A refreshing restoration on the Beatles doc that never got a re-release until now.

The introduction to “The Beatles: Let it Be” now has a conversation between Peter Jackson (who directed the docuseries “Get Back”) and the film’s director Michael Lindsay-Hogg about how the film got another chance to see the light of day. At least, that’s what I saw when my friends gave me a special screener of the film. But the story is this 1970 doc was released in theaters at the time, and only found home media releases on VHS, Betamax, and LaserDisc in the early 80s, and eventually on bootleg copies. There hasn’t been a Blu-Ray or DVD or streaming format of the movie since. Until now, when Disney+ has finally given the film another chance to see the light of day.

What starts off as a concert becomes a documentary as see the Beatles (whom you all know are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr) singing some of their hit songs, including “Let It Be. They were rehearsing for what became their 12th and final album “Let It Be.” They also have Billy Preston accompanying them for impromptu renditions of rock and roll covers, while Linda Eastman’s daughter Heather twirls around the studio. And we also get the short version of how they performed “Get Back,” Don’t Let Me Down,” One After 909,” and “Dig a Pony” from their studio rooftop for their unannounced concert.

During the “I Me Mine” number, we see John and Yoko Ono dancing like the happy couple they were. The restoration captures the colors of John’s purple shirt, Yoko’s black outfit, and the groovy background beautifully. Watching a bootleg copy of that scene wouldn’t capture its brilliance.

And like “Get Back,” the rooftop concert still looks riveting, and there’s footage not used in the series. It’s always was beautifully photographed, and time has been very kind to this footage. Nothing is tainted, and it all feels like a new movie was produced. No CGI, no replacement actors, no nothing. Just the way the Beatles were. It’s now 54 years old, and it ages very well.

Some parts of this documentary, don’t work, but everything else does from the music segments to the conversations to the “Get Back” sequence.“The Beatles: Let It Be” deserves to be shown for Beatles fans young and old. I’m glad some people were able to see it in theaters and through VHS copies, but I’m happier that a newly restored version will premiere on Disney+.

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