It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond

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Yakking With F i saw it on netflix in 2017 its was a okay documentary about sgt pepper album recording history i give it a 3 of 10 okay documentary if you are a big beatles fan of sgt pepper watch this documentary on Tubi Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Anthony K I’m very disappointed with Alan Parker. I watched because of his cachet. The whole thing felt like it was a part of a longer series chronicling the history of the Beatles from 66-67. There was a little bit of history of Sgt Peppers, but that wasn’t the focus of the film. I would like to think that the project started with grand ambitions but faltered when they couldn’t get the okay from the Beatles to use any music or actual footage chronicling the making of the album, they cobbled together what they had into this meandering history. Some great interviews and interesting stories from insiders, but probably not worth your time if you’re a casual fan. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Audience Member There's was really not much focus, particularly around the third where they were talking about The Beatles in India and all. Events that have no connection towards what is the greatest album ever made. The people being interviewed were OK but mostly boring. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't share the critics view at all. Of course it would have been great to have the songs but I thought it was interesting. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member It's unfortunate that this documentary wasn't licensed to use any Beatles songs, hence having a soundtrack consisting of vaguely psychedelic music. It spends relatively little time discussing the actual subject-album, but does expound upon the Beatles' cultural impact, and the influences that lead them to change the creative direction of their careers. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Compared to Ron Howard's Eight Days a Week this is awful. Too many uninteresting talking heads (none of the Fab Four themselves) who had little to nothing to do with the release of the Sgt. Pepper album. Beatles history covered in many other documentaries. Limited archival footage. And the filmmakers could not afford to license ANY Beatles music to support something that is supposed to be all about an iconic album. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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