The Antipodean

I've got it on order, but I'm eager to hear what any other Beatlemaniacs who've picked this up think of it -- comments?

too much

It's a great set. I went directly to the bonus disc. Some cool stuff here (like more of Paul, George and Ringo together). Only complaint is that the bonus disc is not in 5.1 or DTS (except the video for "Real Love"). The rest of the set is top notch. Packaging is A++.

StrTrkker

I just got done watching disc one and its a great beginning to what looks like a marvelous set. Lotsa footage from their early concert days and some great insights as well..

Disc 2 is calling me already...

Fok

Was this ever on TV?

GMLSKIS

I was told it was on PBS at least once.

I have the set ordered to and am looking forward to recieving it.

Masamune

The Anthology first aired in the UK in 1994, then was released on VHS awhile later.

cdollaz

Is it mostly live performance footage, or documentary stuff? I'm not much of a Beatles fan, but would be interested in a documentary about them providing it was not heavy on the concert stuff.

Rypro 525

There are supposingly alot of compression issues in the video quality. And this aired on ABC.

The Antipodean

"Supposingly?"

evenswr

It aired,if I remember correctly, over three nights on ABC seven or eight years ago. However, what with comericals and all, much less than half of the footage on the DVD set was on ABC.

And there are reviews here, here, here, and here.

Nesbit

I believe it was four.

evenswr

Four what?

Four nights? No, I really think it was three. I seem to remember that I thought it was odd that they had taken three specials and made them into eight.

Four reviews? Yes, I posted links to four different reveiws.

Four Beatles? No, I'm pretty sure there were five: John, Paul, George, Ringo, and Murray the K.

The Antipodean

Everyone always forgets poor Pete Best....

evenswr

Yeah, but Pete was replaced. When Pete was in the band, he was the fourth Beatle. When he was replaced, Ringo became the fourth Beatle. Now, Murray the K, or Billy Preston, or George Martin, that's something else. And then there's Stu Sutcliffe. How do you think he feels? I mean, the guy's been dead for forty years. That's gotta suck.

Turd Ferguson

Anyone remember the old SNL skit where Eddie Murphy played the fifth Beatle, Clarence?

"Actually, the song was originally called 'She's Got A Ticket To Ride and the B**ch Don't Care."

Birdcell

Are there full performances of the songs? Or just cut-ins while a talking-head yammers on about the music?

For example, do they show the entire video of "Revolution"? Do they show entire songs from their set at Shea? If so, I'm gonna have to risk divorce(*) and buy the set.

(* On DVD-buying hiatus until we get through our current stack.)

StrTrkker

Theres lotsa full videos. I Am The Walrus, Hello Goodbye, Lady Madonna is in full. So is a lotta earlier ones. Then theres the Real Love and Free As A Bird videos. This is a DEFINITE must buy for Beatles fans....

Not sure about Revolution as Im not there yet to that part.

Rypro 525

For the videos, are those songs remixed to dts and dd 5.1?

jackson walker

Apparently, the music quality was (wisely) the main focus of this set. The four discs that hold the Anthology documentary present all audio in Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS, and uncompressed PCM audio. When you cram all of that, plus two and a half hours of video on one disc, that will lead to some compression artifacts. Here is another review that goes into the specs a little more fully: http://dvd.ign.com/articles/392/392112p1.html

Persona65

Revolution, Something, (I think) three songs from Shea, etc. are all full performances.

Persona65

Revolution, Something, (I think) three songs from Shea, etc. are all full performances.

Surf Monkey

Just published my review of the set here on DVD Talk:

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=6023

Enjoy!

Surf Monkey

There are well over a dozen complete, uninterrupted song performances on the set.

evenswr

This site lists all the performances/videos, and if it says "complete," then it's complete.

chrismcg

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