magpie13 I saw this twice in theaters as a kid. Now, 40 years later I rewatched it and still felt that naive sense of charm that the movie was trying to impart. It reminds me of the original "The Muppet Movie". Tons of celebrity cameos and over-the-top sets/costumes.It is a terrible Beatle's tribute movie (hence all the bad reviews), but a great 70's camp musical (a La "Rocky Horror Picture Show", "Xanadu", "Phantom of the Paradise").Rent it and have some fun.

jefscottmpls2 Yeah. This is a train-wreck of a movie. But, even the Beatles worst madcap movie, Magical Mystery Tour, is no gem. Their movies had a hand-held, home movie style. What's sad about this one is they seemed to pile on a lot of talent and throw dazzle at it. I doubt anyone can justify the dripping cheeseburger as a centrepiece in the main square? That said, 38yrs later, this does have it's good moments. Singing by the BeeGees, Peter Frampton, Aerosmith, EWF and Billy Preston I enjoyed. I don't usually like to hear other artist do The Beatles songs. Last, where will you ever see Carol Channing singing with Tina Turner? Crappy movie? Yes. Worth a look? Yes, at fast-foreword.

cheryl-77 I was about 10 years old when it came out -- and a funny thing happens when you see a "bad" movie at an age when every movie is good -- you grow up liking it, even if it's more for the nostalgic memories! So this is a film that mesmerizes me, even in my 40s. First of all, the BeeGees were huge -- frickin HUGE! And it's fun to see them in all their 70s glory. I had no idea who Frampton was, just that he was cute. To this day I still listed to some of the soundtrack -- Earth Wind and Fire do a fabulous rendition of Got To Get You Into My Life. I like it better than the Beatles version. I also love "You Never Give Me Your Money" As far as the campiness, what's not to like? It's like getting together with friends, having a drink, and watching old Godzilla movies. Gotta smile! :)

johnstonjames puke. this movie ruins brain cells. luckily i've ruined so many brain cells through substance abuse, or otherwise i'd be afraid to watch this.i hate hyperbole in film reviews but, THIS IS THE WORST MOVIE OF ALL TIME. well maybe not the worst, but it's gotta be in some top category for all things bad.if you like The Beatles, or even if you like good rock, stay away from this. your ears will never forgive you for subjecting them to this torture. and your eyes will become sore from all the horrid visuals. usually i like movies that are very visual, but even though 'Sgt. Pepper' is packed full of high energy visuals, the energy is wasted because the conception of each one is mundane and pedestrian in the worst way.what were they thinking? this movie seems like it was conceived and made by persons who were centuries removed from the original experience. i could see maybe a century from now that the filmmakers would be so far removed from the material that they wouldn't get it, but these idiots were there at the time. when 'Sgt. Pepper' the movie was made, it was only a few short years after The Fab Four broke up. i mean it's like, YOU WERE THERE AT THE TIME AND YOU STILL DIDN'T GET IT? boy is that thick. even Gen.X would probably interpret this better.who, in their right mind, would let doddering, old George Burns sing Beatles tunes and turn them into old soft shoe dances. but i didn't like any of the covers. not even the covers by greats like Alice Cooper, Areosmith and Peter Frampton were any good or could save this rot. and the 'Maxwell' cover by, the usually very funny, Steve Martin, is embarrassing and inane and overwrought.and what was up with the stupid stuff with the weather vane coming to life as Billy Preston at the movie's final? talk about plot holes. where did he come from and what did he have to do with anything? and the attempt to duplicate the Beatles famous 'Sgt. Pepper' album cover with a lot of, then current, celebrities, is a lameo duddy clunk.i don't have anything good to say about this big budget piece of crapola except that as a curiosity, it needs to be seen to be believed how bad it is. even as a bad movie it's no fun. it's budget is too large and the direction, although flat, seems like polished TV direction. that's a lot of the problem. the whole thing looks like an episode of 'Fantasy Island' or 'The Love Boat' gone terribly wrong.in fact, this whole movie is just plain wrong. it's an abomination to humanity and all that is good about western culture.i want to kill this movie. in fact i tried to flush it down the toilet but it didn't work.the DVD was too big to flush and my brother objected because he thinks it is a "good bad movie" and likes to laugh at it. i don't think this film is funny. it's evil and should be avoided because it's an offense to all that is good and right. oh no!!! my brother knows i'm writing this and he's trying to put the movie on right now to freak me out. Nooooooo!!! help me from the evil tyrants of inhumanity known as the Bee Gees.