Interesteg What makes it different from others?

ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

dennishermanson I am amazed that some many critics, er, that is viewers, are left wanting by this inane addition to the Beatles/Rutles canon fodder. Have you (not you reading this, the insipid critics of this mocumentary,,, said critics, have you made a sequel recently? Or anything in film?)I'm saying, the opening scene is worth the price of Prime or whatever you got it on. IF you are watching on an original VHS-tape, more power to you.What did you expect, Gone with Citizen Caine? The Poseidon Mutiny? For 50 cent More?Jeez, I think if you thought this was going to be better than the first one, then you must be one of those people who think Sloppy Seconds were a great band.Just sayin'. Idle time is the devils playpen. Relax. Take a deep one.den

Judd-Half-Nelson Fallon's character is only known as "The Occasionally Interrupting Younger Reporter".He is NOT discovered as The Reporter's son until the VERY END OF THE MOCUMENTARY! Also, the correct credit for Eric Idle's portrayal of the reporter is in fact The Reporter, NOT the Narrator.Even though he narrates.However, his character is ALSO the "Documentarist" and therefore should also be listed as the Interviewer.I think.

Tristan Maack This complete waste of time seems to be rather badly patched together out of out-takes from the first film, new footage of Eric Idle and a bunch of talking head celebrity interviews.The new Eric Idle footage scores the best and has the most laughs. However, jokes about tight trousers being the reason for the group's success get old and tiresome rather quickly.Much of the celebrity interviews are inexplicable. Jewel fares the worst, seeming like she's not sure if she understands the joke, or if there even is one. Even if the Rutles were a real band I don't see how they could have possibly inspired people like Gary Shandling and Steve Martin. The problem here is that the musicians interviewed aren't funny and the comedians interviewed are out of place. Tom Hanks and Conan O' Brian fare best in gamely trying to play along, but the result is awkward, forced and quite often unfunny.Like another person here mentioned I would like to have seen an update of the Rutles today, but with the Lennon assassination, it would be in poor taste to parody the Beatles post-breakup years. Much of this film feels like it's unfinished, and I wonder if Eric Idle was considering filming new footage and then scaling down the celebrity interviews. In it's current state, it's a sorry mess and it's not hard to see why it sat on the shelf for a couple of years.Stick to the original, and forget this exists.

bish11741 I grabbed this as a "must have" having been a Rutles fan since the release of the original vinyl album. Idle and Innes had produced a perfect parody... perfect in the sense that it had captured the essence of the subject matter (Beatles) with care and love in a way that stood up as a piece of work valid in its own right. The Rutles gave us an alternative (Pythonesque) reality that we took to our hearts. The Beatles supplied the soundtrack to that part of the twentieth century... The Rutles added to it with a nod, a wink and a smile.Oh my... what happened here? Endless talking heads that no doubt wanted to be part of the Rutles phenomenon (albeit a little late); recycled scenes and cutting-room floor footage from "All You Need Is Cash"; over-extended jokes about the geographical ineptitude of the presenter and some very lame sequences (especially the parts about the odd-shaped albums). Sorry, but the main thing missing from "Can't Buy Me Lunch" is quality control... admitted rip-off or not.When an alternative reality has been so embraced by the public (e.g. the Star Trek phenomenon), there is a burden upon the producers to respect the credo of that alternative. Changing the presented facts and set-up of the original was annoying... I'd say "upsetting" if it didn't make me seem a little too obsessive about the whole thing.I mean... Arthur Sultan was all about Tea... not Curry! (I guess that's a spoiler!)Maybe my expectations were too high. Save the $20 and buy some lunch. As has been said by another reviewer... this one's a rentalCheers