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Sunday March 2, 2008 5:49 pm
Blockbuster vs. The Beatles
Posted by Shannon Bennett
Categories:
Classics,
Music,
Musicals,
Home Entertainment
I’m pretty sure my local Blockbuster has committed artistic blasphemy. Allow me to explain:
About a week ago, I was in the mood for something fun and nostalgic, so I swung by Blockbuster to rent a copy of Help!, which, for anyone who doesn’t know, is the second film The Beatles made.
Now, Blockbuster didn’t carry it, and that doesn’t shock me too much as it’s not one of the more monumental of their films. But, upon further prying, I discovered that they didn’t have A Hard Day’s Night, Magical Mystery Tour, or Let It Be either. The very nice girl at the counter did tell me (with a degree of excitement), that they carried Across the Universe, which she thought was just ... awesome. At this point, I had to quickly excuse myself before I began to do my hostile re-education routine on a complete stranger.
Anyway, aside from the girl at the counter - whom I once heard recommend The Covenant over Big Fish to some poor, unsuspecting customer - and beyond my personal opinions of the atrocity that is Across the Universe, I take issue with the fact that none of the Beatles films have even made it into the “Special Interest” section of the biggest rental franchise in the United States.
Maybe I’ll donate a copy.
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According to their website, Blockbuster has both, “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Help!” available for rental. There are in fact 74 results containing “Beatles” when doing a search at www.blockbuster.com
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A Hard Day’s Night and Help and Yellow Submarine are the only Beatle movies available on DVD. Magical Mystery Tour seems doubtful since it’s been so badly reviewed (and does not hold up well after 40 years though the videos for the songs are fab. Not so much the ‘plot’) and Let It Be maybe somewhere down the line, but not right now. Clips of both are available on the Beatles Anthology by the way. I enjoyed Across the Universe very much. I thought it was charming and a lot of young folk are exposed to Beatle music through that film. Atrocity? I think that might be way too harsh a word even for tall Beatle fans like myself. And why use Blockbuster, when Netflix gives you so much more....?
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My local Blockbuster carries both Hard Day’s Night and Yellow Submarine; as was stated, the only two Beatles movies currently available on DVD.
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@dvdchris
Except “Help,” the film for which this article was written.
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so it’s agreed, Hard Days Night/Help/Yellow Submarine are available on DVD, sometimes at Blockbuster even. Why do people use Blockbuster is what leaves me scratching my post. They only carry certain films, and good luck if you want an unrated or even an NC-17 movie. You should rent Bad Lieutenant at Blockbuster then try to figure out the story, since it’s been edited for an R rating at Blockbuster. All hail the new Puritan.
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blockbuster’s gay. they dont even have curb your enthusiasm’s sixth season. all they have is mainstream ######## that the film companies make them have
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That’s the problem. If anything Blockbuster is straight, i.e. boring. No fun, lacking in imagination. Good for procreating though. NOT GAY.AT ALL.
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People still use “gay” as a pejorative term?
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apparently. I think it’s only fair to use Straight in the same manner.
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Thats great. Have you seen the new Beatles Rare And Unseen DVD Yet?
http://thebeatlesrareandunseen.koparion.com/
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you’re all fags
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Oh Raul, you didn’t say that last night when your ankles were by your ears, or perhaps the opportunity arose when you had your mouth full, and a sack on your chin. Rest easy lady, your secret is more than safe with us.
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lol what a fag
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Is this the pot calling the kettle back?
Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
and if I’m wrong, I bet you’re probably a boring sad little man, horribly straight, doomed to a lifetime of ennui and mendacity.
good luck with that.
someday there’s be a telethon for it
Oh and write ‘fag’ again, you do it so well, it must come with looking in the mirror. sort of rolls off the tongue, wouldn’t you say?
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you think you’re being witty and clever and funny by writing a response right after i say something just to annoy people like you, but it really isn’t funny. just shows how defensive some homosexuals are and how annoying you can be.
i wont respond anymore and i know you or someone else are gonna respond very shortly with either
a. some serious speech about homo’s and homophobia
b. something you think is clever and funny
c. something gay (all of the above)
fag.
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you think you’re being witty and clever and funny by writing a response right after i say something just to annoy people like you, but it really isn’t funny. (I DEPEND ON RAUL TO TELL ME WHAT IS WITTY AND CLEVER)just shows how defensive some homosexuals are and how annoying you can be. (HOW DARE SOMEONE BE DEFENSIVE AFTER BEING CALLED A FAG. DON’T YOU HATE IT WHEN COUSINS BREED?)
i wont respond anymore (PROMISES PROMISES-MUCH LIKE, ‘NO BABY, I HAVE NO STD’S’)and i know you or someone else are gonna respond very shortly with either
a. some serious speech about homo’s and homophobia (AND WASTE INTELLIGENCE ON ONE CHROMOSOME TOO MANY LIKE YOU?)
b. something you think is clever and funny (RAUL WALKS INTO A BAR....GOES TO THE BARTENDER WHAT’S A GIRL GOTTA DO TO GET A DRINK IN HERE...)
c. something gay (all of the above)
RAUL, THE BEST PART OF YOU DRIPPED DOWN YOUR FATHER’S LEG.
fag.
Oh Raul, at least you’re good at following instructions. How are those knees?
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“His output?” Pretty sure, the answer is no
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