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| Director: Richard Lester
Actor: The Beatles
Studio: Capitol
Category: DVD
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Rating:  317 reviews
Sales Rank: 1590
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dts Surround Sound, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 149
Aspect Ratio: 1.75:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: C9DW-10347
EAN: 5099951034795
ASIN: B000VSBX34
Theatrical Release Date: November 6, 2007
Release Date: November 6, 2007
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Product Description
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-10347
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After the worldwide success of A Hard Day's Night, the Beatles and director Richard Lester reunited for a follow-up film, Eight Arms to Hold You. Well, that wasn't the final title; a pleading Lennon-McCartney tune provided the catchier handle: Help! A loose semispoof of the globe-trotting James Bond pictures, Help! has always been considered a somewhat disorganized comedown from its predecessor; but it presents "the famous Beatles" even more clearly as the English cousins of the Marx Brothers. The plot has an Eastern religious cult declaring that the new ring on Ringo's finger is the key element in a human sacrifice; they will stop at nothing to obtain it. Meanwhile, a mad scientist (crazed Victor Spinetti, who also appeared in A Hard Day's Night and Magical Mystery Tour) believes that if he has the ring, he could--dare we say it?--rule the world. The songs, including "Ticket to Ride" and "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," are filmed with gleeful ingenuity, in locations such as the Bahamas, an Austrian ski resort, and the Salisbury Plain. The relentless nonsense becomes nearly the equivalent of a swinging-'60s Alice in Wonderland: for instance, Paul shrinks to the size of a gum wrapper, John fishes a season ticket out of his soup, George wears a top hat on the ski slopes, the lads sing the "Ode to Joy" to a lion. Oh, and the film is dedicated to Elias Howe, "who in 1846 invented the sewing machine." Brilliant. --Robert Horton
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 Great Re-Release September 8, 2008
I may have been born in the 80s, but I was still fell in love with the Beatles (and John Lennon) long before my teenage years. I think a Hard Days Night was their best film, and was just pure genius on how Dick Lester made it.
This one I felt never had the tightness the other film had but it was still good and fun to watch. I am giving it 5 stars not for just the movie, but the package and the remastering. The video is clear as day, color is perfect, the extras are very nice, and the movie isn't bad either. So throw away your tape versions of this film and get this one. Any Beatle fan should own it (but make sure you get Hard Days Night and Yellow Submarine on DVD as well, for they are both worth it too).
Beatles rock another generation September 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this movie for my 16 year old daughter who has discovered the Beatles. She just loves their music and I am getting to enjoy them again also. It is great to be able to share my youth with todays youth.
 HELP September 1, 2008
It's many years since I first saw this film. It took me back to "The Time" . . . Quite corny and, in my opinion, not as good as A Hard Days Night, but nonetheless a bit of fun.
Still Magnificent After All These Years August 25, 2008
It's 43 years since the release of this film and you almost wouldn't know it. The music is still magnificent, the plot is still hilarious, and the extras make it all the more worthwhile, even if your kids are astonished to discover that Paul McCartney was in another band before Wings.
The plot is fairly simple: Ringo is wearing a ring (which he can't seem to get off of his finger) that marks him as the next victim to be sacrificed for the sake of an obscure eastern religion. Besides being pursued by the leader and various followers of that odd group, he is being pursued by two mad scientists who want the ring because they believe its unusual properties will allow them to rule the world. In the telling of the story we're treated to all manner of aural and visual puns, social commentary, and extraordinary music that has lasted all these years without becoming an embarrassment to the memory.
It's sad to think we no longer have John Lennon and George Harrison with us in life, but I'm glad there is this beautifully preserved film along with commentary.
The second sound track/movie August 12, 2008
A delightful comic romp around the globe with the Fab Four making their second movie by contractural arrangement and while they had enough pull to get to go where they wanted to.
The songs are the product and driving force. As one might expect, well writen, well performed Beatle music. "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away", may well be one of the best Beatles songs ever written.
Both the album and the movie are good for a giggle and memories (for those as old as I).
One of my seven year old daughter's favortie movies.
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