...and i'd give it a 10 outta 10 if it wasn't so darn cheezie. but this movie is so personal to me on so many levels. i grew up in SoCal, Hollywood when this was made. i was there at the Hollywood screening, like in a small studio show room. and Earth Wind & Fire, like 8 people from the band, in the row in front of me...but Joe & Steve took my attention away. it was a fantastic evening. i don't even remember coming home...so, yes, this review is biased...but when you see a movie like this and you're 16yo...and you know Tower Records and where the bus stop across the street started a video phenom. it all rushes back to you with this movie. we aren't going to talk about the Beatles, because this movie doesn't do that album (not CD) justice. just watch this movie to revisit 70s Hollywood. the Riot House baby.

I have never even knew that there was a film based on the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" until I saw a review of it on the internet. Then I watched some scenes of it and then the full movie. What I was expecting was a bizarre musical 70s Beatles film. What I got instead was the most boring film I have ever saw.The story is really minimal. It's about a guy named Billy Shears who starts a band called "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" to carry on the legacy of his dead grandfather, Sgt. Pepper, who also had a band called "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Then a villain band literally called "Future Villain Band" steals the instruments that once belonged to the old Sgt. Pepper Band, said instruments apparently maintain peace in our heroes' hometown: Heartland. So Billy Shears and friends need to go on an adventure to get them back. There's also some stuff about them being signed to a record label but it doesn't really matter other than being a distraction from the band so one of F.V.B's minions, Mean Mr. Mustard, can steal the instruments.The writing is terrible. There is no dialogue, save for one character, Mr. Kite, who serves as the film's narrator. Instead, the story is told through Beatles songs that were haphazardly strung together in an attempt to make a cohesive story. It didn't work. More often than not, songs that have absolutely nothing to do with the story appear just to slow down or even halt the plot all together. There is a long and drawn out montage of the Sgt. Pepper Band preforming in a bunch of different venues which contributes absolutely nothing to the film. This was when I was tempted to turn the film off. Then towards the end of the second act, the plot comes to another screeching halt to have another concert sequence that contributes absolutely nothing to the plot. Then towards the end of he film, the female lead who is named, and I'm not joking, Strawberry Fields, dies while being rescued by Billy and friends when they have a long and drawn out funeral scene, which is rendered completely pointless when Billy Preston appears out of nowhere and brings her back to life, as well as undoing all of the damage F.V.B. caused to the town. As a result of the terrible "writing", the pacing is really wonky. Some scenes go by too fast and some drag on and on and on for what feels like forever, which is what makes the film so boring. The film's soundtrack is a mixed bag. All of the songs in this film are covers of the original. Some are good, some are just awful. For example, this film's version of "She's Leaving Home" which ruins the song by having robots sing it. It makes the song sound incredibly stupid as a result.All of the film's protagonists literally have no personality. The film's villains on the other hand, do have something that resembles a personality with the exception of F.V.B. but that could be contributed to the fact that the actors playing the villains were hamming it up.Because of the fact that most of the characters have no personality, the acting is practically non-existent, except for, again, the villains who were hamming it up.Overall, this film is boring. It has some interesting moments but they are placed between all of the long and drawn out scenes so this film isn't even worth watching for the interesting parts.

I saw this 3x at the movies when I was 6 years old (in 1978). There are no words to describe how much i loved it & the impact it had on me. Probably the best memory from my childhood (i did have a pretty shitty childhood). I saw it again recently & remembered every scene & how it played out.This film gave me a life-long love of Beatles' music & the firm belief that music is the reason for living. Not a bad legacy for supposedly the worst film ever made. Yeah it's cringe-worthy & the acting (if you can call what, in particular, the Bee Gees do in this film 'acting') is embarrassing, but it seems almost everyone who saw this as a kid is a major fan. It really should've been marketed as a kids film. This film remains very close to my heart & gets 10 stars from me.

Let's get the obvious out of the way: this is not the Beatles, and except for song writing credits, they had nothing to do with this film. That said, the music performances are over-the-top, beautiful, and fun. Some songs (here comes the part where a person becomes hated) are even better than the originals. Yes, the story is insane, but the music is immaculate with sets by the some of the leading artists of the time. It's easy to watch, fun to hear, and beautiful to see. The visuals and colors pop, setting your mind in a late '70 mood with out too much of a disco feel. Enjoy this movie when you watch it, don't compare it, and this gem will find it's way into your heart.