more beatles musical fixes then that'd be a good one.
I was JUST about to comment "Yesterday" as well haha but that is a damn good flick.
One of the best movies I've seen as a beatles fan
Loving your reaction to this, I always cry at the end and the let it be song! I loved Sadie with her Janis Joplin voice singing my fav song Helter Skelter!!
If you want to see another Julie Taymor movie you should definitely watch Frida, about Frida Kahlos life. Has those same colorful and raw vibes this one does.
I remember seeing a preview of this movie in theaters and I was like I have to see this. It is art in its truest form on every level so creative and beautiful.
West Side Story (1961)
Musical, coming of age, classic.
I watched Pirate Radio a few days ago, awesome music.
Yep, I cry every single time I see the Let It Be scene too
I love how much you appreciated this movie. I did not catch this in the theater but I did watch it on a college movie night so we were having a time singing and letting all emotions out and loud. Love and still get chills from so many parts in this epic of an ode to performance art. Thank you Shannel
This is such a perfect film that I still remember the two times I saw it in theaters. I just love this film. Glad to see someone else find this beautiful film.
I found your channel this past week, and I've been catching up on most of your reactions. I've had a lot of fun watching you watch some of my favorite movies, but this one really does take the cake. I don't know that I've ever seen anyone react to it, and I so rarely see anyone talk about it at ALL, so I'm SO THRILLED that you loved it so much. I cried through most of the video. This movie deserves so much appreciation. The soundtrack is definitely worth a listen, too!
I saw this movie three times in theaters! I was obsessed!
This movie is in my top 5 ever made. It's absolutely _brilliant._ I think my favorite visual from the entire film is the newspaper edges in the waves. I know it's not the most flashy, but I just love the creativity.
I have been watching this since it first came out in 2007. I cry every single time at the "Let It Be" sequence and the "All You Need is Love" sequence..
Absolutely love this movie!
I had older sibblings, so I grew up on this music, and seeing it brought to life visually was everything I didn't know I needed!
It's sad to hear that it wasn't commercially successful despite the approval of the original composers.
Thanks for this pick Ben!!!
I haven’t even watched yet and I’m so excited!!! One of my absolute favs 😍😍
My mom does not like musicals but absolutely LOVES this one! I love most musicals and have seen this one a hundred times! I saw it 3 times in theaters as well.
I was raised listening to and loving the Beatles because of my dad, to the point that I had the Yellow Submarine album cover painted on my wall by my step mom, though I didn't know a good chunk of their later discography like my dad did. I was 14 when this came out, and we did see it in theater; my dad thoroughly delighted in every song and scene, and SKIPPED out of the theater. It was absolutely adorable. He's only done that one other time, after The Dark Knight. I enjoyed most of the music and plot but felt so uncomfortable with the tripping sequences until I watched the movie again around 25 yrs old. I listened to the soundtrack on repeat, which is different than the music in the movie, btw. Annoyed the shit out of me when I watched it after having memorized the way the songs sounded in the soundtrack. Anyway. This is the second video of yours I've watched and I was pleased to see it, so thanks. It's a special film. And Amelie is one of my absolute favorite movies of all time, so I enjoyed that little detail about the cinematographer as well.
I saw this in theaters on a whim with a group of friends and we sang along to so many of the songs.. at one point the people behind us actually applauded. Such a good day.
My dad showed me this movie in 2007 . It’s how I fell in love with The Beatles
this movie came out 4 years after i was born and i fell in love with and would watch it literally everyday as a 4-5 year old… even though it was definitely waaaay inappropriate for me at the time but i seriously ball every time i watch it… imagine being my mom and i’m just sighting the whole entire movie while walking through the grocery store
This is one of my mom's favorite movies, and has an amazing soundtrack. Next time I hangout with my mom we will watch this together.
Yes!!! This is such an iconic movie and it's so underappreciated! Watching your reaction was so fun, thank you for posting this! I hope this movie will have a cultural revival, I feel like it would be so praised if it started trending right now!
One of my favorites! Glad you loved it! :)
You can remember Uncle Teddy as the father of Cindy Lou Who in the movie, 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'
He’s also in the “Don’t Worry Be Happy” video and was on the Cosby Show playing the same character.
