Help!
by Richard Lester
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Actor: The BeatlesDirector: Richard Lester
Brand: EMD
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.75:1
Running Time: 149 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-06
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Capitol
Product features:
- The Beatles followed up their debut film, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, with this fanciful spy spoof. When Ringo adds a new ring to his collection, he's unaware of how important and dangerous this piece of jewelry is. On one hand, a religious cult considers it a sacred object and the wearer must become a sacrifice to their gods. On the other hand, the ring has magical abilities that hold the key to
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DVD Review: Better late than never
Summary: 5 Stars
This charming film had been out of print for far too long (the last time I'd seen it was 1997!), but the powers that be finally did the right thing and not only issued it on DVD, but beautifully remastered it as well. It's been well worth the wait. The film is just as fun, cute, and entertaining as I remember it. Though I know that AHDN is technically supposed to be the superior film, I've always preferred 'Help!' for some reason, perhaps because it has more of a plot. The plot, Ringo getting a large sacrificial ring stuck on his finger and then having to evade the people trying to capture him for their religious ritual, is admittedly paper-thin and rather ridiculous, but not in a bad way. The adventures he and his mates go through in their quest to outrun the bad guys and save his hide are full of charm, fun, wit, absurb humor, British humor, and spoofing of the James Bond genre. They also showcase some great settings, among them the Alps and the Bahamas. The songs performed are among the very early music videos, easily as innovative as anything from the era of the music video as a deliberate artform. They really do seem to be the precursors to the music video, since they're more than just the band singing their songs. My favorite songs on the soundtrack are probably "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" and "I Need You." It also doesn't hurt that The Beatles look so great in color, and still so young, fresh-faced, and gorgeous. It's hard to decide which one is my favorite in this film, since they're all so charming, funny, and cute! They also faithfully showcase the personalities they'd been tagged with, but in a natural way; there's not any sense that they're merely spoofing labels like "the cute one," "the sarcastic witty one," "the quiet serious one," and "the dopey but loveable one." And their four unique personalities really help to make this film so infectiously fun, the type of thing the whole family can watch, instead of just young kids or older people who want a trip down memory lane.
The extras included on the basic edition are pretty good, a lot better than the disappointing bonus material on the current DVD of AHDN. There are trailers, a featurette on the restoration of the film (proving that film restoration isn't just needed for films from the distant past), a making-of mini-documentary, the description of a missing scene (contrary to how it's described as the actual missing scene itself), a featurette of the cast and crew reminiscing about the film, a couple of radio spots hidden on the menu, and a booklet with great pictures and information about the making of the film. I do wish there had been even more bonus features, but I'm more than happy with the basic edition over the ridiculously overpriced deluxe edition. I also wish the discs had been put in separately; I hate when two-disc sets arrange them so that they're overlapping one another. This can make it easier to scratch or damage a disc when you're removing it. This film truly has never looked or sounded better, and while it's not really the stuff of great classic film, it is a really fun film. Not everything is intended as great cinema; sometimes you just want to be entertained by something lightweight like this. Getting reacquainted with the film after so many years away really made me kind of feel like a teenager again.
Description of Help!
The Beatles followed up their debut film A HARD DAY'S NIGHT with this fanciful spy spoof. When Ringo adds a new ring to his collection he's unaware of how important and dangerous this piece of jewelry is. On one hand a religious cult considers it a sacred object and the wearer must become a sacrifice to their gods. On the other hand the ring has magical abilities that hold the key to supreme power. Soon the boys from Liverpool are engaged in a slapstick and madcap chase round the world as a crazed scientist a pack of crooks and several religious fanatics set out to capture the band. Watch for the English Channel swimmer who seems to be perpetually lost and appears in nearly every location. Includes Beatles' hits including "Help!" "Ticket To Ride" "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" and many more.System Requirements:Running Time: 153 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/SHOWBIZ Rating: G UPC: 5099951034795 Manufacturer No: C9DW-10347Classic Rock Music CDs
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