I thought I had seen all the worst b-movie schlock until today! This is
the kind of stuff that would end up on the top 10 tripping movies of
all time, because they must have been on acid or shrooming when they
put this together. It's the only explanation I can come up with. It's a
trainwreck that you just can't turn away from. I can't stop
laughing!!!!!! Damn! And who the hell cast George Burns?
Yeah, Burns is cool as Mr Kite singing (speaking) Fixing a Hole. Makes it sound like a classic (which it is). Also the synthesized voices singing Mr Mustard and another song are bad, but serious vintage synth history. they used to put out whole albums of that stuff.
I am nearing 50, I was 11 when the Beatles changed pop music for ever (again) with Sgt Pepper. This movie is inadvertently telling the story of what happened to rock after the Beatles broke up, becoming the commercial and vegas routine we know today, over-produced, heartless, big.
1978 was already two years after the Sex Pistols and Devo. This is the story of the entertainment industry losing touch. Watch it and weep
I have consciously avoided seeing this movie, until today. Christmas afternoon distraction. Good enough for the freak value and to see all these people's work wasted in editing. It is easy to imagine a lot of anger when the talent saw the finished product. Maybe all the on set audio was lost before editing, the entire movie feels looped
It is interesting to watch people try not to sing these songs with an english accent. There was a time when a lot of garage bands sang with english accents without realizing.
Overall, I would say it is time for a re-make
Also, No one here mentions that Billy Preston is the only Beatle to perform in the movie. He performed on two or three albums including the original of Get Back, which ihe sings in the movie, and keyboards obviously. He is among the great unsung heroes of rock.
shareHe's just a studio musician that played on Beatles tracks. He's as much of a Beatle as Eric Clapton is.
shareI requested this DVD at my local video store, and am going to see it soon. If it's as terrible as people say, I have to see this train wreck.
shareJoin Netflix they have it already.
shareIt had been about 25 years since I saw this, so I thought I'd check it out again to see if it was as bad as I remembered. It was worse.
I got it as a free rental from my local video store. I should have demanded they pay me.
I love campy, over-the-top films, but this was just plain boring. The covers of the Beatles songs were bland, the choreography was clumsy, the comedy was a failed attempt at slapstick. Even such musical legends as Stargard couldn't save this sorry film.
I'm 18 and just saw this movie, so I have no fuzzy memories. All I know, it was so bad it was hilarious. I thought some covers of the Beatles were okay, but overall it was terrible. It was good for a laugh, though.
shareBilly Preston never was and is not a member of The Beatles. He played on the Let It Be album only, as the Beatles were trying to make a record with no overdubs and wanted to fill out thier sound as much as possible. George also felt having him there eased the tensions the band were feeling with each other at the time.
shareThat's not true - he played on "Abbey Road" as well, just not blatantly credited. He plays electric piano on 'She's So Heavy', for one.
shareBilly plays the Hammond organ on "I want You/She's so Heavy" and on "Something".
shareWhatever. The guy was correct that it's heresy to refer to him as an actual Beatle.
Reminds of that old SNL sketch where Eddie Murphy is a guy claiming he was a member of the Beatles back before they were famous, and that he wrote all of their hits, but they kicked him out and changed them all just enough to take credit for them. "She Loves You was originally She Loves You, Man. Help was originally Help Me, Man. I Want to Hold Your Hand was originally I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Man. Paul McCartney still wears Afro-Sheen 'cos of me!"
Also, No one here mentions that Billy Preston is the only Beatle to perform in the movie.
It seems like those of us (and you're my age) who actually grew up watching it at the time of deliverance appreciates the movie for what it is and these younger ones think it's crap (I sense a generation gap here).
In time, this will become a cult classic if not already. The best time to watch this is on a Sunday afternoon.
A sort of back story is you get a sense on how manipulating the recording business can be (the Hendersons and Shears signing the contract at some drug/booze "orgie", being seduced by females. Not sure how real this is but I'm sure it's been done by the unsuspecting.
I'm 24 and I love this movie. I gave it a 10.
shareI finally saw this movie tonight and I thought the same thing..."What in the world were they smoking?!" I don't know if there was anything that can currently compare. I would be saying "English Patient" but thankfully I fell asleep and didn't bother rewinding when I woke up.
This movie is trippy and I can't believe I sat there and watched it all from beginning to end. The tight pants, the big hair, Billy Preston, the performances of George Burns, the costumes, the campy performances of the Bee Gees and Frampton, the mannican of Strawberry Fields falling off the stage, the entire all-star cast that agreed to be in this production. I've heard many bad things about this film, but you cannot believe anything until you've seen it for yourself. And even then, you end up watching the whole movie in stunned disbelief!
Holy Crap!
I don't know what they were on but I's like a small dose...maybe I'd get it!
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They weren't on acid. They were on something cheap and low class like crack or meth.