The beatles are the greatest so its always nice to see old footage . Great doc

Filled with pointless talking heads that offer unimportant opinions and experiences and are nothing more than filler. Then there is the strange opening sequence with JFK as if to connect the Beatles to him, which uh, they may have been from the same era, but they aren't connected in any way, shape or form. The Beatles history is already mined and there's nothing left, making this a waste of time.

Disappointing - not sure if this film knew what it was trying to do. Is it about the tour in Feb 64? I didn't leave with a clear sense of what those 2 weeks looked like, anyway. The '64 trip is the hook, but the film doesn't seem to nail that. A general overview of why the Beatles were special? Kind of, but nothing you've probably not heard or thought yourself (if you're watching this). How many Ed Sullivan appearances were there - 2 plus one recorded for later transmission, I think, but not at all clear in the film - I'd imagined these would be the centrepiece. A bit confused by references to songs that came later. And Ringo's wardrobe from mid/late 60s etc etc?! Some really really great, fantastic, footage but assembled in a disjointed, clunky way. Lots of interesting suggestions that don't go anywhere.

Absolutely mind-blowing...

Beatles ‘64 - 9/10. Being a big fan of The Beatles, its always awesome when new content comes out about the band. Or, when retrospective looks show just how much of a grasp they had on the general society and public with their fandom and music. Only few individuals on earth’s history have had a level of fame that would cause mass hysteria whenever they went. The Beatles of course had that, and so did Michael Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio during the release of Titanic, Justin Bieber, One Direction, BTS, Taylor Swift, and so much others. The amazing thing is actually showing you how much of a big deal they were (and still are) to people. Seeing these digitized footages of their welcoming into America, just post the JFK assassination (the way this doc starts off leads you to believe we’re going down a more darker route), is fascinating to see. Again, I’ve seen and heard so much about their British Invasion on America, so I know a bunch of this stuff already. But its always a treat to see how much of an impact they had in total!

Some parts of the film were boring. Such as random interviews about peoples Beatle fantasies. But the overall documentary and old footage, was good and entertaining. Recommended for Beatles fans everywhere!

Using the Maysle bros film as a base this is actually quite a serious take on the Beatles takeover of The U.S. I've seen everything Beatles and it seemed fresh to me.

Seeing and hearing remastered Beatles footage captivates. Witnessing brainless fluff from either forgotten or deceased artists makes one twist and shout for a fast-forward button.

Big disappointment! Try to get a hold of the Beatles First US Visit which was the source material for this sub-par documentary. A lot of scenes of old people that you never heard of, talking about the Beatles, but not enough footage of the Beatles themselves.

Amazing film footage from the Maysles brothers is beautifully crafted into a captivating timecapsule documentary.

This documentary really doesn't bring up anything new. The clips of the Beatles are nice to see. If they picked one writer to the talk about the Beatles, that would have been better. I like that they included interviews with the Beatles later in their lives. But then they had musicians talking about music. I think they should of focused on just the music. I think if it is was shorter I would have liked it better.

As Mark Lewisohn said to the doubters about 'Get Back' - "It's more Beatles, what's not to like?" Now to be honest if you're enough of a Beatles fan to have seen 'The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit' (1991), which was itself a re-edit of 'What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A.' (1964) then the raw footage of the group and the fans mobbing their hotel will hold no major surprises for you. It's also the same Ed Sullivan and Washington Coliseum footage, although it's all been treated to make it look a little less rough. But about half of this documentary is context from people who experienced it from the other side, from an unknown fan pictured outside their hotel, now able to tell her side of the story, to Leonard Bernstein's daughter, to well-known writers, directors, musicians and so on. This elevates it and gives the same material a freshness, and makes you feel reconnected to the experience as if for the first time, seeing it all through the eyes of someone who was there.

i just watched it its so awesome i saw it like 100 times i loved the music and funny stuff in this movie 10 10 great documentary with my dad im so excited i hope its be a great documentary when the beatles come to USA In 1964 before they did the ed sullivan show on feb 9 1964 i watched the documentary first us visit when around a month ago