Paul's Mid-Life Crisis? Give My Regards to Broad Street Review

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Күн бұрын

So.... Paul McCartney wrote a film...
Many thanks to ‪@aaronjreid‬ for his fabulous cover of Ballroom Dancing: • Ballroom Dancing by Pa...
And many thanks to ‪@AlejandroZalaquett‬ for his covers of Band on the Run: • Band on the run - Paul...
...and No More Lonely Nights: • No more lonely nights ...
00:00 Contemporary Critics
02:21 Plot
05:59 Songs
06:37 Spectacle
07:03 Dialogue
07:30 Characters
09:21 Direction
10:06 Conclusion
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@fenderfetish Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: the 'funky bass player' is Louis Johnson from the Brothers Johnson who played on "Off The Wall" and "Thriller" - and the drummer in the same band is Jeff Porcaro from Toto - both played on countless sessions with countless artists =^)

@EnchantedEssays Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! I forgot to say that I also thought the end credits version of No More Lonely Nights sounds like a reminder that Paul was working with Michael Jackson at the time! 😂 Thanks for the fact and thanks for watching!

@richardupton3323 4 ай бұрын

also the dancer doing the mime act is the man who taught michael jackson the moonwalk. he was in shalamar i think.

@soapybsuds Жыл бұрын

"9 million dollar home movie" 🤣 harsh but im using that one

@EnchantedEssays Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a great insult, isn't it!

@Kieop 11 ай бұрын

Great video essay. I found your comments witty and apt. As for the movie, it is objectively "not good", in that there is no plot or character development. None of the "characters" have any agency, not even Paul. However, that is also what is brilliant about this film. It is all a dream. And it faithfully follows dream logic. Obviously, this is not a day in the life, since no one would be able to have a recording session, shoot a music video, do a radio interview and performance, attend a board meeting and conduct a rehearsal all in the same day. Paul has fallen asleep and through this dream he is processing all his fears -- specifically loss and betrayal. He is in danger of losing his music, his company (legacy) and everyone he loves. But because we have no agency in dreams, he can do nothing to solve his problem, he can only drift through the set pieces of the dream. He does eventually win at the end, possibly because he in that liminal state before waking up where you can start to "think/act" in a dream. Anyway, I found this movie more watchable than some other 80s music movies. But you're right, it is for fans only.

@EnchantedEssays 11 ай бұрын

True, but Magical Mystery Tour did this better. The big mystery was hanging over this film. I would have preferred it if it made less sense! But, yeah, it certainly could be worse. It certainly wasn't unentertaining! Thanks for watching! ✌❤

@karlfran0404 24 күн бұрын

I managed to catch this movie on KZfaq. It was fun but certainly something to have in the background, like a string of vintage MTV videos. The story was barely able to make sense, but it did its job.

@EnchantedEssays 23 күн бұрын

Yeah I see what you mean. Thanks for watching!

@CaraxesBloodWyrm711 Жыл бұрын

Always considered myself a “big Beatles fan” but I never heard of this! I wonder if it’s worse than magical mystery tour! 😂

@EnchantedEssays Жыл бұрын

Ooo! Good question! I'll be looking at that in my next video essay!

@cyrilmauras4247 Жыл бұрын

Far worse than 'Magical Mystery Tour'.

@stuartshire 6 ай бұрын

I think it’s far superior to MMT . I watch it a lot and rarely watch MMT

@CaretakerWanted Жыл бұрын

Aaaayyyy congrats on 500 subs!!!

@EnchantedEssays Жыл бұрын

Aw thank you!

@slyaspie4934 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant work never heard of this film before and found a great channel as well, thanks to the KZfaq gods for the recommendation and thank you for the upload

@EnchantedEssays Жыл бұрын

Aw! Thank you!

@billslocum9819 Жыл бұрын

It is tempting to think of Paul doing this seven years earlier, coming off a gigantically successful world tour, this time with a director but with the same basic idea. The biggest problem with a Paul movie would always be Paul, who was never an actor and not comfortable playing the fool on screen. But he was creative and culturally relevant in the 1970s in a supercharged way he wasn't in 1984, and I feel like he would have played off of that better than whatever it is he's supposed to be going through here.

@EnchantedEssays Жыл бұрын

I see what you mean. I hadn't thought of that not playing the fool thing. He doesn't come across as a Neil Breen-style Mary Sue, but he definitely tried to write himself as cool and witty and that wouldn't have come off as quite as cringe if he was more relevant at the time. Thanks for watching!

@Halliday7895 3 ай бұрын

this is actually a good movie about friendship and second chances a lesson in trusting your gut and ....A Day in the Life of Paul McCartney! people say it has no plot but its pretty clear to me Paul is daydreaming and going about his busy busy day....TV interviews Film session recording sessions...band practice and his imagination of what MIGHT be happening to his missing friend/personal assistant. I had the melodic motif theme in my head for a week after...that no more lonely nights theme used as his car computers notification tone haha the 4 note theme is repeated over the fim in many ways. I think the proper audience for this was too busy with careers and raising kids to go out to the movies for this masterpiece! it sort of foreshadows Lindas untimely death too. It's available to watch for FREE on KZfaq! Go watch it! Oddly enough i bought the Vinyl record at the flea market last year just because it was a Paul album and I liked the track listing including remakes of hits...its solid.

@EnchantedEssays 2 ай бұрын

I see where you're coming from, but in my opinion, it just needed to go all in. Be more dreamlike, be more of a mystery, etc. It had some good ideas, great set pieces, and fantastic songs [plenty better than the originals imho] but the film as a whole wasn't very well paced and I think it needed an actual writer to write a second draft. Thanks for watching!

