Teenager Reacts to A Hard Day's Night (Beatles Movie) (Beatles Journey Ep.5)

[@PeterBuwen]

Great, you did it!

[@billverno6170]

Ringo had the most successful acting career of the Beatles. He was also the glue of the group with his perfect beat.

[@anthonyromagnole2807]

This is considered the start of modern music videos. The whole production was put together (music, script, filming, etc.) in a small window of time, a few months, while still touring. Simply amazing.

[@nicklenz7030]

Ringo got a lot of credit for his solo scenes, strolling the streets, the river bank

[@donlawson3330]

Check out "Eight Days a Week", a terrific documentary about the "touring years" Ron Howard was involved and they did some amazing work restoring unseen footage they unearthed.

[@laural.enright4780]

It's so funny that you say Ringo is the worst actor in this one considering how he was praised for his acting in this one, and actually did a number of movies during the Beatles years and after they broke up.

[@jadebel7006]

Ron Howard's '8 days a week' is also a phenomenal documentary about their tours from 64-66

[@thomastimlin1724]

Finally a kid who has some guts to watch a Hard Days Night and learn about the Beatles in their element in this iconic film that set the bar higher for music groups. The beginning of music videos which didn't really happen until MTV in 1982. Other British Groups couldn't match this film, but tried. If you watch a couple more times you'll catch more jokes and start understanding the "lingo" or Linguistics and British humor...the actor who played the grandfather. Wilfred Bramble, was hysterical, and was a popular star on the British show Steptoe and Son." On the show his "son" would constantly call him a "Dirty Old Man." So in this film the joke was everybody was calling him a "Clean Old Man." IMO the Beatles help rescued Rock and Roll, as it was dying on the vine with crooners controlled by adults. The Beatles crushed the competition right out of the gate with the top 5 spots on Billboard's Hot 100 in spring of 1964. No one had ever done that since.

[@jeffnaslund]

Don’t underestimate Ringo’s talent. He was 25% of the Beatles’ sound, and his drumming was unlike any others. His fills are unmatched, and his meter was spot on.

[@NehemiahRyan]

You got the plot correct. It's just following the Beatles on tour and watching their shenanigans. Help! and Yellow Submarine are the movies with actual plots. Magical Mystery Tour is more like this movie. No real plot, just shenanigans. The awesome thing about the movies is you get to see how cool the guys are. It wasn't just their music that made them so great. They were fun, likeable guys too.

[@TheWalrusWasPaul23]

No that’s not actually Paul’s granddad. That’s an Irish actor called Wilfrid Brambell. And yes that blonde woman in the train at the start was Pattie Boyd. It was filming that scene where she and George met. George actually asked her out on that first day.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure his real grandad is english or Scottish

[@TheWalrusWasPaul23]

@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek Both Paul’s parents had Irish roots. Mary’s father was Irish, her mother Liverpudlian. Jim’s family goes back to Ireland too, but a generation back. So Paul’s great grandparents on his dad’s side would have been Irish and it is assumed that they fled the famine through Scotland to Liverpool.

[@NGT-eb2oy]

@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek On his father's side, Pauls' Grandfather was born in Liverpool, his Great-Grandfather was born in Manchester, and his Great-Great Grandfather was born in Liverpool. All in England. On his mother's side, his Grandfather came from Monaghan, Ireland.

[@LeChaunce]

My favorite movie. Best scene is George and the teen promoters.

[@patticrichton1135]

and he TOTALLY LEFT IT OUT here!!

[@shadshowadradna]

The sitcom Steptoe And Son was remade in the US as Sanford And Son. Wilfred Brambell played the father in the original and was frequently called a "dirty old man" by his son - hence the running joke here about him being very clean. I swear they add new jokes to the film every time I watch it. I'd never noticed George saying "Keep Britain tiny" as he walks past John lying in the bath (Keep Britain Tidy was a campaign to try to stop people dropping litter). Watching the Get Back documentary will explain the Let It Be album, but it would be a hell of an undertaking to do a reaction video to it.

[@ricardo_miguel13]

there is the Let It Be movie if its too long

[@jadebel7006]

Ringo actually goes on to become the best actor out of the four belive it or not..n I wouldn't necessarily say he was the least 'talented' he couldn't write or sing as good as John n Paul but could play his instrument better than them and could act better ..n being likeable is a talent all on its own

[@SK-lk3iu]

Yes, George's accent seems to be the thickest. "Help" does have a "plot" but it's super corny.....again, the main enjoyment is in seeing the boys singing and goof around.

