Beatles Video:

Editorial Review:
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

Help! Reviews:
Rose
2009-11-14 - I bought The Beatles Help DVD for my daughter for part of her birthday and she loved it. She had the VHS tape of Help some time ago and loaned it to someone and didn't get it back. She loved this DVD, of course it had much more on it than the VHS tape did. Anyone that is a Beatles Fan would love this. I watched it with my daughter and I would recommend this DVD.

Uninspired silliness
2009-11-06 - Disjointed, sophomoric, and joyless, "Help!" is a major step back from the far more satisfying "A Hard Day's Night".

The movie's only saving grace is its music, but you may find yourself getting really restless waiting for the next musical number to begin.

Too Much!
2009-10-20 - I love The Beatles. I really do. But to end up paying about 150 including shipping for this box sex is a little insane. It's a fantastic box set, and worth a decent amount of money. But Amazon, you should lower your price so the lesser financially able Beatles fans such as myself dont have to go out of their way to buy this like I did.

HELP (Deluxe Edition)
2009-10-19 - Very pleased with the purchase. Delivered in excellent condition and within 5-7 days. Would purchase another product.

The perfect gift for any Beatles fan!!!
2009-10-14 - This package is amazing. I love everything in it. The lobby cards and poster, the book with pictures on set, and also the script copy complete with notes and editing. I would definitely recommend looking at the seller listings to find it cheaper...but this is a great gift for any Beatles fan.