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Summary: Silly, Has Moments, Great Collectors Item for Bee Gees Fans
Review: The Bee Gees are probably the most undeservedly bashed rock band of all time. This project ranks only after "Stayin' Alive" as a source of derision. Make no mistake. This movie is silly. But for Bee Gees fans and open minded pop music lovers, the music is a real treat. If you remember the Bee Gees rise to success in the late 1960's and their Beatle-like harmonies, this tape is a must. The CD is not available and the tape is worth fast forwarding through. Highlights include: Barry Gibb with a warm, sensitive "A Day in the Life"; Robin sings a soulful "Oh, Darling" and all three sing wonderful harmony on the title track. Aerosmith darkly covers "Come Together". Earth,Wind & Fire sing "Got To Get You into My Life". Billy Preston is at his best with "Get Back". Life is pretty complicated for us "baby boomers" these days. Pump these songs through your best speakers. I guarantee you'll be smiling!
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Summary: Cute fantasy set to Beatles Music
Review: We thought the movie was cute. The music was superb. If you are a Beatle fan, you will like music. All the artist's try to maintain the Beatles version of all the tunes with their own voices. We felt this movie and the artists who performed were complementing the Beatles. If you are looking for an exact replica of the Beatles, go elsewhere! If you like the music of John, Paul, George (Harrison and Burns) and Ringo you will enjoy this movie. If you are looking for the Beatles --- Go elsewhare! I liked it! My wife liked it! I've been looking for this movie for a few years. I found it. I bought it! You should too!!
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Summary: It's not nearly as bad as they say!
Review: I am a true fan of The Bee Gees (I must be, because I actually enjoyed most parts of this movie). If you REALLY like the band, you will find this highly amusing. They look like they were having fun. Canada loves The Bee Gees!
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Summary: Once in a lifetime film & great fun too!
Review: This is one of the most fun films ever made and as a wine improves with age, so does this film. When this film was first released, it was scoffed at and rebuked by "true" Beatles fans throughout. What? the Bee Gee's doing the Beatles - Heaven forfend! - this is an outrage! Hogwash! It died a sudden death in the theatres because it was released into a critical sarcastic period of time where we, during the party crazed 70's weren't ready for it. The film is a perfect reminder to us now in the 90's to have fun and not be so critical. Enjoy life - enjoy this movie. Listen to the music, don't make comparisons, enjoy it for what it is - a fun journey, making fun of itself and us too with wonderful music delivered in a unique format. The critics are always critical - that's their job. Trying to analyze this film critically is a mistake as it doesn't fit within the standard confines of a typical film. Don't be surprised if this film takes on a cult personna, ala Rocky Horror - it's unique, it's great fun, and you've missed the point if you take it too seriously - have fun, sit back, and go on a journey unlike any other...
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Summary: 25 Years Later, 'Sgt. Pepper' Is Still Painful To Watch
Review: The ficticious place called "Heartland" finds all kinds of musicians coming together in orange, pink, red and purple satin. "Sgt. Pepper" unites all kinds of Beatle tunes into one large ball of cheese. How many careers were ruined by this film? Is it easy to spot that only a handful of people here actually had (any) acting experience out of the hundreds of people in this film? Outside of some brief narration by George Burns, it's ALL song and dance. There's a few good performances here (Aerosmith's "Come Together", Robin Gibb's "Oh Darling", Earth Wind & Fire's "Got To Get You Into My Life", and the Bee Gees' "Golden Slumber")... and one hilarious - Steve Martin singing "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" in the green tiled room... but most of this is tedious to get through. THE HEROES: Peter Frampton plays the starring role of Billy Shears (dig those white overalls with "Billy" printed on them). Barry, Robin and Maurice (RIP) Gibb play the roles of the Henderson brothers who help Shears find the stolen instruments. George Burns plays the role of narrator and Mister Kite. Donaled Pleasance (from "Halloween" fame) as BD Hoffler. THE VILLAINS: Alice Cooper as the mean Marvin Sunk (why was his version of "Sun King" omitted on the "Sgt. Pepper" movie soundtrack?). Aerosmith as the infamous (FVB) Future Villain Band. And a wonderful performance by Steve Martin as the evil Dr. Maxwell Edison. In the stands for the Grand Finale, you'll spot numerous "guests" from 1970's world of music... including Tina Turner, Robert Palmer, Hank Williams Jr, Seals & Croft, Sha Na Na, Nils Lofgren, Heart, Leif Garret, Jose Feliciano, Johnny Winter, Wolfman Jack, etc. Outside of the trailer and a language selection, this DVD has no extras. For those of us that grew up in the 1970's, it would have been nice to see some interviews or commentaries with some of the musicians. Thank goodness Billy Preston saved the day at the end of the movie (singing "Get Back")... bringing back to life the already deceased Strawberry Fields with a zap of his finger, and then saving Billy Shears from certain suicide and a very sad ending... Ugh.
