Talk:Backbeat (film)

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[edit] Overall An Outstanding Art Film

There was a very outstanding dramatic acting in this film. Stephen Dorff was at his very best. He has proved himself again and again as a very outstanding character actor. Sheryl Lee also had an outstanding performance in the film. Ian Hart did an awesome portrayal of John Lennon he became Lennon literally.
The soundtrack showed the excitement produced by The Beatles in those early night club years. However, the vocals for the parts of John and Paul were not anywhere near what they should've been. Why they didn't hire the music group from the United States, "1964", I have no earthly idea. I've heard these guys in person and even met them. They could've pulled it off and sounded just like the original fabs. The music on right on, but some of the vocals were not with it at all.
I bought and read the book "Shout" many years ago and this movie followed that very closely. I really loved the incident, which actually did happen, when the cops arrested the guys and Paul was on the toilet.
This film gives a very good look at what it was like in Hamburg and Liverpool in the early 1960's. The unleashed sexuality in Hamburg was and from what I've been told is still very opened. Overall this film captured for all of us a time before The Beatles ruled the planet.

FYI

I recently met a lady from London who had seen The Beatles perform in a night club in Liverpool while they were still wearing leather. It was awesome meeting someone who was actually there. --Bumpusmills1 01:07, 22 December 2005 (UTC)