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Summary: Different from A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, but not bad
Review: If you're a Beatles fan and also if you aren't, you should buy Help! because it shows you once more how big were those four youngsters from Liverpool.
If you've seen you, you might say something like "since when these musicians became actors?", and you may right, but it still shouldn't change the fact that this movie is a good one, but different from A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, for example. If you haven't seen this one and already saw A HARD DAY'S NIGHT or THE FIRST U.S VISIT, you may be dissapointed after you'll see this one. However, I reccomend you to take this one. You may regret, but not for long.
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Summary: HELP! This review needs a more than 5 stars option!
Review: An EXCELLLENT movie. (But before you read further, I am referring, in this review, to the VHS version.) Anyway, it has a wonderful, funny plot, which is Ringo gets sent a great big ruby red ring, which just happens to be the ancient sacrifical ring, belonging to a cult of demented Hindus. They go looking for the ring, trying to get it off poor Ringo's finger, and once the Beatles discover this, they begin seeking "enlightenment" from various Ring specialists in the early scenes of the film. When all their early attempts fail, they turn towards two mad scientists, who find themselves wanting the ring also, so the leader (and smarter) of the two, can "rule the world" (You might recognize the lead scientist as the snooty TV excutive from A Hard Day's Night, and the loud-mouth, oddball army general from Magical Mystrey Tour.) So, anyway, the film has lots of really great moments. For example, at an Indian restraunt, the baddies get into the restraut, and knock out all the staff, and dress as waiters. A chef's belongings fall into a bowl of soup. These are: Glasses, and a sports season ticket. When the bad guys bring
the Beatles their soup, Ringo and John both begin to find the "sufff' int her bowls. John pulls out the ticket, and shows it to Ringo, saying: "Whats this?" and Ringo seriously replies, "It's a season ticket, what'd you think it is?" And John says ack: "I rather like seasoning in my soup..." And when a
traitor to the Hindus, wnating to "help!" the Beatles, she come to their pad in London. She pulls out a shot needle, which is meant for Ringo, to make his finger shrink so the ring will fall off, and George, who is sitting next to her, looks, his eyes dilate, and he points at the needle, then faints. These are but two of the zany, hilliarious, funny and smart scenes form the movie. The cast include a Scotland Yard inspector unusually attached to the word famous, The two mad scitntists, Clang, the ldader of the Hindus who claims, "My gosh, they all look the same", a skeptical assistant to Clang, who when they find the ring is missing, suggests "Has no one checked the wash basin?"
and more. I reccomend this to ANYBODY and EVERYBODY. Even if you aren't a Beatles fan, this movie may very well change your mind.
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Summary: Absolutely Hilarious!
Review: I laughed myself sick at this movie! The Beatles' performances are fab. You really get a bit of a glimpse of what the Beatles were really like. The supporting characters like Professor Foot, Clang, Ahme, Algernon, and the Superintendent are just as great too.The Fabs are as cheeky and charming as ever. John (my fave Beatle) is witty and sarcastic, Paul has a thing with the ladies, George shows he's not shy and that he's probably the best actor of the Beatles, and Ringo shows how loveable and funny he can be. Of course, the music is awesome. My personal favorite song from the movie is "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" but they're all good. In the background, you can sometimes here instrumental versions of "A Hard Day's Night" too. I'm only thirteen but the Beatles have completely taken over my life! You don't really have to be a Beatles fan to like this movie in my opinion, though.
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Summary: For odd British humor, I'll stick with the Pythons
Review: I guess I'm one of those mean people that some other reviewers on this page have referred to. I didn't like this movie, although I do like the Beatles and enjoyed all of the songs that are featured in it. I appreciate zany, bizarre humor as much as anyone. I don't necessarily ask for a comedy to be logical or even coherent, particularly when the filmmakers are shooting for such a quirky type of humor. However, it should be funny, and the simple fact is that this film didn't make me laugh. What can I say?
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Summary: Awesome Movie!!!
Review: This is a great movie despite some mean people saying it wasn't! John is being his usual evil self, Paul is still the ladies man, George is still our favourite pessimest and Ringo is still adorable Ringo. Ringo has unintentionally put on a sacrificial ring, and now he can't get it off. This ring belongs to a religion and, they want it back. Chaos insues. There is an incredible amount of great humor in this movie. You need to see it, and if you don't want to risk buying it at least rent it!!
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Summary: Fun Fun Fun!
Review: C'mon! It's the Beatles! Never seen this movie? You should! This movie is pure fun - innocent, warm, silly fun. Oh those young men, they were young, rich , and talented. This movie shows them having fun with that in the heyday of their early popularity - playing music, living together, traveling around the world... "Help!" is a must have for Beatlemaniacs and newcomers. It's just a sweet, fluffy confection for all ages. Plus, John,Paul, George and Ringo were simply being themselves here. You get a glimpse of what the real boys were like behind the smiles.
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Summary: HELP yourself...watch this movie!!
Review: WOW! This was such a good movie! The Beatles are so hilarious I can't stop laughing while I watch this movie! It has a funny story and it is so much fun following the Beatles to beautiful locations to save Ringo's life. The humour in this film is so like the Beatles, that you might have to watch it a few times before you get all the jokes. I loved how the Beatles each acted different in their own way. John, of course, was the sarcastic one, Paul was the charming one, trying to pick up the ladies, Ringo was just good ol' loveable Ringo, and George was fantastic! He was so funny, but in his deadpan serious way! They were all hilarious! And of course the musical segments were awesome since the movie has such an outstanding soundtrack! This movie has more than it's share of hilarious quotes and is super funny! I love the Beatles more than anything and I know that if you like them, you will most likely LOVE this movie!! A MUST SEE!!
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Summary: HELP, does not fit the Great Beatles
Review: The Beatles were always fun to watch on TV and in A Hard Days Night. But, HELP was really not mean't for the Beatles. They were too sophisticated for this. They were really not a bubble gum group. The Beatles are always fun to watch and the songs were always great. But, Brian Epstein should had another film made for them. It should stayed Eight Arms to Hold You and have been an extension of Hard Days Night showing the Beatles in real life film footage, traveling, talking, and best of all have them at real live concerts with surround stereo sound. They were playing in stadiums at that time, they should have put the Shea stadium concert on it. Anyway, I know John hated making HELP and I don't blame him. He was an artist, not teeny bopper sex symbol. This film must have degraded him. I believe this was what made him hate being a Beatle and made him break away years later. Epstein should have used his head on this one. HELP was an enormous success, but it did more harm to the Beatles than good.
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Summary: a little long
Review: The only problem i have with this movie is it seems to go on longer that it should. Other than that, it's really funny and bizarre. But, it's bizarre in a good way, not like "Magical Mystery Tour."
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Summary: Fab Four Fun
Review: "Help" is an amazingly funny comedy of errors in which Ringo Starr accidentally acquires a piece of jewelry that marks him as a human sacrifice for a cult. The Beatles run amok through Liverpool and London in an attempt to rid Starr of the ring in question. There is both visual and verbal comedy; for example, The Beatles walk to four different doors on a block, wave goodbye to one another -- and wind up in the same house. As usual, the music is a high point of the film, including "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" and the title track. This is an amusing, kitschy romp that Beatles fans will surely enjoy.
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