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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rated by buyers PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Type of bind: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN num: 9780783229430
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN number: 0783229437
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Quantity: 1
Publishing house: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 12, 2003
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sale Popularity Level: 3992
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: July 24, 1978
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Sgt. Peppers grandson and three other guys form a band and fight bad guys.Music from the beatles. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 06/21/2005 Starring: Peter Frampton Steve Martin Run time: 113 minutes Rated by buyers Pg Director: Michael Schultz
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If it weren't for a couple of inspired performances, as well as the time-capsule weirdness of it all, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band would be definitively unwatchable. This misguided effort to dramatize the classic Beatles album (the Fab Four had nothing to do with it, thank goodness) also includes tunes from other Beatles LPs, strung together in lumbering '70s rock-opera style. Peter Frampton, then at the crest of his brief run at the top, stars as Billy Shears, with the Bee Gees wearing the glossy day-glo band jackets from the Pepper album cover. Earth, Wind & Fire turn in a spirited revamp of 'Got to Get You into My Life,' and Aerosmith thrash their way through 'Come Together'; but most of the performances are pretty awful. Out-and-out novelties include Steve Martin doing 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' and George Burns (but of course) warbling 'Fixing a Hole.' This high-profile 1978 flop helped kill the hot streak (Saturday Night Fever, Grease) of record and movie producer Robert Stigwood and sink his RSO movie-music empire. --Robert Horton
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Entertainment industry impresario Robert Stigwood had an incredible winning formula for merging music with film in Saturday Night Fever and Grease. But there was also this movie that delivered a crippling financial blow to his international RSO empire.
The 1978 musical starred a pair of Billboard chart monsters - Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees - in a thin story line that ties into the classic album of the same name by the Beatles. The last scene - "Our Guests at Heartland" - is the most fun, as it is a fitting tribute to the classic album cover and features an incredible cast that includes Tina Turner, George Harrison, Donovan, Linda McCartney and Heart.
But to get to that point means to view director Michael Schultz pouring on the glitz, though nothing can ultimtately save the exploits of Frampton (Billy Shears) and the Gibb brothers from the incredibly weak script that centers on keeping the musical magic going in Heartland, U.S.A.
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The Monster That Is Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band!
Well You've all waited for my subsequent review and instead you get this analysis of cheese, I know. I like Pepper for all its Gibby guffaw, but this review won't be easy. I'll mention what's good and quirky very first then topple on the bad and the nitpicks! Tooshay!
Well, there's The Opening Footage. At least they tried to have a backstory, however hokey it is. Burns narration helps fill in the gaps. The varying renditions of the title song are a nice touch. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band introduces The Hendersons, and sure I am Gibb-biased, but the Bee Gees sound like The Beatles. Maurice once again seems to get the short end of the stick, stuck in the back fiddling with the drums, but oh dear Lord get Robin away from that toy guitar!
With a Little Help from My Friends brings Peter Frampton's introduction while wearing a pink shirt and white overalls with hearts all over them. My 6 and 7 year old nieces don't even wear that. I don't care for Frampton at all really, but I shall try to be nice in my review. I like how Strawberry is supposed to sing along, but she doesn't quite know the words does she?
Fixing a Hole to me means fixing the loophole in George Burns' contract that says he gets to sing. The only good part is...um. My nieces sing along and like the little kiddies playing about with Burnsy. Yeah, that's it. This really is a very poor rendition of the song, and Burns isn't Fred Astaire. Do we really need another poor imaginary sequence that does nothing to advance the story of the Band making it big? Oh let's skip this one. Getting Better always gets stuck in my head. The BD bad music executive is introduced here with chick star Lucy. And no I'm not mentioning his name because it gets changed in the movie, twice. This is a good sequence though. The music sounds good and the quote unquote story is progressed through the scene. Wow.
Here Comes The Sun is the very first song presented by Sandy Farina. It's nice to hear a female voice every once in a great while. Farina's rendition is okay. The hearts on Billy's truck are a cute tie in, too. However, Heartland's best mode of transportation is a hot air balloon? Totally implausible, but it's all in good fun. Especially when Robin's character Dave pukes. Frampton's acting when he pretends to wake up is very weak. Besides, are we supposed to believe nothing happened between these two lovebirds on the eve one is going away to seek fame and fortune? It's also a shame this is the only George Harrison ode in the film.
The She's So Heavysequence is the most Tommy like of the entire film. The movie should have stayed in this vein. Look how scary and edgy and racy the music biz is! All the singing is well choreographed, and the limo like car is funny. When did they switch to that tiny plane? And how can Lucy be driving the car, be a mannequin, a prostitute, on a motorcycle, at the pool, and the photographer? Also, notice Maurice this sequence. He is the `what to do in the background when no one is supposed to be watching' master!
While I praise this aspect, this sequence is also the one that you cringe at when the kids are watching, and you hope they don't ask questions. The drinking and drug use is a bit much, much less the adult video place the boys drive by. Is this movie supposed to be dark and edgy like Tommy or cutesy cheese for the kiddies? The bipolar nature of the movie is where it's trouble lies.
I love it when the trashed gang wakes up to Paul Nicholas' Good Morning shout outs. Again a tune that is strengthened by the Brothers backing contributions. Like Getting Better, a scene that is part of the story. Do you think they had a tough time getting all those extras of screaming girls? The little "BD TV" graphic is cool, too. It leads right into Barry's rendition of Nowhere Man. While the television special and concert sequences here help the story of the boys popularity move along, this version of Nowhere Man is unnecessarily slowed. It is kind of an odd moment, but Barry sounds pretty.
Soul Jam Barry appears in the Polythene Pam segment. Again how much did they pay the girl who got to scream and run on stage? This whole concert segment is well done. If you are telling a story about a band's rise to fame, best show them in concert! I like She Came In Through The Bathroom Window. Frampton does his best here. It reminds me of his Comes Alive stuff that everyone thinks is so great. Maybe he is his best in concert so this scene fits him. He looks like he is having fun and I even sing along. Without dialogue, they use these newspaper like graphics during the concert to relay the story. It's a nice detail, but it could have been done better. At one point the movie is squished into one little newspaper block, ... Read More
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If you like the B.G.'s , the Beatles, Aerosmith ,Steve Martin, Alice Cooper and many more - this is the movie for you - - It was over too soon. Fun and easy on the eye's - -
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I know a lot of people are looking for plot to this movie. Hey now, in Classic Beatles movie style, it has no particular plot or story much like Magical Mystery Tour. The movie's feature is the music, and if watched in a slightly altered state, it's a blast. I personally have avoided this movie for a long time, based on critics' reviews. However, I love the Beatles music too much and I was curious about the Bee Gees Role in this flick. I was impressed. I think they were actually playing and singing in their songs! Maurice was especially awesome as Ringo! He was hitting the beats and didn't look silly. The updated renditions were really good for 1978, I was expecting it to be more disco. A lot of the artists came up with very neat arrangements in updated fashion. I think you need a sense of humour to enjoy this movie. There is a serious side to this movie that craps on the record industry. The segment where they get drugged by the big chiefs at BD Records and sign a Contract under the influence has probably happened more times than we would want to know. If it's true that careers were ruined by this movie, I think this is a shame. It looks like it was all in fun with no big agenda other than a grand tribute to the late 60's Beatles. All the songs have a little story line to them and someone needed to interpret them in a visual way. This is as good as any, because the Beatles never did after MMT. It's no more silly than Yellow Submarine and people praise this cartoon. Give it a try and smile!
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I HAD great expectations about this dvd.. cause I dearly love the Bee Gees, but to me, I didnt get pass 30 minutes, and just ejected it...
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