From a HUGE Beatles fan...
The songs are all-time classics and the Walrus portion is great. But, as a film, it's an amateurish mess. Every moment without music is unwatchable.
shareI disagree thoroughly. The "incomprehensible British drill sergeant" segment I found to be screamingly funny. I also really enjoyed the "madcap race to nowhere" sequence, and the "too much spaghetti" sequence, and most of the stuff involving Buster Bloodvessel, and just about anything featuring either some of the other geezers, or any of the little kids.
The worst sequences, in my view, were the ones with the Beatles dressed up as wizards. It was a vain attempt to add a bit of coherency to a storyline that definitely didn't need it, or even want it.
"I don't deduce, I observe."
I agree--I can see why this didn't work for most, this can't possibly be understood by most fans, any more than "Magic Christian" (or even "Yellow Submarine"), or maybe even "Head" because it isn't literal, it's a 'trip.' The simple truth is you really ought to be on something when you watch it, or else just have a really good imagination/sense of humor. I watched it for the first time after a few pints last night and thought it was wonderful, ha ha.
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