Give My Regards To Broad Street (1984)

Great Film!

I was skeptical as to how good the movie would be and if I would like it, but after buying it I have to say it is a must have for any Beatles or McCartney fan. The transitions are beautiful, it has some great songs in the film and the 'Eleanor's Dream' sequence is fabulous. I love this film! July 5, 2008

A Pro-Musicians review of the movie

Well, I'm not really sure what to say on this review that hasn't already been said, but as a McCartney fan, I'll try and give the most objective review of this film that I can.

I am a huge Paul McCartney Fan. I own every album down to the obscure "Fireman" albums... and even for me, this movie is very bizarre and hard to swallow. In a way, it's an enlongated music video with poor acting and a boring plot to boot. It's an uneven hodge-podge of 1980's music video montages and a weak plot trying but failing to put them all together.

Plot aside, the actual 'problem the movie has is the fact that all the sequences, fashions, and production value of the film and music is that it's extremely outdated. We all know that a music films saving graces are never the plot, but the memorable music scenes that are viewed and replayed for years and years after the film is released.. Unfortunately this film doesn't even have THAT going for it. I'm not saying the songs for the film were a poor choice because, lets face it, the whole premise of the movie is centered around Mr. McCartney.... The problem is that the songs themselves (re-recorded works of Beatles, Wings, McCartney solo, and new songs) were recorded and produced with those terrible 1980's production values. Add on top some very cheesy 80's montages and fashions and the movie comes off now and even then as a product that was chasing the pop culture of the time... Lets face it, we all know no matter what situation something like that very rarely stands the test of time in the end.

The final product comes off as an outdated attempt to make an actual 'film'. I applaud Paul of course for trying something different, but the ending product didn't quite measure up to something to stand the test of time. "Broad Street", to me, is simply a work from my favorite artists catalogue that provided something out of the ordinary. I'm not saying it's bad, I'm not saying it's brilliant... I'm simply saying it's something that is now part of Paul McCartney's history that gave him a vehicle to try something different.

For the collectors, buy the film... but definitely don't expect something earth-shattering... It'

All The Best,
-Andy Anderson- June 30, 2008

Loved it!

I really enjoyed this movie. The music was great. This movie is an excellent choice for any Paul McCartney or Beatles fan. June 12, 2008

Pretty Nice..

So I must say I'm a pretty big McCartney/Beatles fan, but to be completely truthful this movie was kinda' corny. But it was nice seeing Ringo and Paul together having fun. It's also nice to see Paul just kind of goof around and sing and dance and all of that good stuff! Overall this movie is pretty good if your a McCartney/Beatle's fan you can appreciate it for what it is, kind of a cute movie. May 22, 2008

Give My Regards to Broadstreet" McCartney

Liked the movie, the DVD is just like the movie.

You also have a choice of Wide screen or Full.

Good. March 11, 2008

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