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Summary: The Eleanor Rigby portion is pure art.
Review: I don't suppose that Sir Paul thought that he was making a GREAT movie. But in my opinion it is a movie well worth watching. The music is, of course, excellent. The Eleanor Rigby portion was worth the price of the movie alone. The drive through London at night was the best scenery of the City that I have seen in any video. True, the backgound plot was some what lacking. Who cares. It was entertaining and a joy to watch.
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Summary: I'd rather not
Review: A rather deplorable film, less a movie than a rather damning indictment of the egomaniac that is Paul McCartney. Not content to be a musical superstar (and a former Beatle at that), and perhaps the single most successful composer of the 20th century, McCartney has the gall to fancy himself a screenwriter and to express outrage at those who dare to point out that filmmaking is not one of his talents. Sure, the music is great. "No More Lonely Nights" may well be the best love song he has written since the Beatles disbanded, and McCartney even achieves a seemingly impossible task by offering a rendition of "Here, There, and Everywhere" that is possibly superior to the version he recorded with his fellow moptops on the "Revolver" album. But this is NOT a movie. It is merely a collection of music videos tied very loosely together by a "plot" that even the characters show little interest in. McCartney fans for whom "Silly Love Songs" is a classic may not be able to find fault with the man's excruciating excursion into the cinema, but those who expect something more from someone so gifted have every right to be offended by something so carelessly slapped together with only two possible goals: to feed an ego and make a buck.
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Summary: No matter what anyone says, "Broad Street" is a great movie.
Review: I personally cannot see why some people are so against this movie. It has wonderful music, a funny plot, and certainly an all-star cast. Paul McCartney did a great job. So did Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Tracy Ulman. . . I have seen this movie over eight times, and I have to say that movies don't get much better than this. C'mon people, give your regards to "Broad Street."
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Summary: It was okay, but it had great music.
Review: The story was kind of shady and if there was no music it would of totally lost my interest. But the music kept it up beat and very, very fun to watch. There are some odd parts in the movie that make no sense whatsoever. But the music covers that up. The acting was not that good. But look quick and hard for todays comedian Tracey Ullman. She has a small supporting role. I give the film 1 star for the acting and for the story line and 2 stars for the music which adds up to three stars. If you like Paul and Linda McCartney a lot and are ready to hear music instead of following a plot. This is your kind of movie.
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Summary: Absolutly out of this world!
Review: I loved this movie in fact I had to buy two VHS movies of this great film because I didn't want to wear the other out and find that the movie wouldn't be available! I just can't stop watching it. This movie is my number one choice among my Beatles collection, next to A Hard Days Night, Help, and The Magical Mystery Tour. I recommend this show to all that like Paul McCartney or The Beatles. I also think that this movie has gotten a really bad rap for being a bad show, for there wasn't enough of Paul's old songs on it, I think that there is just the right amount of music. The criticts are wrong about this movie, dead wrong. I am sorry that because of the rap this show got Paul McCartney doesn't do more movie scripts and act a little more, he is so good at it. This is the best movie I have seen since The Magical Mystery Tour!
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Summary: Fantastic Movie for Any True Beatles Fan!
Review: While nobody should be fooled into believing that this is a real movie with a real storyline to begin with, viewers should realize from the get-go that this is nothing more than a MUSICAL...meaning that it was made to feature Paul Mac's absolutely great & awesome music, and nothing more!!! SO, that being said...the self-appointed experts and movie "critiques" should realize this before they go bashing such a flik!!! Obviously, to the non-Beatles or McCartney fans searching for a "real" movie, this would be a "HORRIBLE" film! But to those who truly love and appreciate Beatles' and McCartney's music, (hey! nobody can say that their previous movies had fine plots either!), this film is just one more "gift" to all us hard-core Beatlemaniacs out there, to chrish and remember for the rest of our lives, just like the other half-dozen or so musicals that the Fab Four left us....
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Summary: If you like solo Paul, 4 stars. Beatlemaniacs will give it 2
Review: Out of rock stars turned actors, I'd put McCartney square in the middle. As far as musicals go, it's still better than "Sgt Pepper","Glitter" and "Evita", but a far cry from "Moulin Rouge" and "Grease".
It has more storyline than "Magical Mystery Tour". But it's basically a caper musical at a time when musical films were very few and far between, and didn't interest people all that much anymore.
As a film, it's pleasant and light enough, safe for kids to watch, the type of film to watch when there's nothing on TV, what I call a "Sunday afternoon" type of movie.
It looks and sounds good, but the package is no-frills. McCartney's commentary would've added something to it at least.
Or a CD/DVD combo release would've been a help.
I think the Beatle fanatics will either like it and laugh or outright hate McCartney for redoing Beatle songs. Worth watching for Bryan Brown and Tracey Ullman.
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Summary: Buy the CD instead
Review: Just as with 'Magical Mystery Tour,' you would be better off buying the soundtrack CD instead. Watch this film, and run the risk of lowering your opinion of Paul McCartney.
On the soundtrack CD (and the film), Paul revisits several Beatles ballads with Ringo Starr's input and the production skills of George Martin. Paul also provides remakes of a few Wings hits. 'No More Lonely Nights' was one of McCartney's last bonafide hits, and can be heard near the end of the movie. The music is pleasant enough, and Paul gets to stretch a bit by composing some quasi-classical incidental music. Again, nice work.
Unfortunately, this isn't a documentary about the making of a McCartney album. It's a ridiculous drama about one of Paul's (fictitious) roadies stealing the master tapes of the latest McCartney album, and Paul's valiant attempts to a)keep faith in the friend who let him down and b) get the tapes back. While watching this film, you'll realise exactly why Richard Lester focused the plots of 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help!' on Ringo - Paul simply can't act very convincingly. He's self-conscious and it shows. The very dated 80s atmosphere only hurts more.
If you're reading this review, save yourself the pain and disappointment this film will bring. Instead, try any of McCartney's excellent concert DVDs. McCartney is one of the best live performers of the rock era. Enjoy him at what he is best at, not at what he isn't.
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Summary: Only for real fans
Review: This DVD is great. I'm a great fan of Paul and love everything about him. If you're a real fan you have to buy it.
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Summary: Well, SO WHAT if it ain't MTV?
Review: Look....probably Big Mac himself would agree that this was never to be held up as "great cinema." OK, so maybe he DID use an MTV stunt or two; big whoop. And the fact that the plot is thoroughly non-existant - I mean, so what? Like "Miami Vice" ever made one WHIT of sense? This was released at the same time as was that inane Sally Fields movie (I saw both the same evening - guess which was the more entertaining) And despite what the liner notes say in "The George Harrison Memorial Show," that WASN'T the first time that Sir Paul and Ringo worked together after the Beatle demise. I just wish that Dave Edmunds/Chris Spedding/John Paul Jones/Ringo lineup from the movie could have become the latest edition of "Wings." Don't worry about the plights of the world, or the current presidential race, or the price of meds, etc...Just watch "Broad Street" and enjoy the music! Sir Paul won't let you down on that point!
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