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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Feb 8, 2004
Pros: Zany movie starring the incomparable Fab Four! Very entertaining movie for any fan.
Cons: None whatsoever!
Summary: My younger son and I decided to rent a movie last night. I had the bright idea to rent an oldie, The Beatles, HELP! I thought he would like since he's an avid Beatles fan. Coincidentally, tonight is the 40th anniversary of the Beatles first ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 20, 2012
Pros: The Beatles, McKern, Bron, Spinetti, songs, direction, screenplay
Cons: Some might think the film a bit too silly
Summary: In their film debut, the Beatles starred in a comedic look at their musical lives based on their experiences in the 1964 film, A Hard Day's Night. The following year, the Fab Four was on an adventure not of their choosing in Help!. A fan ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 2, 2008
Pros: The music! The Beatles are funny guys.
Cons: The plot is silly. The supporting actors are very cartoony.
Summary: Help! I need somebody. HELP! ...not just anybody... Oh, hello there. Remember when I reviewed the Beatles album Help!, and I said I never saw the movie that many of its songs were written for? Yesterday, I rectified that, and here’s what I have to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 17, 2007
Pros: wonderful great Beatle songs done greatly
Cons: too bad some of the jokes are hammered on so hard
Summary: Help! from 1965 at 90 minutes, is very different from, yet very similar to 1964's A Hard Day's Night, and the two versions make up a positive/negative energy coming from the band. Director Richard Lester creates a colorful background of Eastern religion ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 20, 2004
Pros: Really, really funny in the old-school (no violence, no obscenity) way.
Cons: The Beatles can't act, somewhat outdated special effects.
Summary: Help! is a musical comedy which revolves around the classic band The Beatles. Or more accurately, around it's drummer Ringo Starr. Or, to be completely precise, around his left third finger. However murderous cults, Bahama Scotland Yard, and man-eating ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 18, 2003
Pros: The Beatles, being funny, having a great time, and singing. C'mon.
Cons: Not as appreciated as it should be.
Summary: Hold on to your boots and your candy cane striped scarf, the Beatles are all over the place and we d ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 4, 2002
Pros: THE BEATLES!, the songs, the humor, everything!
Cons: None whatsoever
Summary: I think that this movie is hillarious. I can watch it again and again and still think it is great. There are things that I catch every time that I never noticed before. For instance when they are in the jewelry specialist shop trying to get the ring ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 7, 2001
Pros: Just silly enough to be entertaining
Cons: Not held in high regard in some circles
Summary: For some reason, I've read time and time again how Beatles "purists" prefer A Hard Day's Night to the "lackluster" Help! I've never quite understood a couple of things about all of that. What's so bad about Help and what's a "Beatles ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 18, 2001
Pros: Very funny, silly, has great music
Cons: Thin plot, too silly for some.
Summary: Have you been feeling bored lately? In need of good music, humor, and some pure senseless silliness? Do you want to take nothing seriously for a few hours? HELP! is on the way!
Ringo has been sent a ring from an Eastern fan. Little does he ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 6, 2001
Pros: A fun and very entertaining movie to watch!
Cons: None.
Summary: I have rented this movie on video twice and let me tell you, I really and truly enjoy watching this very much. This is a movie that is happy and does not contain any violence whatsover.
The director who directed this movie really did a ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 5, 2001
Pros: The Beatles!!, humor, music
Cons: plot is a little thin
Summary: I recently got interested in the Beatles. I heard they put out some movies, so I went down to the Rental store and rented Help! and A Hard Day's Night(which I will also review, soon) The story involves a saccraficial ring that Ringo was sent by a fan. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 29, 2000
Pros: Expertly made, magnificent music, clever dialogue
Cons: The silliness tends to overtake the film at times
Summary: In the wake of the commercial and critical success of A HARD DAY'S NIGHTin 1964, finding a suitable follow-up project was a daunting task. Unlike, for instance, the Elvis Presley movie cycle (put him in a scenic locale, pair him up with a feisty ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 26, 2000
Pros: songs, cinematography, humor, The Beatles
Cons: thin plot, superficial characters
Summary: The Beatles were probably the best and the most commercially successful rock band of all time. You can argue that the Rolling Stones or the Clash were better, or that the Grateful Dead sold more tickets. But the Beatles had the greater cultural ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 23, 2000
Pros: Lester and company's wit and pace -- THE BEATLES !!!`
Cons: thin, silly story
Summary: Now that it's been mercilessly ripped off by films like Airplane, and Spice Girls: The Movie and t.v. shows like The Monkees, can this updated pop cousin of Helzapopin still entertain today's audiences? Maybe. Certainly not like it entertained ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 25, 2000
Pros: practically everything
Cons: runs a bit long in some parts...
Summary: my strong feelings about how bloody GOOD this movie is. it is my favourite of all the beatles' movies....it's GOOD..i just can't say that enough. GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD. it's so excellent and wonderful and hilarious and incredible and exemplary and grand ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 14, 1999
Pros: Hilarious, endearing, gorgeous
Cons: Some people just don't get it
Summary: For some reason, the critics all prefer A Hard Day's Night, but for my money, Help is more perfect moviemaking.
I saw it dozens of times in the 60s, and ever since, *dozens and dozens* of quotations from it have permeated my consciousness. ... read more
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After the worldwide success of A Hard Day's Night, the Beatles and director Richard Lester reunited for a follow-up film, Eight Arms to Hold You. Well...
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