Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Buy This Item Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Universal Studios  Available from Amazon  $9.99  on 11-15-2008     If it weren't for a couple of inspired performances, as well as the time-capsule weirdness of it all, <I>Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</I> would be definitively unwatchable. This misguided effort to dramatize the classic Beatles album (the Fab Four had nothing to do with it, thank goodness) also includes tunes from other Beatles LPs, strung together in lumbering '70s rock-opera style. Peter Frampton, then at the crest of his brief run at the top, stars as Billy Shears, with the Bee Gees wearing the glossy day-glo band jackets from the <I>Pepper</I> album cover. Earth, Wind & Fire turn in a spirited revamp of "Got to Get You into My Life," and Aerosmith thrash their way through "Come Together"; but most of the performances are pretty awful. Out-and-out novelties include Steve Martin doing "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" and George Burns (but of course) warbling "Fixing a Hole." This high-profile 1978 flop helped kill the hot streak (<I>Saturday Night Fever</I>, <I>Grease</I>) of record and movie producer Robert Stigwood and sink his RSO movie-music empire. <I>--Robert Horton</I> Reader Reviews I love this movie- absolutely! I've watched it ever since I was a kid and it only gets better as I age. I know, most people say it's cheesy and it is. But it has such a sweetness to it, and the music is fantastic. Plus, the cast is incredible! Aerosmith, The Bee Gees, Peter Frampton (with hair!), Alice Cooper, George Burns, Sandy Farina (where is she now?), and oodles of others! It's a simple movie that is fun to watch. C'mon- who didn't cry when Strawberry Fields died? Who didn't loath Aerosmith for accidently killing innocence? Who didn't cheer when innocence was brought back to life? I know the people who were in the movie said they regretted it and hated the movie, but there ARE people out there who love it and will always think of it as great cinema.

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