[@thomastimlin1724]

Help was still funny, a spy spoof really, James Bond being popular at he time. Beatles films were never meant to eb anything but entertainment, and sometimes corny can by funny. And let's face it...Beatles movies were made for kids, that was their market, not for adults or getting an Academy Award. Kids who watched "corny" Saturday morning cartoons. The producers they knew exactly what they were doing and why when they made these films. And the cash register rang loudly.

[@patticrichton1135]

@@thomastimlin1724 It wasn't just for kids who watched "corny" Saturday morning cartoons" it was MAINLY directed to TEENAGERS, like I was (17 at the time) and we went to the theater over and over again, some days sitting through a whole day and evening of "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" and "HELP!" showings (you could do that back then, you were never kicked out once you were in the theater) I never saw a lot of children (preteen) kids in the theater during the run of "A Hard Day's Night" it was mostly 12 through 20 years old! We didn't care if there was a plot, we just wanted to SEE them on the big screen, and just have fun. We didn't see them often on TV here in the States other than the ED SuLLIVAN Show, once on "SHINDIG" and a program special in April of 1964 called "AROUND THE BEATLES" Their two movies provided a great opportunity to see them very up close and often. This movie is NOW considered a CLASSIC and one of the first films to feature a hand held camera. It is shown frequently on TV now and even on TCM (Turner Classic Movies)

[@charlenewebb5893]

I remember going to the movie with my older sister seeing . HELP Love The Fab 4 .Ringo Fan Ya Ya Ya

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

Back in the day, the movie was so popular that there was a line up outside the theatre that went all the way around a city block, and we had to wait outside through one whole screening before we could get in .. so we stood in line for 2 hours... and once we were in, the girls screamed through the whole thing... it was glorious fun!!! The highlight for me is George in the TV guy's office. Help is also a great movie

[@patticrichton1135]

Yes, and I was one of those girls, we had special premier tickets we could keep for the first showing when it was released in the US, after that my friends and I would go for the first showing of the day and sit there all day watching it over and over again, through the last showing of the night. We did that quite often through the weeks it ran in the theaters. It was SO much fun. I was 17 then. PERFECT age for a Beatles' fan. I CAN'T BELIEVE he DIDN'T show a SINGLE thing of what George said in the TV guy's office! He skipped some of the BEST scenes in the movie! He could have done more than 20 minutes

[@Grithron2]

The irritable man on the train is the same actor who played Sir Edward in The Intelligence Men (Richard Vernon). Note the parody of a Heinz advert in the cafe scene. The young Phil Collins was an extra on the film - he narrowly failed to be cast as one of the boys sneaking Grandad back into the theatre. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that on the strength of this film Wilfred Bramball was nearly cast in 200 Motels (occupying the Jeff Simmons role, which would have taken on a new intensity with an older man) but after two days of difficult rehearsals he stormed out, and the rest is history.

[@danielk2829]

YES, watch the movies! "LET IT BE" is the orginial movie now replaced with the new 8 hour "GET BACK". I like Magical mystery Tour (not the story), its like the 1st MTV type weird music videos. Others to watch include Ron Howards "Eight Days a Week", where you will see how they where on stage and why they stoped touring! There are three movies I like that uses their songs - "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE" and "I AM SAM" and of couse the new one, "YESTERDAY". One more - James Corden "Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke".

[@johnniekight1879]

Saw this in the theater when it first came out.The girls watching in the theaters were even screaming.

[@TheNoladrummer]

Don’t underestimate Ringo. All the other three said they didn’t become The Beatles until Ringo joined. Even a humble Hydrogen atom can create the strongest chemistry.

[@edwardthorne9875]

The movie was an attempt to catch what a was a day in the Life of a Beatle. In the theatre, it was mandatory for the girls to scream during those close-up shots. I, as a 12 year old, because of the heavy accents, and all the background noise, and the absence of plot, could barely make heads or tails of the thing. I still loved the Beatles, though, and that has not changed.

[@charlenewebb5893]

I lived in England in the 80s The British Call Girls Birds, Americans call girls chicks !

