This movie receives such high praise from other reviewers, because other films about the Beatles beginnings are so bad.
Contains much that is out of order and completely falsified. Stewart Sutcliff's death is presented more than six months before it happened.
The Beatles are told that they have a recording contract while in England, while actually Brian Epstein (their manager) cabled them in Germany to let them know.
The first time they meet George Martin (their producer) it is actually long after they met him historically.
They tell Brain they want Ringo in and Pete out before they even meet George Martin, and it was George Martin along with George Harrison who were the biggest advocates in getting rid of Pete.
Dick Row (Decca executive) is presented in a scene giving his famous lone (which was actually delivered over the phone) as George Martin walks in (who worked for competing record company EMI).
There are numerous of these historical inaccuracies. There is a scene where John Lennon chastises Brian Epstein for not getting a record contract that I have never heard of. And at that point Brian had raised their appearance fee from 16 pounds a performance to 100 pounds, making the confrontation unlikely and contrived.
Also this film has the Beatles playing songs years before they were written or recorded by previous groups.
The Decca recording session on January 1, 1962 presents them playing songs that are not in the actual set.
Has the Beatles in the wrong costumes and playing the wrong song for their opening appearance for Ed Sullivan.
Almost worthless as history, but it does have some of the music.
Contains much that is out of order and completely falsified. Stewart Sutcliff's death is presented more than six months before it happened.
The Beatles are told that they have a recording contract while in England, while actually Brian Epstein (their manager) cabled them in Germany to let them know.
The first time they meet George Martin (their producer) it is actually long after they met him historically.
They tell Brain they want Ringo in and Pete out before they even meet George Martin, and it was George Martin along with George Harrison who were the biggest advocates in getting rid of Pete.
Dick Row (Decca executive) is presented in a scene giving his famous lone (which was actually delivered over the phone) as George Martin walks in (who worked for competing record company EMI).
There are numerous of these historical inaccuracies. There is a scene where John Lennon chastises Brian Epstein for not getting a record contract that I have never heard of. And at that point Brian had raised their appearance fee from 16 pounds a performance to 100 pounds, making the confrontation unlikely and contrived.
Also this film has the Beatles playing songs years before they were written or recorded by previous groups.
The Decca recording session on January 1, 1962 presents them playing songs that are not in the actual set.
Has the Beatles in the wrong costumes and playing the wrong song for their opening appearance for Ed Sullivan.
Almost worthless as history, but it does have some of the music.