Beatles Video:

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		MPAA Rating: G (General Audience) Media: DVD

The Beatles Let It Be / Let It Be... Naked / Let It Be Video Multimedia Collection: 2 CD's + 1 DVD set Reviews:
Too good to be true?
2007-12-24 - This is presumably a legitimate release if it's here, since you obviously can't sell pirates here. This hasn't even been on VHS officially since after John Lennon died (yes, it's been that long!), though I knew about the laserdisc for twenty years. Since the Beatles inadvertently rule the black market, hundreds of unauthorised copies have been seen at record fairs and the like over the years along with those tinny-sounding LPs! I once had a third-generation copy, which I was told was copied from a tape from a nursing home (home taping kills movies, too!), which was very grainy, yet had to do (though I found the 1981 tape). This came close to a proper release when longtime cohort and then Apple CEO Neil Aspinall (who has recently passed on) said it brought back too many bad memories (as a member of the Beatles' circle, he's seen nearly it all behind closed doors. He should've written a tell-all!). Since the former head of Legacy at Sony Jeff Jones replaced him, maybe we'll get a true DVD release someday soon in time for the 40th Anniversary. There can be interviews, lost footage, and more, like most DVDs.
As for the notorious film itself, needs little introduction. A climax into the Beatles story as a group, as the legend goes. The white album was the first sign that the magic was gone. After psychedelia and indulgence, it was time to go back to basics. The Fab Four booked the legendary Twickenham Film Studios in Middlesex in the London area (where "A Hard Day's Night" "Help!", some solo videos and more were filmed). It was cold and uninspiring. John was with Yoko as usual. Paul ran the show. George and Ringo were on the sidelines. Hours of tape and film were made. Then everyone's at Savile Row. The late Billy Preston and young Heather (Linda's daughter) helped break the ice. Then the last show on the rooftops, with mixed reaction on the street. Some older folks were amazed, as were nearly all the younger locals, though the others and the police were not amused. And the rest is history.
Sometimes, these gray market releases are from countries where the laws are more lax than they are here (there are a tonne of bootlegs of the sessions). Who knows? If it does come out officially worldwide, it will likely be released by Apple/Capitol/Abbey Road Interactive like the recent reissue of 'Help!'.

Let it be dvd naked
2007-08-19 - When I first heard of the possibility of a new dvd release I was skeptical because of all the bootlegs that are out there. I have the album and the let it be movie. I am very satisfied with what I have already. What I would like too see are some of the things mentioned on Nat Pub Radio's here and now like a video of the birth of Get Back(I am hoping for several takes) also several versions of Don't Let Me Down. For those of you who are unaware, on Nat Pub Radio, there was a 1 hour show on the lost beatle tapes and they presented several songs which were in early stages of recording and I found that show very interesting and being a musician I know that most songs are recorded anywhere from 35 to 100 times before they sound like the finished product. So if anything that is offered has less than that then I don't want it. We all hope that Apple puts out a respectible DVD with much of the same on it. In the meantime I will watch my VHS and be satisfied with that.

A Satisfied Customer
2007-06-03 - I was surprised to read the other comments. I bought this some time ago now and there was nothing wrong with my copy at all. In fact the quality didn't seem very different from what I can remember watching at the Cinema. Mind you that was over 30 years ago. I am very pleased with my copy of the DVD and I particularly wanted the CD's as my Original is on Vinyl. Of course it doesn't stand up to comparison to a modern DVD as it is a 30 year old film but the transfer is as good as it could be for its age. I do agree that Vladd sounds a bit dodgy as I had something not arrive from him and I had to make an A-Z claim, which was settled very quickly.

GREAT SET ! ARE THE BAD REVIEWS FROM PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT KNOCK-OFFS?
2007-04-28 - THE DVD IS RE-MASTERED AND FAR SUPERIOR TO THE VHS .THE SOUND QUALITY DOES NOT SUFFER THE MUFFLED EFFECT AS DID THE VHS OR AS I RECALL THE THEATRICAL RELEASE. IT HAS CLARITY AND CRISPNESS YEILDING A TO A+ SOUNDQUALITY .THE VIDEO QUALITY IS ALSO BETTER ,BUT AS THE ORIGINAL DOES NOT SEGUE SEEMLESSLY SIMPLY BECAUSE THAT IS THE WAY THE FILM HAS ALWAYS BEEN. I'D RATE THE VIDEO QUALITY AS A 9 TO 9.5(OUT OF 10) MERELY DUE TO THE SOURCE. THE VIDEO OF THE OTHER VERSIONS AVAILABLE ARE NO BETTER (YET!),BUT IS EXTREMELY ENJOYABLE.AS FAR AS BOOTLEG ,IT HAS THE APPLE/EMI LOGO ? WHAT BRAND DID YOU DISGRUNTLED FOLKS PURCHASE? FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE I HAVE FOUND THAT STICKING ,SKIPPING OF ANY DVD IS FROM EITHER THE PLAYER BEING DIRTY,NEEDING REPLACED OR POOR DVD STORAGE.THIS IS NOT TO SAY A FEW LEMONS FROM ANY FACTORY DO NOT SLIP THROUGH,BUT 99 TIMES OUT OF 100 IT IS NOT A FACTORY ISSUE. THE 2 CDS ARE PERFECT AND ALL 3 DISCS ARE SILVER PRESSED,NOT DVD-R JUNK OR CDRS..AGAIN FOR A FEW OF YOU FOLKS DO NOT BLAME THE ITEM IF YOU ARE MAD AT THE SELLER.RATE THE SELLER VIA FEEDBACK,NOT THE ITEM! WAAAY TO MUCH OF THAT IS HAPPENING AND IT IS UNDENIABLY WRONG!!

Shilling the reviews
2007-04-12 - I looked at the "see my other reviews" filed by the only person so far (Mr Richman) to rate this selection positively. I came away with the impression that this positive reviews (and his others) are not credible; they have all the appearance of being filed by the vendor of this, and other, poor quality bootleg(s).