Customer Reviews
Is this Wide Screen (Letterbox) or "Pan & Scan?" - By: B. Wright, 14 Apr 2008 
Please, someone who has this PAL version DVD, tell me what the Aspect Ratio is? Or just, is it Wide Screen or not? I own the NTSC DVD & it's not Wide Screen, but "Pan & Scan" Full Screen. Before I spend for this PAL version, I'd like to know.
Very Much Thanks.
Surprisingly good - By: sasquatch-in-essex, 31 Mar 2008 
Nice to see a R2 release. A fascinating sixties romp, with a quality soundtrack, irreverant storyline & plenty of Swinging London atmosphere. Despite the lengthy production & Ringo Starr having to divide his time between shooting & playing his part in the break up of the biggest band in the world, the resulting film is greater than the sum of its parts would suggest & far better than its reputation, but in no way can Ringo pass himself off as an actor.
A warning from the 60s - By: Julia Z, 14 Jan 2008 This film was made in the 1960s & was then a brilliant & witty warning about what greed & consumerism does to people. As expected, the present society far exceeded the script-writer's expectations. This is actuallly a very profound film although viewers can be forgiven for looking at it simply as a great comedy. Very well acted & an absolute classic. Pity that it appears to have been largely forgotten. Should be included in the top 100 must-watch films.
A sixties gem - By: Mister Kite, 22 Sep 2006 This is a wonderful, clever & very funny sixties film. Lots of splendid cameo roles by people like Spike Milligan & Raquel Welsh. It's basicallly about the lengths people will go to for money. Peter Sellers plays Sir Guy Grand, a millionaire who likes playing tricks on the vain, greedy & pompous souls of the world. He needs to find an honest 'son' to inherit his wealth, & in steps Ringo, a down & out beggar, with a good heart. There is a fab soundtrack by Badfinger, & lots of lovely location shots around London in 1969. If you like Raquel Welsh, this is a must - she plays a dominatrix on a slave gallley ship!! Ringo is great - he was a natural actor. IT must have been good for him to escape from the Let It Be sessions to come & film this!!!
Brilliant , Brilliant, Brilliant! - By: Grozniak, 20 Aug 2006 Disregard the bad reviews. Sellers is excellent here, one of his best. Ringo is natural & charmingly irresistible. John Cleese is also on board for a short segment & in top form. Plus you have Roman Polanski, Yul Brenner, a great Badfinger soundtrack & a bizarre story with multi-layered social comment. Actuallly this film is quite psychedelic & if you are a fan of Python, Perrin, Fawlty, Sellers, the Fabs etc, this film is essential..And one of the best endings of alll time...
