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Summary: The "Plan 9 From Outer Space" of rock music
Review: 1970's megaproducer Robert Stigwood hit a bump in the road when he tried to create a storyline out of characters from various Beatle albums. This has to be seen to be believed - George Burns with an electric guitar singing "Fixing a Hole"? Donald Pleasance singing "I Want You She's So Heavy"? Steve Martin makes a hilarious screen debut playing "Maxwell" from the "Abbey Road" track "Maxwell's Silver Hammer". Earth, Wind and Fire, Aerosmith, The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton are watchable in this assault on the senses that is now a camp classic. Lots of laughs and entertainment for bad movie fans, and I wonder why "Mystery Science Theatre 3000" hasn't done this turkey proper justice.
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Summary: What were these guys thinking!
Review: This one one of worst films I have ever seen. The songs are terrible. The acting is laughable. There is even a character called (get ready) Strawberry Fields. This piece of cinematic
eye candy destroyed the careers of the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton. You wonder what these guys were thinking when they were looking at the script.
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Summary: Somebody Please Gouge My Eyes Out
Review: When I was a kid, I loved this movie. I thought it was funny, colorful and the tunes were catchy. The bad guys were bad and the good guys were good. I just watched it again as an adult and it's quite possibly the worst movie ever made. That's right. It's even worse than Rocky IV and Dude, Where's My Car.
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Summary: The critics were right ... .
Review: Generated by a bit of nostalgia and a great article in Mojo magazine, I ordered the video. Like some things that are initially panned but later turn out to be classic, I began to watch Pepper with an open mind, expecting (hoping, rather) to be pleasantly surprised. Sheer pain was the result. Bottom line: the story line simply is ridiculous (or non-existent). Second, the Bee Gees really can't act. Knowing in retrospect that most of the players were either stoned, drunk or both during the filming at least provides a bit of underlying entertainment to the viewing. However, the label "one of the worst movies in cinematic history" was rightfully deserved. Thankfully, contrary to Robin Gibb's prediction, this Pepper will not be remembered.
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Summary: IF you have young kids, they will LOVE this movie.
Review: Way back, when my daughter was 4 or 5 years old, she almost wore out our VCR playing and replaying. SPLHCB is probably one of the greatest kid's movies (especially girls) ever made. Really bad bad guys, really good (and cute) good guys. The big problem with this movie was that it was never promoted as a kids movie, so never reached its perfect audience. As an added bonus for you grownups out there, the Beatles songs are re-done by the Bee Gees in versions arranged and produced by George Martin.... So we get to hear the genius behind the Beatles at work behind another great group. Buy this movie for your kids, or for yourself if you want to enhance your understanding of the Beatles. A SHAME IT IS NOT ON DVD! (as of 12-6-01)
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Summary: Court-martial Sgt. Pepper!
Review: This movie is nothing more than a travesty! Robert Stigwood should be taken out and maimed for having the audacity for making this cinematic stuff!! This movie denegrates the Beatles and their musical legacy with lousy acting and fourth-rate musical performances from Frampton and the Bee Gees, save Robin Gibb's version of "Oh, Darlin'". However, the performances of Aerosmith and Earth, Wind and Fire are pretty decent and they keep the film and soundtrack from being a complete disaster. Aside from that, SPLHCB has nothing to recommend it. This movie doesn't deserve ANY stars and it should be thrown in the compost pile of cinematic duds. SPLHCB is so bad, it makes "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" look like "The Maltese Falcon."
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Summary: Campy!
Review: I saw this movie for the first time on television when i was very young - maybe 10? I've always remembered the movie - and I am the only person I know who did. Even my mother, who bought the album for me way back when, didn't remember it. That is, until my obsession with proving its existence brought me to buying both the VHS and CD. This movie is pure camp. I view it as a spoof on other musicals, melodrama, and the overabundance of "good versus evil" provided by the contemporary Star Wars (the battle between Billy Shears and Maxwell Edison is simply lovely). As a bonus, the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Sandy Farina, and Frankie Howerd all do renditions of classic Beatles' tunes which are to be judged separately from the originals. No one will ever sing "Lucy" like the Beatles - but in the context of the movie, Diane Sternberg does an exceptional job that is independent of the classic. Aerosmith's "Come Together" actually can hold its own with the original. Personally, I think the movie is worth watching simply for George Burns' softshoe version of "Fixin' a Hole" - well, that and seeing Peter Frampton in that oh-so-sexy silver disco suit. It's time to "Get Back" to movies that are just plain fun, and Sgt. Pepper is a great starting point.
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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: the best villians of movie time aerosmith
Review: aerosmith play the best villians of all time i loved the zaniness of the entire movie just get rid of the bee gees it was a great movie when i saw it in my teens and it still is now in my 40's but whos says i have good taste and my opinion is mine and i would recomend this to any music fan for fun or just to remember they late 70's when disco was dying thank the lord this is a must see thanks
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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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