Directed by:
Richard LesterCinematography:
David WatkinCast:
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, John Bluthal, Alfie Bass, John Louis Mansi, Bob Godfrey, Victor Spinetti (more)VOD (1)
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Help! follows The Beatles as they become passive recipients of an outside plot that revolves around Ringo's possession of a sacrificial ring, which he cannot remove from his finger. As a result, he and his band mates John, Paul and George are chased from London to the Austrian Alps and the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientist and the London police. (Universal Pictures UK)
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From start to finish, this is a meticulously calculated affair, riding on the stellar, phenomenal popularity of The Beatles. The screenplay is thin and essentially silly, the performances mediocre, but none of that really matters. This film was made for the music, and the screenplay is basically just a bridge between the songs. After all, why not? For Beatles fans, it's a must-watch; for everyone else, an interesting pop-cultural phenomenon and a snapshot of the era. Overall impression: 55%.
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When it comes to The Beatles, I just can't be objective; this is a love for a lifetime. They just play one of their songs and I get this pleasant feeling of nostalgia and beautiful enjoyment at the same time. Plus, this movie is wonderful absurdist fun where the characters were mostly playing than anything else. And that is what I like. Plus, it's spy-action-packed.
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