@robmclean4352 23 күн бұрын

One review I read pointed out the fact that, in the universe of this movie, there is no John Lennon -- even in the past.

@EnchantedEssays 22 күн бұрын

Ooo I hadn't thought of it like that. Although in fairness, I don't think they mention George either. I don't think there would have been a way to mention John in a way that was relevant or appropriate to be fair, especially as his assassination was only 3 or 4 years earlier. Anyway, thanks for watching, Rob!

@Blueskies2513 3 ай бұрын

wait wh at, i thought that was just an abstract music video

@EnchantedEssays 3 ай бұрын

It is indeed a film! Thanks for watching!

@phillipseifert694 3 ай бұрын

This is another one that I saw on release … only realizing that due to seeing scenes in this review and the name of it rang a bell. I don’t remember anything about it vs something like yellow submarine that after all these years , I could still rough out the plot line of if asked. I will say “who cares ? It’s Paul and he has nothing to prove”

@EnchantedEssays 2 ай бұрын

Yeah very true! It certainly didn't kill his career! Thanks for watching!

@TerryVancouver360 7 ай бұрын

More or less, Paul's acting feels stiff because Paul is not the humorous type. In the same vein as The Beatles films, this film is embarrassing and feels strange. From Broadway, he suddenly made it to England, although Ringgo helped him, but to no avail.🗿

@EnchantedEssays 7 ай бұрын

I see what you mean. Thanks for watching!

@senselessbabble1996 Жыл бұрын

Cruddy movie, but great great music!

@EnchantedEssays Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! It's definitely going to be my most listened to album this year! Thanks for watching!

@cyrilmauras4247 Жыл бұрын

Loved the music, bored by the film.

@EnchantedEssays Жыл бұрын

Same here! 😂

@farmhouse78 Жыл бұрын

You got to at least give him credit for trying pretty much every genre of music and media at least ONCE! Critics have always been WAY too hard on EVERYTHING Paul has done since The Beatles. It sounds weird to say, but Paul McCartney is extremely underrated! Is this film good... not REALLY, but the reviews all hit below the belt. It was an example of people HATING on something simply for the sake of hating it without ever SEEING it

@EnchantedEssays Жыл бұрын

I agree. I concurred with the majority of actual criticisms of those critics, but I definitely had a more positive attitude towards it overall. They were acid (and not the kind of acid Paul liked!) The soundtrack album is one of my most listened to albums this year and the music video parts of the film are great in their own right. Thanks for watching!

@Halliday7895 3 ай бұрын

people are disappointed because they are expecting a hollywood film but its not its a music movie...about paul...its for the hardcore fans not general public like a hollywood blockbuster or marvel universe vomit. i think because it got panned i went in with low expectations...i liked the victorian era scenes and the performances in the music videos.

@EnchantedEssays 2 ай бұрын

I agree, but it bit off more than it could chew. The music video style sequences are great, but then there's a bit where they play 3 songs back to back in a warehouse and it completely kills the pace. I think if it was more of a spectacle throughout, I would be less harsh on it. It's a shame that it feels like less than the sum of its parts. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!

@kaztouch1 5 күн бұрын

At least Paul knew when to stop…..unlike Madonna and M. Night Shalyman.

@EnchantedEssays 4 күн бұрын

Indeed! Thanks for watching!

@UnderTheCovers1 6 ай бұрын

I saw this less as a Mid-Life crisis as Paul being envious of the success of "little brother" George Harrison's movie production company Handmade Films. In the early 80s Handmade was having a great deal of success and Paul naively thought he could do films as well. Egg on his face.

@EnchantedEssays 6 ай бұрын

Ooo I hadn't thought of that. I've been planning on looking into some of the stuff George produced...

@octaviussludberry9016 Жыл бұрын

Wow, Joe Siegel!! Some 'tache!!

@EnchantedEssays Жыл бұрын

Indeed! That guy literally looks like he's holding a comb in front of his face!

@octaviussludberry9016 Жыл бұрын

@@EnchantedEssays I'm almost inspired to emulate it. 🤣

@EnchantedEssays Жыл бұрын

😂

@stuartshire 6 ай бұрын

I love the film 😊

@EnchantedEssays 6 ай бұрын

Yeah I don't think it's great but there's certainly fun to be had and I can see why some would enjoy it more than me. It's probably better for people to watch it for the first time now, as its reputation does lower expectations! It certainly wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be! Thanks for watching! ✌❤

@stuartshire 6 ай бұрын

@@EnchantedEssays I can totally see the flaws but the truth is after Help ! It’s the Beatles film I watch the most . Your review was perfectly balanced 😊👍

@EnchantedEssays 6 ай бұрын

@@stuartshire Thank you!

@onkcuf Жыл бұрын

Not a mid wife crisis?

@pandaeyes42 6 ай бұрын

.daed si luaP

@EnchantedEssays 6 ай бұрын

.nonneL nhoJ yb edaM

@capitangorila4899 Ай бұрын

Paul is a BEATLE. OK ? So More Respect He is a World Music Figure He is probably with John Lennon the most bigger composer at the XX Century and Milenium Too. So .....Are You .... Martin Scorcesse or Steven Spilberg or Bryan De Palma ???????????

@kaztouch1 5 күн бұрын

I am a big fan of The Beatles and McCartney but a realistic one and this film was and is a piece of garbage. Ranks right up there with Magical Mystery Tour.

@EnchantedEssays 4 күн бұрын

I'd argue that Magical Mystery Tour is at least a style over substance experience. I think Give My Regards to Broad Street tried and failed by having a plot and then the characters do nothing about it for most of the film.