Soundbw I loved this film for the narration and assembled footage - but the audio NEVER sounded as good as it did in the theater. At the time I was so excited with the surround remixes -wow (this was before 'Anthology'). But the VHS release sounded flat and echo-y, the DVD didn't fare any better. Oh well, to hear John in his own words and follow him so closely on film is well worth watching.And about the studio scene... Actually, John is yelling at Phil McDonald (who was also the engineer on the 'Plastic Ono Band' album among many others). Phil Spector is standing next to John -while singing backing vocals!

dbdumonteil ..... and I'm still thinking of what we lost twenty -six years ago.When I think of all the great songs that never were...The film begins with the wistful tuneful "real love" which the three other Beatles reworked on the second volume of the anthologies . It's a pretty good documentary although it does not really do the great artist justice.The most interesting moment is the argument with cartoonist Al Capp -who had already made a satirical comic strip about Joan Baez (Joanie Phonie) and was not probably exactly what people called "liberal" - But there are also interesting scenes during the "imagine" album sessions.Released at the same time as the obnoxious Goldman's trashy book -which I also read and found disgusting-,"Imagine' is a must for any Lennon fan.But once again,THE film about the working class hero remains to be made.

randyhndrsn The Beatles are my favorite band, and this movie is a great documentary about john Lennon and his genius.I have watched this movie several times and it never gets old, the rare footage is excellent and just absolutely great for a Beatles fan to see.It might be just because i love the Beatles, but i think this is a awesome movie and a really cool one to watch.You learn a lot about john Lennon, and you see things to dislike about him and things to like about him and it is all very interesting to watch.My favorite parts are the early parts of the movie, where they show footage of the Beatles coming to America and people going crazy to see them.I also love the footage of there last concert, on the roof in Liverpool and many great things are in it.Like you see john recording songs and working on them, also many parts show him arguing about peace and what his true opinion of things were.It is terrible that john Lennon was shot, but i think any Beatles fan will want to see this.

Michael O'Keefe This is a well done Andrew Solt documentary made up with some wonderful never-before-seen home movies. The late musician's own narration makes for an eerie portrait of the former Beatle. You will see John Lennon as being witty, sarcastic, determined and loyal; but also childish, bawdy, and irreverent. This multi-talented musician will be loved and remembered for generations to come. Over 30 songs make up the soundtrack. Very worthwhile and musically historic.