[@LyricReactsYT]

That actually makes sense

[@rogerd777]

This came out when I was 8 years old. It was the first movie I ever saw in a movie theatre. The alternative newspaper The Village Voice reviewed it and called it "the Citizen Kane of jukebox musicals".

[@garyfletcher844]

John was the biggest jokester/punster

[@jnagarya519]

It was a day in the life of "The Beatles". It was, in a traditional sense, a "chase" movie.

[@dcfan2020]

Ringo got the most fan mail. You can see why.

[@jadebel7006]

Ringo was known then as the non attractive one but I developed a crush on him in the help movie..his smile got me..then I saw certain pics of him n realised it wasn't just his smile that was big hahaha n that cemented my crush lol

[@Tune-O-matic]

There were cameos of the very first music videos in this movie..

[@Kieop]

Unfortunately, Paul never knew ANY of his grandparents. Fun fact: Wildfrid Brambell was YOUNGER than Paul's father when he played this part.

[@mikeyg3414]

no he isnt Pauls Grandpa , his name is Wilfred Brambel. He passed away in 1985 and uk people will kmow him fro being in a long standing comedy called Steptoe and Son

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Was he Irish? Never heard of the show

[@mikeyg3414]

@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek yes he was from Ireland . Yes the show was on Uk Tv from 1962 - 74

[@CristhoferCQ95_YT]

I want to download the movie

[@PeterBooth-kf2zc]

If you want Beatles in movies, check out, " HOW I WON THE WAR " .directed by Dick Lester.

[@Steve-gx9ot]

You are such a GEEK

[@gpxo11]

definitely watch the Yellow submarine movie-you'll be amazed.

[@dcfan2020]

Grandad was a 'Clean' old man. Ringo knew he could ride these 'geniuses' for a fortune!

[@georgeharrison5362]

you miss 99 percent of the jokes

[@thisishere]

I would just skip the Let It Be movie in favor of the Get Back Documentary.

[@jadebel7006]

What? Get back is the worst of them...its just hours of nothing..let it be is essentially the highlights of get back and anthology is by far the best documentary..by faaaaarr!..8 days a week is pretty good too

[@sleeper9]

Paul got the most women probably (and that’s a high bar). I mean he did have 3 full girlfriends and a fiancé at one point (and john as a work gf) as well as groupies outside his house every day. So you know! Anyway you gotta watch Get Back. Let it be and the anthology aren’t necessary imo

[@jadebel7006]

What? Get back is the worst of them...its just hours of nothing..let it be is essentially the highlights of get back and anthology is by far the best documentary..by faaaaarr!..8 days a week is pretty good too

[@patticrichton1135]

It is NOT hours of "nothing" no way, if you didn't enjoy it then you are probably not much of fan or not a First Generation fan like I am. I have watched all the way through many times since it came out. The anthology will teach him a LOT about their history and how they got started, I think it's a MUST for him. He doesn't have to react to it here on You Tube, but he SHOULD watch it all on his own time.

[@LeChaunce]

Word on the street is that George was the true ladies man of the Beatles.

[@mikolaimooronomous3893]

nice website

[@jadebel7006]

It's interesting to me that this movie is quite acclaimed yet spiceworld was universally panned when it's pretty much the exact same storyline n the acting no worst lol I guess the music here is better but spice up your life and too much are still great songs regardless..n dnt underplay the spice girls..are they as talented as the beatles. No way lol but there not known as the female beatles n the best selling girlband for no reason n are still fantastic song writers n have decent vocals at least..Mel Cs voice is phenomenal

[@jamesscanlan6240]

Did you cut the film with a quiznart? Pretty awful.

[@jadebel7006]

The beatles music and later films will sound n be so much better when your older n start getting st0n3d lool I just hope on this journey u really learn the beatles message of peace and love to everyone no matter who u are..to not judge but show kindness n how important all those things are to the world..n not just the world but for your own peace and happiness

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Wtf is a least accent?😂

[@nazfrde]

Be prepared, because "Help" is not that great. At least it's in color.

[@patticrichton1135]

you are wrong, it is HILARIOUS! There is a lot of British humor and puns in it, so maybe that is why you didn't like it. DON'T discourage him from watching it. It's not a 3 hour movie for heaven's sake. Let him make his own opinion about it.

[@nazfrde]

@@patticrichton1135 It's not anywhere near as good as A Hard Day's Night.