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The Beatles - Help! Limited Edition


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Expensive Help !
Review date: 2007-12-22 Rating: 10 out of 10

I bought this edition of Help as a Christmas present to myself. Being an old Beatles fan. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the packaging and content. The way it is wrapped in Help paper appealed to me. The picture and sound qualty is great and I liked the documentary.

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Poor film, but great music.
Review date: 2007-11-14 Rating: 4 out of 10

Admit it everyone out there who heaps praise on 'Help!' that without the songs it would be a very average film. The four had very limited acting ability but what would you expect- they are a band first and foremost! 'Hard Days Night' isn't much better and that's supposed to be the best film. My advice is to buy the cheaper one some months from now when it's about a fiver or just stick with the music.

The "missing scene" is missing!
Review date: 2007-11-08 Rating: 2 out of 10

Forget what you've read - there is NO bonus scene featuring Wendy Richards and Frankie Howerd. What you DO get is Dick Lester and Wendy Richards TALKING about the scene accompanied by a few stills. I think it is a disgrace that this DVD was and still is being marketed with the promise of a "missing scene".

This is a great package deserving of five stars but it has been rather spoiled by this con so I can only give it one! What a disappointment.

When I was younger......
Review date: 2007-11-07 Rating: 8 out of 10

.....way back in 1965, the biggest grossing film in the UK that year was Help! Forty plus years later, it receives its DVD premiere. Why? I guess only Apple knows, but as anything Beatle tends to garner column inches and sales many other artists can only salivate over, the answer would probably be "the time was right". And there are two versions available, both double discs: a standard release aimed at the casual buyer and a deluxe package for the collector, complete with a copy of the original script (with Dick Lester's handwritten alterations: it's a shame most is too hard to read), a 60 page book with photos from the film, a reproduction poster, and a set of reproduction lobby cards.

The Fab Four's second feature wasn't as good as A Hard Day's Night but it still had its redeeming qualities: the music for one. Certainly not up there with their finest, the seven songs were out of sight compared to what else was on offer at the time. (In fact, very few songs have surpassed both the toe-tapping `Ticket to Ride' - the first `heavy metal' song? - and the personal `Help!' in the interim, discounting the Beatles' own, of course.) To improve the film, Help! has been digitally restored, making the picture jump out at you, and remixed into 5.1, so if you have the equipment be prepared for an aural delight. (Even without full 5.1, the music sounds as if it was recorded yesterday.) The second DVD has the usual extras: a `making of' documentary, interviews and trailers all alongside an insight into the restoration of the film as well as a deleted scene involving Wendy Richards, but none can really be classed as such. The documentary was shown on TV recently, as, indeed was Help! itself, and two of the trailers were included in the films' 1995 VHS release, as were the `hidden' radio spots. As for the deleted scene, as intriguing as it appears don't get too excited: it's not what you probably think. It's no more than Richards talking about her part in the film, along with some stills of the aforementioned scene. Disappointing? Certainly. Worth watching? Not more than once. Apple and Subafilms should have considered dispensing with the second disc, releasing a standalone version instead.

Beatle people will buy this in their droves but is it worth paying extra for the deluxe edition? For what's included within the answer has to be no. Even though the packaging is superb, I can't imagine that these, as welcome as they may be, have increased the production costs that much to justify an additional £25 or so. But, when all's said and done, only you can decide.


A FAB FILM FROM THE FAB FOUR!!!
Review date: 2007-11-07 Rating: 10 out of 10

I received this from Amazon on Monday morning and have probably watched it a dozen times since. This is a great film from the greatest group ever and is worth every penny!
The limited edition boxset includes a reproduction of the original script, a hardback book (featuring photographs taken on the sets, an introduction by Richard Lester and an appreciation by Martin Scorsese), a reproduction 1965 theatrical poster and 8 US theatrical lobby cards, as well as 2 DVD's-the first is the film, the second features documentaries, trailers etc.
Onto the film itself - I can't fault either the picture or sound quality, they're both amazing. I've heard some people say that this film is outdated/of its time, and I suppose in a way it is, but that doesn't mean that it's any less enjoyable. 'Help!', like 'A Hard Day's Night', is a great (and fun) film and you can see that The Beatles were having a blast making it.
This is a fantastic boxset all-round - BUY IT!!!

Product Details/Specifications


Artist(s):
The Beatles

Recording label: EMI
Manufacturer: EMI
EAN: 5099950952090
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-11-05
Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
Audience rating: To Be Announced
Region code: 2
Running time: 92 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1965
Language: German (Subtitled)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)
Language: Italian (Subtitled)
Language: Dutch (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)
Language: English (Original Language)

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