dennishermanson
I am amazed that some many critics, er, that is viewers, are left wanting by this inane addition to the Beatles/Rutles canon fodder. Have you (not you reading this, the insipid critics of this mocumentary,,, said critics, have you made a sequel recently? Or anything in film?)I'm saying, the opening scene is worth the price of Prime or whatever you got it on. IF you are watching on an original VHS-tape, more power to you.What did you expect, Gone with Citizen Caine? The Poseidon Mutiny? For 50 cent More?Jeez, I think if you thought this was going to be better than the first one, then you must be one of those people who think Sloppy Seconds were a great band.Just sayin'. Idle time is the devils playpen. Relax. Take a deep one.den
badreligionfan
This movie isn't as funny as the first one, mainly because it contains not that much footage. The only "new" thing is the music. The play some songs from "archaeology".But not in a good way. For example. When the rutles are playing "easy listening" They use the video from "living in Hope".The interviews are very funny, and the video/audio quality is great. When you enjoyed the first rutles film, I think you should see this one. And It's possible to see only this one, and maybe later the first one. Because it is not about the story, It's about the jokes. And the story is pretty much the same as the Beatles's but with jokes.
bish11741
I grabbed this as a "must have" having been a Rutles fan since the release of the original vinyl album. Idle and Innes had produced a perfect parody... perfect in the sense that it had captured the essence of the subject matter (Beatles) with care and love in a way that stood up as a piece of work valid in its own right. The Rutles gave us an alternative (Pythonesque) reality that we took to our hearts. The Beatles supplied the soundtrack to that part of the twentieth century... The Rutles added to it with a nod, a wink and a smile.Oh my... what happened here? Endless talking heads that no doubt wanted to be part of the Rutles phenomenon (albeit a little late); recycled scenes and cutting-room floor footage from "All You Need Is Cash"; over-extended jokes about the geographical ineptitude of the presenter and some very lame sequences (especially the parts about the odd-shaped albums). Sorry, but the main thing missing from "Can't Buy Me Lunch" is quality control... admitted rip-off or not.When an alternative reality has been so embraced by the public (e.g. the Star Trek phenomenon), there is a burden upon the producers to respect the credo of that alternative. Changing the presented facts and set-up of the original was annoying... I'd say "upsetting" if it didn't make me seem a little too obsessive about the whole thing.I mean... Arthur Sultan was all about Tea... not Curry! (I guess that's a spoiler!)Maybe my expectations were too high. Save the $20 and buy some lunch. As has been said by another reviewer... this one's a rentalCheers
lrek-1
I'm a huge Rutles fan and I'd never even heard of this until ten minutes ago. Considering how little information is available about it online (aside from the usual synopses and cast lists), it looks like very few others had seen it either. It's curious to note that apparently the official press release lists Eric Idle as one of the founding members of the Bonzo Dog Band -- I hope everyone knows that's not correct. I also see that the DVD comes with an "Never-before-seen alternate ending" -- interesting, considering how few people have seen the regular ending. Now, to stretch this thing out to the requisite ten lines, here are some vegetables that I like: Oops. Out of space. Maybe next time.
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