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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 34394
Released: March 1, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Dirk. Nasty. Stig. Barry. Perhaps you've forgotten how unforgettable they are. Well, forget that. Intrepid host/interviewer Melvin Hall is here to refresh the recall of all Rutlemaniacs! Eric Idle (Monty Python) portrays Hall plus writes, produces, directs and, rumor has it, prepares off camera some well-received bangers and mash for the crew in a sequel to "The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash." From concerts to backstage moments, from successes (A Hard Day's Rut) to misunderstood flops (Tragical History Tour), from familiar tunes to those that make you wonder if you left the kettle on, the whole great, hilarious tale is here. With Special Appearances by David Bowie, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Fallon, Mick Jagger, Jewel, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Conan O'Brien, Bonnie Raitt, Robin Williams, and many more.
DVD Features:
Alternate endings
Deleted Scenes
Easter Eggs
Interviews:Additional interviews from celebrities
Description of The Rutles 2 - Can't Buy Me Lunch:
The Pre-Fab Four are back, and severely earnest television journalist S.J. Krammerhead (Eric Idle) is hot on their story once again in The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch. A welcome sequel to Monty Python star Idle's 1978 mockumentary The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, Can't Buy Me Lunch looks back on the mythical Liverpool quartet's long and winding road. Meet anew the group's caustic leader Ron Nasty (Neil Innes), cute bassist Dirk McQuickley (Idle), quiet guitarist Stig O'Hara (Rikki Fataar), and lovable drummer Barry Womble (John Halsey) as they sprint from the Cavern Club through "A Hard Day's Rut," "Tragical History Tour" and beyond. Krammerhead combines new celebrity interviews (Conan O'Brien, Tom Hanks, Bonnie Raitt) with re-edited footage and outtakes from the first film, and while the result isn't as sharp or urgent as Idle's original parody, Can't Buy Me Lunch has many funny moments and good inside jokes for Beatles enthusiasts. --Tom Keogh
The Rutles 2 - Can't Buy Me Lunch Reviews:
Missing the point 
2009-09-19 - It seems to me a lot of the people here who have posted reviews essentially missed the main satirical target(s) of Idle's obviously shameless retread of "The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash." Remember when BEATLES 1 came out back at the beginning of the decade and in the wake of its release several of US networks were putting out hastily-assembled mini-documentaries about the group with interviews by every celeb under the sun (even those who have no connection to music) with the same old regurgitated sound bites and nobody really having anything new to say about The Beatles legacy??? Well, THAT is what this 'sequel' is supposed to be lampooning. Still, despite this clever angle (and a few funny things said by interviewees), this isn't something you're bound to revisit as much as its predecessor. Indeed, the unused footage included here for that film is definitely the most interesting thing about it. At the end of the day, "Rutles 2" is more a novel little curio than a full-fledged valuable artifact.
Nothing New Here 
2009-05-01 - Essentially a rehash of the original "All You Need is Cash" with recycled footage and bits. Stick with the original and let this one pass. It would appear from the lack of effort, that this one really ought to have been titled "All You Need is Cash" because apparently someone needs money: don't contribute yours.
Same as B4
2009-05-01 - I loved the original when it came out and bought the DVD immediately after its release. This one seems to be the out takes of the original with new interviews.
Amusing but not that funny. I found myself wondering when it was going to end.
Gives recycling a bad name
2009-02-27 - This version takes much of the musical footage from the first special and intersperses it with less imaginative, less pertinent, unamusing interview footage. The only reasons to watch this version include (a) you've never seen the original special and can't get hold of it; (b) you care more about James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Martin, Garry Shandling, Conan O'Brien, and other currently-prominent stars than you do about the narrative and parodic coherence of the original version; or (c) you're a completist whose hunger for Rutles material overrides any other consideration.
However brilliant the first movie was, however transcendent Eric Idle's comic genius may be, this repackaging suggests that Idle does occasionally have some bad ideas. In this case, some very, very bad ideas. Very, very, very bad.
Decent companion to the original! 
2009-01-30 - Idle's DVD has received quite a bashing, partly because it's a lesser semi-retread of the first, but perhaps also a result of karma, given the tumultuous history with Idle and (or rather towards) Innes. That he chose not to include footage from the actual (Idle-less) 1996 reunion sessions is a gaping oversight. (Songs from those sessions, however, are used here.)
That said, what this DVD does have is A) various celebrity soundbites, many of which are pretty humorous (depending on how well you like the interviewees), and B) previously unused footage shot for the original film (in fact, a good deal of effort seems to have been made to use shots or lines that weren't seen or heard the first time around).
It's almost like watching a modern Beatles documentary, complete with regurgitated stories, new or contradictory information, numerous talking heads, and sprinklings (scrapings?) of unreleased band footage. But this is funnier. It's not genius, but it's a respectful nod to genius.
While I wish that Idle had gotten the others together to shoot (or borrow) newer footage (perhaps interviews in a "Beatles Anthology" style), this DVD is not exactly an embarrassment to one's collection, provided you have the original movie as well. It grows on you, and if you're a true Idle/Rutles fan, you will appreciate it for what it is. (It did get good reactions during initial screenings for Beatles/Rutles fans, and Innes has spoken well of it.)
I waited a long time to buy this because of the bad reviews, but someone posted it on YouTube last year (It's gone now), and I ended up buying an official copy soon after. I was amused. "That is, I think it's not too bad."
