Date watched: 7/29/20
Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
Plot: Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it. (From IMDB)
Quotes:
- Flee! — Will you explain everything when the opportunity presents itself?
- The fire brigade once got my head out of some railings. – Did you want them to? – No. I left it there when not at school. You can see a lot of the world from railings.
- There might be some insurance. — I wouldn’t think of such a thing! … Find out.
- I don’t understand a word. I don’t speak the language. Latin, yes. But this Eastern babble, no.
- There’s a strong case for arming the police. We’re not all masochists.
- *Equal to exactly one one hundredth of all the explosives exploded during WWII*
- You haven’t used that finger in the past hour and we’re in danger. Me and Paul haven’t seen you use of that finger, have we? – No
- It’s Raja, the famous Bengal man-eater who escaped from the zoo this morning. – So it is! – Don’t worry, he’s harmless. All you have to do is sing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy from the 9th symphony.
- After them! … Slowly
- Get sacrificed! I don’t subscribe to your religion!
Viewer Quotes:
- *Blank stares* *Stunned silence* *General agreement that we need drugs to watch this movie*
- Is this supposed to be Flowers for Algernon reference? – Sort of
- 🎵 Come to my window 🎵
Things we learned:
- Across the Universe is the only Beatles-themed movie
worth watchingthat has artistic merit
Final Take:
If you have access to drugs you might want to take them prior to watching this. It’s something else…