I'm a big Beatles fan so I kind of love anything featuring their music. I saw this as soon as it come out in theaters and thought it was awesome, but I'm definitely biased. I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I don't know if this movie would be good for a reaction, but you should check out the movie "Yesterday", it's kind of a fun concept.
Yes, that scene when he sees John, I burst into tears.
If I had known more Beatles or been a fan before watching this movie, I may not have liked it like others say. I wasn't raised listening to the Beatles, so I found this movie a true delight and watched it several times.
I'm excited you're reacting to it! I love the actors and their voices. It's trippy and talks about hard topics from our history, but is also a love story, which always gets me.
I saw this in the theater maybe 4 times, each with someone different because I HAD to show my friends and family this magical movie 😂 I loved all the arrangements and thought it was the most genius take on Beatles songs. I’m so glad you finally got to see it!
No, that was not a fashionable haircut back when the Beatles were just getting big. That haircut in the movie is pretty '90s Kurt Cobaine. '60s cuts were typically more round and bowly, because most barbers didn't know how to do cool long hair yet. Those haircuts in the movie were more like Paul McCartney's in the "Hey Jude" video, which was 1968, I think. Very, very cool look.
So glad you watched this. I've seen it countless times and I'm always moved by it.
I just loaned this DVD to my mom. She'd never even heard of it. It's one of my favorite musicals, the way they wove the songs into a cohesive story is phenomenal.
Ooof I love this movie so much and no one ever reacts to it so thank you for that.
I saw Across the universe 3 times in theaters, owned the dvd and 2 disc soundtrack. One of my favorite musicals.
Without a doubt music, really good music, amplifies everything. Hell, Let It Be can make me cry at the right moments, usually thinking of loved ones passed, just on it's own. But you pair it with how this movie did it....with the full on choir & learning it was a child's funeral & everything....you bet it makes me cry. I'm surprised you held it together as well as you did.
And yes, this is in my Holy Trilogy of Musicals with the Blues Brothers & South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.
Great reaction! I don't really like any musicals, but I had absolutely love this movie. How they managed to tell a cohesive story using only Beatles songs is absolutely amazing to me.
Lucy in the Sky at the end is the best. And the “were in the middle of a war and your doin doodles” line is something Yoko once said to John
Thanks, Shanelle! 🍓 I really loved this movie... a perfect combination of "jukebox musical" and exquisite cinematography.
Considering your connection to the music and the beautiful shots, I would encourage you to watch Frida (with Selma Hayek as Frida Kahlo), another of Taymor’s films. Gorgeous, sad, and stunning.
Lost track of how many times this has broken and rebuilt me over the years. Thank you for your perspective.
I thought it was very creative how they deconstructed the Beatles catalog and reimagined them for the movie.
I especially enjoyed the opening dance sequence of “Hold Me Tight”. A great deep track from George Harrison on their first album. Loved how they showed the same song culturally from both sides of the pond.
I'm not even a musical person but this film floored me and is one of my all time favorites. It helps I'm a Beatles fan!
Yes Sadie is based on Janis Joplin and Jo jo is based on Jimi Hendrix
Thanks for the reminder how great this movie is.
Apparently Selma Hayek is a friend/fan of the director and asked to be in the movie. Julie said "You can play one of the nurses" and Selma answered: "Julie, just one?" :D
Absolutely one of my very favorite movies! Thank you so much for doing this reaction. I think this film gets overlooked and it so shouldn't. I love your channel - keep them coming!
I used to watch this movie over and over when I was younger I loved the Beatles so all the songs felt cosy. Not a lot of film show true male friendship like this where they really care Max and Jude are amazing
Please watch THE NEVERENDING STORY!
This is one of the greatest movies I've seen . Loved it . Thanks for reacting to it !
You should check out the musical “Hair,” which is set during the same time period. It has some really incredible music!!
When I saw this on the first run, I remember thinking I was the only person in the theatre who was alive, 5 in 1967, when the Beatles were together. It was nice to see a resurgence in interest.