Imagine (Deluxe Edition) Review

… More people like John Lennon! When I realized it was this film on DVD here on Amazon, I went Whoopie … I now have a place where I can express my feelings for John. It was much more than my favorite Beatle. I saw him as a brother, relatives. Although I never met the man personally, I felt I knew him through his music. It is as if his words have become my own. Perhaps not everything, but almost everything I have said or done directly because of its influence. If Chapmanshot down so many years ago now a part of me died too … and I can honestly say that I have not been the same. But Columbus did nothing but perpetuate John. I'm sure that John Chapman was allowed to go free now know the love of John for humans. But the information not only this documentary about John, but John's life with the Beatles. And what better man revealed the Beatles, but the group of founders? I think this is the best documentary on the Beatles ever made. Thisloaded with rare insight. I like it when John says: "When I was with the Beatles, I thought we were the best team in the world. Convinced that what we are doing what we've been to …" I love the bedroom scenes and in John, when he returned his MBE defense. He has really lived up to his word when he wrote: "Imagine no property …" Who else but John would like to give up the medals as a witness for peace? I especially love the later scenes with John and his family. CouldJohn finally man and not be the ex-Beatle John, although these days, unfortunately, has stuck with them all. My favorite scene is the slow movement of John glasses fly off his head and tear on the floor. This is really the end symbolizes everything … in fact the dream was over … Not the Beatles, not John. If you really do whatever they want in a unique way to see this movie. It's the next best thing to John with you …. in the end all you really need isImagine.
Imagine (Deluxe Edition) Feature
- ISBN13: 9781419815782
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Imagine (Deluxe Edition) Overview
Imagine John Lennon comes from a treasure trove: the legendary musician’s own collection of more than 240 hours of film and videotape, much of it never seen by the public. With cooperation from Yoko Ono in its creation, producers David L. Wolper and Andrew Solt (partners on This Is Elvis) transform the archival footage – and a monumental 36-tune soundtrack – into a spellbinding account of a complex, fascinating man. Lennon’s own voice narrates “a classic film biography” (Roy Leonard, WGN-TV/Chicago).
DVD Features:
Additional Scenes:Never Before Seen Footage of the Island House (Lake House at home of John and Yoko, Tittenhurst Estate in Ascot, England)
Audio Commentary:John Lennon Trivia Track (subtitled, not audio)
DVD ROM Features:John Lennon Music Guide
Featurette:Tribute to John Lennon: The Man, The Music, The Memories (w/ the Filmmakers David L. Wolper, Andrew Solt, Sam Egan, Editors Bert Lovitt and Bud Friedgen)
Interviews:John & Yoko: Truth Be Told (BBC Radio Interview with John and Yoko) William Ernest Pobjoy Interview (Headmaster Quarry Bank High School – John Lennon’s Grammar School)
Other:Acoustic IMAGINE – never before released performance at the Apollo Theatre in New York City, Dec. 17, 1971
Theatrical Trailer:James Dean Trailer
Imagine (Deluxe Edition) Specifications
It can hardly be a coincidence that this “deluxe edition” of John Lennon – Imagine should be issued in late 2005, a couple of months after what would have been the former Beatle’s 65th birthday and mere days before the 25th anniversary of his death. Whether that’s cynical, poignant, or just good marketing is moot; what matters is that Lennon’s impact, not just as a musician but as a public figure, remains largely undiminished. The film, released theatrically in 1988, will already be familiar to many fans. “Narrated” by Lennon himself and culled from hundreds of hours of footage, much of it home movies shot by John and Yoko Ono, Imagine is a substantial, reasonably illuminating portrait of the man, warts and all, from childhood through the Beatle years, his solo career, and his life with Yoko straight up to his fatal encounter with Mark David Chapman. It’s the new bonus features that are the principal draw here; but whether or not they qualify as “deluxe” is arguable. The Lennons’ radio interview with a BBC reporter is notable mostly for John’s patience in the face of idiotic questions like “Is love very important to young people today?” The ten or so minutes spent with Lennon’s school headmaster, William Ernest Pobjoy (love the name), yield little insight, especially considering that the two were at the school at the same time for just one year, half a century ago; likewise, a new “making of” documentary with Ono, writer-director Andrew Solt, producer David Wolper, and others isn’t exactly ground-breaking. However, a previously unreleased performance of “Imagine,” with Lennon and some unknown accompanists on acoustic guitar, is nice, as is some heretofore unseen footage of the Lennons at home on their Tittenhurst Estate. Add to that a fine transfer and Dolby digital sound, and you have another addition to the filmed legacy of the Beatles–a subject that, for many of us, will never be old news. –Sam Graham
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