The Rutles - All You Need Is Cash
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In Theaters : 27 February, 1996
DVD Release : 13 March, 2001 |
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Affectionate Satire
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| Is affectionate satire an oxymoron? The Rutles never really goes for the jugular. It's a nice movie--more an affectionate tribute to the Beatles than a real satire. Mad Magazine parodies are usually meaner than this movie, which provides a very detailed overview of the Fab Four story, but it never really wants to hurt anyone's feelings. The costumes and sets are dead-on; anyone who knows the Batles story well will recognize the many details, right down to what the Beatles were wearing at the rooftop concert. But those involved here seem to like the Beatles too much to really go for satire heaven in the way Spinal Tap did. For example, wouldn't it be great to satirize the bitchy, exhausting Let It Be sessions? Couldn't they do more with the Yoko character than call her a Nazi? Couldn't more have been down with the Sgt. Pepper than call it Sgt. Rutters? Over all, the Rutles is full of lost opportunities. When John Belushi's Allen Klein character shows up, we expect him to do something really funny. But he doesn't. And after a minute or two, we never see him again. And I was surprised at how much Eric Idle's newsman commentator was in the movie. Wouldn't it have been better to avoid the narration entirely, and just let the Rutles be the Rutles? In short, the Rutles is entertaining and amusing, but if you want better rock satire, check out Spinal Tap. |
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