Gene Seymour : And I could n't wait to see it again just to make sure I had n't imagined it . The first thing I noticed was that the water in my glass of ice tea had a very distinct taste to it. `` Hard Day 's Night , '' 50 years ago this weekend . It was exhilarating for teens to see anarchy , smarts , daring of Beatles on big screen , he says . Film shows in 50 cities this weekend . He first saw it at 11 , it sent him over the moon , he says . Seymour : His own son reacted same way . You wo n't find better movie out there this summer .
Gene Seymour : The first thing I noticed was that the water in my glass of ice tea had a very distinct taste to it. `` Hard Day 's Night , '' 50 years ago this weekend . It was exhilarating for teens to see anarchy , smarts , daring of Beatles on big screen , he says . Film shows in 50 cities this weekend . He first saw it at 11 , it sent him over the moon , he says . Seymour : His own son reacted same way . You wo n't find better movie out there this summer .