Help!

1965 "Stop worrying! HELP! is on the way!"
7.1| 1h32m| G| en| More Info
Released: 25 August 1965 Released
Producted By: Subafilms
Country: United Kingdom
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An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come off). On top of that, a pair of mad scientists, members of Scotland Yard, and a beautiful but dead-eyed assassin all have their own plans for the Fab Four.

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Richard Lester

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Help! Audience Reviews

Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
tylergee005 The movie is quite fun I'll give it that. The beginning seems promising but like the band themselves said, they unfortunately do feel more like supporting characters in their own film. The film has enough cool editing tricks and quirks that it seems to be experimenting with to make it interesting, accompanied with a lackluster story however, held together by great music (oddly placed) and quick witted humor. For any Beatles fan it's worth the 1 1/2 hours, and for anyone into film making, I really appreciated some of the techniques tried in the film as well!
NIEUVIARTS elisa The film is set in London and was released in 1965. This fascinating film is starring four men who are the Beatles. One of them, Ringo gets the sacrificial ring set by the girl who was to be sacrificed. The members of the cult will then track the Beatles down in order to sacrifice Ringo. The Film has been directed by Richard Lester. However, it is complicated to define this kind of movie because it is a melting of comedy, science fiction, thriller... The plot focuses on the ring that is impossible to remove from Ringo's finger. In fact, I found the idea surprising and unexpected. However I find some passages confusing and boring, sometimes the film is unpleasant. As regards the script, I think it is strange but funny. The stage set and the sound effects are appropriate. So to my mind, the film is a feel good movie, pleasant to watch but I don't consider it as a Masterpiece.
AttyTude0 I love this film. Maybe because I'm a Beatles fiend. Maybe because I was a kid in the 60s and this brings so many memories back. Maybe because I actually "get" the humor. Whatever. And I suppose these days it would be panned by the Political Corrgestapo for reasons I needn't mention. I don't care. I still love it.By the way, I took a look at some of the films praised to high heaven by the haters of this one. Good grief. And they think themselves superior to us, Help! lovers. They are the ones who need help.Oops. My review contains insufficient lines. All right then. I appreciate difference of opinions. Having said that, I find that some reviewers here are overbearing, pompous and insufferably pedantic.There. Better?
Dalbert Pringle Because it stars The Beatles, Help! is the one film that you simply wouldn't dare give a low rating to (or, would you?), even though, aside from a few good moments, it wasn't all that funny, nor was it entertaining enough to hold my interest for very long.In fact, a lot of the time, I found Help! to be downright stupid, its juvenile mentality specifically geared to the non-thinking, Beatle-crazed teens of that screwed-up era of Pop Music History.Naturally, Help! was just another opportunity to showcase The Beatles and promote their latest album of #1 hit songs, which included such tunes as Ticket To Ride, You're Gonna Lose That Girl, and, of course, the film's title tune, "Help!".The truth of the matter is - As hopelessly inferior as it was, had this film starred any other Pop group, other than the likes of The Beatles, then you can surely bet that it would've probably killed those band member's careers as musicians, like, pronto! Besides having a really weak script that, at times, bordered on pure nonsense, I understand that a lot of Help!'s problems came directly from The Beatles, themselves.At this early point in their music/movie careers The Fab 4 had just discovered the wonders of "marijuana". Since the boys were constantly engulfed in such a thick haze of dope smoke during filming, they couldn't remember their lines and were forever going into convulsions of uncontrollable tittering and giggling.As you can well-imagine, the film crew came close, many times, to blowing their tops when scene after scene was botched by more fits of incessant "Beatle" laughter and another retake had to be done. Naturally, since this was "The Beatles" that we're talking about here, the crew kow-towed to every whim of Pop Music's new-found royalty, kept their mouths shut, and continued filming at a literal snail's pace.Help!'s story revolves around Ringo getting a certain ring of special significance stuck on his finger, which sends the ring's owner and his followers chasing after the poor bloke. Moving around from London, to the Swiss Alps, to the Bahamas, John, Paul, and George do what they can to keep their pal from coming to any harm, as everything going on around them gets crazier and more blown out of proportion by the minute.