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Summary: My favorite Movie of all time
Review: In 1978, I was 14. I remember standing in line at the UA Trumbull (CT) theater on "Opening Saturday"....waiting in a long line for a ticket...all to see the current "love of my lives" The Bee Gees (well, actually Barry Gibb) on the silver screen. I bought my first copy on Beta in 1986....and just got another copy on VHS a few years back. I can't get enough of this movie. And when life gets a little hectic and tough....just pop Sgt. Pepper in the VCR. It's 1978 all over again... (and Barry Gibb still has his hair!!!) Anyway, the movie itself is really fun...and light...and its so funny how I was never into the Beatles...but this movie along with how well the Bee Gees did the soundtrack (especially Barry Gibb's version of "A Day in the Life".)"introduced" me to the Beatles and gave me a strong appreciation for their song writing talents. You can't really rate the movie for it's "acting"...for no one really did...they just all sang (with exception for George Burns narrating). Sad that it flopped. If people were expecting acting, they were disappointed....but if they were looking for a good soundtrack sung on the big screen and accepted it for what it was...it might have done better. Or maybe now is a good time for a re-release (with MTV and VH1 such a big part of society today...as opposed to their non-existence in 1978.) Bet it would do will with the teens...expose them to the late 70's and the 60's as well. Oh, and Alice Cooper, Earth Wind and Fire, and Aeorsmith did well too...not too happy with STeve Martin ...and what ever happened to Sandy Fariana (Strawberry Fields)????? Anyway, buy it....you'll enjoy it.
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Summary: Sgt. Pepper a seventies fairytale/cartoon.
Review: 1. Don't go watching this movie expecting a serious plot and storyline, approach it as a modern day fairytale/cartoon combo. 2. Don't expect any dialogue: it's mostly "acting" to existing songlyrics, so to "words that are set, line by line" even when somewhere between 3 lines the situation has ceased to have anything to do with the songlyric. The only spoken words are the voice over by narrator George Burns, trying to tie all the songs into somewhat of a story or plot.If you take the above into consideration then you'll have a fun time watching this fairytale of the good, innocent people of Heartland against the evil characters of showbizzland. Frampton, skinny and scrawny, doesn't stand out enough as the main character against his backup bandleader: tall and stunningly handsome Barry Gibb. The BeeGees vocals are much, much better than the originals by the Beatles, they're just vocally superior. Beatles producer (sir) George Martin was ecstatic about the BeeGees vocals. I could've done without Frankie Howerd and Steve Martin's part seems a bit unnecessary too, oh well. So: a good movie to spend watching with the brain on zero and some popcorn.
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Summary: Silly, Has Moments, Great Collectors Item for Bee Gees Fans
Review: The Bee Gees are probably the most undeservedly bashed rock band of all time. This project ranks only after "Stayin' Alive" as a source of derision. Make no mistake. This movie is silly. But for Bee Gees fans and open minded pop music lovers, the music is a real treat. If you remember the Bee Gees rise to success in the late 1960's and their Beatle-like harmonies, this tape is a must. The CD is not available and the tape is worth fast forwarding through. Highlights include: Barry Gibb with a warm, sensitive "A Day in the Life"; Robin sings a soulful "Oh, Darling" and all three sing wonderful harmony on the title track. Aerosmith darkly covers "Come Together". Earth,Wind & Fire sing "Got To Get You into My Life". Billy Preston is at his best with "Get Back". Life is pretty complicated for us "baby boomers" these days. Pump these songs through your best speakers. I guarantee you'll be smiling!
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Summary: THIS MOVIE IS AN EMBARRASSMENT
Review: The Beatles and their music is timeless and great.This movie is neither. This movie jsut about ended the careers of all musicians in it. Filmed at the height of there popularity the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton give incredibly terrible acting performances and butcher most legendary Beatle songs. I mean its like Karoke gone bad. Most drunks at a bar turn in better renditions then these guys. A terrible plot, terrible acting and god awful scenery. This is a movie only Ed Wood could love. Except for Aerosmith most musical performances are god awful. Steve Martin sing the Beatles Maxwell silver hammer? Yuck.Funny but yuck. George Burns singing? Yuck. Trust me throw this away and buy the Beatles "HELP" Or "Hard Days night" The beatles actually have talent.These guys dont
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Summary: Campy but very fun.. a time capsule!!
Review: ..I saw this movie in 1978 when it came out and I thought it was a lot of fun and after 25 years it is till fun. The performances of the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton are silly but this isn't Shakespeare , it is a fantasy fable loosely strung together by some brilliant music. If you think of it as one long music video you will not be disappointed and kids always love this movie.
...The strong points...The music!!..The Bee Gees interpretations especially are very strong especially Barry Gibbs vocals on "A Day In The Life"....this is a wonderful version of this song. While this version is not as haunting as John Lennon's I do feel it gives the compsition the respect it deserves. The openong scens of the fil showing the history of the fictional Sgt Pepper combo was so bright and vivid it reminded me of an old Hollywood musical and George Burns narration is top notch. The first musical number with The bee Gees and PeterFrampton is high energy and they really look like a band. They take it just seriously enough and they all look great. ...Sandy Farina as Strawberry Fields has an excellent voice and girl next door sexiness. Earth Wind and Fire are amazing in their cameo and Aerosmith's Come Together is raunchy and amazing..it shows why this band is still so relevant today. they are America's Rolling Stones.
..The low points...Yes there are quite a few but I will let viewers decide on their own and with DVD technology they can be skipped quite easily....
my advice...see this with a light attitude and just enjoy the music and the simple story....
....It is not as much of a disaster as critics say...
The critics loved Lost In Translation and that is the biggest piece of crap I have ever seen....It is 2 hours of my life I wish I had back..
In short Sgt Pepper made me smile....
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