Great movies- Hard Day's night

Hard Day's Night was the first Beatles movie. It is supposed to be "a day in the life" of the Beatles, and the story follows them around on their daily activities. The Beatles actually come across as characters and are easily identifiable. The movie is a feel-good piece, but there are also bizarre bits of lines and scenes (John disappears in a bath tub), and they spout weird but innocent bits of surrealist dialogue.

The cinematography is pleasant, there is a lot of live concert footage and it's not an unpleasant film to watch. It's shot in black and white, and apparently influenced many filmmakers who were trying to make their films look like documentaries.

However, I must admit that I find the era of the Beatles to be a little too wholesome for my taste. I am much more interested in the Beatles when they get mystical and crazy. John is my favourite Beatle, but I don't really start digging on him until he gets skinny, grows his hair long and starts getting into Eastern mysticism. I'm sure that this revelation surprises no one.

I think I need to watch "Yellow Submarine."